NASL Team of the Week (Spring 13): Mason Trafford

Stone Sports Management would like to congratulate Miami FC defender Mason Trafford on his  NASL Team of the Week (Spring Week 13) selection. Mason completed 93.8 percent of his passes in Miami FC’s 4-0 Miami win against 3rd place Jacksonville Armada. He also made several important clearances and a pair of interceptions helping keep Miami FC’s 6th clean sheet of the season.

Mason not only had a great match against Jacksonville but showed his MLS quality against Orlando City in last Wednesday’s US Open Cup game,whiich marked the first time these two Florida clubs played each other. Mason logged 90 minutes and an 88.5 percent passing completion in a 3-1 Miami win in front of 5,838 fans at Orlando City Stadium. This match carried an electric atmosphere as the game was looked at as an inner-state matchup. Check out Mason’s passing statistics from the match below.

Mason is proving to be one of the NASL’s best central defenders this season.  His 91.4 percent season passing accuracy in 994 minutes is a big reason why Miami boasts an 8-3-1 record. After leading NASL in total passes[JS1] [GW2]  in 2016, the 30-year-old veteran is currently in second place this season with 776 total passes and third in clearances (51). His totals surely would be greater had he not been sat out the previous league game against FC Edmonton in advance of the big US Open Cup match.  Head Coach Alessandro Nesta’s management worked out perfectly as evidenced by the week’s two wins and Mason’s strong performances, including the Team of the Week Honor.

SSM wishes Mason well on his quest to bring home Miami FC's first champoinship as the club looks to cloe the Spring season in first place as well as their upcoming US Open Cup match against Atlanta United on June 28th. Check out Mason on Twitter here.