With 2,582 MLS minutes logged this season, few New York City FC players saw more of the field than Hannes Wolf in 2024. The ranking is as follows:
1. Matt Freese: 2,982 mins
2. Santi Rodriguez: 2,799 mins
3. Thiago Martins: 2,789 mins
4. Hannes Wolf: 2,582 mins
No matter the opponent, no matter the situation, Hannes Wolf was a lock at right wing in his debut season with the club. Impressively, he appeared in all 34 regular season matches for the Pigeons, and started 32 of those. Nick Cushing absolutely loved this guy.
Wolf was a signing that stuck out from the recent pack of NYCFC acquisitions. Mainly, he wasn’t a teenager. Arriving to New York at 24 years old, he already carried the experience of five European clubs in his pocket, among them the notable names of Borussia Mönchengladbach, Swansea City, and (gasp) RB Leipzig. And, unlike other big attacking purchases like Augustín Ojeda, Julián Fernández, and Jovan Mijatovič, Hannes came with no price tag. Arriving on a free from ‘Gladbach, the only thing NYCFC had to pay for the Austrian’s services were his sizable wages. The $1.5 million Wolf received in guaranteed compensation was the second-highest on the team, ahead of Designated Players Santiago Rodríguez and Talles Magno.
