Here are your Etihad Player of the Month nominees for July.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Andr\u00e9s Perea<\/p>\n
Andr\u00e9s Perea produced another accomplished month in the heart of midfield, continuing to underline his importance to Pascal Jansen’s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The former Orlando City midfielder was a consistent presence throughout July, helping New York City FC dictate the tempo of games with his composure in possession, defensive work rate, and intelligent positioning.<\/p>\n
Whether breaking up opposition attacks or driving the team forward, Perea provided balance in the middle of the park. Playing the full 90 minutes during the Club’s 2-1 win on the road in Columbus, Ohio, his finest performance of the month came against Chicago Fire FC at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n
Registering two assists in the 3-1 win, his blend of defensive steel and creativity on the ball drove the team to a major victory.<\/p>\n
Consistently an important cog in midfield, Perea’s all-around displays have been central to New York City’s recent success.<\/p>\n
\n Nicol\u00e1s Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau<\/p>\n
The talented playmaker continued to shine in the final third, delivering another month full of decisive contributions.<\/p>\n
Three goals in three games in July underlined just how important he is to the team’s attacking efforts.<\/p>\n
Whether from the penalty spot or open play, Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau is a danger in the final third.<\/p>\n
A memorable strike against Chicago Fire FCwas arguably his finest moment of the month, with the forward now tied as the league’s leading scorer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His influence in the final third has become a constant during Pascal Jansen’s tenure, with the 26-year-old continuing to combine goals, assists, and relentless work rate to help drive the team forward.<\/p>\n
\n Agust\u00edn Ojeda<\/p>\n
Agust\u00edn Ojeda enjoyed another impressive month, serving as both creator and finisher for New York City FC.<\/p>\n
The Argentine repeatedly stretched opposing defenses with his pace and willingness to run at defenders, creating space for teammates while providing a constant outlet in transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two goals and three assists during July also highlighted his growing influence on the team in the final third. Those goals and assists helped the team collect seven points from a possible nine.<\/p>\n
A consistent threat throughout July, Ojeda has become a growing force for New York City FC, producing quality on a consistent basis.<\/p>\n
The only factual item I’d verify before publishing is whether Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau is still tied as the league’s leading scorer at the time this goes live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are your Etihad Player of the Month nominees for July.\u00a0 Andr\u00e9s Perea Andr\u00e9s Perea produced another accomplished…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313777,"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-313776","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\/313776","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=313776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}