Here are your Etihad Player of the Month nominees for May.<\/p>\n
\n Nicol\u00e1s Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau<\/p>\n
The Argentine continued his impressive run of form with another influential month for New York City FC.<\/p>\n
Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau played a central role in New York City\u2019s commanding 3-0 victory against Columbus Crew, registering two assists as Pascal Jansen\u2019s side produced an emphatic 3-0 victory. His creativity and composure in the final third repeatedly caused problems for the Crew defense.<\/p>\n
He followed that up by scoring the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 win against Charlotte FC, delivering once again in a key moment for the team.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old remained an influential figure during the Hudson River Derby, registering an assist in the 1-1 draw against the Red Bulls before adding a well-taken penalty in the 2-1 defeat to Charlotte.<\/p>\n
Whether creating chances or finding the net himself, Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau continues to establish himself as one of the league\u2019s most dangerous attacking players.<\/p>\n
\n Hannes Wolf<\/p>\n
Hannes Wolf enjoyed a strong month after producing one of the standout performances of the MLS season.<\/p>\n
The Austrian forward scored a sensational hat-trick in New York City FC\u2019s 3-0 victory against Columbus Crew, combining sharp movement with clinical finishing to overwhelm the Crew.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wolf carried that momentum into the following match against Charlotte FC, where he registered an assist in another important 1-0 victory for New York City.<\/p>\n
Beyond his attacking output, Wolf\u2019s tireless work ethic continues to make him a vital figure in Pascal Jansen\u2019s side. A relentless presser who contributes on both sides of the ball, his intensity regularly helps set the tone for the team.<\/p>\n
\n Matt Freese<\/p>\n
Matt Freese once again demonstrated why he has become such an important presence for New York City FC this season.<\/p>\n
The goalkeeper recorded back-to-back clean sheets in victories against the Columbus Crew and Charlotte FC this month, producing composed and assured displays behind a disciplined New York City defense.<\/p>\n
Freese also delivered a standout performance in the Hudson River Derby against the Red Bulls, making a number of huge saves to help preserve a valuable point on the road.<\/p>\n
Reliable under pressure and capable of producing big moments when called upon, Freese continues to be one of the league\u2019s most dependable goalkeepers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are your Etihad Player of the Month nominees for May. Nicol\u00e1s Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau The Argentine continued his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[71896,9,24,55,54,12,56,71895],"class_list":["post-251395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-etihad-airways","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-news","tag-ny","tag-player-of-the-month"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}