It’s all about young players getting into the scoring table this last week as Chukwudi Chijindu (Chivas), Bryan Jordan (Galaxy), and Macoumba Kandji (Red Bulls) score their first goals of the season. Chukwudi comes to MLS this year from the University of Connecticut where he was a psych! major, while Bryan and Macoumba came from the USL. Both Chukwudi and Bryan are from California, while Macoumba is from Senegal.
Consistency is key, and hard learned in youth. Who can keep building on their tally and help their team to the MLS Cup? Psychology is certainly part of it. None of the prior members of this list managed to score last week – precise quality in a finish is what’s required.
| Name | 2009 Goals | Age | MLS Year | MLS Team | COO |
| Under 22 | |||||
| Fredy Montero | 3 | 21 | 0 | Seattle | Columbia |
| Marco Pappa | 2 | 21 | 1 | Chicago | Guatemala |
| Sainey Nyassi | 1 | 20 | 2 | New England | Gambia |
| Kenny Mansally | 1 | 20 | 2 | New England | Gambia |
| Omar Gonzalez | 1 | 20 | 0 | Los Angeles | USA |
| Steve Zakuani | 1 | 21 | 0 | Seattle | Republic of Congo |
| Chris Pontius | 1 | 21 | 0 | DC | USA |
| Under 24 | |||||
| Robbie Findley | 3 | 23 | 2 | Salt Lake | USA |
| Arturo Alvarez | 2 | 23 | 6 | San Jose | USA |
| Patrick Nyarko | 1 | 23 | 1 | Chicago | Ghana |
| Aaron Hohlbein | 1 | 23 | 2 | Kansas City | USA |
| Brad Evans | 1 | 23 | 2 | Seattle | USA |
| Chukwudi Chijindu | 1 | 23 | 0 | Chivas | USA |
| Bryan Jordan | 1 | 23 | 1 | Los Angeles | USA |
| Macoumba Kandji | 1 | 23 | 1 | New York | Senegal |
| Under 25 | |||||
| Ryan Johnson | 2 | 24 | 2 | San Jose | Jamaica |
| Kenny Cooper | 2 | 24 | 3 | Dallas | USA |
| Andy Iro | 1 | 24 | 1 | Columbus | England |
| Justin Mapp | 1 | 24 | 7 | Chicago | USA |
| Michael Kraus | 1 | 24 | 0 | Kansas City | USA |
| Jason Garey | 1 | 24 | 3 | Columbus | USA |
| Atiba Harris | 1 | 24 | 3 | Chivas | St. Kitts |
| Cam Weaver | 1 | 24 | 0 | San Jose | USA |















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