One game into his MLS career, Minnesota United FC 's Nectarios Triantis already has an AT&T Goal of the Year candidate.

Nectarios Triantis Midfielder · Minnesota United FC

The U22 Initiative summer signing had a dream debut for the Loons on Saturday, scoring a brilliant strike from beyond midfield as his new club stunned Western Conference-leading San Diego FC with a 3-1 win at Snapdragon Stadium.

Triantis, acquired from English Premier League side Sunderland AFC last month, had a hit from way, way out in second-half stoppage time, sending his shot over backpedaling goalkeeper CJ dos Santos and into the back of the net.

The 22-year-old also assisted on Carlos Harvey 's 77th-minute goal, further contributing to a massive result that set a new single-season club recor

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