U.S. Soccer's players of the year award nominees have been announced, with all four awards up for grabs across the men's and women's sport.
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- U.S. Soccer announces year-end awards
- Player and Young Player of the year
- Inaugural introduced
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WHAT HAPPENED?
There are four primary player awards – with senior and and young player of the year accolades for both the men's and women's teams. It's the inaugural year for votes being tallied for , with five contests being looked at for the award. GOAL takes a look at the nominees below…
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
The nominees for all five main categories are listed below, while awards for and are all up for grabs.
| U.S. Soccer Men's Player of the Year |
U.S. Soccer Young Male Player of the Year |
U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year |
U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year |
U.S. Soccer's Game of the Year |
| Christian Pulisic | AC Milan |
Kevin Paredes | VFL Wolfsburg |
Crystal Dunn | Free Agent |
Olivia Moultrie | Portland Thorns |
USWNT 2-1 Brazil | February 22 | SheBelieves Cup final |
| Ricardo Pepi | PSV |
Jack McGlynn | Philadelphia Union |
Emily Fox | North Carolina Courage |
Alyssa Thompson | Angel City |
Beach MNT 5-0 Mexico | May 14 | Concacaf Beach Final |
| Yunus Musah | AC Milan |
Benjamin Cremaschi | Inter Miami |
Naomi Girma | San Diego Wave |
Savannah King | Slammers FC HB Koge |
USMNT 3-0 Mexico | June 15 | Concacaf Nations League semifinal |
| Matt Turner | Nottingham Forest |
Gianluca Busio | Venezia |
Lindsey Horan | Lyon |
Ally Sentnor | University North Carolina |
USMNT 2-0 Canada | June 18 | Concacaf Nations League final |
| Folarin Balogun | AS Monaco |
Nimfasha Berchimas | Charlotte FC |
Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns |
Onyeka Gamero | FC Barcelona |
Deaf WNT 3-0 Turkey | October 6 | Deaf World Cup final |
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DID YOU KNOW?
Smith won the 2022 award for the USWNT, while Pulisic is a three-time winner himself, in 2017, 2019 and 2021.
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WHAT NEXT FOR U.S. SOCCER
Voting opened Monday at 12 pm ET and is set to close in one week, on Monday December 18 at noon ET. With multiple award categories needing ballots cast, there will surely be a plethora of votes tallied over the course of seven days.
