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The U.S. Soccer Player of the Year is given by the
U.S. Soccer Player of the Year Award
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The U.S. Soccer Player of the Year is given by the United States Soccer Federation
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is ...
to the American soccer players judged best in the calendar year. It is considered the highest accolade for American soccer players.
The U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year award originated in 1984, followed by the Female Player of the Year in 1985. Awards for Young Male and Young Female Players were added in 1998. An award for Player of the Year with a Disability was added in 2012 but discontinued after 2020 and replaced with the non-player-specific "ADAPTandTHRIVE Disability Award," which "recognizes an individual making an impact in the United States' broad landscape of disability soccer." In 2021, awards for female and male beach soccer as well as futsal are added.
Public voting for the awards account for 50 percent of the results. The other 50 percent are voted by members of the national media and U.S. Soccer representatives (from national team coaches to the National Board of Directors).
U.S. Soccer Players of the Year
See also
*List of sports awards honoring women
This list of sports awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring sportswomen. The list gives the country of the sponsoring organization, but some awards are open to sportswomen around the world. The list includes sub ...
* Athlete of the Year
Athlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition.
Definition of "athlete"
*In many nations, an "athlete" primarily refers to someone who participat ...
* Fútbol de Primera Player of the Year
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U.S. Soccer Player of the Year Award
{{National Women's Footballer of the Year US American soccer trophies and awards 1984 establishments in the United States Awards established in 1984 Annual events in the United States Women's association football player of the year awards