Wizards Striker Josh Wolff Voted MLS Player of the Week for 3rd Time in 2009
September 8, 2009 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City News Release
Kansas City Wizards forward Josh Wolff has been voted MLS Player of the Week for the third time this season for an outstanding two-goal performance Saturday in a 4-2 win against the New England Revolution. In addition to scoring two goals, Wolff created two more in Saturday's victory. The honor marks his 8th career MLS Player of the Week award. Wolff, currently tied for 9th in goals in MLS, joins Colorado Rapids striker Conor Casey as the only players to be named MLS Player of the Week three times in 2009.
"It was good to get three points on Saturday and put two goals in the net personally," Wolff said. "Now we need to build off of our performance and continue to play well throughout the rest of the season. These individual honors are nice, but team success is what matters most."
Wolff, 32, created both of Kansas City's tallies in the opening half, helping the Wizards improve to 7-1-5 all-time at Gillette Stadium. In the 3rd minute, Wolff collected a loose ball on the right side of the penalty area and turned immediately to goal. His centering pass deflected off a New England defender directly into the path of Claudio Lopez for a clean finish underneath the goalkeeper. In the 29th minute, Wolff helped put Kansas City ahead 2-0. Wolff took a ball in space at the top of the penalty area, then promptly split a pair of New England defenders to win the end line. His cross back toward Davy Arnaud making a near-post run was deflected into the net by New England defender Jay Heaps.
Wolff scored a well-deserved goal in the 73rd minute after completing a long diagonal run across the face of goal near the penalty spot. Claudio Lopez deftly slid the ball into his path as Wolff got position on a defender. Wolff then dragged the ball past the goalkeeper and fired into the open net from a sharp angle for his 7th strike of the season. Wolff completed the brace in the 91st minute, slotting home a first-time effort off passes from Chance Myers and Jack Jewsbury for his 70th career MLS strike. Wolff is now tied with Cobi Jones for 15 th place on the all-time MLS goals list. He ranks 9th among active players.
The Major League Soccer Player of the Week is selected each week of the MLS regular season by a panel of journalists from The North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). The group consists of members of print, television, radio and online media. More information and membership information can be found at http://www.soccerreporters.com.
Wolff and the Wizards continue a three-game road trip on the East Coast Wednesday with a match-up against D.C. United at 6:30 p.m. CT at RFK Stadium. Kansas City completes the road swing Saturday with a 6:30 p.m. CT match against the New York Red Bulls at Giants Stadium. Both games will be shown live locally on Metro Sports (English) and Time Warner Cable Channel 5 (Spanish). Kansas City returns home Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m. CT for a contest against FC Dallas. Tickets start at $15 and remain available for the match via www.Ticketmaster.com/kcwizards. For more information on special ticket packages or group rates, call the Wizards at (913) 387-3400.
2009 MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK WINNERS
WEEK 1: Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC)
WEEK 2: Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders FC)
WEEK 3: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)
WEEK 4: Donovan Ricketts (Los Angeles Galaxy)
WEEK 5: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)
WEEK 6: Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake)
WEEK 7: Jaime Moreno (D.C. United)
WEEK 8: Macoumba Kandji (New York Red Bulls)
WEEK 9: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)
WEEK 10: Amado Guevara (Toronto FC)
WEEK 11: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)
WEEK 12: Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)
WEEK 13: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)
WEEK 14: Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids)
WEEK 15: Nate Jaqua (Seattle Sounders FC)
WEEK 16: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)
WEEK 17: Chad Barrett (Toronto FC)
WEEK 18: Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Chicago Fire)
WEEK 19: Yura Movsisyan (Real Salt Lake)
WEEK 20: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)
WEEK 21: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)
WEEK 22: Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)
WEEK 23: Kheli Dube (New England Revolution)
WEEK 24: Pablo Campos (Real Salt Lake)
WEEK 25: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)
WOLFF PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS
Year Week Team
1998 27 Chicago Fire
2002 17 Chicago Fire
2005 7 Kansas City Wizards
2005 20 Kansas City Wizards
2006 27 Kansas City Wizards
2009 5 Kansas City Wizards
2009 25 Kansas City Wizards
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