MLS Awards 2024
This Monday, Major League Soccer announced the nominees for the 2024 End of Season Awards. The MLS awards eleven different recognitions. Among those selected are several Argentines who will go for the most important for a footballer, the Most Valuable Player (MVP): Lionel Messi, Luciano Acosta, Hernán López Muñoz, Martín Ojeda and Luca Orellano.
In addition, various colleagues from La Pulga from Inter Miami are nominated for other awards: Luis Suárez (MVP and Hire of the Year), Matías Rojas (Hire of the Year), Diego Gómez and Federico Redondo (Young Player of the Year), Jordi Alba (Best Defender) and Tata Martino (Best Coach).
The winner of each of the eleven awards It will be known thanks to the results of the votes, which include the elections of MLS players, club technical staff and members who work in the media. Footballers and coaching staff will not be able to vote for their own team’s nominees. Voting will open on October 7 and end on October 21.
Below is the list of all the awards and nominees:
‘Landon Donovan’ MLS Most Valuable Player Award
- Messi, Lionel – Inter Miami CF
- Acosta, Luciano – FC Cincinnati
- Arango, Cristian – Real Salt Lake
- Artur – Houston Dynamo FC
- Benteke, Christian – D.C. United
- Bernardeschi, Federico – Toronto FC
- Bouanga, Denis – LAFC
- Bürki, Roman – St. Louis CITY SC
- Espinoza, Cristian – San Jose Earthquakes
- Evander – Portland Timbers
- Freese, Matt – New York City FC
- Gauld, Ryan – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Rich, Dániel – Philadelphia Union
- Gil, Carles – New England Revolution
- Hernandez, Cucho – Columbus Crew
- Kahlina, Kristijan – Charlotte FC
- Lobjanidze, Saba – Atlanta United
- López, Hernán – San Jose Earthquakes
- Martínez, Josef – CF Montréal
- Mihailovic, Djordje – Colorado Rapids
- Morgan, Lewis – New York Red Bulls
- Morris, Jordan – Seattle Sounders FC
- Navarro, Rafael – Colorado Rapids
- Ojeda, Martín – Orlando City SC
- Orellano, Luca – FC Cincinnati
- Osorio, Jonathan – Toronto FC
- Piette, Samuel – CF Montreal
- Puig, Riqui – LA Galaxy
- Rodríguez, Jonathan – Portland Timbers
- Rodríguez, Santiago – New York City FC
- Rusnak, Albert – Seattle Sounders FC
- Suárez, Luis – Inter Miami CF
- Torres, Facundo – Orlando City SC
- White, Brian – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
‘Sigi Schmid’ Award for Coach of the Year in MLS
- Armas, Chris – Colorado Rapids
- Cherundolo, Steve – LAFC
- Courtois, Laurent – CF Montreal
- Curtin, Jim – Philadelphia Union
- Cushing, Nick – New York City FC
- Hackworth, John – St. Louis CITY SC
- Herdman, John – Toronto FC
- Lesesne, Troy – D.C. United
- Martino, Gerardo – Inter Miami CF
- Mastroeni, Pablo – Real Salt Lake
- Nancy, Wilfried – Columbus Crew
- Neville, Phil – Portland Timbers
- Noonan, Pat – FC Cincinnati
- Olsen, Ben – Houston Dynamo FC
- Couple, Óscar – Orlando City SC
- Ramsay, Eric – Minnesota United FC
- Russell, Ian – San Jose Earthquakes
- Sartini, Vanni – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Schmetzer, Brian – Seattle Sounders FC
- Schwarz, Sandro – New York Red Bulls
- Smith, Dean – Charlotte FC
- Vanney, Greg – LA Galaxy
MLS Hire of the Year
- Abada, Liel – Charlotte FC
- Biro, Guilherme – Austin FC
- Bucha, Pavel – FC Cincinnati
- Campos, Omar – LAFC
- Crooks, Matt – Real Salt Lake
- Cuypers, Hugo – Chicago Fire FC
- de la Vega, Pedro – Seattle Sounders FC
- Forsberg, Emil – New York Red Bulls
- Gregersen, Stian – Atlanta United
- Hartel, Marcel – St. Louis CITY SC
- Katranis, Alexandros – Real Salt Lake
- Lloris, Hugo – LAFC
- Long, Kevin – Toronto FC
- Longstaff, Matty – Toronto FC
- López, Hernán – San Jose Earthquakes
- Musa, Petar – FC Dallas
- Ojeda, Agustin – New York City FC
- Orellano, Luca – FC Cincinnati
- Paintsil, Joseph – LA Galaxy
- Pec, Gabriel – LA Galaxy
- Pellegrino, Amahl – San Jose Earthquakes
- Peltola, Matti – DC United
- Ponce, Ezequiel – Houston Dynamo FC
- Rodríguez, Jonathan – Portland Timbers
- Rojas, Matías – Inter Miami CF
- Slisz, Bartosz – Atlanta United
- Suárez, Luis – Inter Miami CF
- Teuchert, Cedric – St. Louis CITY SC
- Utvik, Bjørn Inge – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Wolf, Hannes – New York City FC
- Yeboah, Kelvin – Minnesota United FC
MLS Young Player of the Year
- Bajraktarević, Esmir – New England Revolution
- Brady, Chris – Chicago Fire FC
- Campos, Omar – LAFC
- Davis, Jake – Sporting Kansas City
- Edelman, Daniel – New York Red Bulls
- Fortune, Ajani – Atlanta United
