Nashville SC's Sam Surridge named MLS Player of the Month

The striker's seven goals from four matches is the second-most in MLS history

, and Ben Wright

March 25, 2026 . 1:01 PM

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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).

In 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.

Surridge'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.

Hat-tricks Table

Rank	Player	Hat-tricks
1	Josef Martínez	7
2	Stern John	5
2	Diego Serna	5
2	Chris Wondolowski	5
2	Bradley Wright-Phillips	5
6	Denis Bouanga	4
6	Edson Buddle	4
6	Mamadou Diallo	4
6	Landon Donovan	4
6	Sebastian Giovinco	4
6	Cobi Jones	4
6	Robbie Keane	4
6	Hany Mukhtar	4
6	Sam Surridge	4
15	Cristian Arango	3
15	Christian Benteke	3
15	Brenner	3
15	Conor Casey	3
15	Dwayne De Rosario	3
15	Dániel Gazdag	3
15	Amado Guevara	3
15	Cucho Hernández	3
15	Eduardo Hurtado	3
15	Zlatan Ibrahimović	3
15	Diego Rossi	3
15	Álvaro Saborío	3
15	Taylor Twellman	3
15	Carlos Vela	3
15	Brian White	3

Surridge 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.

Through 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.