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Charlotte FC Forward Daniel Ríos Voted MLS Player of the Week Presented by Continental Tire for Week 33

October 3, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


NEW YORK - Charlotte FC forward Daniel Ríos was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire for the 33rd week of the 2022 MLS season.

Ríos scored all four goals as part of the club's 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday, October 1. Ríos became the first player in Charlotte FC history to score at least three goals in a game and he joined Valentín 'Taty' Castellanos (April 17) as the only players to score four goals in a match this season. He is also the 13th different player in MLS history to score at least four goals in a single game. Ríos' four-goal performance was the first by a player on an expansion team in their inaugural season in MLS history.

With the game scoreless in the 24th minute, Ríos opened the scoring after Kamil Józwiak played a low cross into the six-yard box, which Ríos easily slotted into the back of the net. In the 54th minute, Józwiak and Ríos connected again as Józwiak picked up the loose ball in the box and found the Mexican forward, who dribbled past one defender and placed a strike past multiple Philadelphia players for his second goal of the match. Ríos completed his hat trick from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute with a perfectly taken penalty kick that he nestled into the side netting, which gave the goalkeeper no chance. He finished off Charlotte's 4-0 win in the 91st minute as McKinze Gaines hit a terrific driven cross into Ríos' path, who provided the necessary final touch into the open net.

Ríos has now scored six goals on the season, which is the second most by a Charlotte FC player (Karol Świderski, 10). With their win over Philadelphia, Charlotte become the third expansion team since 2005 to win double-digit games at home in their first season (Atlanta United FC in 2017 and CF Montréal in 2012). The Crown are just the third expansion team, excluding the shootout era, to win at least 13 games in their inaugural season (Atlanta United FC and LAFC). Additionally, Charlotte now has 41 points (13-17-2), which is the most by an expansion team since LAFC's 57 in 2018.

Ríos is the second Charlotte FC player to win MLS Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire in as many weeks, joining Karol Świderski in Week 32. Charlotte joins Seattle Sounders FC in 2009 (Fredy Montero and Kasey Keller, Weeks 1-2) as the only expansion teams since 2005 to have different players earn MLS Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks. The Philadelphia Union are the only other team to accomplish this in 2022 (Julián Carranza and Dániel Gazdag, Weeks 26-27).

Charlotte will look to keep their Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoff hopes alive when they host the Columbus Crew in a recommenced match at Bank of America Stadium on Wednesday, October 5 (5:30 p.m. ET, MLS LIVE on ESPN+). The game was suspended in the 16th minute on Saturday, July 30 due to severe weather and will recommence with the same players on the field and substitutes available as when the match was initially postponed. For more information on MLS' postponement policy: 2022 MLS Match Delay, Postponement, Cancellation and Forfeiture Policy.

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.

2022 MLS Player of the Week

presented by Continental Tire Winners

Week Player Club

Week 1 Carlos Vela Los Angeles Football Club

Week 2 Lewis Morgan New York Red Bulls

Week 3 Dayne St. Clair Minnesota United FC

Week 4 Jesús Ferreira FC Dallas

Week 5 Javier "Chicharito" Hernández LA Galaxy

Week 6 Leonardo Campana Inter Miami CF

Week 7 Valentín "Taty" Castellanos New York City FC

Week 8 Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes

Week 9 Kamal Miller CF Montréal

Week 10 Ronaldo Cisneros Atlanta United FC

Week 11 Sebastián Blanco Portland Timbers

Week 12 Jamiro Monteiro San Jose Earthquakes

Week 13 Sebastián Ferreira Houston Dynamo FC

Week 14 Dejan Joveljić LA Galaxy

Week 15 Luquinhas New York Red Bulls

Week 16 Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC

Week 17 Brenner FC Cincinnati

Week 18 Taxiarchis "Taxi" Fountas D.C. United

Week 19 Julián Carranza Philadelphia Union

Week 20 Jhon Durán Chicago Fire FC

Week 21 Emanuel Reynoso Minnesota United FC

Week 22 Michael Bradley Toronto FC

Week 23 Gonzalo Higuaín Inter Miami CF

Week 24 Gyasi Zardes Colorado Rapids

Week 25 Alejandro Pozuelo Inter Miami CF

Week 26 Julián Carranza Philadelphia Union

Week 27 Dániel Gazdag Philadelphia Union

Week 28 Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC

Week 29 Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC

Week 30 Brenner FC Cincinnati

Week 31 Moussa Djitté Austin FC

Week 32 Karol Świderski Charlotte FC

Week 33 Daniel Ríos Charlotte FC

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