MLS Player of the Month

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]

Chris Wondolowski has won a record seven Player of the Month awards, winning four of them in the 2012 season alone.

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

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Clint Mathis was the first player to win the award twice in one season.
 
Carlos Vela won the award three times in the 2019 season.
 
Nick Rimando is the goalkeeper with the most Player of the Month awards with three.
Month Year[a] Player Nationality Pos. Club Ref.
April 1996.41996 Mauricio Cienfuegos   El Salvador MF Los Angeles Galaxy [3]
May 1996.51996 Carlos Valderrama   Colombia MF Tampa Bay Mutiny [4]
June 1996.61996 Eduardo Hurtado   Ecuador FW Los Angeles Galaxy [5]
July 1996.71996 Jason Kreis   United States FW Dallas Burn [5]
August 1996.81996 Marco Etcheverry   Bolivia MF D.C. United [6]
September 1996.91996 Brad Friedel   United States GK Columbus Crew [7]
April 1997.41997 Jaime Moreno   Bolivia MF D.C. United [8]
May 1997.51997 Alain Sutter    Switzerland MF Dallas Burn [9]
June 1997.61997 John Harkes   United States MF D.C. United [10]
July 1997.71997 Wélton   Brazil FW Los Angeles Galaxy [11]
August 1997.81997 Brad Friedel   United States GK Columbus Crew [7]
September 1997.91997 Walter Zenga   Italy GK New England Revolution [12]
March 1998.31998 Cobi Jones   United States MF Los Angeles Galaxy [13]
April 1998.41998 Juergen Sommer   United States GK Columbus Crew [14]
May 1998.51998 Piotr Nowak   Poland MF Chicago Fire [15]
June 1998.61998 Ross Paule   United States MF Colorado Rapids [16]
July 1998.71998 Roy Lassiter   United States FW D.C. United [17]
August 1998.81998 Stern John   Trinidad and Tobago FW Columbus Crew [18]
September 1998.91998 Diego Serna   Colombia FW Miami Fusion [19]
March 1999.31999 Ante Razov   United States FW Chicago Fire [20]
April 1999.41999 Musa Shannon   United States[b] FW Tampa Bay Mutiny [21]
May 1999.51999 Roy Lassiter   United States FW D.C. United [17]
June 1999.61999 Jason Kreis   United States FW Dallas Burn [9]
July 1999.71999 Raúl Díaz Arce   El Salvador FW Tampa Bay Mutiny [22]
August 1999.81999 Matt Jordan   United States GK Dallas Burn [9]
September 1999.91999 Ronald Cerritos   El Salvador FW San Jose Clash [23]
April 2000.42000 Miklos Molnar   Denmark FW Kansas City Wizards [24]
May 2000.52000 Tony Meola   United States GK Kansas City Wizards [24]
June 2000.62000 Clint Mathis   United States MF MetroStars [25]
July 2000.72000 Dante Washington   United States FW Columbus Crew [26]
August 2000.82000 Clint Mathis   United States MF MetroStars [25]
September 2000.92000 Diego Serna   Colombia FW Miami Fusion [19]
April 2001.42001 Alex Pineda Chacón   Honduras MF Miami Fusion [27]
May 2001.52001 Clint Mathis   United States MF MetroStars [28]
June 2001.62001 Diego Serna   Colombia FW Miami Fusion [19]
July 2001.72001 Hristo Stoichkov   Bulgaria FW Chicago Fire [29]
August 2001.82001 Brian Maisonneuve   United States MF Columbus Crew [30]
April 2002.42002 Carlos Ruiz   Guatemala FW Los Angeles Galaxy [25]
May 2002.52002 Taylor Twellman   United States FW New England Revolution [31]
June 2002.62002 Ariel Graziani   Ecuador FW San Jose Earthquakes [32]
July 2002.72002 Carlos Ruiz   Guatemala FW Los Angeles Galaxy [25]
August 2002.82002 Edson Buddle   United States FW Columbus Crew [33]
April 2003.42003 Landon Donovan   United States FW San Jose Earthquakes [25]
May 2003.52003 Preki   United States MF Kansas City Wizards [34]
June 2003.62003 Ante Razov   United States FW Chicago Fire [20]
