MLS Goal of the Year Award explained
The MLS Goal of the Year Award (currently commercially termed "AT&T MLS Goal of the Year") is handed out annually since its inception in 1996 to a player in Major League Soccer (MLS) whose goal is selected in an on-line fan vote including the season's Goal of the Week Award winners.
Winners
| Season | Scorer | Nationality | For | Opponent | Stadium | Date | Ref. |
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| 1996 | | | San Jose Clash | D.C. United | Spartan Stadium | April 6, 1996 | |
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| 1997 | | | D.C. United | New England Revolution | RFK Stadium | August 27, 1997 | |
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| 1998 | | | Columbus Crew | Chicago Fire | Ohio Stadium | July 9, 1998 | |
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| 1999 | (2) | | D.C. United | Miami Fusion | Lockhart Stadium | May 22, 1999 | |
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| 2000 | | | Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew Stadium | April 22, 2000 | |
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| 2001 | | | MetroStars | Dallas Burn | Giants Stadium | April 28, 2001 | |
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| 2002 | | | LA Galaxy | Columbus Crew | Rose Bowl | July 27, 2002 | |
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| 2003 | | | Chicago Fire | Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew Stadium | August 13, 2003 | |
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| 2004 | | | San Jose Earthquakes | D.C. United | Spartan Stadium | August 7, 2004 | |
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| 2005 | (2) | | San Jose Earthquakes | LA Galaxy | The Home Depot Center | October 15, 2005 | |
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| 2006 | | | Houston Dynamo | D.C. United | Robertson Stadium | September 30, 2006 | |
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| 2007 | | | Chicago Fire | Real Salt Lake | Rice-Eccles Stadium | August 18, 2007 | |
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| 2008 | | | Real Salt Lake | FC Dallas | Rio Tinto Stadium | October 18, 2008 | |
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| 2009 | | | LA Galaxy | New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium | August 8, 2009 | |
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| 2010 | | | Chicago Fire | San Jose Earthquakes | Toyota Park | April 10, 2010 | [1] |
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| 2011 | | | Portland Timbers | Sporting Kansas City | Jeld-Wen Field | July 2, 2011 | [2] |
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| 2012 | | | Seattle Sounders FC | Sporting Kansas City | CenturyLink Field | June 20, 2012 | [3] |
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| 2013 | | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Portland Timbers | BC Place | October 6, 2013 | [4] |
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| 2014 | | | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose Earthquakes | CenturyLink Field | May 17, 2014 | [5] |
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| 2015 | | | Sporting Kansas City | Portland Timbers | Providence Park | October 3, 2015 | [6] |
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| 2016 | | | Colorado Rapids | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | BC Place | September 24, 2016 | [7] |
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| 2017 | | | Atlanta United FC | Orlando City SC | Orlando City Stadium | July 21, 2017 | [8] |
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| 2018 | | | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles FC | StubHub Center | March 31, 2018 | [9] |
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| 2019 | | | Atlanta United FC | FC Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium | September 18, 2019 | [10] |
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| 2020 | (2) | | Columbus Crew | Chicago Fire | Mapfre Stadium | August 20, 2020 | [11] |
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| 2021 | Rubio Rubin | | Real Salt Lake | San Jose Earthquakes | Rio Tinto Stadium | May 7, 2021 | [12] |
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| 2022 | Josef Martínez (2) | | Atlanta United FC | New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium | October 1, 2022 | [13] |
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| 2023 | Luciano Acosta | | FC Cincinnati | Charlotte FC | TQL Stadium | September 23, 2023 | [14] | |
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Notes and References
- News: AT&T Goal of the Year winner: Marco Pappa . MLSsoccer.com . November 17, 2010 . December 5, 2013.
- News: Timbers' Darlington Nagbe wins AT&T Goal of the Year . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111119121609/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/16/att-goal-year-winner-darlington-nagbe. 2011-11-19. MLSsoccer.com.
- News: Stunner from Seattle's Ianni voted AT&T Goal of the Year . MLSsoccer.com . November 29, 2012 . December 5, 2013.
- News: Vancouver Whitecaps' Camilo Sanvezzo wins 2013 AT&T Goal of the Year award . MLSsoccer.com . December 5, 2013.
- News: Seattle Sounders forward Obafemi Martins captures 2014 AT&T Goal of the Year for Week 11 chip . MLSsoccer.com . December 4, 2014.
- News: Sporting KC's Krisztian Nemeth wins 2015 AT&T Goal of the Year . MLSsoccer.com. December 3, 2015.
- News: Colorado Rapids' Shkelzen Gashi wins 2016 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year . MLSsoccer.com. November 11, 2016.
- News: Atlanta's Hector Villalba wins 2017 AT&T Goal of the Year. MLSsoccer.com. November 15, 2017.
- News: LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims 2018 AT&T Goal of the Year. MLSsoccer.com. November 13, 2018.
- News: Atlanta United's Josef Martinez wins 2019 AT&T Goal of the Year . . October 23, 2019.
- News: Columbus Crew SC's Darlington Nagbe wins 2020 AT&T Goal of the Year. Major League Soccer. November 20, 2020.
- News: Real Salt Lake's Rubio Rubin wins 2021 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year fan vote. MLSsoccer.com. November 23, 2021.
- News: Atlanta United's Josef Martinez wins 2022 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year fan vote. MLSsoccer.com. October 20, 2022. October 20, 2022.
- Web site: November 9, 2023. FC Cincinnati's Luciano Acosta wins 2023 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year. November 9, 2023. Major League Soccer.
