Top scorer at Nashville SC
Berlin’s Hany Mukhtar was the first German to be voted Most Valuable Player in Major League Soccer. The 27-year-old attacker received 48.03 percent of the votes, beating Austin FC’s Sebastián Driussi (26) by a wide margin.
Mukhtar first German: All MLS MVP award winners since 1996
2022 – Hany Mukhtar – Nashville SC
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2021 – Carles Gil – New England Revolution
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2020 – Alejandro Pozuelo – Toronto FC
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2019 – Carlos Vela – Los Angeles FC
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2018 – Josef Martinez – Atlanta United FC
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2017 – Diego Valeri – Portland Timbers
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2016 – David Villa – New York City FC
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2015 – Sebastian Giovinco – Toronto FC
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2014 – Robbie Keane – LA Galaxy
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2013 – Mike Magee – Chicago Fire
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2012 – Chris Wondolowski – San Jose Earthquakes
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2011 – Dwayne De Rosario – DC United
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2010 – David Ferreira – Dallas FC
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2009 – Landon Donovan – LA Galaxy
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2008 – Guillermo Barros Schelotto – Columbus Crew
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2007 – Luciano Emilio – DC United
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2006 – Christian Gomez – DC United
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2005 – Taylor Twellman – New England Revolution
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2004 – Amado Guevara – MetroStars
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2003 – Preki – Kansas City Wizards
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2002 – Carlos Ruiz – LA Galaxy
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2001 – Alex Pineda Chacon – Miami Fusion
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2000 – Tony Meola – Kansas City Wizards
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1999 – Jason Kreis – Dallas Burn
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1998 – Marco Etcheverry – DC United
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1997 – Preki – Kansas City Wizards
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1996 – Carlos Valderrama – Tampa Bay Mutiny
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Mukhtar finished as the North American league’s top scorer with 23 goals, assisted seven more and was a central player for his club Nashville SC. He was involved in 58 percent of all goals as a scorer or assist provider, he scored 21 of the goals in the last 22 games of the season.
In the play-offs, however, Nashville again failed earlier than hoped, in the first round there was a 0-1 loss at Los Angeles Galaxy. Mukhtar, who trained at Hertha BSC, has been active in the MLS since January 2020.
“It’s the greatest moment of my career. Being the third German athlete to win the MVP award after Nowitzki and Draisaitl makes me incredibly proud! The league is getting stronger and is on the right track,” said Mukthar der “Bild” newspaper. Due to his strong season, the attacker had long been considered a candidate for Hansi Flick’s provisional World Cup list, but is now not on it.
With Götze, Moukoko, Khedira & Co.: Flick’s provisional World Cup list according to “Bild”
Goal: Manuel Neuer (Bayern)
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Internationals/goals: 113/0
Goal: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (FC Barcelona)
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Internationals/goals: 30/0
Goal: Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
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Caps/goals: 6/0
Goal: Oliver Baumann (TSG Hoffenheim)
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Internationals/goals: 0/0
Goal: Bernd Leno (Fulham)
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Internationals/goals: 9/0
Defence: Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United)
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Internationals/goals: 22/0
Defense: Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig)
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Caps/goals: 7/0
Defense: David Raum (RB Leipzig)
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Internationals/goals: 11/0
Defense: Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)
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Internationals/goals: 54/2
Defense: Niklas Süle (BVB)
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Internationals/goals: 42/1
Defense: Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg)
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Internationals/goals: 46/2
Defense: Nico Schlotterbeck (BVB)
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Internationals/goals: 5/0
Defense: Robin Gosens (Inter Milan)
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Internationals/goals: 14/2
Defense: Mats Hummels (BVB)
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Internationals/goals: 76/5
Defence: Robin Koch (Leeds United)
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Internationals/goals: 8/0
Defense: Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig)
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Internationals/goals: 18/0
Defense: Robin Knoche (Union Berlin)
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Internationals/goals: 0/0
Defense: Christian Günter (SC Freiburg)
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Caps/goals: 6/0
Defense: Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04)
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Internationals/goals: 16/0
Defense: Luca Netz (Gladbach)
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Internationals/goals: 0/0
Midfield: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern)
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Internationals/goals: 70/5
Midfield: Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern)
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Internationals/goals: 44/14
Midfield: Ilkay Gundogan (Man City)
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Internationals/goals: 62/16
Midfield: Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern)
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Internationals/goals: 17/1
Midfield: Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04)
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Caps/goals: 4/0
Midfield: Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern)
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Internationals/goals: 36/20
Midfield: Leroy Sané (FC Bayern)
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Internationals/goals: 47/11
Midfield: Thomas Müller (FC Bayern)
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Internationals/goals: 118/44
Midfield: Marco Reus (BVB)
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Internationals/goals: 48/15
Midfield: Christoph Kramer (Gladbach)
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Caps/goals: 12/0
Midfield: Jonas Hofmann (Gladbach)
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Internationals/goals: 16/4
Midfield: Mario Götze (E. Frankfurt)
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Internationals/goals: 63/17
Midfield: Julian Brandt (BVB)
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Internationals/goals: 38/3
Midfield: Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg)
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Internationals/goals: 3/0
Midfield: Julian Weigl (Gladbach)
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Caps/goals: 6/0
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Internationals/goals: 37/1
Midfield: Anton Stach (Mainz 05)
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Internationals/goals: 2/0
Midfield: Rani Khedira (Union Berlin)
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Internationals/goals: 0/0
Attack: Timo Werner (RB Leipzig)
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Internationals/goals: 55/24
Attack: Kai Havertz (Chelsea)
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Internationals/goals: 30/10
Attack: Karim Adeyemi (BVB)
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Internationals/goals: 4/1
Attack: Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg)
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Caps/goals: 7/0
Attack: Niclas Füllkrug (Werder)
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Internationals/goals: 0/0
Attack: Youssoufa Moukoko (BVB)
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Internationals/goals: 0/0
“Of course we would have been happy to see Hany in the national team jersey again, after all he wore it for years in the youth teams of the DFB. As MVP and top scorer for Nashville, he definitely made a lot of arguments and, in my opinion, would have been a win for the DFB with his offensive qualities,” said Mukhtar’s advisor Florian Goll. “I hope that Hany’s historic title will finally give the still underestimated MLS even more impetus in Germany.”
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