North American Soccer League Player of the Month

The Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best North American Soccer League player each month of the season. The recipient is chosen by a panel of writers who cover 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 of 2012.
Month Year Nationality Player Team Position Ref
April 2011  Malta Barbara, EtienneEtienne Barbara Carolina RailHawks FW [1]
May 2011  Malta Barbara, EtienneEtienne Barbara Carolina RailHawks FW [1]
June 2011  United States Glaeser, MattMatt Glaeser Fort Lauderdale Strikers GK [2]
July 2011  United States King, AaronAaron King Tampa Bay FW [3]
August 2011  United States Ambersley, MikeMike Ambersley Tampa Bay FW [4]
September 2011  United States Bush, EvanEvan Bush Montreal Impact GK [5]
October 2011  United States Warren, JoeJoe Warren NSC Minnesota Stars GK [6]
April 2012  Chile Navia, ReinaldoReinaldo Navia Atlanta Silverbacks FW [7]
May 2012  Canada Saiko, ShaunShaun Saiko Edmonton MF [8]
June 2012  Japan Yoshitake, TsuyoshiTsuyoshi Yoshitake Tampa Bay Rowdies FW [9]
July 2012  Brazil Campos, PabloPablo Campos San Antonio Scorpions FW [10]
August 2012  England Martin, RichardRichard Martin Puerto Rico Islanders GK [11]
September 2012  United States Horth, MattMatt Horth Atlanta Silverbacks FW [12]
October 2012  United States Attinella, JeffJeff Attinella Tampa Bay Rowdies GK [13]
April 2013  England Mulholland, LukeLuke Mulholland Tampa Bay Rowdies MF [14]
May 2013  Italy Bracalello, SimoneSimone Bracalello Minnesota United FW [14]
June 2013  Netherlands Denissen, HansHans Denissen San Antonio Scorpions FW [14]
August 2013  Guyana Nurse, ChrisChris Nurse Edmonton MF [14]
September 2013  Bulgaria Hristov, GeorgiGeorgi Hristov Tampa Bay Rowdies FW [14]
October 2013  England Mulholland, LukeLuke Mulholland Tampa Bay Rowdies MF [15]
April 2014  United States Schilawski, ZackZack Schilawski Carolina RailHawks FW [16]
May/June 2014  United States Ramirez, ChristianChristian Ramirez Minnesota United FW [17]
July 2014  Colombia Castillo, RafaelRafael Castillo San Antonio Scorpions MF [18]
August 2014  United States Ramirez, ChristianChristian Ramirez Minnesota United FW [19]
September 2014  United States Ibarra, MiguelMiguel Ibarra Minnesota United MF [20]
October/November 2014  United States Ramirez, ChristianChristian Ramirez Minnesota United FW [21]
April 2015  United States Maurer, JimmyJimmy Maurer New York Cosmos GK [22]
May 2015  Spain Raúl New York Cosmos FW [23]
June 2015  France Peiser, RomualdRomuald Peiser Ottawa Fury GK [24]
July 2015  United States Ramirez, ChristianChristian Ramirez Minnesota United FW [25]
August 2015  Brazil Pinho, StefanoStefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers FW [26]
September 2015  France Peiser, RomualdRomuald Peiser Ottawa Fury GK [27]
October 2015  Brazil Pinho, StefanoStefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers FW [28]
April 2016  United States da Luz, AustinAustin da Luz Carolina RailHawks MF [29]

Multiple winners

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

* Indicates current North American Soccer League player
Italics Indicates players still playing professional football
Rank Player Wins
1st Christian Ramirez 4
2nd Etienne Barbara 2
Luke Mulholland
Romuald Peiser
Stefano Pinho

Awards won by position

As of 5 May 2016
Position Wins
Forward 19
Goalkeeper 8
Midfielder 7
Defender 0

Awards won by nationality

As of 5 May 2016
Country Wins
 United States 15
 Brazil 3
 England 3
 France 2
 Malta 2
 Bulgaria 1
 Canada 1
 Chile 1
 Colombia 1
 Guyana 1
 Italy 1
 Japan 1
 Netherlands 1
 Spain 1

Awards won by club

As of 5 May 2016
Bold Indicates club still plays in the North American Soccer League
Club Wins
Minnesota United 7
Tampa Bay Rowdies 7
Carolina RailHawks 4
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3
San Antonio Scorpions 3
Atlanta Silverbacks 2
Edmonton 2
New York Cosmos 2
Ottawa Fury 2
Montreal Impact 1
Puerto Rico Islanders 1

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
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