The U.S. Soccer Player of the Year is given by the United States Soccer Federation to the American soccer players judged best in the calendar year. It is considered the highest accolade for American soccer players.[1]
As of 2013, Abby Wambach has won the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year Award a record six times.Clint Dempsey won the U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year Award in 2011
The U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year award originated in 1984, followed by the Female Player of the Year in 1985. Awards for Young Male and Young Female Players were added in 1998.[2] An award for Player of the Year with a Disability was added in 2012[3] but discontinued after 2020 and replaced with the non-player-specific "ADAPTandTHRIVE Disability Award," which "recognizes an individual making an impact in the United States' broad landscape of disability soccer."[4] In 2021, awards for female and male beach soccer as well as futsal are added.[4]
Public voting for the awards account for 50 percent of the results.[2] The other 50 percent are voted by members of the national media and U.S. Soccer representatives (from national team coaches to the National Board of Directors).[5]
Landon Donovan and Christian Pulisic are the only male players to win the award four times. Marcelo Balboa was the first player to win the award twice, in 1992 and 1994, and Kasey Keller was the first player to win the award three times (1997, 1999 and 2005). Landon Donovan (2003 and 2004; 2009 and 2010) and Clint Dempsey (2011 and 2012) are the only players to have won the award in consecutive seasons.
Abby Wambach is the only female player to win the award six times, closely followed by Mia Hamm with 5. April Heinrichs was the first player to win the award twice, in 1986 and 1989, Mia Hamm was the first player to win the award three, four, and five times, and Abby Wambach was the first and only player to win the award six times. Hamm is the only player to have won the award five times in a row (1994–98), while Michelle Akers (1990 and 1991), Tiffeny Milbrett (2000 and 2001), Abby Wambach (2003 and 2004; 2010 and 2011) and Kristine Lilly (2005 and 2006) are the only players to have won the award in consecutive seasons.
Players that are still active in Europe are highlighted in boldface.
^Di Veronica, Jeff (November 29, 2013). "Wambach wins record 6th U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year award". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
^ ab"About – U.S. SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR". US Soccer. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^"Colorado Rapids defender Shane O'Neill a finalist for US Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year". Colorado Rapids. November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
^ ab"Nominees Set For 2021 U.S. Soccer Player Of The Year Awards". www.ussoccer.com.
^U.S. Soccer Federation. . www.ussoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-17.
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The U S Soccer Player of the Year is given by the United States Soccer Federation to the American soccer players judged best in the calendar year It is considered the highest accolade for American soccer players 1 As of 2013 Abby Wambach has won the U S Soccer Female Player of the Year Award a record six times Clint Dempsey won the U S Soccer Male Athlete of the Year Award in 2011The U S Soccer Male Player of the Year award originated in 1984 followed by the Female Player of the Year in 1985 Awards for Young Male and Young Female Players were added in 1998 2 An award for Player of the Year with a Disability was added in 2012 3 but discontinued after 2020 and replaced with the non player specific ADAPTandTHRIVE Disability Award which recognizes an individual making an impact in the United States broad landscape of disability soccer 4 In 2021 awards for female and male beach soccer as well as futsal are added 4 Public voting for the awards account for 50 percent of the results 2 The other 50 percent are voted by members of the national media and U S Soccer representatives from national team coaches to the National Board of Directors 5 Contents 1 U S Soccer Players of the Year 1 1 Multiple winners 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksU S Soccer Players of the Year editAs of January 11 2024 Year Female Player of the Year Male Player of the Year Young Female Player of the Year Young Male Player of the Year Player of the Year with a Disability1984 Rick Davis1985 Sharon McMurtry Perry Van der Beck1986 April Heinrichs Paul Caligiuri1987 Carin Jennings Gabarra Brent Goulet1988 Joy Biefield Peter Vermes1989 April Heinrichs 