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
2000 United States Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards
2001 United States Troy Dayak San Jose Earthquakes
2002 United States Chris Klein Kansas City Wizards
2003 United States Chris Armas Chicago Fire
2004 United States Brian Ching San Jose Earthquakes
2005 United States Chris Klein (2) Kansas City Wizards
2006 United States Richard Mulrooney FC Dallas
2007 United States Eddie Johnson Kansas City Wizards
2008 United States Kenny Cooper FC Dallas
2009 United States Zach Thornton Chivas USA
2010 United States Bobby Convey San Jose Earthquakes
2011 England David Beckham Los Angeles Galaxy
2012 United States Eddie Johnson (2) Seattle Sounders FC
2013 United States Kevin Alston New England Revolution
2014 Costa Rica Rodney Wallace Portland Timbers
2015 United States Tim Melia Sporting Kansas City
2016 United States Chris Pontius Philadelphia Union
2017 United States Clint Dempsey Seattle Sounders FC
2018 United States Gyasi Zardes Columbus Crew
2019 United States Jordan Morris Seattle Sounders FC
2020 England Bradley Wright-Phillips Los Angeles FC
2021 Spain Carles Gil New England Revolution
2022 Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín Inter Miami CF
2023 Mexico Alan Pulido Sporting Kansas City

References

  1. ^ "New England Revolution's Kevin Alston wins 2013 Comeback Player of the Year award". mlssoccer.com.
  2. ^ "Seattle Sounders' Jordan Morris wins MLS Comeback Player of the Year award". mlssoccer.com.
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