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  "description": "The striker's seven goals from four matches is the second-most in MLS history",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T18:01:03.000Z",
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  "textContent": "**NASHVILLE, TN –** Nashville SC striker **Sam Surridge** has been named MLS Player of the Month for February and March 2026. Surridge is the second Nashville player to win the award, after **Hany Mukhtar** (September 2022, May 2023).\n\nIn four MLS matches (three starts), Surridge has scored seven goals. He bagged a brace in wins over New England Revolution and Minnesota United, and scored a hat-trick this past weekend against Orlando City.\n\nSurridge's seven goals are tied for the second-most ever in the opening five matches of a season, behind only **Landon Donovan** 's eight goals in the first five matches of 2008. With his hat-trick, his fourth since joining Nashville, he has the third-most hat-tricks in a player's first 75 MLS matches, behind only **Josef Martínez**(six) and **Stern John** (five), and is tied for sixth on MLS's all-time hat-tricks list.\n\nHat-tricks Table  Rank | Player | Hat-tricks\n---|---|---\n1| Josef Martínez| 7\n2| Stern John| 5\n2| Diego Serna| 5\n2| Chris Wondolowski| 5\n2| Bradley Wright-Phillips| 5\n6| Denis Bouanga| 4\n6| Edson Buddle| 4\n6| Mamadou Diallo| 4\n6| Landon Donovan| 4\n6| Sebastian Giovinco| 4\n6| Cobi Jones| 4\n6| Robbie Keane| 4\n6| Hany Mukhtar| 4\n6| Sam Surridge| 4\n15| Cristian Arango| 3\n15| Christian Benteke| 3\n15| Brenner| 3\n15| Conor Casey| 3\n15| Dwayne De Rosario| 3\n15| Dániel Gazdag| 3\n15| Amado Guevara| 3\n15| Cucho Hernández| 3\n15| Eduardo Hurtado| 3\n15| Zlatan Ibrahimović| 3\n15| Diego Rossi| 3\n15| Álvaro Saborío| 3\n15| Taylor Twellman| 3\n15| Carlos Vela| 3\n15| Brian White| 3\n\nSurridge has scored 58 goals in all competitions in 94 matches for Nashville SC, the second-most in club history. Only **Hany Mukhtar**(96) has found the net more times for the 'Yotes.\n\nThrough five matches, Nashville SC sit atop the Eastern Conference and Supporters' Shield tables with 13 points. They have yet to lose a match in any competition, while outscoring their opponents 21-3.\n\nStats––SixOneFive SoccerSixOneFive Soccer Staff",
  "title": "Nashville SC's Sam Surridge named MLS Player of the Month",
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