Nashville SC’s Walker Zimmerman named to MLS Team of the Week

Nashville SC defender Walker Zimmerman was named to the MLS Team of the Week for his performance in Nashville’s 1-0 win over CF Montréal.

Zimmerman scored Nashville’s only and game-winning goal from a header, nodding home Hany Mukhtar’s ninth assist of the year. He also put in a goal-saving challenge to deny Montréal from close range.

This is Zimmerman’s third Team of the Week selection in 2021.

Nashville SC 2021 Team of the Week selections

Robert Castellanos | Week 16
Luke Haakenson | Week 9
Randall Leal | Week 1, Week 6 (bench), Week 11
Jack Maher | Week 9 (bench)
Hany Mukhtar | Week 7, Week 12 (bench), Week 13, Week 23
Alex Muyl | Week 4, Week 19 
Dan Lovitz | Week 13 (bench), Week 22, Week 23 (bench)
CJ Sapong | Week 15, Week 19 
Joe Willis | Week 3, Week 14 (bench) 
Walker Zimmerman | Week 4, Week 20, Week 24

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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