Monthly soccer award given to players in Major League Soccer
The Major League Soccer Player of Month is a monthly soccer award given to players in Major League Soccer . The honor is given to the player deemed to have had the best cumulative performance in each month by a panel of journalists from the North American Soccer Reporters organization.[1] The award was formerly voted on by the Professional Soccer Reporters Association.[2]
Since 2023, the award has been sponsored by energy drink company Celsius Holdings and named the MLS Player of the Month presented by CELSIUS .
Winners [ edit ] Key GP = Games played G = Goals A = Assists GWG = Game-winning goals SO = Shutouts SV = Saves GA = Goals allowed Month Player Club Stats Ref. February & March Thiago Almada Atlanta United FC 4 GP, 4 G, 4 A [4] April Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes 5 GP, 5 G, 1 A [5] May Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC 5 GP, 6 G, 2 A [6] June Alan Pulido Sporting Kansas City 5 GP, 6 G, 1 A [7] July Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati 3 GP, 3 G, 4 A [8] August Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati 3 GP, 1 G, 3 A [9] September Cucho Hernández Columbus Crew 5 GP, 8 G, 1 A [10] October Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC 4 GP, 6 G, 1 A [11]
Month Player Club Stats Ref. February & March Lucas Zelarayán Columbus Crew 4 GP, 4 G, 1 A [12] April Sebastián Driussi Austin FC 5 GP, 4 G, 1 A [13] May Paul Arriola FC Dallas 5 GP, 6 G [14] June Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati 3 GP, 1 G, 3 A [15] July Sebastián Driussi Austin FC 6 GP, 5 G, 3 A [16] August Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC 7 GP, 7 G, 5 A [17] September & October Brenner FC Cincinnati 5 GP, 9 G, 2 A [18]
Month Player Club Stats Ref. March Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC 5 GP, 6 G, 3 A [27] April Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC 5 GP, 5 G, 2 A [28] May Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes 2 GP, 6 G [29] June Maximiliano Moralez New York City FC 3 GP, 3 G, 6 A [30] July Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC 5 GP, 7 G [31] August Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC 5 GP, 6 G [32] September Carlos Vela Los Angeles FC 5 GP, 7 G [33]
Month Player Club Stats Ref. March Felipe Gutiérrez Sporting Kansas City 5 GP, 5 G [34] April Miguel Almirón Atlanta United FC 4 GP, 5 G, 2 A [35] May Zack Steffen Columbus Crew SC 5 GP, 0 GA [36] June Adama Diomande Los Angeles FC 5 GP, 7 G [37] July Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC 5 GP, 9 G, 1 A [38] August Josef Martínez Atlanta United FC 4 GP, 4 G, 1 A [39] September Luciano Acosta D.C. United 5 GP, 4 G, 6 A [40] October Wayne Rooney D.C. United 5 GP, 5 G [41]
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