2 Mike Windischmann1990 Michelle Akers Tab Ramos1991 Michelle Akers 2 Hugo Perez1992 Carin Jennings Gabarra 2 Marcelo Balboa1993 Kristine Lilly Thomas Dooley1994 Mia Hamm Marcelo Balboa 2 1995 Mia Hamm 2 Alexi Lalas1996 Mia Hamm 3 Eric Wynalda1997 Mia Hamm 4 Kasey Keller1998 Mia Hamm 5 Cobi Jones Cindy Parlow Josh Wolff1999 Michelle Akers 3 Kasey Keller 2 Lorrie Fair Ben Olsen2000 Tiffeny Milbrett Chris Armas Aly Wagner Landon Donovan2001 Tiffeny Milbrett 2 Earnie Stewart Aleisha Cramer DaMarcus Beasley2002 Shannon MacMillan Brad Friedel Lindsay Tarpley Bobby Convey2003 Abby Wambach Landon Donovan Cat Reddick Freddy Adu2004 Abby Wambach 2 Landon Donovan 2 Heather O Reilly Eddie Johnson2005 Kristine Lilly 2 Kasey Keller 3 Lori Chalupny Benny Feilhaber2006 Kristine Lilly 3 Oguchi Onyewu Danesha Adams Jozy Altidore2007 Abby Wambach 3 Clint Dempsey Lauren Cheney Michael Bradley2008 Carli Lloyd Tim Howard Kristie Mewis Sacha Kljestan2009 Hope Solo Landon Donovan 3 Tobin Heath Luis Gil2010 Abby Wambach 4 Landon Donovan 4 Bianca Henninger Gale Agbossoumonde2011 Abby Wambach 5 Clint Dempsey 2 Sydney Leroux Brek Shea2012 Alex Morgan Clint Dempsey 3 Julie Johnston Rubio Rubin Felicia Schroeder2013 Abby Wambach 6 Jozy Altidore Lindsey Horan Wil Trapp Rene Renteria2014 Lauren Holiday Tim Howard 2 Morgan Brian DeAndre Yedlin Gavin Sibayan2015 Carli Lloyd 2 Michael Bradley Mallory Pugh Matt Miazga Kevin Hensley2016 Tobin Heath Jozy Altidore 2 Ashley Sanchez Christian Pulisic Adam Ballou2017 Julie Ertz Christian Pulisic Sophia Smith Josh Sargent Sean Boyle2018 Alex Morgan 2 Zack Steffen Tierna Davidson Alex Mendez Gracie Fitzgerald2019 Julie Ertz 2 Christian Pulisic 2 Brianna Pinto Sergino Dest Nick Mayhugh2020 Sam Mewis Weston McKennie Naomi Girma Gio Reyna CP Soccer youth players2021 Lindsey Horan Christian Pulisic 3 Trinity Rodman Ricardo Pepi2022 Sophia Smith Tyler Adams Jaedyn Shaw Yunus Musah2023 Naomi Girma Christian Pulisic 4 Olivia Moultrie Kevin ParedesMultiple winners edit Landon Donovan and Christian Pulisic are the only male players to win the award four times Marcelo Balboa was the first player to win the award twice in 1992 and 1994 and Kasey Keller was the first player to win the award three times 1997 1999 and 2005 Landon Donovan 2003 and 2004 2009 and 2010 and Clint Dempsey 2011 and 2012 are the only players to have won the award in consecutive seasons Abby Wambach is the only female player to win the award six times closely followed by Mia Hamm with 5 April Heinrichs was the first player to win the award twice in 1986 and 1989 Mia Hamm was the first player to win the award three four and five times and Abby Wambach was the first and only player to win the award six times Hamm is the only player to have won the award five times in a row 1994 98 while Michelle Akers 1990 and 1991 Tiffeny Milbrett 2000 and 2001 Abby Wambach 2003 and 2004 2010 and 2011 and Kristine Lilly 2005 and 2006 are the only players to have won the award in consecutive seasons Players that are still active in Europe are highlighted in boldface Multiple Male U S Soccer Player of the Year Player Wins SeasonsLandon Donovan 4 2003 2004 2009 2010Christian Pulisic 2017 2019 2021 2023Kasey Keller 3 1997 1999 2005Clint Dempsey 2007 2011 2012Marcelo Balboa 2 1992 1994Tim Howard 2008 2014Jozy Altidore 2013 2016 Multiple Female U S Soccer Player of the Year Player Wins SeasonsAbby Wambach 6 2003 2004 2007 2010 2011 2013Mia Hamm 5 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998Michelle Akers 3 1990 1991 1999Kristine Lilly 1993 2005 2006April Heinrichs 2 1986 1989Carin Jennings Gabarra 1987 1992Tiffeny Milbrett 2000 2001Carli Lloyd 2008 2015Alex Morgan 2012 2018Julie Ertz 2017 2019See also edit nbsp Women s association football portalList of sports awards honoring women Athlete of the Year Futbol de Primera Player of the YearReferences edit Di Veronica Jeff November 29 2013 Wambach wins record 6th U S Soccer Female Athlete of the Year award Democrat and Chronicle Retrieved March 21 2014 a b About U S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR US Soccer Retrieved 19 December 2020 Colorado Rapids defender Shane O Neill a finalist for US Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year Colorado Rapids November 19 2013 Retrieved March 21 2014 a b Nominees Set For 2021 U S Soccer Player Of The Year Awards www ussoccer com U S Soccer Federation Voting Underway for 2011 Best of U S Soccer and Athlete of the Year Awards www ussoccer com Archived from the original on 2012 08 17 External links editU S Soccer Player of the Year Award Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title U S Soccer Player of the Year amp oldid 1211676160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
