Player of the Month

Vote now for the Etihad Airways Player of the Month for June

Ousted's June heroics have him in Etihad Player of the Month contention

Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month (June 2015)

This past month featured many great goals from some of the league’s best attacking players — and also a goalkeeper standing on his head to prevent goals.


The five candidates for the Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month award in June gives you a taste of both. And it won’t be easy to pick.


How it works: At the end of each month, the MLSsoccer.com editorial staff selects the five final nominees. You then vote to determine the winner. Voting for June POTM will be open until 11:59 pm PT, Wednesday, July 1.


The nominees:




Fanendo Adi, Portland Timbers — The Nigerian closed the month in style with two goals in Portland’s decisive 4-1 win over nemesis Seattle on Sunday. He had another brace earlier in the month and finished June with four goals in only 147 minutes.


Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto FC — Highlighted by a masterful two-goal effort in a win over Eastern-Conference leader D.C. United on June 6, The Atomic Ant earned his third straight Player of the Month nomination. He also had a goal and an assist in a victory over rival Montreal on June 24, helping Toronto to a 2-1-1 mark in June.


David Ousted, Vancouver Whitecaps —The veteran goalkeeper has led the Whitecaps to three straight wins, including a shutout over the LA Galaxy on June 6 and an eight-save effort vs. New England on Saturday. Even more impressive, he stopped two Bradley Wright-Phillips penalty kicks in one game —a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on June 20.


Matías Pérez García, San Jose Earthquakes — The DP midfielder came on strong at the end of the month, logging two assists in San Jose’s big win over the LA Galaxy after a one-goal, one-assist effort a week earlier at Seattle. His goal in the Earthquakes’ 2-0 victory over the Sounders was his first of the season — and it was good enough to land him AT&T Goal of the Week honors.


C.J. Sapong, Philadelphia Union — After a rough start to the season that included a facial fracture and DUI arrest, the striker has put the Union on his back recently. He scored in each of the first four games of June, matching a franchise record for consecutive games with a goal, and followed that up with a terrific assist in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Montreal.