MLS Newcomer of the Year Award

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Major League Soccer award sports award

The MLS Newcomer of the Year Award is a Major League Soccer honor given annually to the league’s most outstanding first-year player with prior professional experience.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Soccer award → sports award →
associatedWith	Major League Soccer regular season →
awardFor	most outstanding first-year MLS player with prior professional experience →
awardTypeContrast	recognizes experienced professionals new to MLS rather than first-time professionals →
category	Association football newcomer awards → Major League Soccer trophies and awards →
competitionScope	top-division professional soccer in the United States and Canada →
country	Canada → United States →
decisionBasedOn	regular-season performance →
eligibilityCriterion	award not for homegrown rookies without prior professional experience → player must be in first MLS season → player must have prior professional experience outside MLS →
firstWinner	Luciano Emilio →
frequency	annual →
governingBody	Major League Soccer, LLC →
hasAbbreviation	MLS Newcomer of the Year →
hasGenderRestriction	none →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.mlssoccer.com →
inception	2007 →
isDifferentFrom	MLS Rookie of the Year Award →
languageOfName	English →
league	Major League Soccer →
notableWinner	Diego Valeri → Luciano Emilio → Miguel Almirón → Saborío Álvaro → Sebastián Blanco → Thierry Henry → Zlatan Ibrahimović →
partOf	Major League Soccer year-end awards →
presentedBy	Major League Soccer →
professionalLevel	top-tier professional league →
region	North America →
relatedAward	Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award → MLS Defender of the Year Award → MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award → MLS Rookie of the Year Award →
selectionProcess	voting →
sport	soccer →
teamRestriction	open to players from all MLS clubs →
typicalAnnouncementTime	end of MLS regular season →
votersInclude	MLS club technical staff → MLS players → media →
winnerOf	MLS Newcomer of the Year Award →
winnerYear	2007 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carles Gil →	awardReceived
MLS Newcomer of the Year Award ("MLS Newcomer of the Year") →	hasAbbreviation
MLS Newcomer of the Year Award ("MLS Rookie of the Year Award") →	isDifferentFrom
MLS Newcomer of the Year Award ("Major League Soccer year-end awards") →	partOf
MLS Newcomer of the Year Award ("MLS Rookie of the Year Award") →	relatedAward
Luciano Emilio →	winnerOf