Philadelphia Union forward Julián Carranza named Week 26 Continental Player of the Week

The dominant effort continues a strong individual season for Carranza, who has set a career-high with 12 goals and seven assists in 24 matches (22 starts) since joining from Inter Miami CF, first on loan before a permanent transfer.

The Young Designated Player’s form has aided Philadelphia’s ascent into the Supporters’ Shield race, where their 51 points are six off the pace of league-leading LAFC, and are enough to have them five points clear of CF Montréal atop the Eastern Conference table.

Carranza and the Union will return to action Saturday when hosting the Colorado Rapids in a cross-conference showdown at Subaru Park (7:30 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+).

The MLS Player of the Week presented by Continental Tire is selected each week of the regular season through both media and fan voting in a process conducted by MLS Communications. A panel of journalists from the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) comprises 75 percent of the vote, while a Twitter fan vote represents the remaining 25 percent of voting. NASR consists of members of print, television, radio, and online media.