July 2003.72003 Mark Chung   United States MF Colorado Rapids [35]
August 2003.82003 Carlos Ruiz   Guatemala FW Los Angeles Galaxy [9]
September 2003.92003 Landon Donovan   United States FW San Jose Earthquakes [25]
October 2003.102003 Pat Noonan   United States FW New England Revolution [36]
April 2004.42004 Carlos Ruiz   Guatemala FW Los Angeles Galaxy [9]
May 2004.52004 Alejandro Moreno   Venezuela FW Los Angeles Galaxy [24]
June 2004.62004 Chris Klein   United States MF Kansas City Wizards [37]
July 2004.72004 Amado Guevara   Honduras MF MetroStars [38]
August 2004.82004 Pat Onstad   Canada GK San Jose Earthquakes [39]
September 2004.92004 Jon Busch   United States GK Columbus Crew [40]
October 2004.102004 Andy Herron   Costa Rica FW Chicago Fire [41]
April 2005.42005 Clint Dempsey   United States FW New England Revolution [42]
May 2005.52005 Carlos Ruiz   Guatemala FW FC Dallas [42]
June 2005.62005 Nate Jaqua   United States FW Chicago Fire [42]
July 2005.72005 Ricardo Clark   United States MF San Jose Earthquakes [42]
August 2005.82005 Scott Sealy   Trinidad and Tobago FW Kansas City Wizards [42]
September 2005.92005 Taylor Twellman   United States FW New England Revolution [43]
October 2005.102005 Dwayne De Rosario   Canada FW San Jose Earthquakes [44]
April 2006.42006 Brian Ching   United States FW Houston Dynamo [45]
May 2006.52006 Carlos Ruiz   Guatemala FW FC Dallas [45]
June 2006.62006 José Burciaga Jr.   United States DF Kansas City Wizards [45]
July 2006.72006 Jonathan Bornstein   United States DF Chivas USA [45]
August 2006.82006 Jeff Cunningham   United States FW Real Salt Lake [45]
September 2006.92006 Matt Pickens   United States GK Chicago Fire [45]
October 2006.102006 Amado Guevara   Honduras MF New York Red Bulls [45]
April 2007.42007 Eddie Johnson   United States FW Kansas City Wizards [46]
May 2007.52007 Juan Pablo Ángel   Colombia FW New York Red Bulls [46]
June 2007.62007 Juan Pablo Ángel   Colombia FW New York Red Bulls [46]
July 2007.72007 Guillermo Barros Schelotto   Argentina FW Columbus Crew [46]
August 2007.82007 Troy Perkins   United States GK D.C. United [46]
September 2007.92007 Luciano Emílio   Brazil FW D.C. United [46]
October 2007.102007 Matt Pickens   United States GK Chicago Fire [47]
April 2008.42008 Landon Donovan   United States FW Los Angeles Galaxy [48]
May 2008.52008 Cuauhtémoc Blanco   Mexico FW Chicago Fire [48]
June 2008.62008 Luciano Emílio   Brazil FW D.C. United [48]
July 2008.72008 Nick Rimando   United States GK Real Salt Lake [48]
August 2008.82008 Guillermo Barros Schelotto   Argentina FW Columbus Crew [48]
September 2008.92008 Darren Huckerby   England FW San Jose Earthquakes [49]
October 2008.102008 Juan Pablo Ángel   Colombia FW New York Red Bulls [50]
March 2009.32009 Fredy Montero   Colombia FW Seattle Sounders FC [51]
April 2009.42009 Brian McBride   United States FW Chicago Fire [51]
May 2009.52009 Conor Casey   United States FW Colorado Rapids [51]
June 2009.62009 Guillermo Barros Schelotto   Argentina FW Columbus Crew [51]
July 2009.72009 Landon Donovan   United States FW Los Angeles Galaxy [51]
August 2009.82009 Chad Marshall   United States DF Columbus Crew [51]
September 2009.92009 Jeff Cunningham   United States FW FC Dallas [51]
October 2009.102009 Freddie Ljungberg   Sweden FW Seattle Sounders FC [51]
April 2010.42010 Edson Buddle   United States FW Los Angeles Galaxy [52]
May 2010.52010 Álvaro Saborío   Costa Rica FW Real Salt Lake [52]
June 2010.62010 Nick Rimando   United States GK Real Salt Lake [52]
July 2010.72010 Fredy Montero   Colombia FW Seattle Sounders FC [52]
August 2010.82010 Kevin Hartman   United States GK FC Dallas [53]
