MLS Awards 2023, Teams, Nominations, and More
by Reshwanth A | Updated Nov 03, 2023
MLS Awards 2023
The 2023 MLS season saw various awards being presented to outstanding individuals and teams in Major League Soccer. Notably, Los Angeles FC, the reigning MLS Cup champions, and Supporters' Shield holders, had a strong season. FC Cincinnati, in their fifth season in the league, secured the Supporters' Shield for the first time, marking a significant achievement for the club.
Other awards typically recognized include the Most Valuable Player (MVP), Golden Boot for the top scorer, and individual awards for the best goalkeeper, defender, and young player. However, specific details about the winners of these awards for the 2023 season would require up-to-date information beyond my knowledge cutoff date of January 2023. You can check official MLS sources or news outlets for the latest updates on award winners for the 2023 season.
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MLS Awards Competition Format
The MLS Awards are like prizes given to great players and teams in Major League Soccer. Some important awards are the Most Valuable Player (MVP), which goes to the best player, the Golden Boot for the top scorer, and awards for the best goalkeeper, defender, and young player.
The Supporters' Shield is given to the team with the most points in the regular season, which helps them in the playoffs. MLS also has an All-Star Game where the best players play together for fun. The game has changed over time, and they've played against different teams. These awards and events make MLS more exciting and celebrate the best in the league.
MLS Awards 2023 Teams
Atlanta United FC
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Austin FC
Q2 Stadium
Charlotte FC
Bank of America Stadium
Chicago Fire FC
Soldier Field
FC Cincinnati
TQL Stadium
Colorado Rapids
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Columbus Crew
Lower.com Field
FC Dallas
Toyota Stadium
D.C. United
Audi Field
Houston Dynamo FC
Shell Energy Stadium
LA Galaxy
Dignity Health Sports Park
Los Angeles FC
BMO Stadium
Minnesota United FC
Allianz Field
Inter Miami CF
DRV PNK Stadium
CF Montréal
Saputo Stadium
Nashville SC
Geodis Park
New England Revolution
Gillette Stadium
New York City FC
Yankee Stadium
New York Red Bulls
Red Bull Arena
Orlando City SC
Exploria Stadium
Philadelphia Union
Subaru Park
Portland Timbers
Providence Park
Real Salt Lake
America First Field
San Jose Earthquakes
PayPal Park
Seattle Sounders FC
Lumen Field
Sporting Kansas City
Children's Mercy Park
St. Louis City SC
CityPark
Toronto FC
BMO Field
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
BC Place
Team
Stadium
MLS Awards 2023 Nominations
Landon Donovan MLS MVP Nominees
Acosta, Luciano (CIN)
Almada, Thiago (ATL)
Artur (HOU)
Benteke, Christian (DC)
Blake, Andre (PHI)
Bouanga, Dénis (LAFC)
Bürki, Roman (STL)
Busquets, Sergio (MIA)
Carranza, Julián (PHI)
Choinière, Mathieu (MTL)
Espinoza, Cristian (SJ)
Ferreira, Jesús (DAL)
Frei, Stefan (SEA)
Gauld, Ryan (VAN)
