June 14, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) News Release
TAMPA, Fla. – The USL Championship announced the Team of the Week for Week 14 of the 2022 regular season on Tuesday, with Atlanta United 2 midfielder Raimar voted the Championship Player of the Week presented by Konami eFootball after recording a two-goal outing to lead his side to a 2-0 victory against Loudoun United FC on Saturday night at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, earning Atlanta its first victory in more than two months.
An offseason arrival, the Brazilian has made a positive impact on Atlanta’s attacking play since his debut at the start of May. This past Saturday, 20-year-old opened the scoring from the penalty spot for the hosts after playing part in the build-up before Andrew Sullins was brought down in the penalty area. Raimar then put the game away for the side in second-half stoppage time, breaking forward on a counterattack on the left and delivering a precise low shot to the right corner to seal Atlanta’s first win since April 2.
Raimar earned 47 percent of the ballot to claim the award. San Antonio FC’s PC finished second on 27 percent after an impressive midfield display that saw him record a pair of assists in SAFC’s 3-2 victory on the road against Monterey Bay F.C. at Cardinale Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Championship’s Player of the Week is selected by the USL National Media Panel, which is made up of representatives from each media market in the Championship.
GK – Evan Newton, El Paso Locomotive FC: Newton posted his 55th regular-season shutout in the Championship with stellar three-save performance that earned El Paso its first victory in club history against Phoenix Rising FC in a 1-0 win at Wild Horse Pass.
D – Jake Rufe, Birmingham Legion FC: Rufe had a strong defensive display as Legion FC ended Memphis 901 FC’s five-game winning streak with a 1-0 win on Wednesday night, recording three interceptions, six clearances and 10 recoveries while winning 7 of 11 duels.
D – Matt Mahoney, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC: Mahoney notched one assist and three key passes while completing 57 of 63 passes overall and recording three interceptions in the Switchbacks’ 3-1 victory against the LA Galaxy II.
D – Lee Desmond, Sacramento Republic FC: The Irish center back put in a strong shift as Republic FC handed Detroit City FC its first home loss of the season, winning 10 of 16 duels and 8 of 10 aerial duels while making five interceptions and seven recoveries.
M – Raimar,…