CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Adams was voted the American Soccer Federation’s Men’s Player of the Year for the first time 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 US lead with 14 starts in 2022 and led with 1,131 minutes.
Adams, who transferred to Leeds from Leipzig last summer, was elected US captain in a vote of some 35 players held in September. He was the youngest American captain in a World Cup since Walter Bahr in 1950 and one of two under-30 captains among World Cup teams, along with England’s Harry Kane.
Back at the World Cup after missing the 2018 tournament, the USA advanced to the Round of 16 before losing 3-1 to the Netherlands.
Voting for Player of the Year was conducted among the USSF Board of Directors and Athlete Council, Major League Soccer and United Soccer League head coaches, the media, former players, administrators, and fans. , whose ballots were weighted at 15%.
Landon Donovan won the award a record four times, followed by Clint Dempsey, Kasey Keller and Pulisic with three each.
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