All season long, CanPL.ca reviewed key performers from each Canadian Premier League match, giving due credit to players who impressed over 90 minutes. Now, we offer this one last look at standout performers for Forge FC to bring a close to an exciting second CPL campaign.
Forge FC ended 2020 the way they started it: as Canadian Premier League champions. They emerged from The Island Games with their second North Star Shield in tow, having dispatched HFX Wanderers FC in the final. Forge lost just once in PEI, falling to York9 FC in the first round before going undefeated the rest of the way and asserting their dominance over the rest of the league. Plenty of Forge players deserve recognition for an incredible 2020 season — certainly, a few attackers earned some credit in a season where the club deployed a different front three in every CPL match. Still, the following three were rock-solid and consistent for the champions. Here are Forge FC's three key performers for 2020.
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3 Key Performers for 2020
3 Key Performers for 2020
1. Kyle Bekker
- Position: Attacking midfield
- Appearances (starts): 15 (15)
- Minutes played: 1,239
- Goals: 4
- Assists: 1
- Ball recoveries: 58 (2nd in CPL)
- Passes into attacking third: 79 (4th in CPL)
2. Daniel Krutzen
- Position: Centre-back
- Appearances (starts): 15 (15)
- Minutes played: 1,321
- Goals: 4
- Total passes: 647 (2nd in CPL)
- Interceptions: 34 (1st in CPL)
- Aerials won: 24 (2nd in CPL)
3. Triston Henry
- Position: Goalkeeper
- Appearances (starts): 14 (14)
- Minutes played: 1,260
- Clean sheets: 5 (1st in CPL)
- Saves made: 23 (2nd in CPL)
- Recoveries: 79 (T-1st in CPL)
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