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Orlando City SC Forward Ramiro Enrique Voted MLS Player of the Matchday Presented by Continental Tire for Matchday 32

September 18, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS) - Orlando City SC News Release


NEW YORK - Orlando City SC forward Ramiro Enrique was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Matchday presented by Continental Tire for Matchday 32 of the 2023 MLS season.

Enrique produced his first career brace and added an assist in Orlando City's 4-3 comeback victory over the Columbus Crew at Exploria Stadium on Saturday, September 16. The Argentine forward scored both the game-tying and game-winning goal for Orlando after the 85th minute of play. With the pair of scores, Enrique became the first player in club history to score both a game-tying and game-winning goal in the 85th minute or later of a match and just the second player to accomplish the feat this year, joining Atlanta United's Thiago Almada (February 25). Enrique is the third player in Orlando history with at least two goals and one assist in a match, and he is the first to do so since Nani on September 14, 2019.

After a back and forth opening 70 minutes to the match, Orlando found themselves trailing 3-1 to the Crew. However, in the 73rd minute, Enrique brought down a long pass, found Martín Ojeda, who then played in a streaking Facundo Torres, and the dynamic Uruguayan easily slotted home his finish to cut the deficit to 3-2. Enrique leveled the match in the 86th minute as he latched on to a bouncing ball in the box, took one touch, and fired a left-footed finish past the Crew goalkeeper. The Argentine scored the game-winning goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time as he passed home a one-timed finish to grab all three points for the home side.

Enrique becomes just the fourth Orlando City player to be named MLS Player of the Matchday presented by Continental Tire, joining Nani, Kaká, and Cyle Larin. He is the first Lions player to earn the honor since Nani did so on Matchday 16 in 2021. Of the 32 Player of the Matchday honors in 2023, 14 of them have been won by players born in South America, including each of the last five.

Orlando will look to make it six wins in their last seven matches when they travel to face New York City FC at Citi Field on Matchday 33 on Wednesday, September 20 (7:30 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass).

The MLS Player of the Matchday presented by Continental Tire 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 a Twitter fan vote represents the remaining 25 percent of voting. NASR consists of members of print, television, radio, and online media.

2023 MLS Player of the Matchday presented by Continental Tire Winners

Matchday Player Club

Matchday 1 Thiago Almada Atlanta United

Matchday 2 Lucas Zelarayán Columbus Crew

Matchday 3 Caleb Wiley Atlanta United

Matchday 4 Thiago Almada Atlanta United

Matchday 5 Jordan Morris Seattle Sounders FC

Matchday 6 Simon Becher Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Matchday 7 Dénis Bouanga Los Angeles Football Club

Matchday 8 Carlos Vela Los Angeles Football Club

Matchday 9 Mikael Uhre Philadelphia Union

Matchday 10 Leonardo Campana Inter Miami CF

Matchday 11 Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC

Matchday 12 Evander Portland Timbers

Matchday 13 Brandon Cambridge Charlotte FC

Matchday 14 Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati

Matchday 15 Julián Carranza Philadelphia Union

Matchday 16 Carles Gil New England Revolution

Matchday 17 Julián Carranza Philadelphia Union

Matchday 18 Alan Pulido Sporting Kansas City

Matchday 19 Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC

Matchday 20 Damir Kreilach Real Salt Lake

Matchday 21 Ryan Gauld Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Matchday 22 Randall Leal Nashville SC

Matchday 23 Riqui Puig LA Galaxy

Matchday 24 Léo Chú Seattle Sounders FC

Matchday 25 Dániel Gazdag Philadelphia Union

Matchday 26 Diego Luna Real Salt Lake

Matchday 27 Giorgos Giakoumakis Atlanta United

Matchday 28 Thiago Almada Atlanta United

Matchday 29 Emanuel Reynoso Minnesota United FC

Matchday 30 Cucho Hernández Columbus Crew

Matchday 31 Leonardo Campana Inter Miami CF

Matchday 32 Ramiro Enrique Orlando City SC

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