Ghana forward Joseph Paintsil has been named in the MLS Team of the Week for matchday 22 following his heroics against Vancouver Whitecaps.
The Black Stars winger scored a brace as Los Angeles Galaxy stunned the in-form Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 at the Dignity Health Park last Friday.
Paintsil ended his five-week goal drought after converting from the spot on the hour mark before curling home his second with 13 minutes remaining.
The 2025 MLS winner joins Inter Miami’s star Lionel Messi and John Pulskamp of Sporting Kansas City in the best eleven for the week.
Also joining the trie are Minnesota’s Carlos Harvey (MIN), Ethan Bartlow of Houston Dynamo as well as Mitja IleniÄ of New York City FC’
The rest of the players in the start eleven are Evander of Cincinati, Erik Thommy of Kansas City, Pep Biel of Charlotte FC, Hannes Wolf of New York City and Ezequiel Ponce (HOU), Lionel Messi.
Paintsil has netted three goals and delivered an assist in 15 matches this season.
