Fútbol de Primera Player of the Year
The Fútbol de Primera Player of the Year, formerly known as the Honda Player of the Year, recognizes the best player on the United States Men's National Soccer Team, as chosen by the national sports media.
The award was established by Fútbol de Primera in 1991, with Hugo Pérez being the first recipient. To celebrate award's tenth anniversary
The original one-of-a-kind bronze trophy was created by Robert M. Garcia, an Argentinian-born master jeweller from the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Garcia hand-drew various male soccer players before selecting the design, and then used a centuries-old bronze sculpture-making technique to craft the unique and beautiful award.
This award should not be confused with the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year, given annually by the United States Soccer Federation.
Winners
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CLINT DEMPSEY NAMED FUTBOL DE PRIMERA PLAYER OF THE YEAR". US Soccer. October 4, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Donovan named Fútbol de Primera's Player of Year". LA Galaxy. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Dempsey wins Futbol de Primera award as U.S. Soccer player of the year". SBI Soccer. November 2, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Dempsey Awarded US Soccer Player Of The Year For 2nd Straight Year". CBS Los Angeles. December 12, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "USMNT: Jozy Altidore awarded Futbol de Primera 2013 Player of the Year". Major League Soccer. December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Tim Howard wins Futbol de Primera Player of the Year award". Sports Illustrated. December 4, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "USA's Bradley wins Futbol de Primera Player of the Year award". Fox Sports. December 18, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Awards: Altidore named U.S. Player of the Year again". Soccer America. December 23, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "RUNAWAY WINNER: Pulisic named Fútbol de Primera player of the year". Front Row Soccer. January 11, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.