Sacramento, Calif. – On Tuesday, the USL Championship announced that Republic FC forward Keko was named to the league’s Team of the Week for Week 11. The Spanish attacker tallied a goal and assist each in Saturday’s win over Oakland Roots SC, helping his club to a 3-1 win and earning Man of the Match honors.
Keko helped Sacramento start the contest on the front foot, finding the net in the 12th minute for his second goal of the season. After receiving the ball from Jack Gurr on the right flank, the Spaniard put a move on a defender before placing a curling shot off the back post and into the net, past the outstretched dive of the opposing goalkeeper. Later on, he assisted Russell Cicerone’s game winning score early in the second half, winning the ball in the middle of the field before flicking it along to the forward in stride.
The selection is Keko’s third all time, and the first of the 2023 season. In 2022, he was named to the league’s top squad in Weeks 24 and 28. This is the second straight week a Sacramento player has earned the honor, after Russell Cicerone was named to the Best XI for Week 10. Republic FC has been represented on Team of the Week in 8 of 11 match-weeks this season.
Keko’s 12th minute goal has also been nominated for Goal of the Week – voting is open now through 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, May 25 at USLChampionship.com, as well as on Twitter, Instagram Stories, and the USL App.
Republic FC kicks off a three-match road trip this Friday, when the club travels to the East Coast to face Hartford Athletic for the first time. Kickoff from Trinity Heath Stadium is set for 4:30 p.m. PT, and the match will be broadcast live in English and Spanish on Antenna TV 40.2, FOX40.com and the FOX40 News mobile app, and streaming on ESPN+. Republic FC returns home to Heart Health Park on Saturday, June 17 to take on regional foe Monterey Bay F.C.
