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">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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

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

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