Pape Mar Boye and Renzo Zambrano Named to USL Team of the Week

July 23, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Phoenix Rising FC News Release

The USL Championship announced the Team of the Week for Week 20 of the 2024 regular season today, with Phoenix Rising FC defender Pape Mar Boye being named to the starting 11 and Renzo Zambrano earning an honorable mention for their roles in a 2-0 win vs. El Paso on July 19.

Rhode Island FC midfielder Zach Herivaux was voted the Championship Player of the Week presented by Konami eFootball after he recorded the first two-goal performance of his career in the Championship to lead RIFC to victory away to Birmingham Legion FC last Wednesday night.

The Haitian international was acquired by Rhode Island on July 3 via transfer from fellow Championship club the Tampa Bay Rowdies and was making just his third appearance for the club as he came on as a second-half substitute against Legion – a club he had made 79 appearances for across two stints earlier in his career.

Herivaux took only five minutes to make an impact, scoring his first goal of the season in the 68th minute to put Rhode Island ahead, and he then added a second with a superb strike from outside the penalty area with 13 minutes to go to seal all three points for the visitors at Protective Stadium. The result moved RIFC’s undefeated streak to six games as the first-year club moved into the playoff positions in the Eastern Conference.

Herivaux earned 63 percent of the ballot to claim the award. Charleston Battery forward Nick Markanich finished second on 25 percent after recording his fourth multi-goal performance of the season, scoring both goals in the Battery’s 2-0 win against Miami FC last Friday night to move to 18 goals this season – currently the most in men’s professional domestic soccer in 2024.

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.

USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 20 GK – Tomás Gómez, Orange County SC: Arriving on loan from Real Salt Lake during the week, Gómez posted the 38th shutout of his career in the Championship with a four-save performance in OCSC’s 2-0 victory against San Antonio FC.

D – Mark Segbers, Charleston Battery: The veteran right back provided the assist on the Battery’s opening goal in their 2-0 win against Miami FC and had two chances created overall while winning 6 of 8 duels and making six recoveries defensively at Patriots Point.

D – Pape Mar Boye, Phoenix…