- Gómez, Diego – Inter Miami CF
- Gomis, Nicksoen – Toronto FC
- Gray, Tayvon – New York City FC
- Gutiérrez, Brian – Chicago Fire FC
- Ibrahim, Aliyu – Houston Dynamo FC
- Ilenič, Mitja – New York City FC
- Kelsy, Kevin – FC Cincinnati
- Ku-DiPietro, Ted – D.C. United
- Luna, Diego – Real Salt Lake
- McGlynn, Jack – Philadelphia Union
- Miller, Peyton – New England Revolution
- Mosquera, Juan – Portland Timbers
- Olivera, Cristian – LAFC
- Redondo, Federico – Inter Miami CF
- Russell-Rowe, Jacen – Columbus Crew
- Saliba, Nathan – CF Montreal
- Sullivan, Quinn – Philadelphia Union
- Thompson, Kosi – Toronto FC
- Tsakiris, Niko – San Jose Earthquakes
- Valenzuela, Gerardo – FC Cincinnati
- Vargas, Kerwin – Charlotte FC
- Vargas, Obed – Seattle Sounders FC
- Vite, Pedro – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Wolff, Owen – Austin FC
- Yapi, Darren – Colorado Rapids
Defense of the Year in MLS
- Akapo, Charles – St. Joseph Earthquakes
- Alba, Jordi – Inter Miami CF
- Bartlett, Lucas – D.C. United
- Camacho, Rudy – Columbus Crew
- dos Santos, Micael – Houston Dynamo FC
- Eile, Noah – New York Red Bulls
- Glad, Justen – Real Salt Lake
- Gómez Andrade, Yeimar – Seattle Sounders FC
- Gomis, Nicksoen – Toronto FC
- Gray, Tayvon – New York City FC
- Herrera, Aaron – D.C. United
- Hines-Ike, Brendan – Austin FC
- Jansson, Robin – Orlando City SC
- Lennon, Brooks – Atlanta United
- Long, Aaron – LAFC
- Long, Kevin – Toronto FC
- Malanda, Adilson – Charlotte FC
- Martins, Thiago – New York City FC
- Maxsø, Andreas – Colorado Rapids
- Moreira, Steven – Columbus Crew
- Palencia, Sergi – LAFC
- Ragen, Jackson – Seattle Sounders FC
- Robinson, Miles – FC Cincinnati
- Rodrigues – San Jose Earthquakes
- Rosenberry, Keegan – Colorado Rapids
- Thórhallsson, Dagur Dan – Orlando City SC
- Totland, Tomas – St. Louis CITY SC
- Veselinović, Ranko – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Waterman, Joel – CF Montréal
- Yamane, Miki – LA Galaxy
- Yedlin, DeAndre – FC Cincinnati
- Yoshida, Maya – LA Galaxy
- Zuparic, Dario – Portland Timbers
MLS Goalkeeper of the Year
- Bono, Alex – D.C. United
- Brady, Chris – Chicago Fire FC
- Bürki, Roman – St. Louis CITY SC
- Callender, Drake – Inter Miami CF
- Celentano, Roman – FC Cincinnati
- Clark, Steve – Houston Dynamo FC
- Coronel, Carlos – New York Red Bulls
- Crépeau, Maxime – Portland Timbers
- Daniel – San Jose Earthquakes
- Freese, Matt – New York City FC
- Frei, Stefan – Seattle Sounders FC
- Gallese, Pedro – Orlando City SC
- Guzan, Brad – Atlanta United
- Ivačič, Aljaž – New England Revolution
- Johnson, Sean – Toronto FC
- Kahlina, Kristijan – Charlotte FC
- Lloris, Hugo – LAFC
- MacMath, Zac – Real Salt Lake
- McCarthy, John – LA Galaxy
- Schulte, Patrick – Columbus Crew
- Sirois, Jonathan – CF Montreal
- St. Clair, Dayne – Minnesota United FC
- Steffen, Zack – Colorado Rapids
- Stuver, Brad – Austin FC
- Takaoka, Yohei – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Player with Spirit of Improvement of the Year
- Ayala, David – Portland Timbers
- Bye, Brandon – New England Revolution
- Flach, Leon – Philadelphia Union
- Fray, Ian – Inter Miami CF
- Laryea, Richie – Toronto FC
- Lod, Robin – Minnesota United FC
- Moralez, Maxi – New York City FC
- Morgan, Lewis – New York Red Bulls
- Ngoma, Serge – New York Red Bulls
- Stay safe, Eddie – LAFC
Premio Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact
- Acosta, Kellyn – Chicago Fire FC
- Berhalter, Sebastian – Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Bronico, Brandt – Charlotte FC
- Callender, Drake – Inter Miami CF
- Celentano, Roman – FC Cincinnati
- Crooks, Matt – Real Salt Lake
- Dorsey, Griffin – Houston Dynamo FC
- Farrell, Andrew – New England Revolution
- Felipe – Orlando City SC
- Fortune, Ajani – Atlanta United
- Freese, Matt – New York City FC
- Jimenez, Hector – Austin FC
- Marcinkowski, JT – San Jose Earthquakes
- Miller, Eric – Portland Timbers
- Morris, Jordan – Seattle Sounders FC
- Neal, Jalen – LA Galaxy
- Nagbe, Darlington – Columbus Crew
- Osorio, Jonathan – Toronto FC
- Russell, Johnny – Sporting Kansas City
- Sanchez, Ilie – LAFC
- Santos, Pedro – D.C. United
- Sirois, Jonathan – CF Montreal
- Steffen, Zack – Colorado Rapids
- Wagner, Kai – Philadelphia Union
- Washington, Taylor – Nashville SC
- Yaro, Josh – St. Louis CITY SC
Nominees for MLS Referee of the Year
- Fischer, Drew
- Gonzales, Guido
- Szpala, Lukasz
MLS Assistant Referee of the Year Nominees
- Atkins, Kyle
- Brown, Logan
- Hanson, Jeremy
