The midfielder of Manchester City Samantha Mewis she was named America’s Player of the Year on Saturday. Mewis, 28, who helped the United States win the World Cup in France last year, played in eight of nine games for the national team this year and scored four goals in the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifiers.
Mewis was impressive in the NWSL Challenge Cup for the North Carolina Courage before joining Manchester City in August and helping them win the FA Cup, with a 3-1 win over Everton.
“It is obviously a great honor to be part of the list of players who have won this award in the past,” Mewis said in a statement issued by US Soccer.
“It is still a great honor to be called up to a United States squad, to have playing time and to be able to score goals for my country. All of that is still surreal to me and I have a lot of people to thank for it ”.
Midfielder Sharon Remer was the first winner of the prestigious accolade in 1985, while Abby Wambach has won it a record six times.
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