Orange County SC’s Milan Iloski earns Player of the Week

TAMPA, Fla. – The USL Championship announced the Team of the Week for Week 20 of the 2022 regular season on Tuesday, with Orange County SC forward Milan Iloski voted the Championship Player of the Week presented by Konami eFootball after producing a two goal, two assist performance that led the defending Championship title holders to a 5-2 victory against the LA Galaxy II in the 405 Derby on Saturday night.

The award is Iloski’s second of the season, having previously claimed the award in Week 10. The newcomer to Orange County this season has been a leading challenger for the Championship’s Golden Boot, with his two goals against Los Dos moving him to 14 goals overall this season, one behind current leader Ottar Magnus Karlsson of Oakland Roots SC. In adding a pair of assists, Iloski became the first player in OCSC history to record two goals and two assists in the same game, and just the 14th all-time.

Iloski earned 58 percent of the ballot to claim the award. Phoenix Rising FC’s Ben Lundt finished second on 26 percent after recording a pair of shutouts over the week and nine saves overall as Rising FC claimed scoreless draws against both Louisville City FC and Sacramento Republic FC.

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 – Ben Lundt, Phoenix Rising FC: The German recorded nine saves across a pair of shutouts against Louisville City FC and Sacramento Republic FC, posting a Goals minus Expected Goals mark of -2.49 across the two performances.

D – Tony Leone, Las Vegas Lights FC: The Mexico U-20 international recorded his first goal of the season in Lights FC’s 2-0 victory on the road against Oakland Roots SC and defensively won 6 of 7 duels, 4 of 5 aerial duels, and 2 of 2 tackles.

D – Manny Perez, Louisville City FC: Perez had a strong two-way performance against Phoenix Rising FC on Wednesday night, winning 16 of 21 duels and 4 of 6 aerial duels, while also completing 6 of 7 dribbles and 49 of 57 passes at Lynn Family Stadium.

D – Paco Craig, Miami FC: The former Championship All-League selection scored a stoppage-time winner as Miami grabbed a 2-1 victory against Loudoun United FC while completing 68 of 79 passes and recording seven clearances at Segra Field.

M – Tumi Moshobane, San Diego Loyal SC: The South African recorded two goals and one assist across a…