Toronto FC Midfielder Michael Bradley Voted MLS Player of the Week Presented by Continental Tire for Week 22
Published on July 25, 2022 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK - Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire for the 22nd week of the 2022 MLS season.
Bradley scored the second brace of his career and his first in the opening half of a game in Toronto FC's 4-0 win over Charlotte FC on Saturday, July 23. He became the first Toronto midfielder to score a brace in the first half since Alejandro Pozuelo on April 19, 2019 against Minnesota United FC. Bradley is also the seventh different midfielder to score multiple goals in the first half of a game in 2022. Toronto scored four goals in the first half of a game for the first time in club history and it was their second time this season scoring four times in a match (April 24 at New York City FC).
With Toronto up 1-0 in the 10th minute, Bradley scored his first goal of the match when Federico Bernardeschi curled in a cross from a corner kick, which Bradley flicked with a header and into the net. After Bernardeschi added a goal on his MLS debut to make it 3-0, Bradley scored the club's fourth goal and his second of the match in first half stoppage time. Newcomer Lorenzo Insigne played a delicate no-look flick into the path of Bradley who dribbled past one defender and chipped the Charlotte goalkeeper to cap off a terrific team goal.
Bradley has started all 22 games for Toronto this season and played in 1,970 of the club's 1,980 minutes. The club captain leads the team in accurate passes (1,166), interceptions (27), tackles won (26), and headed goals (two). Bradley now has three goals on the season, which is his most since 2019 (three) and two behind his career high of five in 2015.
Bradley is the first Toronto player to win MLS Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire since Richie Laryea in Week 14 of 2020. This is the first time that Bradley has been named MLS Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire in his career.
Toronto will look to win consecutive matches when they travel to face the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, July 30 (8 p.m. ET, MLS LIVE on ESPN+).
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 F.C. 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
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