Bradley Wright-Phillips named to MLS Team of the Week; Kljestan on bench

Sacha Kljestan Bradley Wright-Phillips Team of the Week Week 28

New York Red Bulls' forward Bradley Wright-Phillips was named to the MLS Team of the Week, the league announced on Monday.


Wright-Phillips scored his league-leading 19th and 20th goals of the season against Toronto on Sunday. 


Wright-Phillips became  the first player in MLS history to record two 20+ goal seasons. He scored 27 in the 2014 season, tying the league single-season record.


The forward recorded the 15th multi-goal game of his New York career, a franchise record.


BWP has scored in six-straight games, the longest scoring streak in his MLS career. He has eight goals and an assist in his last six MLS appearances.


Red Bulls' midfielder Sacha Kljestan was named to the MLS Team of the Week bench after assisting one of Wright-Phillips' goals.




Check out the rest of the MLS Week 28 Team of the Week below:

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GK: 
Tim Howard
, COL: 0 goals conceded, 7 saves


D: 
Raul Rodriguez
, HOU: 12 interceptions, 5 clearances


D: 
Chad Marshall
, SEA: 7 interceptions, 5 clearances, 3 tackles


D: 
Jose Goncalves
, NE: 5 clearances, 5 interceptions, 78% passing accuracy


M: 
Darren Mattocks
, POR: 2 assists, 4 chances created, 3 dribbles completed


M: 
Kelyn Rowe
, NE: 2 goals, 1 assist, 5 shots


M: 
Nicolai Naess
, CLB: 3 tackles, 2 ball recoveries, 76% passing accruacy


M: 
Darwin Ceren
, SJ: 10 ball recoveries, 6 interceptions, 4 tackles


M: 
Jack Harrison
, NYC: 2 assists, 2 chances created, 2 dribbles completed


F: 
Jozy Altidore
, TOR: 2 goals, 6 shots, 84% passing accuracy


F: 
Bradley Wright-Phillips
, NY: 2 goals, 8 shots, 5 ball recoveries
Bench: 
Jake Gleeson
, POR; 
Osvaldo Alonso
, SEA; 
Razvan Cocis
, CHI; 
Sacha Kljestan
, NY; 
Ethan Finlay
, CLB; 
Chris Pontius
, PHI; 
Ola Kamara
, CLB