The MLS Young Player of the Year Award (known as the Rookie of the Year Award from 1996 to 2019) is an annual award given to the top player in Major League Soccer under the age of 22.
In 2020, MLS replaced the Rookie of the Year Award with the MLS Young Player of the Year Award, given to the best player in the league aged 22 and under, regardless of prior professional playing experience.[1]
^"MLS Unveils AT&T Young Player of the Year Award; 2020 Awards Nominees Announced". Major League Soccer. October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
October 20, 2023
young, player, year, award, known, rookie, year, award, from, 1996, 2019, annual, award, given, player, major, league, soccer, under, award, initially, awarded, rookie, player, prior, professional, experience, usually, players, that, previously, played, youth,. The MLS Young Player of the Year Award known as the Rookie of the Year Award from 1996 to 2019 is an annual award given to the top player in Major League Soccer under the age of 22 The award was initially awarded to a rookie or a player who no prior professional experience usually to players that had previously played in MLS youth team academies or played college soccer This practice is fairly common in other American sports leagues such as the MLB Rookie of the Year baseball NASCAR Rookie of the Year motorsports NFL Rookie of the Year Award American football the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy basketball and the Calder Memorial Trophy ice hockey In 2020 MLS replaced the Rookie of the Year Award with the MLS Young Player of the Year Award given to the best player in the league aged 22 and under regardless of prior professional playing experience 1 Contents 1 Winners 1 1 Rookie of the Year Award 1996 2019 1 2 Young Player of the Year Award 2020 present 2 Wins by playing position 3 Wins by nationality 4 Wins by team 5 ReferencesWinners EditRookie of the Year Award 1996 2019 Edit Season Player Position Team Draft Pick Draft Class College1996 nbsp Steve Ralston Midfielder Tampa Bay Mutiny 18 1996 MLS College Draft Florida International1997 nbsp Mike Duhaney Defender Tampa Bay Mutiny 87 1996 MLS Inaugural Draft UNLV1998 nbsp Ben Olsen Midfielder D C United N A Project 40 Virginia1999 nbsp Jay Heaps Defender Miami Fusion 2 1999 MLS College Draft Duke2000 nbsp Carlos Bocanegra Defender Chicago Fire 4 2000 MLS SuperDraft UCLA2001 nbsp Rodrigo Faria Forward MetroStars 13 2001 MLS SuperDraft Concordia College2002 nbsp Kyle Martino Midfielder Columbus Crew 8 2002 MLS SuperDraft Virginia2003 nbsp Damani Ralph Forward Chicago Fire 18 2003 MLS SuperDraft Connecticut2004 nbsp Clint Dempsey Midfielder New England Revolution 8 2004 MLS SuperDraft Furman2005 nbsp Michael Parkhurst Defender New England Revolution 9 2005 MLS SuperDraft Wake Forest2006 nbsp Jonathan Bornstein Defender Chivas USA 37 2006 MLS SuperDraft UCLA2007 nbsp Maurice Edu Midfielder Toronto FC 1 2007 MLS SuperDraft Maryland2008 nbsp Sean Franklin Defender LA Galaxy 4 2008 MLS SuperDraft Cal State Northridge2009 nbsp Omar Gonzalez Defender LA Galaxy 3 2009 MLS SuperDraft Maryland2010 nbsp Andy Najar Midfielder D C United N A Homegrown Player N A2011 nbsp C J Sapong Forward Sporting Kansas City 10 2011 MLS SuperDraft James Madison2012 nbsp Austin Berry Defender Chicago Fire 9 2012 MLS SuperDraft Louisville2013 nbsp Dillon Powers Midfielder Colorado Rapids 11 2013 MLS SuperDraft Notre Dame2014 nbsp Tesho Akindele Forward FC Dallas 6 2014 MLS SuperDraft Colorado School of Mines2015 nbsp Cyle Larin Forward Orlando City SC 1 2015 MLS SuperDraft Connecticut2016 nbsp Jordan Morris Forward Seattle Sounders FC N A Homegrown Player Stanford2017 nbsp Julian Gressel Midfielder Atlanta United FC 8 2017 MLS SuperDraft Providence College2018 nbsp Corey Baird Forward Real Salt Lake N A Homegrown Player Stanford2019 nbsp Andre Shinyashiki Forward Colorado Rapids 5 2019 MLS SuperDraft DenverYoung Player of the Year Award 2020 present Edit Season Player Position Team Age2020 nbsp Diego Rossi Forward Los Angeles FC 222021 nbsp Ricardo Pepi Forward FC Dallas 182022 nbsp Jesus Ferreira Forward 21Wins by playing position EditPosition Number ofwinnersDefender 8Forward 9Midfielder 8Goalkeeper 0Wins by nationality EditNationality Number ofwinners nbsp United States 18 nbsp Canada 2 nbsp Brazil 2 nbsp Germany 1 nbsp Honduras 1 nbsp Jamaica 1 nbsp Uruguay 1Wins by team EditTeam Number ofwinnersChicago Fire 3Colorado Rapids 2D C United 2Los Angeles Galaxy 2New England Revolution 2Tampa Bay Mutiny 2Atlanta United FC 1Chivas USA 1Columbus Crew 1FC Dallas 3MetroStars 1Miami Fusion 1Orlando City SC 1Seattle Sounders FC 1Sporting Kansas City 1Toronto FC 1Real Salt Lake 1Los Angeles FC 1References Edit MLS Unveils AT amp T Young Player of the Year Award 2020 Awards Nominees Announced Major League Soccer October 28 2020 Retrieved October 28 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MLS Young Player of the Year Award amp oldid 1152537177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
