SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Jahmir Hyka has been selected as a finalist for both the 2017 MLS Fair Play Award and the 2017 AT&T Goal of the Year Award.
Hyka, 29, is among three finalists for the Fair Play Award, joining the Houston Dynamo’s Damarcus Beasley and the LA Galaxy’s Dave Romney. The finalists were selected by MLS based on objective criteria, such as fouls committed, cards received, games and minutes played, as well as subjective evaluation of sportsmanlike behavior. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Hyka played in 30 of the team’s 34 regular season matches, committing a total of six fouls over 1,871 minutes.