Award season is fast approaching in MLS.
Players, technical staffers (technical directors, GMs and coaches) and a select group of national and regional media will begin voting for each of the awards on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
Each voting group, representing one-third of the total vote, will have until Monday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. CT to submit their votes.
Below is the list of 53 players named to the ballot for the 2017 Landon Donovan Most Valuable Player award. All players on the MVP ballot are nominated by their respective club, with a maximum of three nominations permitted per team. Representing Sporting Kansas City are goalkeeper Tim Melia and defenders Matt Besler and Ike Opara.
Complete ballots for the other awards will be released over the coming days. Finalists (three per award) will be announced on Tuesday, Oct. 31.
2017 Landon Donovan Most Valuable Player Award Ballot
Club |
Player |
Pos |
|---|---|---|
ATL |
ALMIRON, Miguel |
M |
ATL |
MARTINEZ, Josef |
F |
ATL |
VILLALBA, Hector "Tito" |
F |
CHI |
NIKOLIC, Nemanja |
F |
CHI |
SCHWEINSTEIGER, Bastian |
M |
COL |
BADJI, Dominique |
F |
COL |
HAIRSTON, Marlon |
M |
COL |
HOWARD, Tim |
GK |
CLB |
HIGUAIN, Federico |
M |
CLB |
KAMARA, Ola |
F |
CLB |
MERAM, Justin |
M |
DC |
ACOSTA, Lucho |
M |
DC |
HAMID, Bill |
GK |
DAL |
BARRIOS, Michael |
M |
DAL |
URRUTI, Maxi |
F |
HOU |
CABEZAS, Juan David |
M |
HOU |
ELIS, Alberth |
F |
HOU |
TORRES, Erick |
F |
MIN |
IBSON |
M |
MIN |
RAMIREZ, Christian |
F |
MIN |
SHUTTLEWORTH, Bobby |
GK |
MTL |
PIATTI, Ignacio |
M |
NE |
DELAMEA, Antonio |
D |
NE |
NGUYEN, Lee |
M |
NYC |
RING, Alex |
M |
NYC |
VILLA, David |
F |
NY |
KLJESTAN, Sacha |
M |
NY |
WRIGHT-PHILLIPS, Bradley |
F |
ORL |
BENDIK, Joe |
GK |
ORL |
KAKA |
M |
ORL |
SPECTOR, Jonathan |
D |
PHI |
BLAKE, Andre |
GK |
PHI |
MEDUNJANIN, Haris |
M |
PHI |
SAPONG, C.J. |
F |
POR |
VALERI, Diego |
M |
RSL |
BECKERMAN, Kyle |
M |
RSL |
PLATA, Joao |
F |
RSL |
RUSNAK, Albert |
M |
SJ |
JUNGWIRTH, Florian |
D |
SJ |
URENA, Marco |
F |
SJ |
WONDOLOWSKI, Chris |
F |
SEA |
DEMPSEY, Clint |
F |
SEA |
FREI, Stefan |
GK |
SEA |
LODEIRO, Nicolas |
M |
<strong>SKC</strong> |
<strong>BESLER, Matt</strong> |
<strong>D</strong> |
<strong>SKC</strong> |
<strong>MELIA, Tim</strong> |
<strong>GK</strong> |
<strong>SKC</strong> |
<strong>OPARA, Ike</strong> |
<strong>D</strong> |
<strong>TOR</strong> |
BRADLEY, Michael |
M |
TOR |
GIOVINCO, Sebastian |
M |
TOR |
VAZQUEZ, Victor |
M |
VAN |
MONTERO, Fredy |
F |
VAN |
REYNA, Yordy |
M/F |
VAN |
WASTON, Kendall |
D |
