Nashville SC’s Lukas MacNaughton named to MLS Team of the Matchday

Nashville SC center back Lukas MacNaughton was named to the MLS Team of the Matchday after Nashville’s 2-1 win over Inter Miami CF. The defender scored his first career MLS goal, a second half header that proved to be the winner.

Since arriving in Nashville in a trade with Toronto FC, MacNaughton has started four consecutive matches in place of the injured Walker Zimmerman. Nashville have conceded just twice with MacNaughton on the field, winning three and drawing once.

Nashville SC 2023 Team of the Week selections

Lukas MacNaughton: Week 13
Hany Mukhtar: Week 6, Week 10, Week 11
Jacob Shaffelburg: Week 1 (bench), Week 3 (bench)
Walker Zimmerman: Week 1, Week 6, Week 10

Author: Ben Wrightis the Director of Soccer Content and a Senior MLS Contributor for Broadway Sports covering Nashville SC and the US National Team. Previously Ben was the editor and a founder of Speedway Soccer, where he has covered Nashville SC and their time in USL before journeying to Major League Soccer since 2018. Raised in Louisville, KY Ben grew up playing before a knee injury ended his competitive career. When he is not talking soccer he is probably producing music, drinking coffee or hanging out with his wife and kids. Mastodon

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