May 19, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – San Jose Earthquakes News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Jamiro Monteiro was voted Major League Soccer’s Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire for Week 12 of the 2022 MLS season. Monteiro scored two goals, including the game-winner, during Wednesday’s 3-2 home victory over the Portland Timbers. Monteiro was also selected to MLS’s Team of the Week along with teammate Jackson Yueill, who scored San Jose’s first goal on Wednesday.
Portland got on the board first before San Jose scored two unanswered goals through Yueill (highlight) and Monteiro ( highlight) to take a 2-1 lead into halftime. The Timbers answered early in the second half, but the Quakes regained the lead on Monteiro’s second of the night in the 80th minute ( highlight). The multi-goal performance was the first of Monteiro’s MLS career and gives him three goals and an assist in the last two matches (1G, 1A at VAN on 5/14).
The MLS Player of the Week honor is the first of Monteiro’s career. He is the second Earthquakes player to win the award this year following Cristian Espinoza’s hat-trick vs. Seattle (Week 8). San Jose becomes the first team to claim multiple MLS Player of the Week honors in 2022.
The MLS Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire 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.
MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK 12
Forwards: Lucas Cavallini (VAN), Raul Ruidiaz (SEA), Daniel Salloi (SKC)
Midfielders: Xherdan Shaqiri (CHI), Jamiro Monteiro (SJ), Hany Mukhtar (NSH), Sebastian Driussi (ATX)
Defenders: Alexander Callens (NYC), Damion Lowe (MIA), Ruben Gabrielsen (ATX)
Goalkeeper: Brad Stuver…
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