As CF Montreal fell 0-1 to Atlanta United on Sunday morning, former Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama made his 100th appearance in the Major League Soccer, one that he would have wished to end with a favorable result.The Kenyan international moved to Montreal in March 2020 and helped the club clinch the Canadian Championship in 2021 and finish second in the same competition this year.By reaching the 100 appearances mark, Wanyama became only the seventh player to do so at Montreal and is among the 700 to do so in the league.##NAJAVA_MECA_7358671##In the four seasons to accumulate 100 matches so far, he has had 14 goal contributions, scoring five and setting up nine others.He has also been booked 24 times and sent off just once in that time.Wanyama made his debut for Montreal against New England FC in July 2020 in Round 2 of the 2020 campaign as they went on to lose the game by a solitary goalHe went on to feature for another 21 matches that season, starting in all 21.Victor Wanyama jouera son 100e match en MLS avec le @cfmontreal ce soir.100 games in @MLS for @VictorWanyama tonight 💯#CFMTL pic.twitter.com/km8LYpWwGh— CF Montréal (@cfmontreal) July 8, 2023 However, he had to wait until September of the same year to open his goal account for the club, netting the consolation against Toronto FC at home as the latter won 2-1.For his maiden season in the league, he scored two goals, the goal against Toronto and the equalizer to make it 2-2 and inspire a 3-2 comeback win against DC United in November 2020.On top of the two goals, he helped set up two others and had a passing accuracy of 85.3%, receiving two cautions the whole season with no send-off as per the statistics provided by the MLS.The following season, Wanyama scored two goals and set up one other in the 27 games that he played, again starting in all 27.High turnover of coaches to blame for Harambee Stars stunted growth – MukiIt was perhaps a busy season in midfield for him as he raked in eight yellow cards and one red card, but his passing accuracy went up to 86.3%.In 2022, he played 32 matches in the regular season, starting in 30 of the 32, as they finished second in the Eastern Conference and third overall, the club’s highest finish since debuting in the MLS in 2012.His goal contribution that season went up to six, scoring once and setting up five others while still maintaining a passing accuracy of 86.3 just like the previous season, and being booked in eight matches without a send-off.In the current season, Wanyama has played 20 matches, starting in 18.Zambian giants make contact with Nzoia marksmanThe former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder is yet to find the back of the net this campaign but has assisted once.His passing accuracy has also dropped drastically and stands at 82.4% on top of collecting five yellow cards already.Montreal have not had the best of seasons in 2023 and are 17th overall, ninth in the Eastern Conference, with 26 points in 21 games.
