TAMPA, Fla. – USL League One today announced the Team of the Week for Week 16 of the 2025 regular season, with Texoma FC midfielder Ajmeer Spengler named Player of the Week presented by Konami eFootball with a goal and an assist against the Charlotte Independence. The honor represents the first Player of the Week recognition for both Spengler and Texoma.

Following an impressive two-goal, seven-assist debut professional campaign with South Georgia Tormenta FC a season ago, Spengler has continued to stand out after making the move from Statesboro to Sherman in the offseason. With a goal and an assist in Texoma's 3-2 victory against Charlotte, the 24-year-old has already equaled his goal contribution total from a season ago in less than half the time, helping Los Pájaros shake off a slow start to their inaugural campaign and extend their club-record unbeaten streak to six matches.

"It was a great shift from the team for the entire 90," Spengler said. "We battled through adversity.
We had our ups and downs in the game, and I think it was a testament to our resolve as a unit that we could come back from dropping two goals and scoring a third in the final minutes and seeing out the results."

"It's great to see Ajmeer being named Player of the Week," said Texoma Head Coach Adrian Forbes. "It's a long time coming with the way he's performed over the past few months. It's easy for me to say because I work with him every day, but it doesn't surprise me that he's achieved this accolade. It's not just his goals and assists, it's his all-around gameplay he's shown over the season that's been so crucial to our success, and I am so proud of him and everything he's accomplished so far and will accomplish this season."

GK - Carlos Avilez, AV ALTA FC: With his seven-save performance in Antelope Valley's 1-1 draw against Portland, Avilez moved into third place for most saves in league history at 273. The veteran League One shot-stopper also recorded nine recoveries, completed 70% of his passes and connected on six long balls.

D - Sebastian Cruz, AV ALTA FC: The Sporting Kansas City Academy product helped Antelope Valley extend its club-record unbeaten streak to seven matches across all competitions with a 73% passing accuracy rate, seven clearances, five recoveries, five completed long passes, four interceptions, three duels won and two completed dribbles, against Portland on Saturday.

D - Sivert Haugli, One Knoxville SC: Haugli bagged his first Knoxville goal in match-winning fashion, leading One Knox over South Georgia, 3-0, on Saturday. The 26-year-old Norwegian added a 90% passing accuracy rate, four clearances, two recoveries, two interceptions and two duels won to Knoxville's second-largest shutout victory in club history.

D - Fabrice Ngah, Charlotte Independence: The former Cameroon international has tallied goals in back-to-back matches after recording a 77th-minute strike in Charlotte's loss against Texoma. Ngah also completed 84% of his passes, reeled in five recoveries, won four duels, connected on four long balls, won all three of his tackles and created a pair of chances.

D - Toby Sims, Greenville Triumph SC: In his fourth consecutive start and fifth appearance for the side, the recent Harrogate Town AFC standout recorded a pair of goal contributions in a single match for the second time in his professional career. In addition to assisting Leo Castro's opener in the 28th minute and scoring the winner in the 55th minute, Sims added a 77% passing accuracy rate, six duels won, three completed long passes, two clearances and two recoveries.

M - Prince Saydee, Westchester SC: The former Liberia international has three goals in his last four league matches after scoring the equalizer in Madison on Wednesday. The 32-year-old also completed 81% of his passes, reeled in four recoveries, won three duels and completed two dribbles.

M - Ajmeer Spengler, Texoma FC: Following his one-goal, one-assist performance in Texoma's big win against Charlotte, Spengler has now more than doubled his scoring total from his debut professional season a year ago.

M - Ollie Wright, Portland Hearts of Pine: With his assist on Azaad Liadi's late equalizer against Antelope Valley, Wright has five goal contributions through as many matches. The 26-year-old completed 84% of his passes, created four total chances, registered four recoveries, connected on three long balls, won thre duels and completed two dribbles.

F - Leo Castro, Greenville Triumph SC: The Colombian veteran took the lead in the Golden Boot race and is up to the sixth-most goals in League One history following his opener against Chattanooga on Saturday. The 36-year-old also completed 63% of his passes, won five duels, registered two accurate crosses and tallied two recoveries.

F - Azaad Liadi, Portland Hearts of Pine: The Lexington SC loanee scored his sixth goal of the season across all competitions on Saturday, salvaging a 1-1 road draw against Antelope Valley. Liadi also contributed with nine duels won, five recoveries, five fouls won and a pair of chances created.

F - Juan Carlos Obregón, Jr., Westchester SC: The 2024 USL League One All-League First Team forward helped Westchester snap its 11-match unbeaten run, following up on a rebounded winner after his penalty kick attempt was saved. The Honduras international also won a penalty kick, won 10 duels, earned six fouls, registered three recoveries and won a pair of tackles.

Coach - Dave Carton, Westchester SC: In its national television debut, Westchester ended its lengthy unbeaten stretch with a comeback victory, as Carton and his former Charlotte players Juan Carlos Obregón, Jr. and Joel Johnson returned to Madison and defeated the team that knocked them out of the playoffs a season ago. 

Bench - Sean Lewis (KNX), Lucky Opara (SPK), Solomon Asante (TXO), Babacar Diene (KNX), Mikkel Gøling (KNX), Bachir Ndiaye (CLT), Neco Brett (SPK)