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New York City FC Forward Valentín Castellanos Voted MLS Player of the Week

New York City FC forward Valentín Castellanos was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week for the 22nd week of the 2020 MLS season.

Castellanos scored the first hat trick of his professional career to help NYCFC defeat the Red Bulls in the Hudson River Derby on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium. The 22-year-old Argentine became the youngest player in Club history to record a hat trick and also added an assist on Gary Mackay-Steven’s goal in the 42nd minute.

NYCFC took a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute when Castellanos finished a Maxi Moralez cross into the box with a header just inside the left post (watch goal).