September 2010.92010 Omar Cummings   Jamaica FW Colorado Rapids [35]
October 2010.102010 Chris Wondolowski   United States FW San Jose Earthquakes [54]
March 2011.32011 Nick Rimando   United States GK Real Salt Lake [55]
April 2011.42011 Brad Davis   United States MF Houston Dynamo [55]
May 2011.52011 Landon Donovan   United States FW LA Galaxy [55]
June 2011.62011 Graham Zusi   United States MF Sporting Kansas City [55]
July 2011.72011 Kevin Hartman   United States GK FC Dallas [55]
August 2011.82011 Dwayne De Rosario   Canada FW D.C. United [55]
September 2011.92011 Sébastien Le Toux   France FW Philadelphia Union [55]
October 2011.102011 Chris Wondolowski   United States FW San Jose Earthquakes [56]
March 2012.32012 Thierry Henry   France FW New York Red Bulls [57]
April 2012.42012 Chris Wondolowski   United States FW San Jose Earthquakes [57]
May 2012.52012 Dwayne De Rosario   Canada FW D.C. United [57]
June 2012.62012 Chris Wondolowski   United States FW San Jose Earthquakes [57]
July 2012.72012 Robbie Keane   Republic of Ireland FW LA Galaxy [57]
August 2012.82012 Patrice Bernier   Canada MF Montreal Impact [57]
September 2012.92012 Chris Wondolowski   United States FW San Jose Earthquakes [57]
October 2012.92012 Chris Wondolowski   United States FW San Jose Earthquakes [57]
March 2013.32013 Mike Magee   United States FW LA Galaxy [58]
April 2013.42013 Jack McInerney   United States FW Philadelphia Union [58]
May 2013.52013 Jack McInerney   United States FW Philadelphia Union [58]
June 2013.62013 Mike Magee   United States FW LA Galaxy [58]
July 2013.72013 Camilo Sanvezzo   Brazil FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC [58]
August 2013.82013 Robbie Keane   Republic of Ireland FW LA Galaxy [58]
September 2013.92013 Dominic Oduro   Ghana FW Columbus Crew [59]
October 2013.102013 Camilo Sanvezzo   Brazil FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC [60]
March 2014.32014 Mauro Díaz   Argentina MF FC Dallas [61]
April 2014.42014 Clint Dempsey   United States FW Seattle Sounders FC [62]
May 2014.52014 Dom Dwyer   England[c] FW Sporting Kansas City [63]
June 2014.62014 Eric Kronberg   United States GK Sporting Kansas City [64]
July 2014.72014 Benny Feilhaber   United States MF Sporting Kansas City [65]
August 2014.82014 Landon Donovan   United States FW LA Galaxy [66]
September 2014.92014 Obafemi Martins   Nigeria FW Seattle Sounders FC [67]
October 2014.102014 Lee Nguyen   United States MF New England Revolution [68]
March 2015.32015 Octavio Rivero   Uruguay FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC [69]
April 2015.42015 Benny Feilhaber   United States MF Sporting Kansas City [70]
May 2015.52015 Krisztián Németh   Hungary FW Sporting Kansas City [71]
June 2015.62015 David Ousted   Denmark GK Vancouver Whitecaps FC [72]
July 2015.72015 Sebastian Giovinco   Italy FW Toronto FC [73]
August 2015.82015 Sebastian Giovinco   Italy FW Toronto FC [74]
September 2015.92015 Didier Drogba   Ivory Coast FW Montreal Impact [75]
October 2015.102015 Didier Drogba   Ivory Coast FW Montreal Impact [76]
March 2016.32016 Joao Plata   Ecuador FW Real Salt Lake [77]
April 2016.42016 Fanendo Adi   Nigeria FW Portland Timbers [78]
May 2016.52016 Bradley Wright-Phillips   England FW New York Red Bulls [79]
June 2016.62016 Yura Movsisyan   Armenia FW Real Salt Lake [80]
July 2016.72016 Frank Lampard   England MF New York City FC [81]
August 2016.82016 Nicolás Lodeiro   Uruguay MF Seattle Sounders FC [82]
September 2016.92016 Chad Marshall   United States DF Seattle Sounders FC [83]
