New York City FC forward David Villa was voted the Alcatel MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for the 22nd week of the 2017 MLS season.
Villa scored his first MLS hat trick to lead New York City FC to an important 3-2 victory in the Hudson River Derby against Red Bulls on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.
The World Cup winner now sits atop the Golden Boot standings with 17 goals to go along with his seven assists this season. With a league-leading 24 combined goals and assists, Villa has led New York to third place in the Eastern Conference standings (40 points, 12-7-4 overall record).