MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award
Soccer award
MLS Comeback Player of the Year is a Major League Soccer award established in 2000. The award is voted on by media, MLS players and club management. It is presented to a player who showed impressive improvement after overcoming a serious injury or medical condition or after a previous slump in the career.[1][2]
Winners
Season | Player | Team |
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2000 | Tony Meola | Kansas City Wizards |
2001 | Troy Dayak | San Jose Earthquakes |
2002 | Chris Klein | Kansas City Wizards |
2003 | Chris Armas | Chicago Fire |
2004 | Brian Ching | San Jose Earthquakes |
2005 | Chris Klein (2) | Kansas City Wizards |
2006 | Richard Mulrooney | FC Dallas |
2007 | Eddie Johnson | Kansas City Wizards |
2008 | Kenny Cooper | FC Dallas |
2009 | Zach Thornton | Chivas USA |
2010 | Bobby Convey | San Jose Earthquakes |
2011 | David Beckham | Los Angeles Galaxy |
2012 | Eddie Johnson (2) | Seattle Sounders FC |
2013 | Kevin Alston | New England Revolution |
2014 | Rodney Wallace | Portland Timbers |
2015 | Tim Melia | Sporting Kansas City |
2016 | Chris Pontius | Philadelphia Union |
2017 | Clint Dempsey | Seattle Sounders FC |
2018 | Gyasi Zardes | Columbus Crew |
2019 | Jordan Morris | Seattle Sounders FC |
2020 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Los Angeles FC |
2021 | Carles Gil | New England Revolution |
2022 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Inter Miami CF |
2023 | Alan Pulido | Sporting Kansas City |
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MLS Comeback Player of the Year
- 2000: Meola
- 2001: Dayak
- 2002: Klein
- 2003: Armas
- 2004: Ching
- 2005: Klein
- 2006: Mulrooney
- 2007: Johnson
- 2008: Cooper
- 2009: Thornton
- 2010: Convey
- 2011: Beckham
- 2012: Johnson
- 2013: Alston
- 2014: Wallace
- 2015: Melia
- 2016: Pontius
- 2017: Dempsey
- 2018: Zardes
- 2019: Morris
- 2020: Wright-Phillips
- 2021: Gil
- 2022: Higuaín
- 2023: Pulido