October 2016.102016 Justin Meram   Iraq MF Columbus Crew SC [84]
March 2017.32017 Josef Martínez   Venezuela FW Atlanta United FC [85]
April 2017.42017 Joe Bendik   United States GK Orlando City SC [86]
May 2017.52017 Nemanja Nikolić   Hungary FW Chicago Fire [87]
June 2017.62017 David Villa   Spain FW New York City FC [88]
July 2017.72017 Daniel Royer   Austria MF New York Red Bulls [89]
August 2017.82017 Ignacio Piatti   Argentina MF Montreal Impact [90]
September 2017.92017 Josef Martínez   Venezuela FW Atlanta United FC [91]
March 2018.32018 Felipe Gutiérrez   Chile MF Sporting Kansas City [92]
April 2018.42018 Miguel Almirón   Paraguay MF Atlanta United FC [93]
May 2018.52018 Zack Steffen   United States GK Columbus Crew SC [94]
June 2018.62018 Adama Diomande   Norway FW Los Angeles FC [95]
July 2018.72018 Josef Martínez   Venezuela FW Atlanta United FC [96]
August 2018.82018 Josef Martínez   Venezuela FW Atlanta United FC [97]
September 2018.92018 Luciano Acosta   Argentina MF D.C. United [98]
October 2018.102018 Wayne Rooney   England FW D.C. United [99]
March 2019.32019 Carlos Vela   Mexico FW Los Angeles FC [100]
April 2019.42019 Carlos Vela   Mexico FW Los Angeles FC [101]
May 2019.52019 Chris Wondolowski   United States FW San Jose Earthquakes [102]
June 2019.62019 Maximiliano Moralez   Argentina MF New York City FC [103]
July 2019.72019 Josef Martínez   Venezuela FW Atlanta United FC [104]
August 2019.82019 Josef Martínez   Venezuela FW Atlanta United FC [105]
September 2019.92019 Carlos Vela   Mexico FW Los Angeles FC [106]
August 2020.82020 Daryl Dike   United States FW Orlando City SC [107]
September 2020.92020 Alejandro Pozuelo   Spain MF Toronto FC [108]
October & November 2020.102020 Taty Castellanos   Argentina FW New York City FC [109]
April & May 2021.42021 Javier Hernández   Mexico FW LA Galaxy [110]
June 2021.62021 Carles Gil   Spain MF New England Revolution [111]
July 2021.72021 Gustavo Bou   Argentina FW New England Revolution [112]
August 2021.82021 Taty Castellanos   Argentina FW New York City FC [113]
September 2021.92021 Javier Eduardo López   Mexico MF San Jose Earthquakes [114]
February & March 2022.22022 Lucas Zelarayán   Armenia MF Columbus Crew [115]
April 2022.42022 Sebastián Driussi   Argentina FW Austin FC [116]
May 2022.52022 Paul Arriola   United States MF FC Dallas [117]
June 2022.62022 Luciano Acosta   Argentina MF FC Cincinnati [118]
July 2022.72022 Sebastián Driussi   Argentina FW Austin FC [119]
August 2022.82022 Hany Mukhtar   Germany MF Nashville SC [120]
September & October 2022.92022 Brenner   Brazil FW FC Cincinnati [121]
February & March 2023.22023 Thiago Almada   Argentina MF Atlanta United FC [122]
April 2023.42023 Cristian Espinoza   Argentina MF San Jose Earthquakes [123]
May 2023.52023 Hany Mukhtar   Germany MF Nashville SC [124]
June 2023.62023 Alan Pulido   Mexico FW Sporting Kansas City [125]
July 2023.72023 Luciano Acosta   Argentina MF FC Cincinnati [126]
August 2023.82023 Luciano Acosta   Argentina MF FC Cincinnati [127]
September 2023.92023 Cucho Hernández   Colombia FW Columbus Crew [128]
October 2023.102023 Denis Bouanga   Gabon FW Los Angeles FC [129]
February & March 2024.22024 Luis Suárez   Uruguay FW Inter Miami CF [130]
April 2024.42024 Lionel Messi   Argentina FW Inter Miami CF [24]
May 2024.52024 Luciano Acosta   Argentina MF FC Cincinnati [131]
June 2024.62024 Mateusz Bogusz   Poland MF Los Angeles FC [132]
July 2024.72024 Cucho Hernández   Colombia FW Columbus Crew [133]
August & September 2024.82024 Evander   Brazil MF Portland Timbers [134]
October 2024.102024 Lionel Messi   Argentina FW Inter Miami CF [135]

