New year, new season, new face for the first edition of the MLS AT&T Goal of the Week – if you can even make out his face amidst all that snow.
Colorado Rapids rookie Andre Shinyashiki is the unexpected captain of GOTW’s maiden voyage in 2019, stunning a field packed with strong efforts and more famous names with a dominating cruise to victory in the polls.
The Sao Paulo native and transplanted Denverite was the hero of Colorado’s frigid 3-3 draw with the Portland Timbers on opening day, stealing in at the back post to fire home the injury-time equalizer on his MLS debut, an occasion which set a new MLS record for coldest-ever match temperatures.