Giakoumakis, Giorgos (ATL)
Gil, Carles (NE)
Hernández, Cucho (CLB)
Herrera, Héctor (HOU)
Messi, Lionel (MIA)
Morris, Jordan (SEA)
Mukhtar, Hany (NSH)
Parks, Keaton (NYC)
Puig, Riqui (LA)
Pulido, Alan (SKC)
Reynoso, Emanuel (MIN)
Rodríguez, Santiago (NYC)
Sirois, Jonathan (MTL)
Swiderski, Karol (CLT)
Thommy, Erik (SKC)
Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Nominees
Blake, Andre (PHI)
Bond, Jonathan (LA)
Bürki, Roman (STL)
Callender, Drake (MIA)
Celentano, Roman (CIN)
Clark, Steve (HOU)
Coronel, Carlos (RBNY)
Daniel (SJ)
Frei, Stefan (SEA)
Gallese, Pedro (ORL)
Guzan, Brad (ATL)
Johnson, Sean (TOR)
Kahlina, Kristijan (CLT)
MacMath, Zac (RSL)
McCarthy, John (LAFC)
Melia, Tim (SKC)
Paes, Maarten (DAL)
Schulte, Patrick (CLB)
Sirois, Jonathan (MTL)
St. Clair, Dayne (MIN)
Takaoka, Yohei (VAN)
MLS Defender of the Year Nominees
Blackmon, Tristan (VAN)
Boxall, Michael (MIN)
Bravo, Claudio (POR)
Carlos, Antônio (ORL)
Corbo, Gabriele (MTL)
Elliott, Jack (PHI)
Escobar, Franco (HOU)
Franklin, Kobe (TOR)
Glad, Justen (RSL)
Glesnes, Jakob (PHI)
Gómez Andrade, Yeimar (SEA)
Gray, Tayvon (NYC)
Jansson, Robin (ORL)
Jones, DeJuan (NE)
Lennon, Brooks (ATL)
Malanda, Adilson (CLT)
Martins, Thiago (NYC)
Maxsø, Andreas (COL)
Mensah, Jonathan (SJ)
Miazga, Matt (CIN)
Miller, Kamal (MIA)
Moore, Shaq (NSH)
Moreira, Steven (CLB)
Mosquera, Yerson (CIN)
Ndenbe, Logan (SKC)
Nouhou (SEA)
Palacios, Diego (LAFC)
Parker, Tim (STL)
Reyes, Andrés (RBNY)
Robinson, Miles (ATL)
Rodrigues (SJ)
Romney, Dave (NE)
Rosero, Dany (SKC)
Sviatchenko, Erik (HOU)
Tafari, Nkosi (DAL)
Tapias, Micky (MIN)
Veselinović, Ranko (VAN)
Waterman, Joel (MTL)
Williams, Derrick (DC)
Zimmerman, Walker (NSH)
MLS Newcomer of the Year Nominees
Agyemang, Patrick (CLT)
Bassi, Amine (HOU)
Bogusz, Mateusz (LAFC)
Boyd, Tyler (LA)
Busquets, Sergio (MIA)
Calegari, Lucas (LA)
Coello, Alonso (TOR)
Daniel (SJ)
Eneli, Emeka (RSL)
Evander (POR)
Giakoumakis, Giorgos (ATL)
Illenic, Mitja (NYC)
Kamungo, Bernard (DAL)
Klich, Mateusz (DC)
Löwen, Eduard (STL)
Messi, Lionel (MIA)
Mosquera, Yerson (CIN)
Privett, Andrew (CLT)
Radoja, Nemanja (SKC)
Rosero, Dany (SKC)
Santos, Rafael (ORL)
Surridge, Sam (NSH)
Sviatchenko, Erik (HOU)
Takaoka, Yohei (VAN)
Thórhallsson, Dagur Dan (ORL)
MLS Young Player of the Year Nominees
Atencio, Josh (SEA)
Bajraktarevic, Esmir (NE)
Bogusz, Mateusz (LAFC)
Brady, Chris (CHI)
Buck, Noel (NE)
Cowell, Cade (SJ)
Cremaschi, Benjamin (MIA)
Davis, Jake (SKC)
Farías, Facundo (MIA)
Franklin, Kobe (TOR)
Gómez, Andrés (RSL)
Haak, Justin (NYC)
Harriel, Nathan (PHI)
Jackson, Aziel (STL)
Jasson, Andres (NYC)
Kerr, Deandre (TOR)
Ku-DiPietro, Ted (DC)
Luna, Diego (RSL)
Malanda, Adilson (CLT)
McGlynn, Jack (PHI)
McGuire, Duncan (ORL)
Morris, Aidan (CLB)
Mosquera, Juan (POR)
Mosquera, Yerson (CIN)
Neal, Jalen (LA)
Quiñónes, Nelson (HOU)
Schulte, Patrick (CLB)
Sirois, Jonathan (MTL)
Tolkin, John (RBNY)
Tsakiris, Niko (SJ)
Vargas, Obed (SEA)
Velasco, Alan (DAL)
Vilsaint, Jules-Anthony (MTL)
Vite, Pedro (VAN)
Wiley, Caleb (ATL)
Wolff, Owen (ATX)
