Philadelphia Union forward Bruno Damiani named Player of the Matchday

By Ari Liljenwall

Player of the Matchday 25: Bruno Damiani

Philadelphia Union forward Bruno Damiani has earned MLS Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob ULTRA honors for Matchday 25.

Damiani helped power Philadelphia’s 5-0 rout of FC Cincinnati at Subaru Park with his first career MLS hat trick. The 24-year-old now has six goals this season, one shy of his 2025 total.

Damiani’s big night helped extend Philadelphia’s unbeaten run to nine matches (7W-0L-2D), tied for the second-longest streak in club history. The victory also lifted the Union into eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings, keeping them above the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs line.

With the performance, Damiani became the fourth Uruguayan player to score an MLS regular-season hat trick, joining Luis Suárez, Cristian Techera and Diego Rossi. He’s also the first Union player to earn Player of the Matchday honors since Tai Baribo on Matchday 13 of the 2025 season.

Philadelphia return to action this weekend, visiting San Diego FC for a Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire matchup at Snapdragon Stadium (9 pm ET | Apple TV).

The MLS Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob ULTRA 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 an Instagram fan vote represents the remaining 25 percent of voting. NASR consists of members of print, television, radio and online media.

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