Toronto FC Overview

Lionel Messi and Co. remain favorites, but strong starts from Nashville, San Jose and Vancouver have the league nicely poised heading into a long break.

The 20-year-old South African defender had a match that saw both the best, and worst of the youngster. He created the Fire's opening goal with a defence splitting pass down the flank, but was caught out of position and reacted slowly to the danger when Toronto got their equaliser.

GOAL sat down with the 22-year-old shotstopper to discuss his rise, what he's learned with the USMNT, and what comes next.

The 20-year-old South African defender has been nominated as one of the best players in Major League Soccer but needs your votes to make the team which will likely feature stars like Lionel Messi, Son Heung-min and Rodrigo De Paul.