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Gerso and Ilie nominated for 2017 MLS Newcomer of the Year

Ilie solo shot - Sporting KC

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 38 players named to the ballot for the 2017 Newcomer of the Year award. All players on the Newcomer of the Year ballot are nominated by their respective club, with a maximum of two nominations permitted per team. Representing Sporting Kansas City are winger Gerso and midfielder Ilie.


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 Newcomer of the Year Award Ballot

Club
Player
Pos
ATL
ALMIRON, Miguel
M
ATL
MARTINEZ, Josef
F
CHI
NIKOLIC, Nemanja
F
CHI
SCHWEINSTEIGER, Bastian
M
COL
AIGNER, Stefan
M/F
COL
GATT, Josh
M
CLB
MENSAH, Jonathan
D
CLB
SANTOS, Pedro
M
DC
ARRIOLA, Paul
M
DC
CANOUSE, Russell
M
DAL
LAMAH, Roland
M
HOU
CABEZAS, Juan David
M
HOU
ELIS, Alberth
F
LA
ALESSANDRINI, Romain
M/F
MIN
IBSON
M
MIN
RAMIREZ, Christian
F
MTL
DZEMAILI, Blerim
M
MTL
PIETTE, Samuel
M
NE
DELAMEA, Antonio
D
NE
DIELNA, Claude
D
NYC
MORALEZ, Maxi
M
NYC
RING, Alex
M
NY
MURILLO, Michael Amir
D
ORL
SPECTOR, Jonathan
D
ORL
YOTUN, Yoshimar
M
PHI
MEDUNJANIN, Haris
M
POR
BLANCO, Sebastian
M
POR
GUZMAN, David
M
RSL
RUSNAK, Albert
M
RSL
SAVARINO, Jefferson
M
SJ
JUNGWIRTH, Florian
D
SEA
LEERDAM, Kelvin
D
SEA
SVENSSON, Gustav
D/M
<strong>SKC</strong>
<strong>FERNANDES, Gerso</strong>
<strong>F</strong>
<strong>SKC</strong>
<strong>SANCHEZ, Ilie</strong>
<strong>M</strong>
TOR
MAVINGA, Chris
D
TOR
VAZQUEZ, Victor
M
VAN
REYNA, Yordy
M/F