On the rise: Andrei Chirila shines in the clutch for FC Cincinnati
Top-flight soccer is a sink-or-swim business, and Andrei Chirila is swimming when his club needs him most. FC Cincinnati's 17-year-old Homegrown centerback came up clutch on both sides of the ball in his team's busy double-fixture week in MLS, quickly paying dividends on signing his first-team contract on April 2.