MLS Defender of the Year Award

Major League Soccer — the highest professional soccer league in the United States and Canada — has handed out a Defender of the Year award since the league's inception in 1996.

Winners

Season	Winner	Team	Second	Third	Fourth
1996	John Doyle	San Jose Clash
1997	Eddie Pope	D.C. United
1998	Luboš Kubík	Chicago Fire
1999	Robin Fraser	Los Angeles Galaxy
2000	Peter Vermes	Kansas City Wizards
2001	Jeff Agoos	San Jose Earthquakes
2002	Carlos Bocanegra	Chicago Fire
2003	Carlos Bocanegra (2)	Chicago Fire
2004	Robin Fraser (2)	Columbus Crew
2005	Jimmy Conrad	Kansas City Wizards
2006	Bobby Boswell	D.C. United
2007	Michael Parkhurst	New England Revolution
2008	Chad Marshall	Columbus Crew
2009	Chad Marshall (2)	Columbus Crew
2010	Jámison Olave	Real Salt Lake
2011	Omar Gonzalez	Los Angeles Galaxy	Jámison Olave	Nat Borchers	Carlos Valdés
2012	Matt Besler	Sporting Kansas City	Víctor Bernárdez	Aurélien Collin	Jay DeMerit
2013	José Gonçalves	New England Revolution	Matt Besler	Omar Gonzalez	Jámison Olave
2014	Chad Marshall (3)	Seattle Sounders FC	Bobby Boswell	Omar Gonzalez	Michael Parkhurst
2015	Laurent Ciman	Montreal Impact	Kendall Waston	Matt Hedges	Matt Miazga