Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez was voted the MLS player of the month for July by members of the media, it was announced Friday.

The MLS Golden Boot race leader has recorded 24 goals and three assists.

Most recently, Martinez captured an MLS record by scoring the most career hat-tricks, with his sixth coming against D.C. United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium July 21. Atlanta maintains a four-game unbeaten streak and sits first in the Eastern Conference with 47 points (14-4-5 record).

In July, Martinez scorched opposing teams to the tune of nine goals and an assist.

Martinez was the lone goal scorer for Atlanta United in a 3-2 loss at FC Dallas on July 4 when he slid into the box to equalize the game in the 41st minute (Watch Goal) and then again in the 73rd minute to put his team ahead (Watch Goal). Only a few days later it was Martinez who got Atlanta back on track when he scored off of a penalty kick in the 58th minute in a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Union on July 7 ( Watch Goal). The Venezuelan showcased his talents once again when he scored Atlanta’s tying goal in a 1-1 draw against Seattle Sounders FC on July 15 with an impressive header inside the box in the 48th minute (Watch Goal).

On July 21 Martinez made MLS history when he recorded his sixth hat-trick in a 3-1 win against D.C. United. He opened the scoring for Atlanta in the 30th minute with a header into the left corner of the goal (Watch Goal). His second of the game came off another perfect header off a deflected cross to finish at the far post (Watch Goal). To finish his record-setting game, Martinez scored his third goal in the 73rd minute when he created an open net opportunity for himself ( Watch Goal ).

The forward completed the month with two goals in a 2-1 win over the Montreal Impact on July 28. Martinez scored the first goal in the 31st minute with a header from the center of the box (Watch Goal), followed by a close range shot off a rebound in the 57th minute. (Watch Goal).

Atlanta hosts Toronto FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday (4 p.m. ET, ESPN / TSN 4 / ESPN Deportes).

The MLS player of the month is voted upon by a panel of select national media members in a process conducted by MLS Communications.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.