U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year
As of 2013, Abby Wambach has won the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year Award a record six times.
Clint Dempsey won the U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year Award in 2011
The U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year is given by the United States Soccer Federation to the American soccer players judged best in the calendar year. The U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year award originated in 1984 followed by the Female Athlete of the Year in 1985. Awards for Young Male and Young Female were added in 1998.[1] An award for disabled athletes was added in 2012.[2] The award is considered the highest American accolade for soccer players in the country.[3]
Online votes for the Athlete of the Year awards are equivalent to 50 percent of the total votes.[1] The other 50 percent are represented by votes compiled from members of the national media and U.S. Soccer representatives (from national team coaches to the National Board of Directors).[4]
U.S. Soccer Athletes of the Year[edit]
| Year | Male Athlete of the Year | Female Athlete of the Year | Young Male Athlete of the Year | Young Female Athlete of the Year | Disabled Athlete of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Davis, RickRick Davis | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1985 | Van der Beck, PerryPerry Van der Beck | McMurtry, SharonSharon McMurtry | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1986 | Caligiuri, PaulPaul Caligiuri | Heinrichs, AprilApril Heinrichs | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1987 | Goulet, BrentBrent Goulet | Jennings-Gabarra, CarinCarin Jennings-Gabarra | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1988 | Vermes, PeterPeter Vermes | Biefield, JoyJoy Biefield | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1989 | Windischmann, MikeMike Windischmann | Heinrichs, AprilApril Heinrichs | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1990 | Ramos, TabTab Ramos | Akers, MichelleMichelle Akers | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1991 | Perez, HugoHugo Perez | Akers, MichelleMichelle Akers | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1992 | Balboa, MarceloMarcelo Balboa | Jennings-Gabarra, CarinCarin Jennings-Gabarra | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1993 | Dooley, ThomasThomas Dooley | Lilly, KristineKristine Lilly | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1994 | Balboa, MarceloMarcelo Balboa | Hamm, MiaMia Hamm | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1995 | Lalas, AlexiAlexi Lalas | Hamm, MiaMia Hamm | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1996 | Wynalda, EricEric Wynalda | Hamm, MiaMia Hamm | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1997 | Keller, KaseyKasey Keller | Hamm, MiaMia Hamm | Not Given | Not Given | Not Given |
| 1998 | Jones, CobiCobi Jones | Hamm, MiaMia Hamm | Wolff, JoshJosh Wolff | Parlow, CindyCindy Parlow | Not Given |
| 1999 | Keller, KaseyKasey Keller | Akers, MichelleMichelle Akers | Olsen, BenBen Olsen | Fair, LorrieLorrie Fair | Not Given |
| 2000 | Armas, ChrisChris Armas | Milbrett, TiffenyTiffeny Milbrett | Donovan, LandonLandon Donovan | Wagner, AlyAly Wagner | Not Given |
| 2001 | Stewart, EarnieEarnie Stewart | Milbrett, TiffenyTiffeny Milbrett | Beasley, DaMarcusDaMarcus Beasley | Cramer, AleishaAleisha Cramer | Not Given |
| 2002 | Friedel, BradBrad Friedel | MacMillan, ShannonShannon MacMillan | Convey, BobbyBobby Convey | Tarpley, LindsayLindsay Tarpley | Not Given |
| 2003 | Donovan, LandonLandon Donovan | Wambach, AbbyAbby Wambach | Adu, FreddyFreddy Adu | Reddick, CatCat Reddick | Not Given |
| 2004 | Donovan, LandonLandon Donovan | Wambach, AbbyAbby Wambach | Johnson, EddieEddie Johnson | OreillyHeather O'Reilly | Not Given |
| 2005 | Keller, KaseyKasey Keller | Lilly, KristineKristine Lilly | Feilhaber, BennyBenny Feilhaber | Chalupny, LoriLori Chalupny | Not Given |
| 2006 | Onyewu, OguchiOguchi Onyewu | Lilly, KristineKristine Lilly | Altidore, JozyJozy Altidore | Adams, DaneshaDanesha Adams | Not Given |
| 2007 | Dempsey, ClintClint Dempsey | Wambach, AbbyAbby Wambach | Bradley, MichaelMichael Bradley | Cheney, LaurenLauren Cheney | Not Given |
| 2008 | Howard, TimTim Howard | Lloyd, CarliCarli Lloyd | Kljestan, SachaSacha Kljestan | Mewis, KristieKristie Mewis | Not Given |
| 2009 | Donovan, LandonLandon Donovan | Solo, HopeHope Solo | Gil, LuisLuis Gil | Heath, TobinTobin Heath | Not Given |
| 2010 | Donovan, LandonLandon Donovan | Wambach, AbbyAbby Wambach | Agbossoumonde, GaleGale Agbossoumonde | Henninger, BiancaBianca Henninger | Not Given |
| 2011 | Dempsey, ClintClint Dempsey | Wambach, AbbyAbby Wambach | Shea, BrekBrek Shea | Leroux, SydneySydney Leroux | Not Given |
| 2012 | Dempsey, ClintClint Dempsey | Morgan, AlexAlex Morgan | Rubin, RubioRubio Rubin | Johnston, JulieJulie Johnston | Felicia Schroeder |
| 2013 | Altidore, JozyJozy Altidore | Wambach, AbbyAbby Wambach | Trapp, WilWil Trapp | Horan, LindseyLindsey Horan | Rene Renteria |
| 2014 | Howard, TimTim Howard | Holiday, LaurenLauren Holiday | Yedlin, DeAndreDeAndre Yedlin | Brian, MorganMorgan Brian | Sibayan, GavinGavin Sibayan |
| 2015 | Bradley, MichaelMichael Bradley | Lloyd, CarliCarli Lloyd | Miazga, MattMatt Miazga | Pugh, MalloryMallory Pugh | Hensley, KevinKevin Hensley |
| 2016 | Altidore, JozyJozy Altidore | Tobin Heath | Pulisic, ChristianChristian Pulisic | Ashley Sanchez | Ballou, AdamAdam Ballou |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Soccer Federation. "Athlete of the Year Award". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids defender Shane O'Neill a finalist for US Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year". Colorado Rapids. November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ Di Veronica, Jeff (November 29, 2013). "Wambach wins record 6th U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year award". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Soccer Federation. "Voting Underway for 2011 Best of U.S. Soccer and Athlete of the Year Awards". www.ussoccer.com.
