Soccer America Player of the Year Award

American college soccer award

Soccer America Player of the Year AwardCountry| United States

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Presented by| Soccer America
History
First award| 1984, 40 years ago
Final award| 2019, 5 years ago
Most recent| Joe Bell, MF
Virginia
Website| www.socceramerica.com

The Soccer America Player of the Year Award was an award issued by Soccer America magazine naming the best men's and women's college soccer players of the year. The award was given from 1984 until 2019.

## Men's

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* 2019 — Joe Bell, Virginia
* 2018 — No winner announced
* 2017 — Grant Lillard, Indiana
* 2016 — Ian Harkes, Wake Forest
* 2015 — Jordan Morris, Stanford
* 2014 — Abu Danladi, UCLA
* 2013 — Patrick Mullins, Maryland
* 2012 — Patrick Mullins, Maryland
* 2011 — Ben Speas, North Carolina
* 2010 — Kofi Sarkodie, Akron
* 2009 — Teal Bunbury, Akron
* 2008 — Steve Zakuani, Akron
* 2007 — O'Brian White, Connecticut
* 2006 — Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame
* 2005 — Jason Garey, Maryland
* 2004 — Ryan Pore, Tulsa
* 2003 — Joseph Ngwenya, Coastal Carolina
* 2002 — Alecko Eskandarian, Virginia
* 2001 — Luchi Gonzalez, SMU
* 2000 — Chris Gbandi, Connecticut
* 1999 — Aleksey Korol, Indiana
* 1998 — Wojtek Krakowiak, Clemson
* 1997 — Ben Olsen, Virginia
* 1996 — Johnny Torres, Creighton
* 1995 — Mike Fisher, Virginia
* 1994 — A.J. Wood, Virginia
* 1993 — Claudio Reyna, Virginia
* 1992 — Claudio Reyna, Virginia
* 1987-91 — No winner announced
* 1986 — Paul Caligiuri, UCLA and John Kerr, Duke
* 1985 — Michael Brady, American
* 1984 — Paul DiBernardo, Indiana

## Women's

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* 2014 — Dagny Brynjarsdottir, Florida State
* 2013 — Morgan Brian, Virginia
* 2012 — Crystal Dunn, North Carolina
* 2011 — Lindsay Taylor, Stanford
* 2010 — Christen Press, Stanford
* 2009 — Kelley O'Hara, Stanford
* 2008 — Casey Nogueira, North Carolina
* 2007 — Lauren Cheney, UCLA
* 2006 — Heather O'Reilly, North Carolina
* 2005 — Christine Sinclair, Portland
* 2004 — Katie Thorlakson, Notre Dame
* 2003 — Lindsay Tarpley, North Carolina
* 2002 — Christine Sinclair, Portland
* 2001 — Aly Wagner, Santa Clara
* 2000 — Anne Makinen, Notre Dame
* 1999 — Lorrie Fair, North Carolina
* 1998 — Danielle Fotopoulos, Florida
* 1997 — Sara Whalen, Connecticut
* 1996 — Debbie Keller, North Carolina
* 1995 — Shannon MacMillan, Portland
* 1994 — Tisha Venturini, North Carolina
* 1993 — Mia Hamm, North Carolina
* 1992 — Mia Hamm, North Carolina
* 1991 — Julie Foudy, Stanford
* 1990 — Kristine Lilly, North Carolina
* 1989 — Shannon Higgins, North Carolina
* 1988 — Shannon Higgins, North Carolina
* 1987 — Michelle Akers, Central Florida
* 1986 — April Heinrichs, North Carolina
* 1985 — Lisa Gmitter, George Mason

## See also

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* List of sports awards honoring women
* Hermann Trophy
* ISAA Player of the Year (discontinued)

## External links

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* 2006 NCAA Record Book - see p. 91
* Soccer America: Men's Player of the Year Listings
* Soccer America: Women's Player of the Year Listings

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Soccer America Women's Player of the Year

* 1985: Gmitter
* 1986: Heinrichs
* 1987: Akers
* 1988: Higgins
* 1989: Higgins
* 1990: Lilly
* 1991: Foudy
* 1992: Hamm
* 1993: Hamm
* 1994: Venturini
* 1995: MacMillan
* 1996: Keller
* 1997: Whalen
* 1998: Fotopoulos
* 1999: Fair
* 2000: Mäkinen
* 2001: Wagner
* 2002: Sinclair
* 2003: Tarpley
* 2004: Thorlakson
* 2005: Sinclair
* 2006: O'Reilly
* 2007: Cheney
* 2008: Nogueira
* 2009: O'Hara
* 2010: Press
* 2011: Taylor
* 2012: Dunn
* 2013: Brian
* 2014: Brynjarsdóttir

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Soccer America Men's Player of the Year

* 1984: DiBernardo
* 1985: Brady
* 1986: Caligiuri and Kerr
* 1987-91: No winner announced
* 1992: Reyna
* 1993: Reyna
* 1994: Wood
* 1995: Fisher
* 1996: Torres
* 1997: Olsen
* 1998: Krakowiak
* 1999: Korol
* 2000: Gbandi
* 2001: Gonzalez
* 2002: Eskandarian
* 2003: Ngwenya
* 2004: Pore
* 2005: Garey
* 2006: Lapira
* 2007: White
* 2008: Zakuani
* 2009: Bunbury
* 2010: Sarkodie
* 2011: Speas
* 2012: Mullins
* 2013: Mullins
* 2014: Danladi
* 2015: Morris
* 2016: Harkes
* 2017: Lillard
* 2018: No winner announced
* 2019: Bell

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Women's college soccer awards (United States)

* National Soccer Hall of Fame
* United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame

Player of the Year|

* Hermann Trophy
* ISAA
* Soccer America
* TopDrawerSoccer
* College Cup Most Outstanding Player

Related|

* All-Americans
* CLASS Award
* Jerry Yeagley Award
* Mike Berticelli Award
* Coach of the Year

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Men's college soccer awards (United States)

* National Soccer Hall of Fame
* United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame

National players of the year|

* Hermann Trophy
* Soccer America Player of the Year
* TDS Player of the Year
* Academic All-America of the Year
* ISAA Player of the Year

Individual awards|

* All-Americans
* Most Outstanding Player
* CLASS Award
* Jerry Yeagley Award
* Mike Berticelli Award
* United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year

Conference players of the year|

* ACC
* American
* Atlantic 10
* Big Ten
* Conference USA
* Ivy
* Mid-American
* Pac-12
* Summit
* Sun Belt

Conference freshmen of the year|

* ACC
* Atlantic 10
* Big Ten
* Conference USA
* Mid-American
* Pac-12
* Southern
* Summit

Conference coaches of the year|

* ACC
* Atlantic 10
* Big Ten
* Conference USA
* Mid-American
* Northeast
* Pac-12
* Summit
* Sun Belt

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