CARY, N.C. – Carolina RailHawks forward Pablo Campos has been named the Week 16 NASL Offensive Player of the Week.

Campos scored two goals on Saturday night to lead the RailHawks to a 4-1 win over Edmonton at WakeMed Soccer Park.

“It was an excellent performance from Pablo and one well deserving of the award,” said RailHawks Coach Martin Rennie.  “He was making great runs all night and he showed his ability to finish.  His confidence is growing and we look for him to have a strong finish to the season.”

Campos is the fifth RailHawks player this season to have been chosen as a Player of the Week. Etienne Barbara has been named the Offensive Player of the Week four times and Nick Zimmerman has been selected once. Goalkeeper Brad Knighton has been chosen as the Defensive Player of the Week twice, and former captain Brad Rusin was selected three times before his transfer to Denmark earlier this month.

Campos scored the game’s first goal in the 37th minute. Defender Cory Miller played a ball up the right flank to Campos, who shielded his man off the ball, allowing him to turn and go to goal unmarked. Edmonton goalkeeper Rein Baart came off his line, but Campos slipped it by him to put the RailHawks ahead 1-0.

In the 67th minute, Nick Zimmerman started a counterattack from the RailHawks’ side of the field. His pass to Etienne Barbara beat the offside trap, allowing Barbara and Campos to go in 2-v-1. Barbara sucked his defender outside then played the ball into Campos. Campos chipped it over Baart as he charged off his line, then volleyed it into the open net for his second of the evening.

Though it went down as an Edmonton own goal, Campos set up the RailHawks’ third goal of the night. He sent a low cross through the area looking for Barbara, but Edmonton defender Paul Hamilton tried to clear the ball away only to see it go into the Edmonton net.

With eight goals, Campos is second only to Barbara’s 15 in the race for the NASL golden boot.

Campos and the NASL-leading RailHawks (13-2-2) return to WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday, when they will face the Atlanta Silverbacks at 7 p.m. For tickets, call the Cruizers Box Office at WakeMed Soccer Park at 919-459-8144 or visit CarolinaRailHawks.com.