PLAYER OF THE YEAR
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD
The U.S. Soccer Player of the Year award is the highest honor awarded to soccer players in the United States. The Male and Female Player of the Year awards are the oldest and most prestigious awards of their kind, dating back to 1984 for the men and 1985 for the women. The Young Male and Young Female awards were added in 1998 and Player of the Year with a Disability in 2012.
Votes are collected from Men’s, Women's and Youth National Team head coaches and staff, National Team players who have earned a cap during the calendar year, Major League Soccer, North American Soccer League, United Soccer League and National Women's Soccer League head coaches, as well as select former players, administrators and media members.
MALE PLAYER
| YEAR | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Rick Davis |
| 1985 | Perry Van der Beck |
| 1986 | Paul Caligiuri |
| 1987 | Brent Goulet |
| 1988 | Peter Vermes |
| 1989 | Mike Windischmann |
| 1990 | Tab Ramos |
| 1991 | Hugo Perez |
| 1992 | Marcelo Balboa |
| 1993 | Thomas Dooley |
| 1994 | Marcelo Balboa |
| 1995 | Alexi Lalas |
| 1996 | Eric Wynalda |
| 1997 | Kasey Keller |
| 1998 | Cobi Jones |
| 1999 | Kasey Keller |
| 2000 | Chris Armas |
| 2001 | Earnie Stewart |
| 2002 | Brad Friedel |
| 2003 | Landon Donovan |
| 2004 | Landon Donovan |
| 2005 | Kasey Keller |
| 2006 | Oguchi Onyewu |
| 2007 | Clint Dempsey |
| 2008 | Tim Howard |
| 2009 | Landon Donovan |
| 2010 | Landon Donovan |
| 2011 | Clint Dempsey |
| 2012 | Clint Dempsey |
| 2013 | Jozy Altidore |
| 2014 | Tim Howard |
| 2015 | Michael Bradley |
| 2016 | Jozy Altidore |
| 2017 | Christian Pulisic |
| 2018 | Zack Steffen |
| 2019 | Christian Pulisic |
| 2020 | Weston McKennie |
| 2021 | Christian Pulisic |
| 2022 | Tyler Adams |
FEMALE PLAYER
| YEAR | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 1984 | -- |
| 1985 | Sharon Remer |
| 1986 | April Heinrichs |
| 1987 | Carin Jennings |
| 1988 | Joy Biefeld |
| 1989 | April Heinrichs |
| 1990 | Michelle Akers |
| 1991 | Michelle Akers |
| 1992 | Carin Gabarra |
| 1993 | Kristine Lilly |
| 1994 | Mia Hamm |
| 1995 | Mia Hamm |
| 1996 | Mia Hamm |
| 1997 | Mia Hamm |
| 1998 | Mia Hamm |
| 1999 | Michelle Akers |
| 2000 | Tiffeny Milbrett |
| 2001 | Tiffeny Milbrett |
| 2002 | Shannon MacMillan |
| 2003 | Abby Wambach |
| 2004 | Abby Wambach |
| 2005 | Kristine Lilly |
| 2006 | Kristine Lilly |
| 2007 | Abby Wambach |
| 2008 | Carli Lloyd |
| 2009 | Hope Solo |
| 2010 | Abby Wambach |
| 2011 | Abby Wambach |
| 2012 | Alex Morgan |
| 2013 | Abby Wambach |
| 2014 | Lauren Holiday |
| 2015 | Carli Lloyd |
| 2016 | Tobin Heath |
| 2017 | Julie Ertz |
| 2018 | Alex Morgan |
| 2019 | Julie Ertz |
| 2020 | Samantha Mewis |
| 2021 | Lindsey Horan |
| 2022 | Sophia Smith |
YOUNG MALE
| YEAR | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Josh Wolff |
| 1999 | Ben Olsen |
| 2000 | Landon Donovan |
| 2001 | DaMarcus Beasley |
| 2002 | Bobby Convey |
| 2003 | Freddy Adu |
| 2004 | Eddie Johnson |
| 2005 | Benny Feilhaber |
| 2006 | Jozy Altidore |
| 2007 | Michael Bradley |
| 2008 | Sacha Kljestan |
| 2009 | Luis Gil |
| 2010 | Gale Agbossoumonde |
| 2011 | Brek Shea |
| 2012 | Rubio Rubin |
| 2013 | Wil Trapp |
| 2014 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 2015 | Matt Miazga |
| 2016 | Christian Pulisic |
| 2017 | Josh Sargent |
| 2018 | Alex Mendez |
| 2019 | Sergiño Dest |
| 2020 | Gio Reyna |
| 2021 | Ricardo Pepi |
| 2022 | Yunus Musah |
YOUNG FEMALE
| YEAR | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Cindy Parlow |
| 1999 | Lorrie Fair |
| 2000 | Aly Wagner |
| 2001 | Aleisha Cramer |
| 2002 | Lindsay Tarpley |
| 2003 | Cat Reddick |
| 2004 | Heather O'Reilly |
| 2005 | Lori Chalupny |
| 2006 | Danesha Adams |
| 2007 | Lauren Cheney |
| 2008 | Kristie Mewis |
| 2009 | Tobin Heath |
| 2010 | Bianca Henninger |
| 2011 | Sydney Leroux |
| 2012 | Julie Johnston |
| 2013 | Lindsey Horan |
| 2014 | Morgan Brian |
| 2015 | Mallory Pugh |
| 2016 | Ashley Sanchez |
| 2017 | Sophia Smith |
| 2018 | Tierna Davidson |
| 2019 | Brianna Pinto |
| 2020 | Naomi Girma |
| 2021 | Trinity Rodman |
| 2022 | Jaedyn Shaw |
FUTSAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
| YEAR | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Diego Moretti |
| 2022 | Diego Burato |
ADAPT AND THRIVE DISABILITY AWARD
| YEAR | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Sandy Castillo |
| 2022 | Shawn Danhouser |
PLAYER WITH A DISABILITY AWARD
| YEAR | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Felicia Schroeder |
| 2013 | Rene Renteria |
| 2014 | Gavin Sibayan |
| 2015 | Kevin Hensley |
| 2016 | Adam Ballou |
| 2017 | Sean Boyle |
| 2018 | Gracie Fitzgerald |
| 2019 | Nick Mayhugh |
| 2020 | CP Soccer Youth Players |
MALE BEACH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
| YEAR | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Nico Perea |
| 2022 | Nico Perea |
FEMALE BEACH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
| YEAR | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Ali Hall |
| 2022 | Ali Hall |
MALE CP PLAYER OF THE YEAR
| YEAR | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 2022 | John Sullivan |
FEMALE CP PLAYER OF THE YEAR
| YEAR | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Michelle Cross |