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Five To Shine: Chris Mueller, Darwin Jones Among Featured

By Matt Reed - matt.reed@uslsoccer.com, 04/08/19, 11:00AM EDT

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A weekly look at five USL League Two players turned professional

There were standout performances around the professional landscape this weekend, and a number of former USL League Two players were among the stars.

To highlight these tremendous talents, "Five To Shine" is here this week to shine a spotlight on five former League Two-ers that put in the work over the weekend with their pro club.

Orange County SC's Darwin Jones had himself a tremendous weekend for the USL Championship side, netting two goals as his team picked up their first win of the 2019 season.

Meanwhile, Tampa Bay Rowdies midfielder Andrew Tinari and Lucas Coutinho of Tormenta FC each scored for their respective sides en route to victories this past week. Coutinho and Tormenta have begun their inaugural USL League One campaign with an unbeaten start through three matches.

In MLS, for League Two players Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) and Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC) made major impacts for their clubs.

Mueller scored a goal after being substituted on for the Lions and helped guide Orlando City to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rapids. Frei kept a clean sheet for the Sounders, while making four saves for the unbeaten Western Conference side.

Below, check out how all five players performed over the weekend.

DARWIN JONES VS. COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS

CHRIS MUELLER VS. COLORADO RAPIDS

LUCAS COUTINHO VS. FC TUCSON

STEFAN FREI VS. REAL SALT LAKE

ANDREW TINARI VS. HARTFORD ATHLETIC

FIVE TO SHINE: APRIL 8, 2019

Name

Team

Position

Weekly Notes

Former League Two Team

Darwin Jones Orange County SC F Jones netted a brace for Orange County in their 2-0 win against Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Sounders FC U23
Andrew Tinari Tampa Bay Rowdies M The Rowdies midfielder scored his first goal of the season for the Rowdies in their 4-0 win over Hartford Athletic. Jersey Express
Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders GK Frei made four saves and helped keep a clean sheet for the Sounders in their 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake. San Jose Frogs
Lucas Coutinho South Georgia Tormenta FC M Coutinho scored a goal and helped spark a second-half comeback for Tormenta in their 3-1 win over FC Tucson. SWV King's Warriors
Chris Mueller Orlando City SC F Mueller tallied a goal after coming on for the LIons in the second half of their 4-3 win over the Colorado Rapids. Des Moines Menace, Chicago FC United

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