The MLS Goal of the Year Award (currently commercially termed "AT&T MLS Goal of the Year") is handed out annually since its inception in 1996 to a player in Major League Soccer (MLS) whose goal is selected in an on-line fan vote including the season's Goal of the Week Award winners.
Winners
Season
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Scorer
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Nationality
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For
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Opponent
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Stadium
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Date
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Ref.
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1996
|
Eric Wynalda
|
United States
|
San Jose Clash
|
D.C. United
|
Spartan Stadium
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April 6, 1996
|
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1997
|
Marco Etcheverry
|
Bolivia
|
D.C. United
|
New England Revolution
|
RFK Stadium
|
August 27, 1997
|
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1998
|
Brian McBride
|
United States
|
Columbus Crew
|
Chicago Fire
|
Ohio Stadium
|
July 9, 1998
|
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1999
|
Marco Etcheverry (2)
|
Bolivia
|
D.C. United
|
Miami Fusion
|
Lockhart Stadium
|
May 22, 1999
|
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2000
|
Marcelo Balboa
|
United States
|
Colorado Rapids
|
Columbus Crew
|
Columbus Crew Stadium
|
April 22, 2000
|
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2001
|
Clint Mathis
|
United States
|
MetroStars
|
Dallas Burn
|
Giants Stadium
|
April 28, 2001
|
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2002
|
Carlos Ruiz
|
Guatemala
|
LA Galaxy
|
Columbus Crew
|
Rose Bowl
|
July 27, 2002
|
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2003
|
Damani Ralph
|
Jamaica
|
Chicago Fire
|
Columbus Crew
|
Columbus Crew Stadium
|
August 13, 2003
|
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2004
|
Dwayne De Rosario
|
Canada
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
D.C. United
|
Spartan Stadium
|
August 7, 2004
|
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2005
|
Dwayne De Rosario (2)
|
Canada
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
LA Galaxy
|
The Home Depot Center
|
October 15, 2005
|
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2006
|
Brian Ching
|
United States
|
Houston Dynamo
|
D.C. United
|
Robertson Stadium
|
September 30, 2006
|
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2007
|
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
|
Mexico
|
Chicago Fire
|
Real Salt Lake
|
Rice-Eccles Stadium
|
August 18, 2007
|
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2008
|
Will Johnson
|
Canada
|
Real Salt Lake
|
FC Dallas
|
Rio Tinto Stadium
|
October 18, 2008
|
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2009
|
Landon Donovan
|
United States
|
LA Galaxy
|
New England Revolution
|
Gillette Stadium
|
August 8, 2009
|
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2010
|
Marco Pappa
|
Guatemala
|
Chicago Fire
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
Toyota Park
|
April 10, 2010
|
[1]
|
2011
|
Darlington Nagbe
|
United States
|
Portland Timbers
|
Sporting Kansas City
|
Jeld-Wen Field
|
July 2, 2011
|
[2]
|
2012
|
Patrick Ianni
|
United States
|
Seattle Sounders FC
|
Sporting Kansas City
|
CenturyLink Field
|
June 20, 2012
|
[3]
|
2013
|
Camilo Sanvezzo
|
Brazil
|
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|
Portland Timbers
|
BC Place
|
October 6, 2013
|
[4]
|
2014
|
Obafemi Martins
|
Nigeria
|
Seattle Sounders FC
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
CenturyLink Field
|
May 17, 2014
|
[5]
|
2015
|
Krisztián Németh
|
Hungary
|
Sporting Kansas City
|
Portland Timbers
|
Providence Park
|
October 3, 2015
|
[6]
|
2016
|
Shkëlzen Gashi
|
Albania
|
Colorado Rapids
|
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|
BC Place
|
September 24, 2016
|
[7]
|
2017
|
Héctor Villalba
|
Paraguay
|
Atlanta United FC
|
Orlando City SC
|
Orlando City Stadium
|
July 21, 2017
|
[8]
|
2018
|
Zlatan Ibrahimović
|
Sweden
|
LA Galaxy
|
Los Angeles FC
|
StubHub Center
|
March 31, 2018
|
[9]
|
2019
|
Josef Martínez
|
Venezuela
|
Atlanta United FC
|
FC Cincinnati
|
Nippert Stadium
|
September 18, 2019
|
[10]
|
2020
|
Darlington Nagbe (2)
|
United States
|
Columbus Crew
|
Chicago Fire
|
Mapfre Stadium
|
August 20, 2020
|
[11]
|
2021
|
Rubio Rubin
|
Guatemala
|
Real Salt Lake
|
San Jose Earthquakes
|
Rio Tinto Stadium
|
May 7, 2021
|
[12]
|
2022
|
Josef Martínez (2)
|
Venezuela
|
Atlanta United FC
|
New England Revolution
|
Gillette Stadium
|
October 1, 2022
|
[13]
|
2023
|
Luciano Acosta
|
Argentina
|
FC Cincinnati
|
Charlotte FC
|
TQL Stadium
|
September 23, 2023
|
[14]
|
2024
|
Luca Orellano
|
Argentina
|
FC Cincinnati
|
CF Montréal
|
TQL Stadium
|
August 31, 2024
|
[15]
|
References
- ^ "AT&T Goal of the Year winner: Marco Pappa". MLSsoccer.com. November 17, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ "Timbers' Darlington Nagbe wins AT&T Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011.
- ^ "Stunner from Seattle's Ianni voted AT&T Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. November 29, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps' Camilo Sanvezzo wins 2013 AT&T Goal of the Year award". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ "Seattle Sounders forward Obafemi Martins captures 2014 AT&T Goal of the Year for Week 11 chip". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ "Sporting KC's Krisztian Nemeth wins 2015 AT&T Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids' Shkelzen Gashi wins 2016 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. November 11, 2016.
- ^ "Atlanta's Hector Villalba wins 2017 AT&T Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. November 15, 2017.
- ^ "LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims 2018 AT&T Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. November 13, 2018.
- ^ "Atlanta United's Josef Martinez wins 2019 AT&T Goal of the Year". Major League Soccer. October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Columbus Crew SC's Darlington Nagbe wins 2020 AT&T Goal of the Year". Major League Soccer. November 20, 2020.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake's Rubio Rubin wins 2021 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year fan vote". MLSsoccer.com. November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United's Josef Martinez wins 2022 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year fan vote". MLSsoccer.com. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "FC Cincinnati's Luciano Acosta wins 2023 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year". Major League Soccer. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "FC Cincinnati's Luca Orellano wins 2024 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year". Major League Soccer. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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