Midfielder Joey Calistri Earns USL Team of the Week Honorable Mention
August 6, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Phoenix Rising FC News Release
PHOENIX - Phoenix Rising midfielder Joey Calsitri earned USL Team of the Week Honorable Mention for Week 22 of the 2019 USL Championship season the league announced today.
Calistri came off the bench and scored the game-winning goal in Phoenix Rising's 3-2 win over LA Galaxy II last Saturday night.
This is the 16th week overall and eighth consecutive week this season a Rising FC player has been recognized by the league. This is also the first time in 2019 that Calistri has been recognized by the league.
Phoenix Rising returns home this Saturday for the start of a three-match homestand at Casino Arizona Field against El Paso Locomotive FC. The match will air live on Your PHX CW (channels 6 & 61.1) and online at ArizonaSports.com with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets to the match at PHXRisingFC.com
2019 Player Honors
Week 1: Junior Flemmings - Team of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Week 2: Solomon Asante - Team of the Week
Week 4: Jon Bakero - Team of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Week 6: A.J. Cochran - Team of the Week
Week 7: Junior Flemings - Team of the Week; Jason Johnson - Team of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Week 10: Adam Jahn - Player of the Week
Week 11: Solomon Asante - Team of the Week; Kevon Lambert - Team of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Week 12: Jose Aguinaga - Team of the Week
Week 14: Junior Flemmings - Team of the Week; Solomon Asante - Team of the Week (Honorable Mention)
WEEK 15: Solomon Asante - Team of the Week (Honorable Mention)
WEEK 16: Solomon Asante - Player of the Week; Adam Jahn - Team of the Week (Honorable Mention); Zac Lubin - Team of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Week 17: Solomon Asante and Amadou Dia - Team of the Week
Week 19: Adam Jahn - Team of the Week
Week 20: Solomon Asante - Team of the Week; Junior Flemmings - Team of the Week
Week 21: Zac Lubin - Team of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Week 22: Joey Calistri - Team of the Week (Honorable Mention)
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