Alan Pulido made MLS history by becoming the fourth Mexican to be named Player of the Month.

After a long injury that saw him ostracized last season in MLS, Alan Pulido and his outstanding performances with Sporting Kansas City they deserved to be elected Player of the Month June and become the fourth Mexican to achieve this.

Polished he scored six goals and provided an assist in games played from 3 to 21 June. He even put together a four-game hitting streak, a record not seen since 2021, when he achieved that. Johnny Russell.

In the five duels he played Sporting Kansas City In June, the club drew two, lost two and won one, managing to score eight goals. Seven of them had a direct impact on the Aztecs, who not only received an award for player of the monthbut he was left with the Round 18 Player of the Year award after scoring two goals and an assist in the victory over Austin.

History of Mexico in MLS

For the first time since he signed up for Kansas City in 2020 Pulido was selected Player of the Month V major league football. Thanks to this, he manages to join the chosen club. Javier Eduardo Lopez, Javier “Chicarito” Hernandez and Carlos Vela (thrice), as did the Mexicans who received this award.

Since 2018 Sporting Kansas City did not have in their ranks a player who distinguished himself by this recognition. The last one was the Chilean. Philip Gutierrez in March 2018. Alan Pulido He is considered his club’s top scorer in 2023 with seven goals and three assists.

Throughout his career in this franchise, he managed to convert 21 goals and provide 11 assists in 49 games. The Mexican shakes the net an average of 0.43 times per game, thus setting the second best score in team history. It is surpassed only by Dom Dwyer with a score of 0.45.