MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award

MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award, known as the Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award for sponsorship purposes, is an annual Major League Soccer award established in 1996. It is voted on by media, MLS players and club management based on regular-season performance.[1] Andre Blake has won the award three times, more than any other goalkeeper.[2]

Winners

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Tony Meola is the only player in MLS history to win both MVP and Goalkeeper of the year.
 
With three wins, Andre Blake has won the award more than any other goalkeeper.
 
Pat Onstad became the first, and to date only, Canadian goalkeeper to win the award.
Season Winner Club Second Third Fourth Fifth
1996   Mark Dodd Dallas Burn Jorge Campos Dave Salzwedel Mark Dougherty
1997   Brad Friedel Columbus Crew Walter Zenga Tony Meola Mike Ammann
1998   Zach Thornton Chicago Fire Kevin Hartman David Kramer Ian Feuer
1999   Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy Zach Thornton Matt Jordan Tom Presthus
2000   Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards Joe Cannon Kevin Hartman Zach Thornton
2001   Tim Howard MetroStars Joe Cannon Zach Thornton Tom Presthus
2002   Joe Cannon San Jose Earthquakes Nick Rimando Tim Howard Kevin Hartman
2003   Pat Onstad San Jose Earthquakes Zach Thornton Kevin Hartman Adin Brown
2004   Joe Cannon (2) Colorado Rapids Jon Busch Bo Oshoniyi Pat Onstad
2005   Pat Onstad (2) San Jose Earthquakes Joe Cannon Matt Reis Bo Oshoniyi
2006   Troy Perkins D.C. United Matt Reis Pat Onstad Preston Burpo Dario Sala
2007   Brad Guzan Chivas USA Pat Onstad Matt Reis Joe Cannon Troy Perkins
2008   Jon Busch Chicago Fire Matt Reis Jon Conway Greg Sutton William Hesmer
2009   Zach Thornton (2) Chivas USA Pat Onstad Kasey Keller Matt Reis Jon Busch
2010   Donovan Ricketts Los Angeles Galaxy Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen Joe Cannon Zach Thornton
2011[3]   Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC Faryd Mondragón Kevin Hartman Nick Rimando Josh Saunders
2012[4]   Jimmy Nielsen Sporting Kansas City Josh Saunders Dan Kennedy Michael Gspurning Nick Rimando
2013[1]   Donovan Ricketts (2) Portland Timbers Nick Rimando Jimmy Nielsen Luis Robles Tally Hall
2014[5]   Bill Hamid D.C. United Nick Rimando Steve Clark Jaime Penedo Joe Bendik
2015[6]   Luis Robles New York Red Bulls Chris Konopka David Ousted Bill Hamid Evan Bush
2016[7]   Andre Blake Philadelphia Union Luis Robles Tim Howard Bill Hamid David Bingham
2017[8]   Tim Melia Sporting Kansas City Andre Blake Stefan Frei Alex Bono Sean Johnson
2018[9]   Zack Steffen Columbus Crew Stefan Frei Luis Robles Tim Melia Brad Guzan
2019[10]   Vito Mannone Minnesota United FC Tim Melia Sean Johnson Brad Guzan Matt Turner
2020[11]   Andre Blake (2) Philadelphia Union Matt Turner Eloy Room Pedro Gallese Stefan Frei
2021[12]   Matt Turner New England Revolution Andre Blake Joe Willis William Yarbrough Maxime Crépeau
2022[2]   Andre Blake (3) Philadelphia Union Djordje Petrović Drake Callender Roman Celentano Brad Stuver
2023[13]   Roman Bürki St. Louis City SC Roman Celentano Pedro Gallese
2024[14]   Kristijan Kahlina Charlotte FC Hugo Lloris Patrick Schulte

Voting finishes (by player)

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Player Wins Top two Top three
Andre Blake 3 5 5
Jon Busch 1 2 2
Jorge Campos 0 1 1
Joe Cannon 2 5 5
Steve Clark 0 0 1
Jon Conway 0 0 1
Mark Dodd 1 1 1
Stefan Frei 0 1 2
Brad Friedel 1 1 1
Brad Guzan 1 1 1
Bill Hamid 1 1 1
Kevin Hartman 1 3 6
Tim Howard 1 1 3
Sean Johnson 0 0 1
Matt Jordan 0 0 1
Kasey Keller 1 1 2
Dan Kennedy 0 0 1
Chris Konopka 1 0 0
David Kramer 0 0 1
Vito Mannone 1 1 1
Tim Melia 1 2 2
Tony Meola 1 1 2
Faryd Mondragón 0 1 1
Jimmy Nielsen 1 1 2
Pat Onstad 2 4 5
Bo Oshoniyi 0 0 1
David Ousted 0 1 1
Troy Perkins 1 1 1
Matt Reis 0 2 4
Donovan Ricketts 2 2 2
Nick Rimando 0 3 3
Luis Robles 1 2 3
Eloy Room 0 0 1
Dave Salzwedel 0 0 1
Josh Saunders 0 1 1
Zack Steffen 1 1 1
Zach Thornton 2 4 5
Matt Turner 1 2 2
Joe Willis 0 0 1
Walter Zenga 0 1 1
Drake Callender 0 0 1
Djordje Petrović 0 1 0
Roman Bürki 1 0 0

Wins by team

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Club Wins
Kansas City Wizards/Sporting KC 3
Philadelphia Union 3
San Jose Earthquakes 3
Chicago Fire 2
Chivas USA 2
Columbus Crew 2
D.C. United 2
LA Galaxy 2
NY/NJ MetroStars/New York Red Bulls 2
Colorado Rapids 1
Dallas Burn/FC Dallas 1
Minnesota United FC 1
New England Revolution 1
Portland Timbers 1
Seattle Sounders FC 1
St. Louis City SC 1

Wins by nationality

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Nationality Wins
  United States 18
  Jamaica 5
  Canada 2
  Denmark 1
  Italy 1
  Switzerland 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "Portland Timbers' Donovan Ricketts wins second Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year honor". mlssoccer.com. December 4, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Philadelphia Union's Andre Blake named 2022 Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Seattle's Keller wins Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year"
  4. ^ "Sporting KC's Nielsen voted Allstate Goalkeeper of the Yr"
  5. ^ "DC United's Bill Hamid wins AllState MLS Goalkeeper of the Year". mlssoccer.com. December 3, 2014.
  6. ^ "New York Red Bulls' Luis Robles wins AllState MLS Goalkeeper of the Year". mlssoccer.com. November 19, 2015.
  7. ^ "Philadelphia Union's Andre Blake named MLS Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year". mlssoccer.com. November 17, 2016.
  8. ^ "Sporting KC's Tim Melia named 2017 MLS Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year". mlssoccer.com. November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "Crew SC's Zack Steffen named 2018 MLS Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year". mlssoccer.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  10. ^ "Minnesota United's Vito Mannone voted Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year". mlssoccer.com. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "Philadelphia Union's Andre Blake named 2020 Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year". mlssoccer.com. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "New England Revolution's Matt Turner Voted 2021 Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year". Major League Soccer. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "St. Louis CITY's Roman Bürki named 2023 Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year". Major League Soccer. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  14. ^ "Charlotte FC's Kristijan Kahlina named 2024 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year". Major League Soccer. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
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