United States males’s nationwide crew and Fulham defender Antonee Robinson has been voted the 2024 U.S. Soccer male participant of the yr.
Robinson, 27, received with 55% of the weighted votes submitted by followers, nationwide crew coaches, USMNT gamers who earned a cap in 2024, members of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors, U.S. Soccer Athletes’ Council, skilled league head coaches and sporting administrators, choose media members and former gamers and directors. The fan portion amounted to fifteen% of the general tally.
Robinson beat out AS Monaco ahead Folarin Balogun, PSV Eindhoven ahead Ricardo Pepi, AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic and Charlotte FC defender Tim Ream.
Robinson had beforehand been a finalist in 2022.
“It’s an unbelievable honor,” Robinson stated. “Representing our nation is not one thing you do for particular person accolades.
“It’s at all times about placing the crew first and making an attempt to do my finest for the boys and for the nation, so to be rewarded for that’s a tremendous feeling.”
The award caps a stellar yr for Robinson, by which he began all 11 matches for which he was out there, began in all 4 of the USMNT’s shutouts in 2024 and recorded the game-winning help towards Jamaica within the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals.
Robinson has develop into one of many prime exterior backs within the English Premier League with Fulham, successful the membership’s 2023-24 Player of the Year award.
He recorded 10 assists in 37 matches throughout the calendar yr, 4 greater than every other defender within the league. The mark additionally put him within the prime 10 of all gamers.
Robinson is the primary defender to win the award since Oguchi Onyewu in 2006. He’s additionally the third participant with ties to Fulham to earn the consideration, becoming a member of Clint Dempsey (2007, 2011, 2012) and Kasey Keller (1997, 1999, 2005).
