Major League Soccer announces nominees for 2022 End of Year Awards

Major League Soccer on Thursday announced the nominees for the 2022 End of Year Awards.

MLS Year-End Awards will be determined through voting from three groups:

  • Current MLS players
  • MLS coaches, technical directors/general managers
  • Select media members representing local and national outlets who consistently covered the 2022 MLS regular season

Additionally, fans will have the opportunity to weigh in on the top plays of the season with both the AT&T Goal of the Year and MLS Save of the Year presented by Allstate by casting their votes on MLSsoccer.com.

MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year nominees will be announced at a later date.

Landon Donovan MLS MVP Nominees

  • Acosta, Luciano (CIN)
  • Almada, Thiago (ATL)
  • Arango, Cristian “Chicho” (LAFC)
  • Blake, Andre (PHI)
  • Bradley, Michael (TOR)
  • Callens, Alexander (NYC)
  • Campana, Leonardo (MIA)
  • Carrasquilla, Adalberto (HOU)
  • Casseres, Jr., Cristian (RBNY)
  • Chara, Diego (POR)
  • Cifuentes, Jose (LAFC)
  • Driussi, Sebastián (ATX)
  • Ebobisse, Jeremy (SJ)
  • Espinoza, Cristian (SJ)
  • Ferreira, Jesús (DAL)
  • Fountas, Taxiarchis “Taxi” (DC)
  • Gauld, Ryan (VAN)
  • Gazdag, Daniel (PHI)
  • Gil, Carles (NE)
  • Glad, Justen (RSL)
  • Hernández, Javier “Chicharito” (LA)
  • Higuaín, Gonzalo (MIA)
  • Kahlina, Kristijan (CLT)
  • Lodeiro, Nico (SEA)
  • Mihailovic, Djordje (MTL)
  • Moreno, Santiago (POR)
  • Morgan, Lewis (RBNY)
  • Mukhtar, Hany (NSH)
  • Nagbe, Darlington (CLB)
  • Osorio, Jonathan (TOR)
  • Pereyra, Mauricio (ORL)
  • Petrović, Djordje (NE)
  • Quioto, Romell (MTL)
  • Reynoso, Emanuel (MIN)
  • Rodriguez, Santiago (NYC)
  • Rubio, Diego (COL)
  • Ruidiaz, Raul (SEA)
  • Russell, Johnny (SKC)
  • Salloi, Daniel (SKC)
  • Shaqiri, Xherdan (CHI)
  • Swiderski, Karol (CLT)
  • Torres, Facundo (ORL)
  • Vazquez, Brandon (CIN)
  • Zelarayan, Lucas (CLB)

Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year Nominees

  • Blake, Andre (PHI)
  • Bond, Jonathan (LA)
  • Bono, Alex (TOR)
  • Callender, Drake (MIA)
  • Celentano, Roman (CIN)
  • Clark, Steve (HOU)
  • Coronel, Carlos (RBNY)
  • Crepeau, Max (LAFC)
  • Frei, Stefan (SEA)
  • Gallese, Pedro (ORL)
  • Guzan, Brad (ATL)
  • Hasal, Thomas (VAN)
  • Ivacic, Aljaz (POR)
  • Johnson, Sean (NYC)
  • Kahlina, Kristijan (CLT)
  • MacMath, Zac (RSL)
  • Markinkowski, JT (SJ)
  • Melia, Tim (SKC)
  • Ochoa, David (DC)
  • Paes, Maarten (DAL)
  • Pantemis, James (MTL)
  • Petrović, Djordje (NE)
  • Room, Eloy (CLB)
  • Slonina, Gabriel “Gaga” (CHI)
  • st. Clair, Dayne (MIN)
  • Stuver, Brad (ATX)
  • Willis, Joe (NSH)
  • Yarbrough, William (COL)

