Phoenix Rising FC forward Santi Moar scored five goals and notched two assists over five matches in the opening month of the 2021 USL Championship campaign.
It was a night of firsts for Phoenix Rising FC on Saturday, as PRFC also recorded its first road win and clean sheet on the 2021 USL Championship campaign.
Phoenix Rising set two USL Championship single-game records for shots (41) and shots on target (20) in a 5-1 win over Las Vegas Lights on Saturday night.
Phoenix Rising FC lost 2-1 on Saturday night to the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Al Lang Stadium in Florida in what was a rematch of the 2020 Final that never was.
J.J. Watt fell in love with Chelsea and the game of soccer because of former striker Didier Drogba, who played for and is a part-owner of Phoenix Rising.
The captain joins forward Santi Moar and midfielders Kevon Lambert and Jon Bakero on the list of PRFC players to receive Team of the Week honors this year.
The 37th overall pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft is the reigning USL Championship Goalkeeper of the Year after spending the last two seasons at Lou City.
Defender Noah Billingsley will be available for selection on Saturday night against Oakland Roots after "problems with his visa" kept him out of Matchday 1.
The PRFC of old returned to the pitch on Friday night, defeating San Diego 4-1 to open up both the 2021 campaign and the new stadium at Wild Horse Pass.
On Friday night, the Suns, Coyotes, Diamondbacks and Rising all won their games and the Cardinals made Rondale Moore their second-round NFL draft pick.
Niall Dunn is a Valley native who goes to Hamilton High School in Chandler and spent time with several Phoenix-based youth clubs before landing with PRFC.
Phoenix Rising dropped three new kits on Tuesday ahead of the 2021 USL Championship season. PRFC will sport an all-red, an all-white and an all-black strip.
