Atlanta United 2 forward Bienvenue Kanakimana was voted USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 22 of the 2019 season. Kanakimana scored a hat trick in Atlanta’s 4-2 win against Loudoun United on Friday, Aug. 2 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. The 19-year-old has scored six goals in his last three matches.
After falling behind 1-0, Kanakimana leveled the match in the 19th minute after Will Vint played him down the right flank where he sprinted in behind Loudoun’s backline. The Burundian took one touch to put the ball on his left foot before finishing with a low shot at the near post (watch goal).