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MLS Newcomer of the Year Award
American soccer award
American soccer award
The MLS Newcomer of the Year Award is awarded by Major League Soccer to a player who has professional experience in another league and has an outstanding season in his first season of play in MLS. The award was introduced in 2007; its votes are collected from team staff, players, and members of the media.


Winners
| Season | Player | Club | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | BRA Luciano Emílio | D.C. United | ||||
| 2008 | ENG Darren Huckerby | San Jose Earthquakes | ||||
| 2009 | COL Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders FC | ||||
| 2010 | CRC Álvaro Saborío | Real Salt Lake | ||||
| 2011 | ARG Mauro Rosales | Seattle Sounders FC | ||||
| 2012 | ARG Federico Higuaín | Columbus Crew SC | ||||
| 2013 | ARG Diego Valeri | Portland Timbers | ||||
| 2014 | CHI Pedro Morales | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||
| 2015 | Italy Sebastian Giovinco | Toronto FC | ||||
| 2016 | Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro | Seattle Sounders FC | ||||
| 2017 | Paraguay Miguel Almirón | Atlanta United FC | ||||
| 2018 | Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović | LA Galaxy | ||||
| 2019 | Spain Carles Gil | New England Revolution | ||||
| 2020 | Armenia Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew SC | ||||
| 2021 | COL Cristian Arango | Los Angeles FC | ||||
| 2022 | ARG Thiago Almada | Atlanta United FC | ||||
| 2023 | GRE Giorgos Giakoumakis | Atlanta United FC | ||||
| 2024 | BRA Gabriel Pec | LA Galaxy | ||||
| 2025 | DEN Anders Dreyer | date=November 4, 2025 | title=San Diego FC's Anders Dreyer named 2025 MLS Newcomer of the Year | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/san-diego-fc-s-anders-dreyer-named-2025-mls-newcomer-of-the-year | access-date=November 4, 2025 | website=Major League Soccer}} |
References
References
- Creditor, Avi. (November 12, 2018). "Zlatan Ibrahimovic Named MLS Newcomer of the Year".
- (November 23, 2015). "Sebastian Giovinco named MLS Newcomer of the Year". [[CBC Sports]].
- (November 4, 2024). "MLS Newcomer of the Year winners". [[Major League Soccer]].
- (November 4, 2025). "San Diego FC's Anders Dreyer named 2025 MLS Newcomer of the Year".
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