Rapids By The Numbers: #7

Lucky number 7 hasn't been that lucky for the Rapids.  Its been one of the five numbers tied for most used in team history.  However there is one or two standouts, unlike some of the other oft-used numbers.  The list:

Troy Edwards (1996)
Rafael Amaya (1997)
David Vaudreuil (1999-2000)
John Spencer (2001-2004)
Luchi Gonzalez (2005)
Jovan Kirovski (2005-2007)
Cory Gibbs (2008-2009)
Claudio Lopez (2010)
Josh Janniere (2011-2012)
Kevin Harbottle (2013)
Vicente Sanchez (2013-2015)
Sebastian Le Toux (2016)
Stefan Aigner (2017-2018)
Giles Barnes (2018)
Diego Rubio (2019)
Jonathan Lewis (2020)

Despite two players who experienced Champions League finals in their careers* neither of them are the best #7 in Rapids history.  That honor is clearly reserved for the one man in this list who is in the team's Gallery of Honor, John Spencer.  Spencer was a two time MLS Best XI and two time All-Star (2001 and 2003 for both) and a MLS MVP and Goal of the Year finalist in 2003.  He also won Comeback Player of the Year in 2003.

In team records he's second to Paul Bravo in game-winning-goals, second to Conor Casy in penalties scored, third in multi-goal games, fourth all time in goals scored, and in the top 10 in shots and shots on goal.  He's also tied for 5th in red cards all time (with 2).

Really, the only other player to come close is Vicente Sanchez but as good as he was. he's no wee Scotsman.

* Claudio Lopez played in Valencia's loss to Real Madrid in the 2000 final, while Jovan Kirovski watched his Borussia Dortmund side win the 1997 Champions League from the stands, but was on the bench for the first leg of the semifinal and played in multiple group stage games.