Frisco, TX (My Sportsbook) - FC Dallas forward Jeff Cunningham was voted MLS Player of the week for Week 30 of the regular season, it was announced Monday.

Cunningham assisted on David Ferreira's goal and scored the match-winner, his league-leading 17th of the season in a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.

FC Dallas' third consecutive win kept it alive in the race for the playoffs.

Cunningham's goal was in the 81st minute off an assist from Dax McCarty. After San Jose tied the score in the 73rd, Dallas again needed Cunningham's heroics to grab a crucial win.

Cunningham leads the league with seven game-winning goals this season, and is the all-time MLS leader with 36 in his career.

The win moved Dallas to 10-12-6 with 36 points, including 6-3-1 in its last 10 matches. Cunningham has scored 16 goals in the last 13 games.

The Player of the Week award is Cunningham's fourth of the season and the 13th of his 12-year career.

Cunningham leads the Golden Boot race by one goal over Colorado Rapids forward Conor Casey, who scored twice for the United States in a 3-2 win over Honduras on Saturday as it clinched its sixth straight berth in the World Cup.

Cunningham and Casey meet on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. (ET) in Texas. The Rapids sit one place, and four points, ahead of FC Dallas in the Western Conference.

FC Dallas would remain alive in the race for the MLS Cup Playoffs with a win, but a loss or tie could end its season.

2009 MLS Player of the Week winners:

Week 1: Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC)

Week 2: Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders FC)

Week 3: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)

Week 4: Donovan Ricketts (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 5: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)

Week 6: Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake)

Week 7: Jaime Moreno (D.C. United)

Week 8: Macoumba Kandji (New York Red Bulls)

Week 9: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)

Week 10: Amado Guevara (Toronto FC)

Week 11: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)

Week 12: Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)

Week 13: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)

Week 14: Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids)

Week 15: Nate Jaqua (Seattle Sounders FC)

Week 16: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)

Week 17: Chad Barrett (Toronto FC)

Week 18: Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Chicago Fire)

Week 19: Yura Movsisyan (Real Salt Lake)

Week 20: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)

Week 21: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)

Week 22: Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)

Week 23: Kheli Dube (New England Revolution)

Week 24: Pablo Campos (Real Salt Lake)

Week 25: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards)

Week 26: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)

Week 27: Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo)

Week 28: Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution)

Week 29: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 30: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)