U.S. Soccer Player of the Year
Multiple winners
### Multiple winners

[Landon Donovan](/wiki/Landon_Donovan "Landon Donovan") and [Christian Pulisic](/wiki/Christian_Pulisic "Christian Pulisic") are the only male players to win the award four times. [Marcelo Balboa](/wiki/Marcelo_Balboa "Marcelo Balboa") was the first player to win the award twice, in 1992 and 1994, and [Kasey Keller](/wiki/Kasey_Keller "Kasey Keller") was the first player to win the award three times (1997, 1999 and 2005\). Landon Donovan (2003 and 2004; 2009 and 2010\) and [Clint Dempsey](/wiki/Clint_Dempsey "Clint Dempsey") (2011 and 2012\) are the only players to have won the award in consecutive seasons.

[Abby Wambach](/wiki/Abby_Wambach "Abby Wambach") is the only female player to win the award six times, closely followed by [Mia Hamm](/wiki/Mia_Hamm "Mia Hamm") with 5\. [April Heinrichs](/wiki/April_Heinrichs "April Heinrichs") was the first player to win the award twice, in 1986 and 1989, Mia Hamm was the first player to win the award three, four, and five times, and Abby Wambach was the first and only player to win the award six times. Hamm is the only player to have won the award five times in a row (1994–98\), while [Michelle Akers](/wiki/Michelle_Akers "Michelle Akers") (1990 and 1991\), [Tiffeny Milbrett](/wiki/Tiffeny_Milbrett "Tiffeny Milbrett") (2000 and 2001\), Abby Wambach (2003 and 2004; 2010 and 2011\) and [Kristine Lilly](/wiki/Kristine_Lilly "Kristine Lilly") (2005 and 2006\) are the only players to have won the award in consecutive seasons.

Players that are still active in Europe are highlighted in **boldface**.

| \+ Multiple Male U.S. Soccer Player of the Year | Player | Wins | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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4

  |
|****

 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
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3

 1997, 1999, 2005 |
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 2007, 2011, 2012 |
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2

 1992, 1994 |
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 2008, 2014 |
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 2013, 2016 |
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| \+ Multiple Female U.S. Soccer Player of the Year | Player | Wins | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|

6

  |
|

5

 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
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3

 1990, 1991, 1999 |
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 1993, 2005, 2006 |
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2

 1986, 1989 |
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 1987, 1992 |
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 2000, 2001 |
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 2008, 2015 |
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 2012, 2018 |
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 2017, 2019 |
|


Can a player win the U.S. Soccer Player of the Year award multiple times without winning it consecutively?