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The Best MLS Player ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of an individual from the world of
Major League Soccer (MLS).
[1] It was first awarded as part of the
ESPY Awards in 2006.
[2] The Best MLS Player ESPY Award trophy, designed by sculptor
Lawrence Nowlan ,
[3] is presented to the MLS player adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year at the annual ESPY Awards ceremony in
Los Angeles .
[1] Balloting for the award is undertaken by fans over the Internet from between three and five nominees selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee, which is composed by a panel of experts.
[1] It is conferred in July to reflect performance and achievement over the preceding twelve months, which generally includes a portion of each of two
MLS seasons .
[4]
The inaugural winner of the Best MLS Player ESPY Award was
LA Galaxy forward
Landon Donovan in 2006.
[5] He is one of two people to have been presented with the award more than once in its history, winning it a further four times in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011; he also earned a nomination in 2008. English right midfielder
David Beckham , also for LA Galaxy, has been the second most successful player, winning twice in 2008 and 2012. American players have been the most successful with five wins and twenty-eight nominations, while those who play in the position of a forward have been recognized on fourteen occasions, and those who have played for LA Galaxy have won a total of nine awards. It was not awarded in
2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
[6] The most recent winner of the award was
Carlos Vela of
Los Angeles FC in
2022 .
[7]
Winners and nominees
Player's team won the
MLS Cup Player's team lost in the MLS Cup †
MLS Cup MVP
Statistics
See also
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External links
Cross-cutter Individual Discontinued Award ceremonies