Landon_Donovan_MVP_Award

Landon Donovan MVP Award

Landon Donovan MVP Award

Annual award for Major League Soccer players

The Landon Donovan MVP Award is an annual award for Major League Soccer players. It is voted on by media, MLS players, and club management and is given to the player deemed the most valuable player in the league each season.

The award was renamed in 2015 in honor of its 2009 winner, Landon Donovan

From 1996 to 2007, the award was known as the Honda MLS Most Valuable Player, for commercial purposes. From 2007 to 2014, the award was titled the Volkswagen MLS Most Valuable Player.

Players for D.C. United have won the award a record four times, while Kansas City and Los Angeles Galaxy players have won a second best three times. Carlos Valderrama won the award for the inaugural 1996 season. Kansas City's Preki is the only player to ever win twice, in 1997 and 2003.

On January 15, 2015, MLS renamed its MVP award in honor of Landon Donovan.[1][2]

Winners

Carlos Valderrama won the inaugural award for the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 1996
Preki is the only two-time MVP winner.
Tony Meola is the only goalkeeper to win the MVP award.
In 2011, Dwayne De Rosario became the first Canadian player to win MVP.
Carlos Vela scored a record 34 goals during his 2019 MVP season.
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Wins by team

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Wins by nationality

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See also

References

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    "FC Cincinnati's Luciano Acosta named 2023 Landon Donovan MLS MVP". Major League Soccer. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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