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Eamon Zayed said Saturday he wanted the whole Indy Eleven squad selected for the North American Soccer League Team of the Week.

That likely won't happen, but Zayed could make the suggestion thanks to his efforts in helping the Eleven win the NASL spring title.

Zayed was named the league's Player of the Week on Monday, scoring a hat trick in the Eleven's 4-1 win over Carolina. The victory put Indy in great position to win the spring championship barring a bucket of goals from Fort Lauderdale one day later. They'd lose their match to hand the Eleven the title.

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“Obviously, it’s a nice honor to get personally, but it was achieved by a total team effort, a ‘never say die attitude’ and close to 10,000 unbelievable fans on Saturday night,” said Zayed in a press release. “The teamwork we’ve shown since the first game of the spring season through the last is what allowed us to earn a trophy for those tremendous supporters and I’m just glad to have played a part in it.”

Zayed was the only player to win the award twice in the spring.

The Libyan international leads the NASL in scoring with six goals. His two goals in the Eleven's win over the New York Cosmos on May 16 gave them an important tiebreaker advantage.

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“There’s no denying Eamon was a catalyst for the squad,” Indy Eleven coach Tim Hankinson said. “While we depend upon him to score, he does so many other things to help our attack and his teammates across the field. All of those attributes were on display for the full 90 minutes to help our club earn the spring season title.”