Orlando City SC forward Antoine Griezmann was voted the MLS Player of the Month for October and November 2026, Major League Soccer announced Tuesday. Griezmann started all seven matches in the award period and tied for the league lead with six goals and 10 goal contributions, becoming the first French player to win the award since Thierry Henry in 2012.
All 10 of Griezmann’s goal contributions came in a five-match span from October 10 to October 28. He opened October with a goal and an assist in a 3-2 home win over the Columbus Crew, repeated the feat in a 3-3 draw at Toronto FC, then delivered two goals and an assist against D.C. United on October 17 to earn Player of the Matchday honors. He also scored in a 2-2 draw with New York City FC and added a goal and an assist on the road against the Chicago Fire on October 28, extending his goal-contribution streak to 12 straight games — only the fourth such streak in a single season in league history.
Griezmann was one of only three players to record at least four goals and four assists during the period, alongside Inter Miami CF stars Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez. The final monthly award of the 2026 season went to the Frenchman, who finished the year as the league’s hottest finisher down the stretch.
The award caps a remarkable first half-season in Orlando. Since joining the Lions from Atlético Madrid over the summer, Griezmann has 14 goals and eight assists in 18 starts, becoming the first summer acquisition in league history to record at least 20 goal contributions during the second half of a club’s regular-season schedule. He reached 20 goal contributions in just 15 games, the second-fastest in MLS history — one game more than Messi’s league-record 14. Orlando went 9-4-5 in his 18 appearances, climbing from outside the playoff picture to the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed with 46 points.
Griezmann is the third player in Orlando City history to be named Player of the Month, joining Daryl Dike (August 2020) and Joe Bendik (April 2017), and the third French player to win the award, alongside Sébastien Le Toux (September 2011). He and Orlando now turn to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs: the Lions host FC Cincinnati in the Eastern Conference Wild Card match on Thursday, November 19, at Inter&Co Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET, Apple TV).
Photo: Alex Amen – LAMomentum / MLS
Source: MLS and Orlando City SC, November 10, 2026
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