MLS Defender of the Year Award

Major League Soccer — the highest professional soccer league in the United States and Canada — has handed out a Defender of the Year award since the league's inception in 1996.[1] The award is decided based on votes from MLS players, MLS coaches and executives and media members.[2]

Winners
Season Winner Team Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth
1996 John Doyle San Jose Clash
1997 Eddie Pope D.C. United
1998 Luboš Kubík Chicago Fire
1999 Robin Fraser Los Angeles Galaxy
2000 Peter Vermes Kansas City Wizards
2001 Jeff Agoos San Jose Earthquakes
2002 Carlos Bocanegra Chicago Fire
2003 Carlos Bocanegra (2) Chicago Fire
2004 Robin Fraser (2) Columbus Crew
2005 Jimmy Conrad Kansas City Wizards
2006 Bobby Boswell D.C. United
2007 Michael Parkhurst New England Revolution
2008 Chad Marshall Columbus Crew
2009 Chad Marshall (2) Columbus Crew
2010 Jámison Olave Real Salt Lake
2011 Omar Gonzalez Los Angeles Galaxy Jámison Olave Nat Borchers Carlos Valdés
2012 Matt Besler Sporting Kansas City Víctor Bernárdez Aurélien Collin Jay DeMerit
2013 José Gonçalves New England Revolution Matt Besler Omar Gonzalez Jámison Olave
2014 Chad Marshall (3) Seattle Sounders FC Bobby Boswell Omar Gonzalez Michael Parkhurst
2015 Laurent Ciman[1] Montreal Impact Kendall Waston Matt Hedges Matt Miazga
2016 Matt Hedges[3] FC Dallas Jelle Van Damme Axel Sjöberg Walker Zimmerman Steve Birnbaum
2017 Ike Opara[4] Sporting Kansas City Justin Morrow Kendall Waston Leandro González Pírez Matt Besler
2018 Aaron Long[5] New York Red Bulls Chad Marshall Michael Parkhurst Leandro González Pírez Kemar Lawrence
2019 Ike Opara[6] (2) Minnesota United FC Walker Zimmerman Miles Robinson Maxime Chanot Eddie Segura Aaron Long
2020 Walker Zimmerman[7] Nashville SC Mark McKenzie Jonathan Mensah Anton Tinnerholm Chris Mavinga Richie Laryea

References
  1. Montreal Impact defender Laurent Ciman named 2015 MLS Defender of the Year, mlssoccer.com
  2. "The FC Dallas center back beat out the Galaxy’s Jelle Van Damme for the award", Goal.com, November 11, 2016.
  3. "The FC Dallas center back beat out the Galaxy’s Jelle Van Damme for the award", Goal.com, November 11, 2016.
  4. "Sporting Kansas City's Ike Opara wins 2017 MLS Defender of the Year award". Major League Soccer. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  5. Bogert, Tom (November 7, 2018). "New York Red Bulls' Aaron Long wins 2018 MLS Defender of the Year award". Major League Soccer. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  6. "Minnesota United FC's Ike Opara named MLS Defender of the Year". Major League Soccer. October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  7. "Nashville SC's Walker Zimmerman named 2020 MLS Defender of the Year". Major League Soccer. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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