October 1, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – New England Revolution News Release
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution announced the recipients of the club’s Team Awards for the 2022 Major League Soccer season ahead of Saturday’s regular season home finale. Goalkeeper Djordje Petrović has been voted the Revolution Team MVP by fans and the club’s Players’ Player of the Year by his teammates. Andrew Farrell was voted the club’s Defender of the Year by members of the local media for a second consecutive season and a record fifth time in his 10-year Revolution career. Veteran goalkeeper Brad Knighton received his first Revolution Humanitarian of the Year Award for his contributions in the community.
The Revolution’s 2022 Team Award winners will be recognized before club’s home finale today, Oct. 1 vs. Atlanta United FC. The match kicks off at 1:30 p.m. ET on UniMas, TUDN, Twitter, 98.5 The Sports Hub HD2, and 1260 AM Nossa.
The first of the team’s award winners was revealed on Friday as 18-year-old Jack Panayotou, from Cambridge, Mass., was named the 2021-22 UnitedHealthcare Revolution Academy Player of the Year. Click here for Panayotou media assets. The winner of the Revolution’s 2022 Golden Boot award – given annually to the club’s leading goal scorer during the regular season – will be solidified after the club’s MLS Decision Day match on Oct. 9 at Chicago Fire FC. Midfielder Carles Gil (7G, 13A) and forward Gustavo Bou (7G, 2A) are tied atop the team’s scoring list entering the final two matches, while Gil comfortably owns the assists tiebreaker.
Petrović, a candidate for 2022 MLS Newcomer of the Year and Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year honors, earns his first Revolution Team MVP Award after joining the club from Serbian first-division side FK Čukarički in April 2022. The goalkeeper was also voted Players’ Player of the Year by his teammates. He is the fourth Revolution goalkeeper to earn Team MVP honors, joining Walter Zenga (1997), Matt Reis (2006 and 2011), and Matt Turner (2020). Petrović is also the third goalkeeper to be recognized by his teammates as the club’s Players’ Player of the Year award, joining Turner (2020) and Knighton (2016). The last newcomer to win Team MVP honors was Carles Gil in 2019.
Due to make his 20th MLS start on Saturday, the 22-year-old goalkeeper has quickly racked up seven shutouts with two games still to play. Petrović’s shot-stopping prowess has been elite as he owns a 75.76 save percentage,…
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