CF Montréal midfielder Wiki Carmona came up clutch to earn MLS Player of the Matchday presented by Michelob ULTRA honors for Matchday 3.
In his first-ever matchup against his former club, Carmona netted a brace to lead Montréal to a 3-0 road victory over previously unbeaten Red Bull New York.
The brace was Carmona’s first multi-goal game in his 105th regular-season appearance and just his third appearance for CF Montréal since being acquired from RBNY in the 2026 offseason.
The Venezuelan midfielder joins Dante Sealy and Prince Owusu as the only Montréal players with a road brace since the start of last season.
This is the first MLS Player of the Matchday honor in Carmona’s career. He's the first Montréal player to win the award since Kamal Miller (Matchday 9 of 2022).
He also joins Josef Martínez (Matchday 7 of 2025) as the only Venezuelan players to earn the honor since the start of 2020.
Carmona and Montréal will look to earn consecutive road victories when they visit Orlando City on Saturday (7:30 pm ET | Apple TV).
The MLS Player of the Matchday 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.