MLS Comeback Player of the Year Nominees
Guzan, Brad (ATL)
Hines-Ike, Brendan (DC)
Jansson, Robin (ORL)
Kreilach, Damir (RSL)
Mora, Felipe (POR)
Nilsson, Joakim (STL)
Osorio, Jonathan (TOR)
Parks, Keaton (NYC)
Paulo, João (SEA)
Pulido, Alan (SKC)
Reyes, Andrés (RBNY)
Robinson, Miles (ATL)
Smith, Brad (HOU)
Westwood, Ashley (CLT)
Wood, Bobby (NE)
Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact Award
Bedoya, Alejandro (PHI)
Beitashour, Steven (COL)
Bernardeschi, Federico (TOR)
Chol, Machop (ATL)
Clark, Steve (HOU)
Durkin, Chris (DC)
Farrell, Andrew (NE)
Frei, Stefan (SEA)
Kann, Alec (CIN)
MacMath, Zac (RSL)
Marcinkowski, JT (SJ)
Marks, George (CLT)
Martins, Felipe (ORL)
Nagbe, Darlington (CLB)
Neal, Jalen (LA)
Omsberg, Wyatt (CHI)
Parks, Keaton (NYC)
Piette, Samuel (MTL)
Sánchez, Ilie (LAFC)
Stuver, Brad (ATX)
Teibert, Russell (VAN)
Ulloa, Victor (MIA)
Washington, Taylor (NSH)
Williamson, Eryk (POR)
Yaro, Josh (STL)
Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year Nominees
Cherundolo, Steve (LAFC)
Curtin, Jim (PHI)
Cushing, Nick (NYC)
Estévez, Nico (DAL)
Gonzalez, Luchi (SJ)
Heath, Adrian (MIN)
Lattanzio, Christian (CLT)
Lesesne, Troy (RBNY)
Losada, Hernán (MTL)
Martino, Gerardo (MIA)
Mastroeni, Pablo (RSL)
Nancy, Wilfried (CLB)
Noonan, Pat (CIN)
Olsen, Ben (HOU)
Pareja, Oscar (ORL)
Pineda, Gonzalo (ATL)
Rooney, Wayne (DC)
Sartini, Vanni (VAN)
Schmetzer, Brian (SEA)
Smith, Gary (NSH)
Vanney, Greg (LA)
MLS Referee of the Year Nominees
Rivas, Victor
MLS Assistant Referee of the Year Nominees
Blanchard, Cam
McKay, Ian
MLS Awards 2023 Winner
The winner of the 2023 MLS Newcomer of the Year award is Giorgos Giakoumakis, who plays for Atlanta United. Giakoumakis had an outstanding debut season in MLS, scoring 17 goals and showcasing his exceptional goal-scoring abilities. This award recognizes players who made their MLS debut in 2023 and had prior professional experience.
Giakoumakis beat out other notable finalists, including soccer legend Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF. His impressive performance and hunger for goals throughout the season, along with his 17 non-penalty kick goals, solidified his status as one of the league's top newcomers. This accolade marks a significant achievement for Giakoumakis and highlights his impact in his first MLS campaign.
MLS Awards 2023 - FAQs
The MLS Awards 2023 includes recognitions like Most Valuable Player (MVP), Golden Boot for the top scorer, best goalkeeper, defender, and young player.
FC Cincinnati, in their fifth season, secured the Supporters' Shield for the first time, a significant achievement for the club.
No, the specific details about the winners of the 2023 awards require up-to-date information beyond the knowledge cutoff date of January 2023.
The Supporters' Shield is awarded to the team with the most points in the regular season, giving them an advantage in the playoffs.
Yes, the MLS has an All-Star Game where the best players play together for enjoyment, and it has evolved over time, with matchups against different teams.