Diego Luna is in the spotlight after scoring three goals in two playoff games for the USMNT in the Gold Cup. The 21-year-old Real Salt Lake star has come a long way to earn a starting spot in the national team's most important tournament of the year.

It was not Diego Luna's first time with the U.S. men's national team but the abridged version of the story arc begins with an elbow to the face. In the first half of the USMNT's 3-0 win over Costa Rica last winter,

Diego Luna's rise from California to U.S. soccer star on display as he scores twice to send the U.S. to the Gold Cup final against Mexico.