Honda Player of the Year

The Honda Player of the Year recognizes the best player on the U.S. National Team as chosen by the national sports media. The Honda Player of the Year award is considered the most important award an American soccer player can receive.

The winner of the Honda Player of the Year award receives a new Honda vehicle.

The winner is announced during a ceremony attended by previous winners, players on the U.S. National Team and other national and international coaches, executives and dignitaries. The annual award ceremony, celebrated in Los Angeles, receives extensive coverage by the national and international media.

The Honda Player of the Year award was created by Fútbol de Primera in 1991. In order to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of this award in 2000, Fútbol de Primera organized a special Honda Player of the Decade Award, which was won by Eric Wynalda.

This sponsorship is the longest and most successful sports sponsorship in the U.S. Hispanic market.

To download photographs of the 2007 events, please click here.

The previous winners and finalists of the Honda Player of the Year Award are:
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd
2007	Landon Donovan	Tim Howard	Carlos Bocanegra
2006	Clint Dempsey	Kasey Keller	Brian McBride
2005	Kasey Keller	Landon Donovan	DaMarcus Beasley
2004	Landon Donovan	DaMarcus Beasley	Carlos Bocanegra
2003	Landon Donovan	Brian McBride	Carlos Bocanegra
2002	Landon Donovan	Brad Friedel	Claudio Reyna
2001	Earnie Stewart	Claudio Reyna	Jeff Agoos
2000	Claudio Reyna	Tony Meola	Joe-Max Moore
1999	Kasey Keller	Claudio Reyna	Cobi Jones
1998	Cobi Jones	Kasey Keller	Eddie Pope
1997	Eddie Pope	Claudio Reyna	Kasey Keller
1996	Eric Wynalda	Kasey Keller	Roy Lassiter
1995	Alexi Lalas	John Harkes	Marcelo Balboa
1994	Marcelo Balboa	Alexi Lalas	Tony Meola
1993	Thomas Dooley	Alexi Lalas	Tab Ramos
1992	Eric Wynalda	Marcelo Balboa	Tab Ramos
1991	Hugo Perez	Tony Meola	Marcelo Balboa