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.
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.
Nationality | Players | Wins |
---|---|---|
United States | 49 | 78 |
Argentina | 10 | 18 |
Colombia | 5 | 10 |
Mexico | 5 | 7 |
Venezuela | 2 | 7 |
Brazil | 4 | 6 |
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 |
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 |
Poland | 1 | 1 |
Sweden | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 | 1 |
Club | Players | Wins |
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LA Galaxy [lower-alpha 4] | 11 | 19 |
Columbus Crew | 13 | 17 |
San Jose Earthquakes [lower-alpha 5] | 10 | 17 |
Sporting Kansas City [lower-alpha 6] | 14 | 15 |
D.C. United | 9 | 12 |
Chicago Fire FC | 9 | 11 |
FC Dallas [lower-alpha 7] | 8 | 11 |
New York Red Bulls [lower-alpha 8] | 7 | 11 |
New England Revolution | 7 | 8 |
Atlanta United FC | 3 | 8 |
Real Salt Lake | 5 | 7 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 6 | 7 |
New York City FC | 4 | 5 |
Los Angeles FC | 3 | 5 |
Colorado Rapids | 4 | 4 |
CF Montréal [lower-alpha 9] | 3 | 4 |
FC Cincinnati | 2 | 4 |
Miami Fusion [lower-alpha 10] | 2 | 4 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 4 |
Tampa Bay Mutiny [lower-alpha 11] | 3 | 3 |
Philadelphia Union | 2 | 3 |
Toronto FC | 2 | 3 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 2 | 2 |
Inter Miami CF | 2 | 2 |
Orlando City SC | 2 | 2 |
Austin FC | 1 | 2 |
Nashville SC | 1 | 2 |
Chivas USA [lower-alpha 12] | 1 | 1 |
Portland Timbers | 1 | 1 |
Position | Wins |
---|---|
Forward | 122 |
Midfielder | 48 |
Goalkeeper | 20 |
Defender | 4 |
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