Robinson has become one of the top full-backs in the English Premier League with Fulham FC, winning the 2023-24 Player of the Year award for the club.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is Robinson\u2019s first U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year award, having previously been nominated in 2022. First recognized in 1984,a total of 27 players have won the award.The 27-year-oldRobinson becomes the first defender to earn this recognition since Oguchi Onyewu in 2006.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an incredible honor,\u201d said Robinson.\u201cRepresenting our country isn\u2019t something you do for individual accolades. It\u2019s always about putting the team first and trying to do my best for the boys and for the country, so to be rewarded for that is an amazing feeling.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cJedi\u201d was surprised with the news during an interview with U.S. Men\u2019s National Team legend and two-time U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year award winner Tim Howard, which aired first on the Premier League Morningsshow and then La Liga Premier: Extraprior to the Fulham-Ipswich Town match today. In addition to being fellow National Team players, they share a history of being a part of Everton Football Club.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI probably looked a little silly because I was shocked!,\u201d Robinson said.\u201cI thought it was just a random interview with Tim about how the season was going, so when he told me I\u2019d won I was just in disbelief because it was the last thing I expected. Obviously, Tim had an incredible career with the National Team and throughout his club football so it was a thrill to have that news delivered by him.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In a list of nominees including Folarin Balogun, Ricardo Pepi, Christian Pulisic and Tim Ream, Robinson won with 55 percent of the weighted total. In addition to fan voting, votes for U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year are collected from National Team coaches, USMNT players who earned a cap in 2024, members of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors, U.S. Soccer Athletes\u2019 Council, professional league head coaches and sporting directors, select media members and former players and administrators.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A dual citizen of the United States and England, in 2024 Robinson played the second-most games and minutes of his career in a calendar year. The U.S. recorded all four of its clean sheets this year with Jedi patrolling the left flank, including the \u201cdos a cero\u201d win against Mexico in the 2024 Concacaf Nations League Final and the critical 1-0 shutout on the road against Jamaica in the quarterfinal of the 2025 edition of the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In a list of nominees including Folarin Balogun, Ricardo Pepi, Christian Pulisic and Tim Ream, Robinson won with 55 percent of the weighted total. In addition to fan voting, votes for U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year are collected from National Team coaches, USMNT players who earned a cap in 2024, members of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors, U.S. Soccer Athletes\u2019 Council, professional league head coaches and sporting directors, select media members and former players and administrators.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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