Sporting Kansas City Midfielder Felipe Gutiérrez Voted MLS Player of the Month presented by EA SPORTS™

NEW YORK (Friday, April 6, 2018) – Sporting Kansas City midfielder Felipe Gutiérrez was voted the MLS Player of the Month presented by EA SPORTS™ by members of the media for the month of March of the 2018 MLS season.

The 27-year-old Designated Player leads MLS with five goals scored in five matches played during March. Behind Gutiérrez’s efforts, SKC sits atop the Western Conference (10 points, 3-1-1 record), while the club’s 10 goals scored ties for the most in the league. Gutiérrez has scored in four straight matches to help SKC to an active four-game unbeaten streak.

th minute with a shot from the center of the box (th minute ( Following a loss to New York City FC in the opening week, Gutiérrez rebounded with two goals in Sporting KC’s 4-3 victory at the Chicago Fire on March 10. The Chile National Team member opened the match with a header in the ninth minute ( Watch Goal ) before scoring the game-winning goal in the 86minute with a shot from the center of the box ( Watch Goal ). A week later, Gutiérrez scored in the 68minute ( Watch Goal ) in SKC’s 3-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on March 17 at Children’s Mercy Park.

th minute from the middle of the box ( Sporting KC finished with a 2-2 draw at the Colorado Rapids on March 24 thanks to a Gutiérrez goal in the 57minute from the middle of the box ( Watch Goal ). Gutiérrez capped his month with a goal in the third minute of SKC’s 1-0 victory over D.C. United on March 31 ( Watch Goal ). With the score, Gutiérrez now leads the league with three game-winning goals this season.

Sporting Kansas City next travels to face the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center on Sunday (9 p.m. ET, FS1 / FOX Deportes).

MLS Player of the Month presented by EA SPORTS™ is voted upon by a panel of select national media members in a process conducted by MLS Communications.