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Award given by the United States Soccer Federation
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.
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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.
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An award for Player of the Year with a Disability was added in 2012
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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."
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In 2021, awards for female and male beach soccer as well as futsal are added.
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Public voting for the awards account for 50 percent of the results.
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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).
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U.S. Soccer Players of the Year
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- As of 11 January 2024
Multiple winners
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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
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