PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for Week 16 of the 2019 MLS season, it was announced today.
Valeri tallied one goal and three assists in Portland’s 4-0 win over the Houston Dynamo at Providence Park on June 22. This season, Valeri has scored four goals and is tied for the league lead with 10 assists in 14 appearances (13 starts) in MLS play.
After earning a secondary assist on Marvin Loría’s goal on his debut for the Timbers in the 39th minute, Valeri scored in the 61st minute after burying his penalty-kick attempt into the lower left corner of the net.