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 (MLS) has handed out a Goal of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. It is selected from the season's Goal of the Week Award winners by fans' online vote. Here is a list of the past winners:

  • 1996 -   Eric Wynalda
    Eric Wynalda
    Eric Boswell Wynalda is a retired American soccer player, and former sports broadcaster. He was the co-host of Fox Football Fone-In on Fox Soccer Channel and is currently employeed as the president of international operations at Mexican third division club Murcielagos.Wynalda scored the first goal...

    , San Jose Clash (San Jose Clash vs. D.C. United – April 6, 1996)
  • 1997 -   Marco Etcheverry
    Marco Etcheverry
    Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas is a retired Bolivian footballer, considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time.-Career:...

    , D.C. United
    D.C. United
    D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...

     (D.C. United vs. New England Revolution – August 27, 1997)
  • 1998 -   Brian McBride
    Brian McBride
    Brian Robert McBride is a retired American soccer player who finished his career for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer , but spent the majority of his time in MLS playing for the Columbus Crew. For much of his career he played in Europe, notably for Fulham in the English Premier League...

    , Columbus Crew
    Columbus Crew
    The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...

     (Columbus Crew vs. Chicago Fire – July 9, 1998)
  • 1999 -   Marco Etcheverry
    Marco Etcheverry
    Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas is a retired Bolivian footballer, considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time.-Career:...

    , D.C. United
    D.C. United
    D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...

     (D.C. United vs. Miami Fusion – May 22, 1999)
  • 2000 -   Marcelo Balboa
    Marcelo Balboa
    Marcelo Balboa is an American former soccer defender who played in the 1990s for the U.S. national team, becoming its captain. After retiring from playing, he has worked as a commentator for ESPN and ABC and MLS games on HDNet and Altitude...

    , Colorado Rapids
    Colorado Rapids
    The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...

     (Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew – April 22, 2000)
  • 2001 -   Clint Mathis
    Clint Mathis
    Clint Mathis is a retired American soccer player.-Youth and college:Mathis played club soccer at a young age for Rockdale Youth Soccer Association, and then for AFC Lightning, a Georgia powerhouse producing players such as current U.S. international Ricardo Clark, in Fayetteville...

    , MetroStars
    Metrostars
    Metrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila...

     (MetroStars vs. Dallas Burn – April 28, 2001)
  • 2002 -   Carlos Ruiz, Los Angeles Galaxy
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...

     (Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Columbus Crew – July 27, 2002)
  • 2003 -   Damani Ralph
    Damani Ralph
    Damani Ralph is a Jamaican football player, who last played for Russian team FC Rubin Kazan in Russia.- Amateur/College :...

    , Chicago Fire (Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew – August 13, 2003)
  • 2004 -   Dwayne De Rosario
    Dwayne De Rosario
    Dwayne Anthony De Rosario is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer. He also plays for the Canadian national team.-Early career:...

    , San Jose Earthquakes
    San Jose Earthquakes
    The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....

     (San Jose Earthquakes vs. D.C. United – August 2, 2004)
  • 2005 -   Dwayne De Rosario
    Dwayne De Rosario
    Dwayne Anthony De Rosario is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer. He also plays for the Canadian national team.-Early career:...

    , San Jose Earthquakes
    San Jose Earthquakes
    The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....

     (San Jose Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy – October 15, 2005)
  • 2006 -   Brian Ching
    Brian Ching
    Brian Ching is an American professional soccer forward currently playing for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...

    , Houston Dynamo
    Houston Dynamo
    The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...

     (Houston Dynamo vs. D.C. United – September 30, 2006)
  • 2007 -   Cuauhtémoc Blanco
    Cuauhtémoc Blanco
    Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo is a Mexican professional footballer currently signed for Irapuato in the Mexican Liga de Ascenso.Known for his aggressive yet charismatic personality on the field, playing most of his career as a deep-lying forward and his last years as an attacking midfielder...

    , Chicago Fire (Chicago Fire vs. Real Salt Lake – August 18, 2007)
  • 2008 -   Will Johnson, Real Salt Lake
    Real Salt Lake
    Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...

     (Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas – October 18, 2008)
  • 2009 -   Landon Donovan
    Landon Donovan
    Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....

    , Los Angeles Galaxy
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...

     (Los Angeles Galaxy vs. New England Revolution – August 8, 2009)
  • 2010 -   Marco Pappa
    Marco Pappa
    Marco Pablo Pappa Ponce is a Guatemalan footballer who plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer since 2008 and is a member of the Guatemala national team.-Club career:...

    , Chicago Fire (Chicago Fire vs. San Jose Earthquakes – April 10, 2010)
  • 2011 -   Darlington Nagbe
    Darlington Nagbe
    Darlington Nagbe is a Liberian footballer currently playing for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...

    , Portland Timbers
    Portland Timbers
    Portland Timbers may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams:*Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer expansion team that began playing in 2011....

    (Portland Timbers vs. Sporting Kansas City – July 2, 2011)
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