[2] The Best MLS Player ESPY Award trophy, designed by sculptor Lawrence Nowlan,[3] is presented to the MLS player adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year at the annual ESPY Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
[1] It is conferred in July to reflect performance and achievement over the preceding twelve months, which generally includes a portion of each of two MLS seasons.
[4] The inaugural winner of the Best MLS Player ESPY Award was LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan in 2006.
English right midfielder David Beckham, also for LA Galaxy, has been the second most successful player, winning twice in 2008 and 2012.
[6] The most recent winner of the award was Carlos Vela of Los Angeles FC in 2022.