Multiple winners

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Landon Donovan won six awards over the span of eleven seasons.

The following table lists the number of awards won by players who have won at least two Player of the Month awards. Players in bold are still active in MLS.

As of October 2024
Rank Player Wins
1st   Chris Wondolowski 7
2nd   Landon Donovan 6
  Josef Martínez
  Carlos Ruiz
5th   Luciano Acosta 5
6th   Juan Pablo Ángel 3
  Guillermo Barros Schelotto
  Dwayne De Rosario
  Clint Mathis
  Nick Rimando
  Diego Serna
  Carlos Vela
13th   Edson Buddle 2
  Taty Castellanos
  Jeff Cunningham
  Clint Dempsey
  Sebastián Driussi
  Didier Drogba
  Luciano Emílio
  Benny Feilhaber
  Brad Friedel
  Sebastian Giovinco
  Amado Guevara
  Kevin Hartman
  Cucho Hernández
  Robbie Keane
  Jason Kreis
  Roy Lassiter
  Mike Magee
  Chad Marshall
  Jack McInerney
  Lionel Messi
  Fredy Montero
  Hany Mukhtar
  Matt Pickens
  Ante Razov
  Camilo Sanvezzo
  Taylor Twellman

Awards won by nationality

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Carlos Ruiz has won all of Guatemala's six awards.
As of October 2024
Nationality Players Wins
  United States 49 78
  Argentina 10 20
  Colombia 5 11
  Brazil 5 7
  Mexico 5 7
  Venezuela 2 7
  Guatemala 1 6
  England 5 5
  Canada 3 5
  Ecuador 3 3
  El Salvador 3 3
  Spain 3 3
  Uruguay 3 3
  Honduras 2 3
  Italy 2 3
  Armenia 2 2
  Bolivia 2 2
  Costa Rica 2 2
  Denmark 2 2
  France 2 2
  Hungary 2 2
  Nigeria 2 2
  Poland 2 2
  Trinidad and Tobago 2 2
  Germany 1 2
  Ivory Coast 1 2
  Republic of Ireland 1 2
  Austria 1 1
  Bulgaria 1 1
  Chile 1 1
  Gabon 1 1
  Ghana 1 1
  Iraq 1 1
  Jamaica 1 1
  Norway 1 1
  Paraguay 1 1
  Sweden 1 1
   Switzerland 1 1

Awards won by club

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As of October 2024
Club Players Wins
LA Galaxy[d] 11 19
Columbus Crew 13 18
San Jose Earthquakes[e] 10 17
Sporting Kansas City[f] 14 15
D.C. United 9 12
Chicago Fire FC 9 11
FC Dallas[g] 8 11
New York Red Bulls[h] 7 11
New England Revolution 7 8
Atlanta United FC 3 8
Real Salt Lake 5 7
Seattle Sounders FC 6 7
Los Angeles FC 4 6
New York City FC 4 5
FC Cincinnati 2 5
Colorado Rapids 4 4
CF Montréal[i] 3 4
Miami Fusion[j] 2 4
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 4
Tampa Bay Mutiny[k] 3 3
Inter Miami CF 2 3
Philadelphia Union 2 3
Toronto FC 2 3
Houston Dynamo FC 2 2
Orlando City SC 2 2
Portland Timbers 2 2
Austin FC 1 2
Nashville SC 1 2
Chivas USA[l] 1 1

Awards won by position

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As of October 2024
Position Wins
Forward 124
Midfielder 51
Goalkeeper 20
Defender 4

Notes

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  1. ^ Each year is linked to an article on the particular season associated with the month of that year.
  2. ^ Represented Liberia at international level after the award was given.
  3. ^ Represented the United States at international level after the award was given.
  4. ^ Formerly named Los Angeles Galaxy.
  5. ^ Formerly named San Jose Clash.
  6. ^ Formerly named Kansas City Wizards.
  7. ^ Formerly named Dallas Burn.
  8. ^ Formerly named MetroStars.
  9. ^ Formerly named Montreal Impact.
  10. ^ Dissolved in 2002.
  11. ^ Dissolved in 2002.
  12. ^ Dissolved in 2014.

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