Los Angeles Football Club Forward Carlos Vela Voted MLS Player of the Week
NEW YORK
(Monday, March 11, 2019)
– Los Angeles Football Club forward Carlos Vela was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week for the second week of the 2019 MLS season.
Vela helped LAFC to a dominant 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers at Banc of California Stadium on Sunday with a goal and two assists. LAFC is perfect on the season with a 2-0-0 overall record and six points secured, tied for first in the league.
The Mexico National Team star assisted on LAFC’s first goal in the 14
th
minute, sending a corner kick into the box for a Mark-Anthony Kaye header to give the club a 1-0 advantage (
Watch Assist
). Vela notched his second assist of the night in the 65
th
minute to give LAFC a 3-1 lead with a perfectly placed pass from the right side of the box to Adama Diomande directly in front of goal (
Watch Assist
).
Vela capped his standout night with a goal in the 68
th
minute to push the advantage to 4-1. Diomande found a streaking Vela with a pass to the right side of the box and the FIFA World Cup veteran finished the play with a left-footed shot for his first goal of the season (
Watch Goal
).
LAFC returns to action on Sunday, March 17 when facing New York City FC at Yankee Stadium (3 p.m. ET., FS1 / FOX Deportes / FOX Sports Go).
The MLS Player of the Week is selected each week of the regular season through both media and fan voting in a process conducted by MLS Communications. A panel of journalists from the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) comprises 75 percent of the vote, while a Twitter fan vote represents the remaining 25 percent of voting. NASR consists of members of print, television, radio and online media.
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LAFC Forward Carlos Vela Voted MLS Player of the Week

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