Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Sebastian Berhalter has crowned his dominant Matchday 38 performance with MLS Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob Ultra honors.
Berhalter produced the first multi-goal game of his MLS career on Sunday, scoring two long-range strikes and adding an assist to lead a 4-1 rout of the San Jose Earthquakes at BC Place.
The 24-year-old US international has set career bests in goals (4), assists (11), goal contributions (15) and minutes played (2,116) this season. His 11 assists are the most for Vancouver, and his 15 goal contributions trail only Brian White for the team lead.
Additionally, Berhalter is the only player in MLS this season to produce at least 10 assists and 70 key passes in fewer than 2,220 minutes.
This is Berhalter's first Player of the Matchday award and Vancouver's third this season, following Thomas Müller (Matchday 33) and White (Matchday 8).
With the latest honor, Vancouver boast three different Players of the Matchdays in the same season for just the second time in club history (four 'Caps players earned the prize in 2014).
Berhalter and Vancouver (60 points, 17W-6L-9D) continue their push for the Western Conference No. 1 seed in the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs on Saturday when they visit Orlando City (7:30 pm ET | MLS Season Pass).
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.
