Nov 27, 2016; Commerce City, CO, USA; Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan (7) controls the ball in the first half against the Colorado Rapids in the second leg of the MLS Western Conference Championship at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Cristian Roldan has been playing out of his mind for the Seattle Sounders and should be getting the attention of Bruce Arena and the USMNT.

Just two years ago, a 19-year-old Cristian Roldan was drafted 16th overall in the MLS SuperDraft by the Seattle Sounders. Since then, Roldan has defied all expectations and at 21-years-old has proved to be one of the best box-to-box midfielders in the MLS and a mainstay in the Sounders starting line-up.

It has been incredible to see Roldan grow over the past two years alongside midfield partner Ozzie Alonso. His growth can be seen best in his latest performance against Atlanta United. During this game Roldan was by far the best player on the field for the Sounders.

Head coach Brian Schmetzer had some great things to say about his performance:

The kid shows that his desire to win is always there, his ability to power through things — even when you think he’s tired he still chases guys down. Again, the kid has a really, really bright future. In my mind people above my pay grade should should be watching the kid because he’s tremendous.

During Seattle’s MLS Cup run last season, USMNT head coach Bruce Arena spoke of Roldan’s future with the national team as well. But now it is hard to defend Arena not picking Roldan moving forward for the national team, especially after watching Jermaine Jones’ performance against Panama during the latest World Cup Qualifier.

Though there are still players that would be picked ahead of Roldan to play that role alongside Michael Bradley, Pulisic played incredibly there against Honduras, its hard to see players such as Jermaine Jones getting chosen above Roldan. It will be great to see if Roldan gets called up to this summer’s Gold Cup to see how well he could play suited for the Red, White and Blue.