Ferreira named MLS Player of the Week

New York, NY – FC Dallas midfielder David Ferreira was named the Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 24 on Monday.

Ferreira was instrumental in Dallas claiming a pair of road victories, against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake, as he amassed three assists and one goal in the two matches.

In the 2-0 win over Vancouver, Ferreira set up both goals, with Fabian Castillo scoring on the hour mark before Jonathan Top tallied a goal 10 minutes later.

And only four days after, Ferreira helped Dallas claim a dramatic 2-1 win over RSL as he set up another goal for Castillo before scoring the winner himself deep in stoppage time.

In his last six MLS games, Ferreira has totaled two goals and six assists to help the Hoops to their first three-game winning streak of the season.

The MLS Player of the Week award is selected each week by the North American Soccer Reporters. The group consists of members of online, print, television, radio media.

2012 MLS Player of the Week winners:

Week 1: Kalif Alhassan (Portland Timbers)

Week 2: David Estrada (Seattle Sounders FC)

Week 3: Thierry Henry (Red Bull New York)

Week 4: Thierry Henry (Red Bull New York)

Week 5: Thierry Henry (Red Bull New York)

Week 6: Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA)

Week 7: Chris Pontius (D.C. United)

Week 8: Steven Lenhart (San Jose Earthquakes)

Week 9: Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

Week 10: Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution)

Week 11: Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United)

Week 12: Emilio Renteria (Columbus Crew)

Week 13-15: Patrice Bernier (Montreal Impact)

Week 16: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 17: Danny Koevermans (Toronto FC)

Week 18: Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake)

Week 19: Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

Week 20: Calen Carr (Houston Dynamo)

Week 21: Jairo Arrieta (Columbus Crew)

Week 22: Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC)

Week 23: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 24: David Ferreira (FC Dallas)