TAMPA, Fla. – The USL Championship today announced the Team of the Week for Week 31 of the 2025 regular season, with Miami FC forward Tobías Zárate voted Player of the Week presented by Konami eFootball with a match-winning brace against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.

After scoring in the U.S. Open Cup and USL Jägermeister Cup earlier this season, the CA Vélez Sarsfield youth product and first-year Miami forward scored in the USL Championship for the first time, helping Miami snap a 16-match winless stretch with an 11-minute brace to secure a comeback victory against Pittsburgh.

"Very happy," Zárate said after the victory. "Very happy for having scored goals, but more than anything, because the team won after so long. I think we have been training very, very hard, and we couldn't get the victory, but finally, at the last game at home, it was possible. So happy."

"There was joy for the group because the results up until now hadn't compared to how we'd been playing and working," said Miami head coach Gastón Maddoni. "Today, we were able to finish off a great match. After a very bad first half, we managed to turn it around, and now it's time to celebrate. There's still a lot ahead, it's all a learning process, and we have to keep going."

The USL Championship Player of the Week is selected by the USL National Media Panel, which is made up of representatives from each media market in the Championship. Zárate finished with 64%, while Tulsa's Jamie Webber finished second on 18%.

GK – Colin Shutler, Orange County SC: In a one-loss, one-draw week for Orange County, Shutler made 10 saves, conceded one goal, recorded one clean sheet, completed 85% of his passes, added 13 recoveries and connected on 10 long passes.

D – Stephen Turnbull, Birmingham Legion FC: Turnbull tallied an equalizer deep in second-half stoppage time to salvage a draw against North Carolina on Wednesday, following up his performance with a 90-minute shift in a 1-0 victory against Loudoun on Saturday. The 27-year-old finished the week with 12 recoveries, 10 duels won, an 84% passing accuracy rate, seven clearances, four tackles won, three interceptions, three dribbles completed and three completed long passes.

D – Thomas Vancaeyezeele, Tampa Bay Rowdies: The French Guiana international assisted Woobens Pacius' match-winning score against Monterey Bay on Saturday. The 31-year-old completed 91% of his passes, won five duels, added three clearances and connected on all three of his long balls.

D – Josh Jones, Louisville City FC: Jones helped Louisville win its sixth consecutive match, simultaneously leading his side to its fourth shutout across its last six matches. The first-year professional totaled 20 clearances, won seven of his eight duels, completed 60% of his passes, registered three blocks, reeled in three recoveries and connected on two long balls. 

M – Giordano Colli, FC Tulsa: The 25-year-old Australian registered the first multi-goal-contribution match of his young professional career, notching a goal and an assist in Tulsa's 3-0 victory against Lexington. Colli also completed 82% of his passes, created five total chances, tallied five recoveries and completed three crosses.

M – Kevon Lambert, Louisville City FC: The Jamaica international provided the assist on Amadou Dia's match-winning strike against Indy. Lambert also won 12 duels, completed 58% of his passes, won three tackles, added three clearances, completed both of his dribbles, 

M – Jeciel Cedeño, Detroit City FC: Cedeño won and converted the match-winning penalty kick in Detroit's 2-0 victory against North Carolina. The 25-year-old also won seven of his eight duels, earned five fouls, added five recoveries and completed 71% of his passes. 

M – Jamie Webber, FC Tulsa: Tulsa's South African talent posted a brace for the first time in his professional career, lifting his side to a 3-0 victory against Lexington. The 27-year-old also completed 67% of his passes, won five duels, added four recoveries and connected on three crosses.

F – Amando Moreno, El Paso Locomotive FC: Moreno led El Paso to an unbeaten Week 31, recording a brace in a 3-1 midweek victory against Oakland before playing 81 minutes in a scoreless draw against Orange County. In total, the 30-year-old completed 78% of his passes, added seven recoveries, won six duels and created two chances.

F – Woobens Pacius, Tampa Bay Rowdies: The Haiti international scored twice in Tampa Bay's 4-0 victory against Monterey Bay on Saturday. Pacius also completed 70% of his passes, placed three total shots on target and won one duel. 

F – Tobías Zárate, Miami FC: The first-year Miami forward scored twice in 11 minutes, helping Miami to a 3-1 victory against Pittsburgh with his first USL Championship goals. Through 86 minutes, Zárate completed 77% of his passes, won four duels and completed two long passes.

Coach – Gastón Maddoni, Miami FC: Maddoni helped Miami overcome a halftime deficit against Pittsburgh, securing a 3-1 victory to snap a 16-match winless streak across all competitions.

Bench – Carlos Herrera (DET), AJ Paterson (BHM), Talen Maples (NM), Taylor Davila (LOU), Eric Calvillo (ELP), Danny Crisostomo (TBR), Dominik Wanner (SAC)