1990. Tab Ramos. Played every  minute of all three games at Italia ’90.
*1994. Marcelo Balboa. First men’s player to win award multiple times.
1998. Cobi Jones. Became at 27 youngest men’s player to reach 100-cap mark.
*2002. Brad Friedel. Became just second World Cup keeper to save two PKs.
2006. Oguchi Onyewu. First defender to win award in more than 20 years.
*2010. Landon Donovan. Won award for record fourth time.
*2014. Tim Howard. Had World Cup-record 15 saves in loss to Belgium.
*2022. Tyler Adams. Won with 71.6% of the overall tabulated votes.
*USA reached knockout stage.

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