Tyler Adams voted top US men’s soccer player for 2022
FILE - Tyler Adams of the United States (4), and Wales' Ben Davies vie for the ball during the World Cup, group B soccer match between the United States and Wales, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Tyler Adams was voted the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Male Player of the Year for the first time on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, after becoming the youngest captain at last year’s World Cup.(AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Darko Vojinovic]
CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Adams was voted the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Male Player of the Year for the first time after becoming the youngest captain at last year’s World Cup. Adams received 71.6% of votes, followed by three-time winner Christian Pulisic (14.7%), Matt Turner (8.2%), Antonee Robinson and Tim Ream. A 23-year-old midfielder from Wappinger, New York, Adams tied for the U.S. lead with 14 starts and 1,131 minutes in 2022. Adams transferred to Leeds from RB Leipzig last summer.
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FILE - Tyler Adams of the United States attends a press conference on the eve of the round of 16 World Cup soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States at Kalifa International Stadium, in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. Tyler Adams was voted the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Male Player of the Year for the first time on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, after becoming the youngest captain at last year’s World Cup. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
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