# MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award

MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award, known as the Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award for sponsorship purposes, is an annual Major League Soccer award established in 1996. It is voted on by media, MLS players and club management based on regular-season performance. Andre Blake has won the award three times, more than any other goalkeeper.

## Winners

| Season | Winner | Club | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
| 1996 | Mark Dodd | Dallas Burn | Jorge Campos | Dave Salzwedel | Mark Dougherty | |
| 1997 | Brad Friedel | Columbus Crew | Walter Zenga | Tony Meola | Mike Ammann | |
| 1998 | Zach Thornton | Chicago Fire | Kevin Hartman | David Kramer | Ian Feuer | |
| 1999 | Kevin Hartman | Los Angeles Galaxy | Zach Thornton | Matt Jordan | Tom Presthus | |
| 2000 | Tony Meola | Kansas City Wizards | Joe Cannon | Kevin Hartman | Zach Thornton | |
| 2001 | Tim Howard | MetroStars | Joe Cannon | Zach Thornton | Tom Presthus | |
| 2002 | Joe Cannon | San Jose Earthquakes | Nick Rimando | Tim Howard | Kevin Hartman | |
| 2003 | Pat Onstad | San Jose Earthquakes | Zach Thornton | Kevin Hartman | Adin Brown | |
| 2004 | Joe Cannon (2) | Colorado Rapids | Jon Busch | Bo Oshoniyi | Pat Onstad | |
| 2005 | Pat Onstad (2) | San Jose Earthquakes | Joe Cannon | Matt Reis | Bo Oshoniyi | |
| 2006 | Troy Perkins | D.C. United | Matt Reis | Pat Onstad | Preston Burpo | Dario Sala |
| 2007 | Brad Guzan | Chivas USA | Pat Onstad | Matt Reis | Joe Cannon | Troy Perkins |
| 2008 | Jon Busch | Chicago Fire | Matt Reis | Jon Conway | Greg Sutton | William Hesmer |
| 2009 | Zach Thornton (2) | Chivas USA | Pat Onstad | Kasey Keller | Matt Reis | Jon Busch |
| 2010 | Donovan Ricketts | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kevin Hartman | Jimmy Nielsen | Joe Cannon | Zach Thornton |
| 2011 | Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders FC | Faryd Mondragón | Kevin Hartman | Nick Rimando | Josh Saunders |
| 2012 | Jimmy Nielsen | Sporting Kansas City | Josh Saunders | Dan Kennedy | Michael Gspurning | Nick Rimando |
| 2013 | Donovan Ricketts (2) | Portland Timbers | Nick Rimando | Jimmy Nielsen | Luis Robles | Tally Hall |
| 2014 | Bill Hamid | D.C. United | Nick Rimando | Steve Clark | Jaime Penedo | Joe Bendik |
| 2015 | Luis Robles | New York Red Bulls | Chris Konopka | David Ousted | Bill Hamid | Evan Bush |
| 2016 | Andre Blake | Philadelphia Union | Luis Robles | Tim Howard | Bill Hamid | David Bingham |
| 2017 | Tim Melia | Sporting Kansas City | Andre Blake | Stefan Frei | Alex Bono | Sean Johnson |
| 2018 | Zack Steffen | Columbus Crew | Stefan Frei | Luis Robles | Tim Melia | Brad Guzan |
| 2019 | Vito Mannone | Minnesota United FC | Tim Melia | Sean Johnson | Brad Guzan | Matt Turner |
| 2020 | Andre Blake (2) | Philadelphia Union | Matt Turner | Eloy Room | Pedro Gallese | Stefan Frei |
| 2021 | Matt Turner | New England Revolution | Andre Blake | Joe Willis | William Yarbrough | Maxime Crépeau |
| 2022 | Andre Blake (3) | Philadelphia Union | Djordje Petrović | Drake Callender | Roman Celentano | Brad Stuver |
| 2023 | Roman Bürki | St. Louis City SC | Roman Celentano | Pedro Gallese | | |
| 2024 | Kristijan Kahlina | Charlotte FC | Hugo Lloris | Patrick Schulte | | |

## Voting finishes (by player)

| Player | Wins | Top two | Top three |
| Andre Blake | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Jon Busch | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jorge Campos | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Cannon | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Steve Clark | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Conway | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Dodd | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stefan Frei | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Friedel | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Guzan | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hamid | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Hartman | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Tim Howard | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sean Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kasey Keller | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Konopka | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Kramer | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vito Mannone | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Melia | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Meola | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Faryd Mondragón | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Nielsen | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Onstad | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Bo Oshoniyi | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Ousted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Troy Perkins | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Reis | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Donovan Ricketts | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Rimando | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Luis Robles | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Eloy Room | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Salzwedel | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Saunders | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zack Steffen | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zach Thornton | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Matt Turner | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Willis | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walter Zenga | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Drake Callender | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Djordje Petrović | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roman Bürki | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristijan Kahlina | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Lloris | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Schulte | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Wins by team

| Club | Wins |
| Kansas City Wizards/Sporting KC | 3 |
| Philadelphia Union | 3 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 3 |
| Chicago Fire | 2 |
| Chivas USA | 2 |
| Columbus Crew | 2 |
| D.C. United | 2 |
| LA Galaxy | 2 |
| NY/NJ MetroStars/New York Red Bulls | 2 |
| Colorado Rapids | 1 |
| Dallas Burn/FC Dallas | 1 |
| Minnesota United FC | 1 |
| New England Revolution | 1 |
| Portland Timbers | 1 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 1 |
| St. Louis City SC | 1 |
| Charlotte FC | 1 |

## Wins by nationality

| Nationality | Wins |
| United States | 18 |
| Jamaica | 5 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |