Tyler Adams was named the U.S. Soccer Federation Men’s Player of the Year for the first time on Friday after becoming the youngest captain at last year’s World Cup.
Adams received 71.6% of the vote, followed by three-time winner Christian Pulisic (14.7%), Matt Turner (8.2%), Antonee Robinson and Tim Ream.
A 23-year-old midfielder from Wappinger, New York, Adams tied for the U.S. top with 14 appearances in 2022 and led with 1,131 minutes.
Adams, who joined Leeds from Leipzig last summer, was named American captain in a vote of around 35 players in September. He was the youngest U.S. captain to a World Cup since Walter Bahr in 1950 and one of two under-30 captains among World Cup teams, joined by England’s Harry Kane.
Back in the World Cup after losing the 2018 tournament, the USA advanced to the Round of 16 before losing 3-1 to the Netherlands.
The Player of the Year vote was conducted among the USSF Board of Directors and Athletes’ Board, Major League Soccer and United Soccer Leagues coaches, media, former players, administrators, and fans, whose ballots were weighted at 15%.
Landon Donovan has won the award a record four times, followed by Clint Dempsey, Kasey Keller and Pulisic with three each.
Tyler Adams thanks the sacrifices that took him to the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Tyler Adams is grateful for sacrifices that led him to 2022 FIFA World Cup
In this edition of “My Journey”, Adams is joined by his mother and father. This may interest you : New Haven chancellor quits ‘university politics’.
Associated Press report.
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