Nielsen earns fourth NAPA Save of the Week honor

Kansas City's Jimmy Nielsen has earned his fourth NAPA Save of the Week honor.

Jimmy Nielsen's one-handed tip save on the Crew's Adam Moffat has been voted the NAPA Save of the Week for Matchday 16, giving the Kansas City Wizards goalkeeper his fourth such award this season. Nielsen earned roughly 48 percent of the fans' vote, easily topping runner-up William Hesmer, who came up with a late goal-line stop for Columbus in the same match last Wednesday.


Seattle's Kasey Keller and Colorado's Matt Pickens trailed in the voting, while a second Nielsen effort during the Wizards' 1-0 win placed fifth.


1. Jimmy Nielsen (#2) 48.37%


2. William Hesmer 31.96%


3. Kasey Keller 16.02%


4. Matt Pickens 1.96%


5. Jimmy Nielsen (#1) 1.69%


NAPA Save of the Week Winners

Week 16: Jimmy Nielsen, Kansas City Wizards


Week 15: Stefan Frei, Toronto FC


Week 14: Jimmy Nielsen, Kansas City Wizards


Week 13: Jimmy Nielsen, Kansas City Wizards


Week 12: Nick Rimando, Real Salt Lake


Week 11: Chris Seitz, Philadelphia Union


Week 10: Donovan Ricketts, LA Galaxy


Week 9: Jimmy Nielsen, Kansas City Wizards


Week 8: Gino Padula, Columbus Crew


Week 7: Kevin Hartman, FC Dallas


Week 6: Joe Cannon, San Jose Earthquakes


Week 5: Andrew Dykstra, Chicago Fire