San Antonio FC Midfielder Jose Escalante Named to USL Team of the Week
May 1, 2018 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release
SAN ANTONIO, TX - San Antonio FC midfielder Jose Escalante was named to the USL Team of the Week, the league announced today. Escalante scored his first goal for the club and earned a penalty kick in the 3-1 win over the Las Vegas Lights last Friday.
The Honduran was named the SWBC Man of the Match following his performance in the win. He calmly scored his goal after receiving a cross from defender Darnell King in the 33rd minute before earning a penalty kick in the 51st following some impressive skill near the byline. Teammate Rafa Castillo scored the ensuing penalty to ensure the three points for San Antonio and the first road win of the season. Escalante joined SAFC prior to the start of the 2018 season after appearing in 21 matches with RGVFC last season, scoring four goals.
Escalante joins SAFC midfielder Mikey Lopez and goalkeeper Diego Restrepo as San Antonio players to earn USL Team of the Week honors in 2018. Last season, San Antonio had eight different players included in the Team of the Week 13 different times over the course of their 32 matches.
The full USL Team of the Week:
GK - Caleb Patterson-Sewell, Toronto FC II
D - Skylar Thomas, Charleston Battery
D - Sam Fink, Saint Louis FC
D - Tobi Adewole, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
M - Todd Wharton, Rio Grande Valley FC
M - Emmanuel Ledesma, FC Cincinnati
M - Kevin Partida, Reno 1868 FC
M - Kyle Bekker, North Carolina FC
M - Jose Escalante, San Antonio FC
F - Gordon Wild, Charleston Battery
F - Cameron Lancaster, Louisville City FC
Bench: Sean Lewis (PEN), Thomas Juel-Nielsen (OC), Raul Gonzalez (RIC), Christiano Francois (PGH), Tah Anunga (CHS), Solomon Asante (PHX), Ilija Ilic (LOU)
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