A look at Jader Obrian's goal contributions in 2023 (Part 1: The goals)

New Austin FC winger Jader Obrian had six goals and five assists in the 2023 regular season. Here's what the goals looked like.

With the selection of Jader Obrian in last Thursday’s MLS Re-Entry Draft, Austin FC brought in a winger who adds to the team’s overall dynamism. To get a flavor of what that dynamism looks like, we took some time over the weekend to look at Obrian’s goal contributions for 2023. While it doesn’t give a full picture of what Obrian does in a full season, it’s a helpful set of snapshots to show what Obrian’s capable of in his most dangerous moments.

Also, from our friends at We Are Austin TV, here’s a series of heat maps to get a sense of where he shows up on the field.

Heat maps! (Courtesy of We Are Austin TV via Sofascore)

Let’s get to some goal contributions! Today, we’ll share the six goals he scored during the 2023 regular season. Tomorrow, we’ll get to the assists.

(To watch, go the score link in each description, pull up the MLSSoccer.com game summary, and find it in the video scroll at the top of the page. Click the right arrow marker on the right side of the scroll to reveal where the goals are likely nestled. Doesn’t look like I can just link to the video, or I would have just done that.)

Jader Obrian celebrates his last goal in an FCD uniform, Nov. 4, in a playoff win vs. Seattle Sounders FC (who won the other two matches)(FC Dallas/Instagram)