Mar 4, 2017; Columbus, OH, USA; Columbus Crew SC forward Federico Higuain (10) plays the ball away from Chicago Fire midfielder Dax McCarty (6) at MAPFRE Stadium. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports

ESPN FC’s anonymous poll found who current MLS players think the most underrated players are in the league.

A week ago, the ESPN FC put out the results of an anonymous survey done, collecting answers from 140 current MLS players from 21 different clubs (New York City FC did not participate). This survey showed us who the dirtiest player in the league is, who the most overrated player is, and who the most underrated player is.

Dax McCarty was voted as the most underrated player in the MLS, picking nine percent of the votes collected. Now playing for the Chicago Fire, Dax McCarthy was a constant midfield force for his former side, the New York Red Bulls.

Chicago’s head coach Veljko Paunovic realizes how important McCarty, as well as teammate Juninho, is to the Fire:

I think their leadership, their commitment and consistency in hard work and winning all these drills and battles we had in the midfield were rewarding. They are contagious, Juninho and Dax, for the rest of the team. And that mentality, it’s getting all over the team and it’s very important for us.

McCarty has been in the MLS for his entire career, starting with FC Dallas, moving to DC United for a season, then moving to the Red Bulls for six seasons until this season’s transfer to Chicago. In that time McCarty has scored 19 goals and assisted 46 times in 277 regular season appearances.

Coming in behind McCarty at six percent of the votes was Portland Timber’s Deigo Chara and the Galaxy’s Sebastian Lletget. Both are two very important players for their respective teams, Chara as the midfield workhorse and Lletget who has started to make his mark with the USMNT thanks to his play with the Galaxy.