North American Soccer League Player of the Month

The Player of the Month was a soccer award that recognizes the best North American Soccer League player each month of the season. The recipient was chosen by a panel of writers who covered the league. The award was first given in 2011, the North American Soccer League's inaugural season.

Winners

Key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Etienne Barbara received the first two Player of the Month awards.
Tsuyoshi Yoshitake won the award in June 2012.
Month Year Nationality Player Team Position Ref
April 20112011  Malta Etienne Barbara Carolina RailHawks FW [1]
May  Malta Etienne Barbara Carolina RailHawks FW [1]
June  United States Matt Glaeser Fort Lauderdale Strikers GK [2]
July  United States Aaron King FC Tampa Bay FW [3]
August  United States Mike Ambersley FC Tampa Bay FW [4]
September  United States Evan Bush Montreal Impact GK [5]
October  United States Joe Warren NSC Minnesota Stars GK [6]
April 20122012  Chile Reinaldo Navia Atlanta Silverbacks FW [7]
May  Canada Shaun Saiko FC Edmonton MF [8]
June  Japan Tsuyoshi Yoshitake Tampa Bay Rowdies FW [9]
July  Brazil Pablo Campos San Antonio Scorpions FW [10]
August  England Richard Martin Puerto Rico Islanders GK [11]
September  United States Matt Horth Atlanta Silverbacks FW [12]
October  United States Jeff Attinella Tampa Bay Rowdies GK [13]
April 20132013  England Luke Mulholland Tampa Bay Rowdies MF [14]
May  Italy Simone Bracalello Minnesota United FW [14]
June  Netherlands Hans Denissen San Antonio Scorpions FW [14]
August  Guyana Chris Nurse FC Edmonton MF [14]
September  Bulgaria Georgi Hristov Tampa Bay Rowdies FW [14]
October  England Luke Mulholland Tampa Bay Rowdies MF [15]
April 20142014  United States Zack Schilawski Carolina RailHawks FW [16]
May/June  United States Christian Ramirez Minnesota United FW [17]
July  Colombia Rafael Castillo San Antonio Scorpions MF [18]
August  United States Christian Ramirez Minnesota United FW [19]
September  United States Miguel Ibarra Minnesota United MF [20]
October/November  United States Christian Ramirez Minnesota United FW [21]
April 20152015  United States Jimmy Maurer New York Cosmos GK [22]
May  Spain Raúl New York Cosmos FW [23]
June  France Romuald Peiser Ottawa Fury GK [24]
July  United States Christian Ramirez Minnesota United FW [25]
August  Brazil Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers FW [26]
September  France Romuald Peiser Ottawa Fury GK [27]
October  Brazil Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers FW [28]
April 20162016  United States Austin da Luz Carolina RailHawks MF [29]
May  Senegal Papé Diakité FC Edmonton DF [30]
June  Libya Éamon Zayed Indy Eleven FW [31]
July  United States Christian Ramirez Minnesota United FW [32]
August  United States Matt Van Oekel FC Edmonton GK [33]
September  Argentina Darío Cvitanich Miami FW [34]

Multiple winners

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.

Rank Player Wins
1st Christian Ramirez 5
2nd Etienne Barbara 2
Luke Mulholland
Romuald Peiser
Stefano Pinho

Awards won by position

As of October 9, 2016
Position Wins
Forward 22
Goalkeeper 9
Midfielder 7
Defender 1

Awards won by nationality

As of October 9, 2016
Country Wins
 United States 17
 Brazil 3
 England 3
 France 2
 Malta 2
 Argentina 1
 Bulgaria 1
 Canada 1
 Chile 1
 Colombia 1
 Guyana 1
 Italy 1
 Japan 1
 Libya 1
 Netherlands 1
 Senegal 1
 Spain 1

Awards won by club

As of October 9, 2016
Club Wins
Minnesota United 8
Tampa Bay Rowdies 7
Carolina RailHawks 4
FC Edmonton 4
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3
San Antonio Scorpions 3
Atlanta Silverbacks 2
New York Cosmos 2
Ottawa Fury 2
Indy Eleven 1
Miami FC 1
Montreal Impact 1
Puerto Rico Islanders 1

References

  1. ^ a b "NASL Announces 2011 Best XI Team". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Matt Glaeser named the NASL June Player of the Month". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Aaron King Named NASL Player of the Month". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Mike Ambersley Named NASL Player of the Month for August". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Evan Bush Named NASL September Player of the Month".
  6. ^ "Joe Warren Named NASL Player of the Month for October".
  7. ^ "Reinaldo Navia Named NASL Player of the Month". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Shaun Saiko Named NASL Player of the Month". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Yoshitake Named NASL Player of the Month". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Pablo Campos Named NASL Player of the Month for July". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Richard Martin Named August Player of the Month". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Horth Named NASL Player of the Month". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Jeff Attinella Named NASL Player of the Month for October". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Georgi Hristov Named NASL Player Of The Month For September". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Luke Mulholland Named NASL Player of the Month For October". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Carolina RailHawks forward Zack Schilawski is Player of the Month for April". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  17. ^ "Ramirez is NASL Player of the Month for May/June". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  18. ^ "Castillo is NASL Player of the Month for July". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  19. ^ "Minnesota United's Christian Ramirez Named Player of the Month". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  20. ^ "United's Miguel Ibarra Named NASL Player of the Month - September". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  21. ^ "Minnesota United's Christian Ramirez Named Player of the Month". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  22. ^ "Player of the Month New York Cosmos Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  23. ^ "Player of the Month New York Cosmos Forward Raúl". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  24. ^ "Player of the Month Ottawa Fury Goalkeeper Romuald Peiser". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  25. ^ "Player of the Month Minnesota United Forward Christian Ramirez". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  26. ^ "Player of the Month Fort Lauderdale Strikers Forward Stefano Pinho". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  27. ^ "Player of the Month Ottawa Fury Goalkeeper Romuald Peiser". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  28. ^ "Player of the Month Fort Lauderdale Strikers Forward Stefano Pinho". nasl.com. North American Soccer League. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  29. ^ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH RailHawks Midfielder Austin Da Luz". NASL. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  30. ^ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH Eddies Defender Papé Diakité". NASL. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  31. ^ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH Indy Forward Eamon Zayed". NASL. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  32. ^ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH Minnesota forward Christian Ramirez". NASL. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  33. ^ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH FC Edmonton's Matt VanOekel". NASL. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  34. ^ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH FC Miami forward Dario Cvitanich". NASL. Retrieved 9 October 2016.