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
- Key
- GP = Games played
- G = Goals
- A = Assists
- GWG = Game-winning goals
- SO = Shutouts
- SV = Saves
- GA = Goals allowed
2023
Month | Player | Club | Stats | Ref. |
February & March | Thiago Almada | Atlanta United FC | 4 GP, 4 G, 4 A | [3] |
April | Cristian Espinoza | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 GP, 5 G, 1 A | [4] |
May | Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | 5 GP, 6 G, 2 A | [5] |
June | Alan Pulido | Sporting Kansas City | 5 GP, 6 G, 1 A | [6] |
July | Luciano Acosta | FC Cincinnati | 3 GP, 3 G, 4 A | [7] |
August | Luciano Acosta | FC Cincinnati | 3 GP, 1 G, 3 A | [8] |
September | Cucho Hernández | Columbus Crew | 5 GP, 8 G, 1 A | [9] |
October | Denis Bouanga | Los Angeles FC | 4 GP, 6 G, 1 A | [10] |
2022
Month | Player | Club | Stats | Ref. |
February & March | Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew | 4 GP, 4 G, 1 A | [11] |
April | Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC | 5 GP, 4 G, 1 A | [12] |
May | Paul Arriola | FC Dallas | 5 GP, 6 G | [13] |
June | Luciano Acosta | FC Cincinnati | 3 GP, 1 G, 3 A | [14] |
July | Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC | 6 GP, 5 G, 3 A | [15] |
August | Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | 7 GP, 7 G, 5 A | [16] |
September & October | Brenner | FC Cincinnati | 5 GP, 9 G, 2 A | [17] |
2021
2020
2019
Month | Player | Club | Stats | Ref. |
March | Carlos Vela | Los Angeles FC | 5 GP, 6 G, 3 A | [26] |
April | Carlos Vela | Los Angeles FC | 5 GP, 5 G, 2 A | [27] |
May | Chris Wondolowski | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 GP, 6 G | [28] |
June | Maximiliano Moralez | New York City FC | 3 GP, 3 G, 6 A | [29] |
July | Josef Martínez | Atlanta United FC | 5 GP, 7 G | [30] |
August | Josef Martínez | Atlanta United FC | 5 GP, 6 G | [31] |
September | Carlos Vela | Los Angeles FC | 5 GP, 7 G | [32] |
2018
Month | Player | Club | Stats | Ref. |
March | Felipe Gutiérrez | Sporting Kansas City | 5 GP, 5 G | [33] |
April | Miguel Almirón | Atlanta United FC | 4 GP, 5 G, 2 A | [34] |
May | Zack Steffen | Columbus Crew SC | 5 GP, 0 GA | [35] |
June | Adama Diomande | Los Angeles FC | 5 GP, 7 G | [36] |
July | Josef Martínez | Atlanta United FC | 5 GP, 9 G, 1 A | [37] |
August | Josef Martínez | Atlanta United FC | 4 GP, 4 G, 1 A | [38] |
September | Luciano Acosta | D.C. United | 5 GP, 4 G, 6 A | [39] |
October | Wayne Rooney | D.C. United | 5 GP, 5 G | [40] |
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
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1996
References
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