With the books firmly closed on the 2019 season, we can now get to the ever important business of handing out awards. As we’ve done in the past, we’ll be handing out our own MVP, Defender of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards. We’ll also be asking you to choose your favorite moment from the year as well as your favorite moment from MLS Cup.
The candidates all have a pretty strong case. Nicolas Lodeiro had another standout season with nine goals and 17 assists (including playoffs); Raúl Ruidíaz had a reasonably quiet regular season but came to life with four goals and three assists in the postseason, to give him 15 and 7 overall; Jordan Morris went for 13 and 8 (including his first career hat trick) in his first year back from ACL surgery; Stefan Frei was a rock in goal; Cristian Roldan had six goals and six assists in a quietly effective season; while Gustav Svensson was amazingly consistent all year.