Atlanta United forward Josef Martínez was voted the Alcatel Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for Week 21 following his record-setting sixth career MLS hat trick in Atlanta’s 3-1 victory over D.C. United at Mercedes Benz-Stadium on July 21.
The 25-year-old Venezuelan has recorded six hat tricks and 41 goals in 42 MLS appearances. He leads the Golden Boot race with 22 goals, nine more than the next closest competitor, and became the first player in MLS history to score 22 goals through the first 22 matches of a season.