
San Antonio FC Defender Mitchell Taintor Named to USL Championship Team of the Week
Published on March 22, 2022 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release
SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio FC defender Mitchell Taintor has been named to the USL Championship Team of the Week after his performance in last weekend's 2-1 road win over LA Galaxy II.
Taintor scored his first goal of the season in the 53rd minute, heading a ball into the back of the net off of a set piece to give SAFC the lead for good. In addition to the goal, Taintor was strong in defense with five clearances, two tackles and six recoveries.
Taintor is the first player from SAFC to be named to the Team of the Week this season.
USL Championship Team of the Week - Week 2
GK - Koke Vegas, San Diego Loyal SC
D - Jeremy Kelly, Memphis 901 FC
D - Mitchell Taintor, San Antonio FC
D - Gabriel Torres, FC Tulsa
M - Daniel Aguirre, LA Galaxy II
M - Seth Casiple, Orange County SC
M - Jacob Greene, Loudoun United FC
M - Joaquin Rivas, FC Tulsa
F - Brian Ownby, Louisville City FC
F - Danny Trejo, Las Vegas Lights FC
F - Juan Tejada, Tampa Bay Rowdies
Bench: Sean Lewis (TUL), Manny Perez (LOU), Sami Guediri (LDN), Aaron Molloy (MEM), Justin Portillo (NM), Tyler Freeman (LDN), Sean Okoli (OC)
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