Landon Donovan MVP Award

The Landon Donovan MVP Award is an annual award for Major League Soccer players. It is voted on by media, MLS players, and club management and is given to the player deemed the most valuable player in the league each season.

From 1996 to 2007, the award was known as the Honda MLS Most Valuable Player, for commercial purposes. From 2007 to 2014, the award was titled the Volkswagen MLS Most Valuable Player.

Players for D.C. United have won the award a record four times, while Kansas City and Los Angeles Galaxy players have won a second best three times. Carlos Valderrama won the award for the inaugural 1996 season. Kansas City's Preki is the only player to ever win twice, in 1997 and 2003.

On January 15, 2015, MLS renamed its MVP award in honor of Landon Donovan.^[1]^[2]

^ "Major League Soccer names Most Valuable Player award after Landon Donovan". Major League Soccer. January 16, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ McCarthy, Kyle (January 15, 2015). "Major League Soccer renames MVP award to honor Landon Donovan". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

[1] "Major League Soccer names Most Valuable Player award after Landon Donovan". Major League Soccer. January 16, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[2] McCarthy, Kyle (January 15, 2015). "Major League Soccer renames MVP award to honor Landon Donovan". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

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