Defender of the Year Nominees

  • Antonio Martinez, Jose (DAL)
  • Araujo, Julian (LA)
  • Birnbaum, Steven (DC)
  • Blackmon, Tristan (VAN)
  • Bravo, Claudio (POR)
  • Callens, Alexander (NYC)
  • Carlos, Antonio (ORL)
  • Cascante, Julio (ATX)
  • Corujo, Guzman (CLT)
  • Czichos, Rafael (CHI)
  • Degenek, Milos (CLB)
  • Dibassy, ​​Bakaye (MIN)
  • Farfan, Marco (DAL)
  • Farrell, Andrew (NE)
  • Fontas, Andreu (SKC)
  • Gabrielsen, Ruben (ATX)
  • Glad, Justen (RSL)
  • Glesnes, Jakob (PHI)
  • Gomez Andrade, Yeimar (SEA)
  • Gray, Tayvon (NYC)
  • Hagglund, Nick (CIN)
  • Hollingshead, Ryan (LAFC)
  • Isimat-Mirin, Nicolas (SKC)
  • Jansson, Robin (ORL)
  • Johnston, Alistair (MTL)
  • Jones, DeJuan (NE)
  • Lowe, Damion (MIA)
  • Lundkvist, Adam (HOU)
  • Marie, Paul (SJ)
  • Mensah, Jonathan (CLB)
  • Miazga, Matt (CIN)
  • Murillo, Jesus (LAFC)
  • Najar, Andy (DC)
  • Nathan (SJ)
  • Nealis, Sean (RBNY)
  • O’Neill, Shane (TOR)
  • Robinson, Miles (ATL)
  • Rosenberry, Keegan (COL)
  • Silva, Marcelo (RSL)
  • Veselinovic, Ranko (VAN)
  • Wagner, Kai (PHI)
  • Waterman, Joel (MTL)
  • Williams, Derrick (LA)
  • Yedlin, DeAndre (MIA)
  • Zimmerman, Walker (NSH)
  • Zuparic, Dario (POR)

Newcomer of the Year Nominees

  • Agada, Willy (SKC)
  • Almada, Thiago (ATL)
  • Alves, Max (COL)
  • Araújo, César (ORL)
  • Arriaga, Kervin (MIN)
  • Ayala, David (POR)
  • Bernardeschi, Federico (TOR)
  • Borrero, Dylan (NE)
  • Brugman, Gaston (LA)
  • Campana, Leonardo (MIA)
  • Celentano, Roman (CIN)
  • Chiellini, Giorgio (LAFC)
  • Corbo, Gabriele (MTL)
  • Cubas, Andrés (VAN)
  • Czichos, Rafael (CHI)
  • Degenek, Milos (CLB)
  • Ferreira, Sebastian (HOU)
  • Fountas, Taxiarchis “Taxi” (DC)
  • Gabrielsen, Ruben (ATX)
  • Hernandez, Cucho (CLB)
  • Insigne, Lorenzo (TOR)
  • Kahlina, Kristijan (CLT)
  • Luna, Diego (RSL)
  • Luquinhas (RBNY)
  • Martins, Thiago (NYC)
  • Moore, Shaq (NSH)
  • Mota, Jean (MIA)
  • Nwobodo, Obinna (CIN)
  • Pereira, Gabriel (NYC)
  • Petrović, Djordje (NE)
  • Puig, Riqui (LA)
  • Purata, Juanjo (ATL)
  • Ragen, Jackson (SEA)
  • Swiderski, Karol (CLT)
  • Thommy, Erik (SKC)
  • Torres, Facundo (ORL)
  • Uhre, Mikael (PHI)
  • Velasco, Alan (DAL)

