Alejandro Pozuelo finished September with four goals and two assists (Photo courtesy of MLS)

Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo was voted the Major League Soccer player of the month by members of the media for September, it was announced Thursday

Pozuelo finished the month with four goals and two assists in six matches played, helping Toronto to finish the month with an active four-game unbeaten streak including three wins in that span. The Spaniard leads the league with nine assists to go along with six goals, while his 15  combined goals and assists is the league high. Toronto is tied for second in the Eastern Conference standings with 28 points (8-2-4).

Toronto’s unbeaten mark began with a 2-1 road victory over the Montreal Impact Sept. 9. Pozuelo then scored a goal in the 17th minute of Toronto’s 2-2 draw at D.C. United on Sept. 19 (watch goa l), the first of three straight matches in which he found the scoresheet. Toronto would then pull off a dramatic 1-0 victory at New York City FC Sept. 23 behind a Pozuelo penalty kick goal in the 90th minute (watch goal). Pozuelo capped the month with an assist on Jozy Altidore’s 48th minute goal ( watch assist) before scoring a goal of his own in the 59th minute (watch goal) to help Toronto secure a 3-1 home victory over Supporters’ Shield leading Columbus Crew SC  Sept. 27.

Toronto began the month with back-to-back losses, first a 1-0 home defeat to Montreal on Sept. 1 followed by a 3-2 road loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Sept. 5. Against Vancouver, Pozuelo contributed a 25th minute assist on Jonathan Osorio’s goal (watch assist) and scored an equalizing header in the 71st minute ( watch goal).

Toronto continues action on Saturday against the Philadelphia Union at Rentschler Field (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+ / TSN1 / TSN4).

MLS player of the month is voted upon by a panel of select national media members in a process conducted by MLS Communications. 

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.