El Paso Locomotive FC’s Luis Solignac claims Player of the Week after two goal, one assist outing

TAMPA, Fla. – The USL Championship announced the Team of the Week for Week 23 of the 2022 regular season on Tuesday, with El Paso Locomotive FC forward Luis Solignac voted the Championship Player of the Week presented by Konami eFootball after recording two goals and one assist in one of the wildest games of the Championship season so far, an eight-goal thriller against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Friday night at Weidner Field.

Solignac was looking for his first goal since July 3 coming into the game, and after El Paso fell into a three-goal deficit inside the opening nine minutes on the road against the Switchbacks the Argentine led the fightback for the visitors. The veteran first set up Dylan Mares eight minutes into the second half before turning home the second for Locomotive FC in the 57th minute. After Mares added his second of the game eight minutes later, Solignac put the visitors ahead in the 67th minute, with a stoppage-time equalizer by the Switchbacks all that kept El Paso from a remarkable victory.

Solignac earned 35 percent of the ballot to claim the award. San Antonio FC’s Samuel Adeniran finished second on 29 percent after bagging a pair of goals in the Western Conference leader’s 2-1 victory against Loudoun United FC last Wednesday night at Toyota Field.

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 – Antony Siaha, Monterey Bay F.C.: Siaha recorded five saves across two contests, including a crucial save early in a 1-0 victory against Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday night, while conceding only a penalty kick against San Diego Loyal SC for an overall -1.63 Goals minus Expected Goals mark for the week.

D – Manny Perez, Louisville City FC: Perez played a key role in closing down the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ attack, winning 16 of 21 duels and 5 of 7 tackles and making 12 recoveries while completing 3 of 3 dribbles and 41 of 53 passes in LouCity’s 1-0 victory.

D – Mark Segbers, Miami FC: Segbers scored an early goal in Miami’s victory on the road against Atlanta United 2 on Saturday night and backed that up with a performance that saw him complete 57 of 65 passes and win 6 of 9 duels while making six recoveries.

D – Patrick Seagrist, Memphis 901 FC: Seagrist put together a stellar defensive display in Memphis’ road shutout of Pittsburgh Riverhounds…