MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English MLS Comeback Player of the Year is a Major League Soccer award established in 2000. The award is voted on by media, MLS players and club management. It is presented to a player who showed impressive improvement after overcoming a serious injury or medical condition or after a previous slump in the career.<ref name="comeback">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Kansas City Wizards' Tony Meola won the inaugural award in 2000

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In 2005, Kansas City Wizards' Chris Klein (red) became the first player to win the award multiple times

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In 2011, LA Galaxy's David Beckham became the first non-American player to win the award

Winners

Season	Player	Team
2000	Template:Flagicon Tony Meola	Kansas City Wizards
2001	Template:Flagicon Troy Dayak	San Jose Earthquakes
2002	Template:Flagicon Chris Klein	Kansas City Wizards
2003	Template:Flagicon Chris Armas	Chicago Fire
2004	Template:Flagicon Brian Ching	San Jose Earthquakes
2005	Template:Flagicon Chris Klein (2)	Kansas City Wizards
2006	Template:Flagicon Richard Mulrooney	FC Dallas
2007	Template:Flagicon Eddie Johnson	Kansas City Wizards
2008	Template:Flagicon Kenny Cooper	FC Dallas
2009	Template:Flagicon Zach Thornton	Chivas USA
2010	Template:Flagicon Bobby Convey	San Jose Earthquakes
2011	Template:Flagicon David Beckham	Los Angeles Galaxy
2012	Template:Flagicon Eddie Johnson (2)	Seattle Sounders FC
2013	Template:Flagicon Kevin Alston	New England Revolution
2014	Template:Flagicon Rodney Wallace	Portland Timbers
2015	Template:Flagicon Tim Melia	Sporting Kansas City
2016	Template:Flagicon Chris Pontius	Philadelphia Union
2017	Template:Flagicon Clint Dempsey	Seattle Sounders FC
2018	Template:Flagicon Gyasi Zardes	Columbus Crew
2019	Template:Flagicon Jordan Morris	Seattle Sounders FC
2020	Template:Flagicon Bradley Wright-Phillips	Los Angeles FC
2021	Template:Flagicon Carles Gil	New England Revolution
2022	Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Higuaín	Inter Miami CF
2023	Template:Flagicon Alan Pulido	Sporting Kansas City
2024	Template:Flagicon Lewis Morgan	New York Red Bulls
2025	Template:Flagicon Nick Hagglund	FC Cincinnati