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Best MLS Player ESPY Award
Best MLS Player ESPY Award | |
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Awarded for | best MLS player |
Location | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles (2019) |
Presented by | ESPN |
First awarded | 2006 |
Currently held by | Diego Rossi (URU)[1] |
Website | www |
The Best MLS Player ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of an individual from the world of Major League Soccer (MLS).[2] It was first awarded as part of the ESPY Awards in 2006.[3] The Best MLS Player ESPY Award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan,[4] is presented to the Major League Soccer player adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year at the annual ESPY Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.[2] Balloting for the award is undertaken by fans over the Internet from between three and five nominees selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee, which is composed by a panel of experts.[2] It is conferred in July to reflect performance and achievement over the preceding twelve months, which generally includes a portion of each of two MLS seasons.[5]
The inaugural winner of the Best MLS Player ESPY Award was LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan in 2006.[6] He is one of two people to have been presented with the award more than once in its history, winning it a further four times in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011; he also earned a nomination in 2008. English right midfielder David Beckham, also for LA Galaxy, has been the second most successful player, winning twice in 2008 and 2012. American players have been the most successful with five wins and twenty-one nominations, while those who play in the position of a forward have been recognized on twelve occasions, and those who have played for LA Galaxy have won a total of nine awards and been nominated three more times. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The 2019 holder of the Best MLS Player ESPY Award was Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimović of LA Galaxy who was announced as the winner at the Microsoft Theater.[1]
Winners and nominees[]
Player's team won the MLS Cup
Player's team lost in the MLS Cup
† MLS Cup MVP
Statistics[]
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References[]
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- ^ "NYCFC's David Villa win Best MLS Player at ESPYS". ESPN. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ Willis, Kelcie (July 18, 2018). "2018 ESPY Awards: Winners list". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam (June 20, 2018). "Sporting KC goalkeeper Tim Melia and defender Ike Opara nominated for Best MLS Player at 2018 ESPYS". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "2021 ESPYS award winners". ESPN.com. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
External links[]
- ESPY Awards
- Major League Soccer awards
- Association football player of the year awards by competition
- Annual events in the United States