November 14, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release
Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris
(Seattle Sounders FC)
SEATTLE, WASH. – Seattle Sounders FC today announced its 2024 team award recipients, as voted on by Sounders FC’s players at the conclusion of the MLS regular season. Albert Rusnák was voted Most Valuable Player for first time since joining the team prior to the 2022 season. Yeimar Gómez Andrade earned the club’s Defender of the Year award for the fifth consecutive season, while Jordan Morris took home Seattle’s Golden Boot title and Humanitarian of the Year, each for the third time.
SOUNDERS FC MOST VALUABLE PLAYER – ALBERT RUSNÁK
Albert Rusnák wins his first Sounders FC MVP award after a career year in 2024. In all competitions, Rusnák set the club record for single-season assists with 19 while adding 11 goals. Slotting into an attacking midfield role, his 16 regular season assists were tied for third in MLS and equaled Nico Lodeiro’s 2018 season for most in a single season in club history. His 26 goal contributions (10g / 16a) in MLS this year rank second in club history, trailing only Obafemi Martin’s 30 in 2014, while shattering his previous best of 22 he set in 2021 while with Real Salt Lake. The Slovakian international recorded a hat trick against Columbus on September 7, earning Player of the Matchday honors. Rusnák also ranked in the league’s top 10 in key passes (84), corner kicks (129) and game-winning assists (5) this year.
SOUNDERS FC DEFENDER OF THE YEAR – YEIMAR GÓMEZ ANDRADE
Yeimar started 34 of 36 appearances for the Rave Green in all competitions. The central defender helped anchor a backline that only allowed 35 goals during the regular season, the fewest in MLS while also leading the league with 13 shutouts. Yeimar was third in MLS with 82 clearances and ranked second for Seattle with 93 challenges, all while winning 70 percent of his arial duels, highest on the team. The Colombian international also scored two goals this year in all competitions. This marks the fifth consecutive Sounders FC Defender of the Year award for Yeimar in as many seasons with the club.
SOUNDERS FC GOLDEN BOOT & HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR – JORDAN MORRIS
Leading the Rave Green with a career-high 13 goals in the 2024 MLS regular season, Morris wins his third Sounders FC Golden Boot Award, also winning in 2023 and 2016 during his MLS Rookie of the Year campaign. The only Seattle player to appear in every league match this season,…
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