FC Cincinnati midfielder Evander has been voted MLS Player of the Matchday, presented by Michelob Ultra, for Matchday 25, the league announced today. The announcement comes following the league’s news that Evander and Head Coach Pat Noonan earned Team of the Matchday honors after the team’s dominant 3-0 win over Inter Miami CF on Wednesday night.
Evander won his second Player of the Matchday honor this season (Matchday 21) and the fourth of his MLS career. He becomes the fourth player in club history to win the award multiple times (Brenner, Luciano Acosta, Luca Orellano).
Evander scored a brace Wednesday night against Inter Miami, recording his fifth multi-goal game of the season which matched the single-season club record for multiple goal games (Brenner, 2022). By scoring in five-consecutive matches, Evander has set the club record for the longest goal streak in club history. It is also the longest active streak in MLS and a goal Saturday at Real Salt Lake would match the longest goal streak in MLS in 2025 (Sam Surridge – 5/24-6/28 and Lionel Messi – 5/24- 7/12).
Evander’s 17 goals in all competitions, 15 in MLS play, near the single-season club records of 21 goals in all competitions (Luciano Acosta, 2023) and 18 goals in MLS play (Brenner & Brandon Vazquez, 2022). His 15 goals are third in MLS play this season.
Evander earns the 10th Player of the Matchday award by an FC Cincinnati player in club history, a full list of recipients can be found below.
Season, Matchday | Player |
2022, 17 | Brenner |
2022, 30 | Brenner |
2022, 34 | Brenner |
2023, 14 | Luciano Acosta |
2023, 34 | Luciano Acosta |
2024, 16 | Luca Orellano |
2024, 20 | Yuya Kubo |
2024, 30 | Luca Orellano |
2025, 21 | Evander |
2025, 25 | Evander |
Matchday | Player | Club |
Matchday 1 | Anders Dreyer | San Diego FC |
Matchday 2 | Tai Baribo | Philadelphia Union |
Matchday 3 | Roman Bürki | St. Louis CITY SC |
Matchday 4 | Tani Oluwaseyi | Minnesota United FC |
Matchday 5 | Pep Biel | Charlotte FC |
Matchday 6 | Djordje Mihailovic | Colorado Rapids |
Matchday 7 | Josef Martínez | San Jose Earthquakes |
Matchday 8 | Brian White | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Matchday 9 | Dániel Sallói | Sporting Kansas City |
Matchday 10 | Sam Surridge | Nashville SC |
Matchday 11 | Hirving “Chucky” Lozano | San Diego FC |
Matchday 12 | Emil Forsberg | New York Red Bulls |
Matchday 13 | Tai Baribo (2) | Philadelphia Union |
Matchday 14 | Marco Reus | LA Galaxy |
Matchday 15 | Patrick Agyemang | Charlotte FC |
Matchday 16 | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami CF |
Matchday 17 | Lionel Messi (2) | Inter Miami CF |
Matchday 18 | Tom Barlow | Chicago Fire FC |
Matchday 19 | João Klauss | St. Louis CITY SC |
Matchday 20 | Milan Iloski | San Diego FC |
Matchday 21 | Evander | FC Cincinnati |
Matchday 22 | Lionel Messi (3) | Inter Miami CF |
Matchday 23 and 24 | Lionel Messi (4) | Inter Miami CF |
Matchday 25 | Evander (2) | FC Cincinnati |
The MLS Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob Ultra is selected each matchday of the regular season through both media and fan voting in a process conducted by MLS Communications. A panel of journalists from the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) comprises 75 percent of the vote, while an Instagram fan vote represents the remaining 25 percent of voting. NASR consists of members of print, television, radio, and online media.
The Orange and Blue head out west for a Saturday night clash with Real Salt Lake. Kickoff from America First Field is set for 9:30 p.m. ET, airing on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Radio will be carried on iHeart Media ESPN 1530 in English and in Spanish locally on La Mega 101.5 FM.