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Lee Nguyen One of Five Nominees for MLS Player of the Month

September 30, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
New England Revolution News Release


FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - New England Revolution midfielder and MLS MVP candidate Lee Nguyen is one of five nominees for the MLS Etihad Airways Player of the Month award for September. In helping the Revs go 4-1-0 and surge into second place in the Eastern Conference, Nguyen scored three goals and added two assists in five games during the month. The team leader in goals (13) and tied for the team lead in assists (5), Nguyen is also the leading goal scorer amongst midfielders in MLS this season.

Voting for the September player of the month is now open at mlssoccer.com, and will remain open through 3 a.m. ET on Thursday, October 1. The September Etihad Airways player of the month will be announced on mlssoccer.com later Thursday morning.

Nguyen is nominated with:

Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark: three shutouts ... team went 3-0-1 in September

LA midfielder Landon Donovan: three goals, six assists in five games ... team went 3-0-2 in September

Seattle forward Obafemi Martins: five goals, one assist in five games ... team went 3-2-0 in September

Portland midfielder Diego Valeri: two goals, five assists in four games ... team went 1-1-2 in September

Nguyen (#MVLee) has emerged as one of the top candidates for MLS MVP this season. His seven game-winning goals lead MLS, and his 13 goals are tied for seventh in the league.

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