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.
Season
Scorer
Nationality
For
Opponent
Stadium
Date
Ref.
1996
Eric Wynalda
Vereinigte Staaten
San Jose Clash
D.C. United
Spartan Stadium
April 6, 1996
1997
Marco Etcheverry
Bolivien
D.C. United
New England Revolution
RFK Stadium
August 27, 1997
1998
Brian McBride
Vereinigte Staaten
Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire
Ohio Stadium
July 9, 1998
1999
Marco Etcheverry (2)
Bolivien
D.C. United
Miami Fusion
Lockhart Stadium
May 22, 1999
2000
Marcelo Balboa
Vereinigte Staaten
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew Stadium
April 22, 2000
2001
Clint Mathis
Vereinigte Staaten
MetroStars
Dallas Burn
Giants Stadium
April 28, 2001
2002
Carlos Ruiz
Guatemala
LA Galaxy
Columbus Crew
Rose Bowl
July 27, 2002
2003
Damani Ralph
Jamaika
Chicago Fire
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew Stadium
August 13, 2003
2004
Dwayne De Rosario
Kanada
San Jose Earthquakes
D.C. United
Spartan Stadium
August 7, 2004
2005
Dwayne De Rosario (2)
Kanada
San Jose Earthquakes
LA Galaxy
The Home Depot Center
October 15, 2005
2006
Brian Ching
Vereinigte Staaten
Houston Dynamo
D.C. United
Robertson Stadium
September 30, 2006
2007
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Mexiko
Chicago Fire
Real Salt Lake
Rice-Eccles Stadium
August 18, 2007
2008
Will Johnson
Kanada
Real Salt Lake
FC Dallas
Rio Tinto Stadium
October 18, 2008
2009
Landon Donovan
Vereinigte Staaten
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
Vereinigte Staaten
Portland Timbers
Sporting Kansas City
Jeld-Wen Field
July 2, 2011
[ 2]
2012
Patrick Ianni
Vereinigte Staaten
Seattle Sounders FC
Sporting Kansas City
CenturyLink Field
June 20, 2012
[ 3]
2013
Camilo Sanvezzo
Brasilien
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
Ungarn
Sporting Kansas City
Portland Timbers
Providence Park
October 3, 2015
[ 6]
2016
Shkëlzen Gashi
Albanien
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
Schweden
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)
Vereinigte Staaten
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
Argentinien
FC Cincinnati
Charlotte FC
TQL Stadium
September 23, 2023
[ 14]
^ "AT&T Goal of the Year winner: Marco Pappa" . MLSsoccer.com . November 17, 2010. 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. 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 . Retrieved December 4, 2014 .
^ "Sporting KC's Krisztian Nemeth wins 2015 AT&T Goal of the Year" . MLSsoccer.com . December 3, 2015.
^ "Colorado Rapids' Shkelzen Gashi wins 2016 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year" . MLSsoccer.com . November 11, 2016.
^ "Atlanta's Hector Villalba wins 2017 AT&T Goal of the Year" . MLSsoccer.com . November 15, 2017.
^ "LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims 2018 AT&T Goal of the Year" . MLSsoccer.com . November 13, 2018.
^ "Atlanta United's Josef Martinez wins 2019 AT&T Goal of the Year" . Major League Soccer . October 23, 2019.
^ "Columbus Crew SC's Darlington Nagbe wins 2020 AT&T Goal of the Year" . Major League Soccer . 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 .