North American Soccer League Player of the Month
# North American Soccer League Player of the Month

The Player of the Month is a soccer award that recognizes 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 |
| Month | Year | Nationality | Player | Team | Position |
| April | 20112011 | Malta | Etienne Barbara | Carolina RailHawks | FW |
| May | 20112011 | Malta | Etienne Barbara | Carolina RailHawks | FW |
| June | 20112011 | United States | Matt Glaeser | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | GK |
| July | 20112011 | United States | Aaron King | FC Tampa Bay | FW |
| August | 20112011 | United States | Mike Ambersley | FC Tampa Bay | FW |
| September | 20112011 | United States | Evan Bush | Montreal Impact | GK |
| October | 20112011 | United States | Joe Warren | NSC Minnesota Stars | GK |
| April | 20122012 | Chile | Reinaldo Navia | Atlanta Silverbacks | FW |
| May | 20122012 | Canada | Shaun Saiko | FC Edmonton | MF |
| June | 20122012 | Japan | Tsuyoshi Yoshitake | Tampa Bay Rowdies | FW |
| July | 20122012 | Brazil | Pablo Campos | San Antonio Scorpions | FW |
| August | 20122012 | England | Richard Martin | Puerto Rico Islanders | GK |
| September | 20122012 | United States | Matt Horth | Atlanta Silverbacks | FW |
| October | 20122012 | United States | Jeff Attinella | Tampa Bay Rowdies | GK |
| April | 20132013 | England | Luke Mulholland | Tampa Bay Rowdies | MF |
| May | 20132013 | Italy | Simone Bracalello | Minnesota United | FW |
| June | 20132013 | Netherlands | Hans Denissen | San Antonio Scorpions | FW |
| August | 20132013 | Guyana | Chris Nurse | FC Edmonton | MF |
| September | 20132013 | Bulgaria | Georgi Hristov | Tampa Bay Rowdies | FW |
| October | 20132013 | England | Luke Mulholland | Tampa Bay Rowdies | MF |
| April | 20142014 | United States | Zack Schilawski | Carolina RailHawks | FW |
| May/June | 20142014 | United States | Christian Ramirez | Minnesota United | FW |
| July | 20142014 | Colombia | Rafael Castillo | San Antonio Scorpions | MF |
| August | 20142014 | United States | Christian Ramirez | Minnesota United | FW |
| September | 20142014 | United States | Miguel Ibarra | Minnesota United | MF |
| October/November | 20142014 | United States | Christian Ramirez | Minnesota United | FW |
| April | 20152015 | United States | Jimmy Maurer | New York Cosmos | GK |
| May | 20152015 | Spain | Raúl | New York Cosmos | FW |
| June | 20152015 | France | Romuald Peiser | Ottawa Fury | GK |
| July | 20152015 | United States | Christian Ramirez | Minnesota United | FW |
| August | 20152015 | Brazil | Stefano Pinho | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | FW |
| September | 20152015 | France | Romuald Peiser | Ottawa Fury | GK |
| October | 20152015 | Brazil | Stefano Pinho | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | FW |
| April | 20162016 | United States | Austin da Luz | Carolina RailHawks | MF |
| May | 20162016 | Senegal | Papé Diakité | FC Edmonton | DF |
| June | 20162016 | Libya | Éamon Zayed | Indy Eleven | FW |
| July | 20162016 | United States | Christian Ramirez | Minnesota United | FW |
| August | 20162016 | United States | Matt Van Oekel | FC Edmonton | GK |
| September | 20162016 | Argentina | Darío Cvitanich | Miami | FW |

## 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 |
| 2nd | Luke Mulholland | 2 |
| 2nd | Romuald Peiser | 2 |
| 2nd | Stefano Pinho | 2 |

## 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 |
