The votes are in and the result of our first 2020 season award at Center Line Soccer is here, with the San Jose Earthquakes Defender of the Year, as voted by you, the readers of this site, is Florian Jungwirth.
That’s right, the veteran center back, who’s been pretty steady throughout his time on the backline for the Earthquakes, picks up top honors, having garnered 53 percent of the vote. Nick Lima finished second, with 20 percent.
Jungwirth, in his fourth season with San Jose, played 21 games in total across all competitions for the Earthquakes in 2020.