Well that was a lot closer than I think most people expected! In a nail-biting, constantly-changing, chaos-packed final, we have discovered the winner of Survivor 5! Matt Freese was undoubtedly MVP of 2024 for NYCFC for the job he did keeping balls out of the net, but there was one thing he let sneak by him:
Our new winner, Maxi Moralez!
In second place, receiving the Silver Medal is Matt Freese. Phenomenal job!
In third place, the top goalscorer last year, Alonso Martinez! (this is the only gif I could find of him okay)
Definitive NYCFC Player Ranking Based On ~24 People On a Forum (Last year player ranked here, displacement to this year's ranking*)
1. Maxi Moralez (Keaton Parks, -8) Last Year: 3, +2
2. Matt Freese (James Sands, -12) Last Year: 5, +3
3. Alonso Martinez (Maxi Moralez, +2) Last Year: 23, + 20
4. Santiago Rodriguez SAME
5. Tayvon Gray (Matt Freese, +3) Last Year: 8, +3
6. Andrés Perea (Thiago Martins, -7) Last Year: 8, +2
7. Malachi Jones (Birk Risa, -10) Last Year: Debut
9. Justin Haak (Tayvon Gray, -1) Last Year: 14, +5
9. Keaton Parks (Andrés Perea, +3) Last Year: 1, -8
10. Kevin O'Toole (Mitja Ilenič, -2) Last Year: 21, +11
11. Hannes Wolf (Talles Magno, -9) Last Year: Debut
12. Mitja Ilenič (Andres Jasson, -10) Last Year: 10, -2
13. Thiago Martins (Monsef Bakrar, -9) Last Year: 6, -7
14. James Sands (Justin Haak, +5), Last Year: 2, -12
15. Christian McFarlane (Alexander Callens, N/A - sold) Last Year: N/A (non-debut but wasn't eligible last year)
16. Julián Fernández (Maxime Chanot, N/A - sold) Last Year: 18, -2
17. Birk Risa (Alfredo Morales, N/A - sold) Last Year: 7, -10
18. Luis Barraza (Julián Fernández, +2) Last Year: 19, +1
20. Talles Magno (Gabriel Segal, N/A) Last Year: 11, -9
20. Strahinja Tanasijević (Kevin O'Toole, +11) Last Year: Debut
22. Andres Jasson (Braian Cufré, N/A) Last Year: 12, -10
22. Monsef Bakrar (Alonso Martinez, +20), Last Year: 13, -9
23. Jovan Mijatović (Gabriel Pereira dos Santos, N/A) Last Year: Debut
24. Agustin Ojeda (Sean Johnson, N/A) Last Year: Debut
25. Piero Elias (Stephen Turnbull, N/A) Last Year: Debut - Congrats on the wooden spoon!
* Some players tied last year, and as such the displacement will reflect based on the tie, but the players will show up on following rows. For example Justin Haak shows up on line 8, but he tied for 9th (two-way tie), still shows +5 even though it's technically from 14 to 8 - which should be 7 displacements.
2025 Off-season Biggest Winners: Alonso Martinez +20, Malachi Jones +18 (debut), Maxi +2 (stayed in top 3 two years in a row)
2025 Off-season Biggest Improvements: Alonso Martinez +20, Kevin O'Toole +11
2025 Off-season Biggest Losers: James Sands -12, Birk Risa -10, Andres Jasson -10
This year was a lot less brutal on the biggest losers, most people stayed near where they were last year. In fact Santi stayed in the same position both years, though I doubt we'll see that another time with him...
Until next off-season, it's been fun! Thanks everyone for participating. I appreciate that we got the most number of participants ever in this year's final, let's hope we get more of that in the future!
Our new winner, Maxi Moralez!
In second place, receiving the Silver Medal is Matt Freese. Phenomenal job!
In third place, the top goalscorer last year, Alonso Martinez! (this is the only gif I could find of him okay)
Definitive NYCFC Player Ranking Based On ~24 People On a Forum (Last year player ranked here, displacement to this year's ranking*)
1. Maxi Moralez (Keaton Parks, -8) Last Year: 3, +2
2. Matt Freese (James Sands, -12) Last Year: 5, +3
3. Alonso Martinez (Maxi Moralez, +2) Last Year: 23, + 20
4. Santiago Rodriguez SAME
5. Tayvon Gray (Matt Freese, +3) Last Year: 8, +3
6. Andrés Perea (Thiago Martins, -7) Last Year: 8, +2
7. Malachi Jones (Birk Risa, -10) Last Year: Debut
9. Justin Haak (Tayvon Gray, -1) Last Year: 14, +5
9. Keaton Parks (Andrés Perea, +3) Last Year: 1, -8
10. Kevin O'Toole (Mitja Ilenič, -2) Last Year: 21, +11
11. Hannes Wolf (Talles Magno, -9) Last Year: Debut
12. Mitja Ilenič (Andres Jasson, -10) Last Year: 10, -2
13. Thiago Martins (Monsef Bakrar, -9) Last Year: 6, -7
14. James Sands (Justin Haak, +5), Last Year: 2, -12
15. Christian McFarlane (Alexander Callens, N/A - sold) Last Year: N/A (non-debut but wasn't eligible last year)
16. Julián Fernández (Maxime Chanot, N/A - sold) Last Year: 18, -2
17. Birk Risa (Alfredo Morales, N/A - sold) Last Year: 7, -10
18. Luis Barraza (Julián Fernández, +2) Last Year: 19, +1
20. Talles Magno (Gabriel Segal, N/A) Last Year: 11, -9
20. Strahinja Tanasijević (Kevin O'Toole, +11) Last Year: Debut
22. Andres Jasson (Braian Cufré, N/A) Last Year: 12, -10
22. Monsef Bakrar (Alonso Martinez, +20), Last Year: 13, -9
23. Jovan Mijatović (Gabriel Pereira dos Santos, N/A) Last Year: Debut
24. Agustin Ojeda (Sean Johnson, N/A) Last Year: Debut
25. Piero Elias (Stephen Turnbull, N/A) Last Year: Debut - Congrats on the wooden spoon!
* Some players tied last year, and as such the displacement will reflect based on the tie, but the players will show up on following rows. For example Justin Haak shows up on line 8, but he tied for 9th (two-way tie), still shows +5 even though it's technically from 14 to 8 - which should be 7 displacements.
2025 Off-season Biggest Winners: Alonso Martinez +20, Malachi Jones +18 (debut), Maxi +2 (stayed in top 3 two years in a row)
2025 Off-season Biggest Improvements: Alonso Martinez +20, Kevin O'Toole +11
2025 Off-season Biggest Losers: James Sands -12, Birk Risa -10, Andres Jasson -10
This year was a lot less brutal on the biggest losers, most people stayed near where they were last year. In fact Santi stayed in the same position both years, though I doubt we'll see that another time with him...
Until next off-season, it's been fun! Thanks everyone for participating. I appreciate that we got the most number of participants ever in this year's final, let's hope we get more of that in the future!
