Swope Park Rangers rookies Amer Didic and Mark Anthony Gonzalez have been named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 26 after their standout performances in the 3-0 win over OKC Energy FC at Taft Stadium on Sunday that clinched a playoff berth for the Rangers.
Didic, 21, earns his fifth Team of the Week recognition – leading all rookies and all defenders in the USL – after helping SPR post their second consecutive shutout and sixth overall in 2016. Didic has made 26 appearances for the Rangers this year, starting in every shutout the Rangers have posted, and has formed a defensive partnership with Oumar Ballo that has seen SPR go 8-0-2 when the two start together.