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NEW YORK (Tuesday, November 10, 2026) – Orlando City SC forward Antoine Griezmann was voted the MLS Player of the Month for October and November 2026.
In October and November, Griezmann started all seven matches for Orlando and tied for the MLS lead in both goal contributions (10) and goals (six). He was one of just three players with at least four goals and four assists during that period, alongside Inter Miami CF’s Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez. All 10 of Griezmann’s goal contributions came in a five-match span from October 10 to October 28, as he extended his goal-contribution streak to 12 games. The 12-game goal-contribution streak was just the fourth in a single season in league history.
Following the FIFA International Window, Griezmann opened October with a one-goal, one-assist performance in a crucial home game against the Columbus Crew on October 10, helping Orlando secure a 3-2 victory. He then replicated that performance in a 3-3 draw at Toronto FC on October 14 before a terrific two-goal, one-assist performance vs. D.C. United on October 17, which earned him MLS Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob ULTRA honors. Griezmann also scored in a 2-2 draw against New York City FC prior to adding a goal and an assist on the road against Chicago Fire FC on October 28.
Since joining Orlando City SC in the summer, Griezmann has been one of the hottest players in MLS, scoring 14 times and adding eight assists in 18 starts for the Lions. Griezmann became the only summer acquisition in MLS history to produce at least 20 goal contributions during the second half of a club’s regular-season schedule. The former FIFA World Cup winner also became the second-fastest player in MLS history to reach 20 goal contributions, doing so in just 15 games, one more than Lionel Messi’s league-record 14 games. In his 18 appearances, Orlando City SC went 9-4-5, having climbed from outside the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs line to the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference with 46 points (13-14-7 overall record).
Griezmann is the third player in Orlando City SC history to be named MLS Player of the Month, joining Daryl Dike (August 2020) and Joe Bendik (April 2017). He is also the first French player to earn the honor since Thierry Henry (March 2012) and the third French player to win the award, alongside Sébastien Le Toux (September 2011).
Griezmann and Orlando City SC will begin their Audi MLS Cup Playoffs journey when they host the Eastern Conference Wild Card match against FC Cincinnati on Thursday, November 19 at Inter.co Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET, MLS on Apple TV).
MLS Player of the Month is voted upon by a group of select national and local media members in a process conducted by MLS Communications.
