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. |
| 1996 |
Eric Wynalda |
United States |
San Jose Clash |
D.C. United |
Spartan Stadium |
April 6, 1996 |
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| 1997 |
Marco Etcheverry |
Bolivia |
D.C. United |
New England Revolution |
RFK Stadium |
August 27, 1997 |
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| 1998 |
Brian McBride |
United States |
Columbus Crew |
Chicago Fire |
Ohio Stadium |
July 9, 1998 |
|
| 1999 |
Marco Etcheverry (2) |
Bolivia |
D.C. United |
Miami Fusion |
Lockhart Stadium |
May 22, 1999 |
|
| 2000 |
Marcelo Balboa |
United States |
Colorado Rapids |
Columbus Crew |
Columbus Crew Stadium |
April 22, 2000 |
|
| 2001 |
Clint Mathis |
United States |
MetroStars |
Dallas Burn |
Giants Stadium |
April 28, 2001 |
|
| 2002 |
Carlos Ruiz |
Guatemala |
LA Galaxy |
Columbus Crew |
Rose Bowl |
July 27, 2002 |
|
| 2003 |
Damani Ralph |
Jamaica |
Chicago Fire |
Columbus Crew |
Columbus Crew Stadium |
August 13, 2003 |
|
| 2004 |
Dwayne De Rosario |
Canada |
San Jose Earthquakes |
D.C. United |
Spartan Stadium |
August 7, 2004 |
|
| 2005 |
Dwayne De Rosario (2) |
Canada |
San Jose Earthquakes |
LA Galaxy |
The Home Depot Center |
October 15, 2005 |
|
| 2006 |
Brian Ching |
United States |
Houston Dynamo |
D.C. United |
Robertson Stadium |
September 30, 2006 |
|
| 2007 |
Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
Mexico |
Chicago Fire |
Real Salt Lake |
Rice-Eccles Stadium |
August 18, 2007 |
|
| 2008 |
Will Johnson |
Canada |
Real Salt Lake |
FC Dallas |
Rio Tinto Stadium |
October 18, 2008 |
|
| 2009 |
Landon Donovan |
United States |
LA Galaxy |
New England Revolution |
Gillette Stadium |
August 8, 2009 |
|
| 2010 |
Marco Pappa |
Guatemala |
Chicago Fire |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Toyota Park |
April 10, 2010 |
[1] |
| 2011 |
Darlington Nagbe |
United States |
Portland Timbers |
Sporting Kansas City |
Jeld-Wen Field |
July 2, 2011 |
[2] |
| 2012 |
Patrick Ianni |
United States |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Sporting Kansas City |
CenturyLink Field |
June 20, 2012 |
[3] |
| 2013 |
Camilo Sanvezzo |
Brazil |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Portland Timbers |
BC Place |
October 6, 2013 |
[4] |
| 2014 |
Obafemi Martins |
Nigeria |
Seattle Sounders FC |
San Jose Earthquakes |
CenturyLink Field |
May 17, 2014 |
[5] |
| 2015 |
Krisztián Németh |
Hungary |
Sporting Kansas City |
Portland Timbers |
Providence Park |
October 3, 2015 |
[6] |
| 2016 |
Shkëlzen Gashi |
Albania |
Colorado Rapids |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
BC Place |
September 24, 2016 |
[7] |
| 2017 |
Héctor Villalba |
Paraguay |
Atlanta United FC |
Orlando City SC |
Orlando City Stadium |
July 21, 2017 |
[8] |
| 2018 |
Zlatan Ibrahimović |
Sweden |
LA Galaxy |
Los Angeles FC |
StubHub Center |
March 31, 2018 |
[9] |
| 2019 |
Josef Martínez |
Venezuela |
Atlanta United FC |
FC Cincinnati |
Nippert Stadium |
September 18, 2019 |
[10] |
| 2020 |
Darlington Nagbe (2) |
United States |
Columbus Crew |
Chicago Fire |
Mapfre Stadium |
August 20, 2020 |
[11] |
| 2021 |
Rubio Rubin |
Guatemala |
Real Salt Lake |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Rio Tinto Stadium |
May 7, 2021 |
[12] |
| 2022 |
Josef Martínez (2) |
Venezuela |
Atlanta United FC |
New England Revolution |
Gillette Stadium |
October 1, 2022 |
[13] |
| 2023 |
Luciano Acosta |
Argentina |
FC Cincinnati |
Charlotte FC |
TQL Stadium |
September 23, 2023 |
[14] |
| 2024 |
Luca Orellano |
Argentina |
FC Cincinnati |
CF Montréal |
TQL Stadium |
August 31, 2024 |
[15] |
| 2025 |
Son Heung-min |
South Korea |
Los Angeles FC |
FC Dallas |
Toyota Stadium |
August 23, 2025 |
[16] |
References
- ↑ "AT&T Goal of the Year winner: Marco Pappa". MLSsoccer.com. November 17, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Timbers' Darlington Nagbe wins AT&T Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Stunner from Seattle's Ianni voted AT&T Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. November 29, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps' Camilo Sanvezzo wins 2013 AT&T Goal of the Year award". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Seattle Sounders forward Obafemi Martins captures 2014 AT&T Goal of the Year for Week 11 chip". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Sporting KC's Krisztian Nemeth wins 2015 AT&T Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. December 3, 2015. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Colorado Rapids' Shkelzen Gashi wins 2016 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Atlanta's Hector Villalba wins 2017 AT&T Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. November 15, 2017. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ↑ "LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims 2018 AT&T Goal of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. November 13, 2018. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Atlanta United's Josef Martinez wins 2019 AT&T Goal of the Year". Major League Soccer. October 23, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Columbus Crew SC's Darlington Nagbe wins 2020 AT&T Goal of the Year". Major League Soccer. November 20, 2020. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Real Salt Lake's Rubio Rubin wins 2021 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year fan vote". MLSsoccer.com. November 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Atlanta United's Josef Martinez wins 2022 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year fan vote". MLSsoccer.com. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati's Luciano Acosta wins 2023 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year". Major League Soccer. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ↑ "FC Cincinnati's Luca Orellano wins 2024 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year". Major League Soccer. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ↑ "LAFC's Son Heung-Min wins 2025 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year". Major League Soccer. October 27, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
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