Republic FC’s Cameron Iwasa Named USL Championship Player of the Week

It was quite a week for Sacramento Republic FC leading goal scorer and fan-favorite Cameron Iwasa, leading the Republic to their first home victory of the season with a hat trick over just an 11 minute span. Sacramento defeated the Oklahoma City Energy FC 4-1 at Papa Murphy’s Park on Sunday.

A hat trick does the trick for @cam31iwasa! ✔️

The @SacRepublicFC man is the Week 3 Player of the Week.#BeChampions pic.twitter.com/jXj2LHni2L

— USL Championship (@USLChampionship) March 26, 2019

Iwasa, who is the all-time leading scorer in club history, was named USL Championship Player of the Week for week three of the young season, receiving 62 percent of the votes.

Not a bad day at the office! Huge performance all around to get the win. First one at home, many more to come! #SundayFunday

— Cameron Iwasa (@cam31iwasa) March 25, 2019

With two wins and a draw already this season, the Republic look to remain undefeated when they take on the Tecoma Defiance in Washington on Monday, April 1st. You can watch Iwasa and the Republic live on ESPN+.

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