MLS Newcomer of the Year Award explained

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.^[1] The award was introduced in 2007; its votes are collected from team staff, players, and members of the media.^{[2] [3]}

Winners

Season	Player	Club
2007	Luciano Emilio	D.C. United
2008	Darren Huckerby	San Jose Earthquakes
2009	Fredy Montero	Seattle Sounders FC
2010	Álvaro Saborío	Real Salt Lake
2011	Mauro Rosales	Seattle Sounders FC
2012	Federico Higuaín	Columbus Crew SC
2013	Diego Valeri	Portland Timbers
2014	Pedro Morales	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2015	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC
2016	Nicolás Lodeiro	Seattle Sounders FC
2017	Miguel Almirón	Atlanta United FC
2018	Zlatan Ibrahimović	LA Galaxy
2019	Carles Gil	New England Revolution
2020	Lucas Zelarayán	Columbus Crew SC
2021	Cristian Arango	Los Angeles FC
2022	Thiago Almada	Atlanta United FC
2023	Giorgos Giakoumakis	Atlanta United FC
2024	Gabriel Pec	LA Galaxy

Notes and References

1. Creditor . Avi . November 12, 2018 . Zlatan Ibrahimovic Named MLS Newcomer of the Year . . March 26, 2023.
2. News: November 23, 2015 . Sebastian Giovinco named MLS Newcomer of the Year . . March 26, 2023.
3. Web site: November 4, 2024 . MLS Newcomer of the Year winners . . November 4, 2024.