Andrew Wenger (center) featured in the Houston Dynamo’s starting lineup against FC Dallas on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. Victor Araiza / Prost Amerika
Houston Dynamo midfielder Andrew Wenger was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for the second week of the 2016 MLS season, MLS and the Houston Dynamo announced today. This marks the first time in Wenger is named POTW.
The award comes after Wenger’s performance in last Saturday’s 5-0 win over FC Dallas. Wenger provided two assists and a goal in the first half to help the Dynamo to a 4-0 lead at halftime.
Wenger, selected #1 overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by the Montreal Impact, was traded along with Cristian Maidana from the Philadelphia Union to the Houston Dynamo last December. Wenger and Maidana both debuted with a goal in the Dynamo’s 3-3 draw with the New England Revolution.
This award also marks the first time a Dynamo player is named MLS Player of the Week since Will Bruin’s Week 11 performance during the 2013 season.
| Houston Dynamo players to named MLS Player of the Week (since 2007) | |
|---|---|
| 2007 / Week 5 | Dwayne De Rosario |
| 2007 / Week 12 | Brad Davis |
| 2007 / Week 14 | Stuart Holden |
| 2008 / Week 11 | Brian Ching |
| 2008 / Week 28 | Brian Ching |
| 2009 / Week 27 | Brad Davis |
| 2010 / Week 21 | Brian Ching |
| 2011 / Week 7 | Will Bruin |
| 2012 / Week 20 | Calen Carr |
| 2013 / Week 7 | Brad Davis |
| 2013 / Week 11 | Will Bruin |
| 2016 / Week 2 | Andrew Wenger |
Andrew Wenger and the Houston Dynamo will face the New York Red Bulls in the team’s first away game of the season on Saturday (7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT). The Red Bulls, winless in 2016, finished first overall in the MLS standings last season to win the 2015 MLS Supporters Shield.
Victor Araiza is a beat writer covering the Houston Dynamo for Prost Amerika.
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