TAMPA, Fla. – The USL Championship today announced the nominees for the USL Championship Player of the Month presented by Konami eFootball for March, honoring four of the top performers through the first month of the 2025 regular season.

Voting for the Championship Player of the Month award will be conducted by the following three voting bodies:

• A fan vote on USLChampionship.com will comprise 51% of the poll. The fan vote will run through Monday, April 7 at 12 p.m. ET.

• The USL Technical Committee's ballots comprise 25% of the poll.

• The USL National Media Panel’s ballots comprise 24% of the poll.

The award winner and complete voting results will be announced on Thursday, April 10.

Please note: The Championship Player of the Month selection process in no way is tied directly to the voting and selection process of End of the Year awards such as Championship Player of the Year or position players of the year.

USL Championship PLAYER OF THE MONTH NOMINEES – March

• M - Abdellatif Aboukoura, Loudoun United FC: Aboukoura led the Championship with four goals and added one assist in four outings to tie for the most goal contributions over the month, recorded five chances created, and led the league with 12 completed dribbles at a 50 percent success rate.

• F - Ilijah Paul, Monterey Bay FC: Paul tied for the league-lead with five goal contributions, recording three goals, two assists, six chances created and a league-high 24 touches in the attacking penalty area while ranking third in the league with a +1.46 Goals Added mark per American Soccer Analysis.

• F - Ray Serrano, Louisville City FC: Serrano has recorded three goals in four appearances, including a pair of game-winners, and has recorded five of six shots on target to record a +0.91 Goals Added mark per American Soccer Analysis.

• F - Russell Cicerone, Sacramento Republic FC: Cicerone has recorded two goals and one assist in three appearances while sitting tied for fourth in the league with eight chances created and tied for second with 23 touches in the attacking penalty area, placing him second in the league for the month with a +1.55 Goals Added mark.