September 29, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Inter Miami CF News Release
Major League Soccer today announced the 2022 Year-End Awards nominees for the 15 performance-based honors that will be awarded following the 2022 MLS regular season.
The Inter Miami CF nominees are:
2022 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player
Gonzalo Higuaín
Gonzalo Higuaín is currently the Club’s leading goalscorer this season, registering 13 goals with 17 shots on target, and three assists in 17 starts and 25 games played – the highest single-season goal tally by an Inter Miami CF player, surpassing his own record from last year (12). The most impressive contribution from the renowned striker has been his record of 11 goals and two assists in the last 13 games (dating back to July 13), which has catapulted the team from 10th place to a playoff-position seventh place. His goals include match winners in the two most crucial matches of the season to this point, one in the 82nd minute to secure a 2-1 win and brace over Columbus on Sept. 13, followed by a 94th minute winner in a 2-3 victory over D.C. United on Sept. 18. Higuaín has been involved in 13 of the last 23 Inter Miami goals, while prior to this stretch, he had scored six goals in the previous 29 games (dating back to Aug. 13, 2021). His outstanding scoring ability includes a perfect 100% conversion rate in his four penalties taken this year. Lastly, Higuaín has been named to the MLS Team of the Week on four occasions, tied for most on the team, and was honored as the MLS Player of the Week in Week 23 after netting a hat trick against FC Cincinnati on July 30, becoming the first-ever Inter Miami player to score three goals in the first half of a match and just the second Inter Miami player to score a hat trick.
Leonardo Campana
Leonardo Campana is the Club’s second-leading scorer with 10 goals in 24 games played this season, 19 of them starts, in addition to two assists. Campana is the first runner-up leading scorer in Club history to record double-digit goals, a massive feat that has significantly and positively impacted the team’s playoff contention. The young striker’s contributions have resulted in valuable points for Inter Miami, as the team has gone unbeaten in seven of the eight games in which the Ecuadorian has scored or assisted, winning five and tying two, with its only loss coming on March 6. Notably, Campana scored the Club’s first-ever hat trick in a win over reigning Supporters’ Shields champions New…
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