Young Player of the Year Nominees

  • Almada, Thiago (ATL)
  • Álvarez, Efraín (LA)
  • Araújo, César (ORL)
  • Araujo, Julian (LA)
  • Ayala, David (POR)
  • Bender, Ben (CLT)
  • Borrero, Dylan (NE)
  • Buck, Noel (NE)
  • Caicedo, Deiber (VAN)
  • Campana, Leonardo (MIA)
  • Casseres, Jr., Cristian (RBNY)
  • Celentano, Roman (CIN)
  • Cifuentes, Jose (LAFC)
  • Cowell, Cade (SJ)
  • Duke, Bryce (MIA)
  • Duke, Cam (SKC)
  • Duran, Jhon (CHI)
  • Durkin, Chris (DC)
  • Ferreira, Jesús (DAL)
  • Flach, Leon (PHI)
  • Hlongwane, Bongokuhle (MIN)
  • Hopkins, Jackson (DC)
  • Kikanović, Benji (SJ)
  • Koné, Ismaël (MTL)
  • Leyva, Danny (SEA)
  • Luna, Diego (RSL)
  • Magno, Talles (NYC)
  • Maher, Jack (NSH)
  • McGlynn, Jack (PHI)
  • Moreno, Santiago (POR)
  • Morris, Aidan (CLB)
  • Nelson, Jayden (TOR)
  • Opoku, Kwadwo “Mahala” (LAFC)
  • Orozco, Jaziel (RSL)
  • Pereira, Daniel (ATX)
  • Pulskamp, ​​John (SKC)
  • Rodriguez, Santiago (NYC)
  • Sands, Will (CLB)
  • Slonina, Gabriel “Gaga” (CHI)
  • Thompson, Kosi (TOR)
  • Tolkin, John (RBNY)
  • Torres, Facundo (ORL)
  • Toure, Dantouma “Yaya” (COL)
  • Ulfarsson, Thor (HOU)
  • Velasco, Alan (DAL)
  • Vite, Pedro (VAN)
  • Wiley, Caleb (ATL)
  • Wolff, Owen (ATX)
  • Yapi, Darren (COL)

Comeback Player of the Year Nominees

  • Akinola, Ayo (TOR)
  • Artur (CLB)
  • Bronico, Brandt (CLT)
  • Callender, Drake (MIA)
  • Cameron, Geoff (FCC)
  • Carranza, Julian (PHI)
  • Ebobisse, Jeremy (SJ)
  • Gasper, Chase (LA)
  • Hernandez, Felipe (SKC)
  • Higuain, Gonzalo (MIA)
  • Hoesen, Danny (ATX)
  • Kamara, Kei (MTL)
  • Lappalainen, Lassi (MTL)
  • Lawrence, Kemar (MIN)
  • Long, Aaron (RBNY)
  • Morris, Aidan (CLB)
  • Morris, Jordan (SEA)
  • Moutinho, João (ORL)
  • Odoi-Atsem, Chris (DC)
  • Opoku, Kwadwo “Mahala” (LAFC)
  • Parks, Keaton (NYC)
  • Pato, Alexandre (ORL)
  • Quintero, Darwin (HOU)
  • Rubio, Diego (COL)
  • Sosa, Santiago (ATL)
  • Sweet, Ben (SKC)
  • Teran, Carlos (CHI)
  • Tinnerholm, Anton (NYC)
  • Williamson, Eryk (POR)
  • Wood, Bobby (RSL)

Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year Nominees

  • Arena, Bruce (NE)
  • Bradley, Bob (TOR)
  • Cherundolo, Steve (LAFC)
  • Covelo, Alex (SJ)
  • Curtin, Jim (PHI)
  • Cushing, Nick (NYC)
  • Estévez, Nico (DAL)
  • Fraser, Robin (COL)
  • Heath, Adrian (MIN)
  • Hendrickson, Ezra (CHI)
  • Lattanzio, Christian (CLT)
  • Mastroeni, Pablo (RSL)
  • Nagamura, Paulo (HOU)
  • Nancy, Wilfried (MTL)
  • Neville, Phil (MIA)
  • Noonan, Pat (CIN)
  • Pareja, Oscar (ORL)
  • Pineda, Gonzalo (ATL)
  • Porter, Caleb (CLB)
  • Rooney, Wayne (DC)
  • Sartini, Vanni (VAN)
  • Savarese, Giovanni (POR)
  • Schmetzer, Brian (SEA)
  • Smith, Gary (NSH)
  • Struber, Gerhard (RBNY)
  • Vanney, Greg (LA)
  • Vermes, Peter (SKC)
  • Wolff, Josh (ATX)

Referee of the Year Nominees

  • Chapman, Allen
  • Elfath, Ismail
  • Villarreal, Armando

Assistant Referee of the Year Nominees

  • Anderson, Ian
  • Elliott, Chris
  • Rockwell, Corey

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