Prior to winning the CONCACAF Male Player of the Year award in 2016, Costa Rica’s Bryan Ruiz (pictured) was runner-up in the two previous years. (Photo: Mexsport)
With voting for the 2017 CONCACAF Awards set to conclude on December 13, CONCACAF.com takes a look at all the winners from the first four years of honorees.
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MALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2013: Oribe Peralta, Forward (Santos Laguna/Mexico & Mexico)
2014: Keylor Navas, Goalkeeper (Real Madrid CF/Spain & Costa Rica)
2015: Javier Hernandez, Forward (Bayer 04 Leverkusen/Germany & Mexico)
2016: Bryan Ruiz, Midfielder/Forward (Sporting Clube de Portugal/Portugal & Costa Rica)
FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2013: Alex Morgan, Forward (Portland Thorns FC/USA & USA)
2014: Abby Wambach, Forward (Western New York Flash/USA & USA)
2015: Carli Lloyd, Midfielder (Houston Dash/USA & USA)
2016: Alex Morgan, Forward (Orlando Pride/USA & USA)
MALE GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
2013: Tim Howard (Everton/England & USA)
2014: Tim Howard (Everton/England & USA)
2015: Tim Howard (Everton/England & USA)
2016: Keylor Navas, Goalkeeper (Real Madrid CF/Spain & Costa Rica)
FEMALE GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
2013: not awarded
2014: not awarded
2015: Hope Solo (Seattle Reign FC/USA & USA)
2016: Ashlyn Harris (Orlando Pride/USA & USA)
MEN’S FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
2013: Jurgen Klinsmann (USA)
2014: Jorge Luis Pinto (Costa Rica)
2015: Hernan Dario Gomez (Panama)
2016: Oscar Ramirez (Costa Rica)
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
2013: not awarded
2014: not awarded
2015: Jill Ellis (USA)
2016: Amelia Valverde (Costa Rica)
MALE REFEREE OF THE YEAR
2013: Marco Antonio Rodriguez (Mexico)
2014: Mark Geiger (USA)
2015: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
2016: Cesar Ramos (Mexico)
FEMALE REFEREE OF THE YEAR
2013: not awarded
2014: not awarded
2015: Kimberly Moreira (Costa Rica)
2016: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
GOAL OF THE YEAR
2013: Raul Jimenez, Mexico v Panama, 85th min. (October 11, 2013; World Cup Qualifying)
2014: Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rica v Italy, 44th min. (June 20, 2014; FIFA World Cup)
2015: Carli Lloyd, USA v Japan, 16th min. (July 5, 2015; FIFA Women’s World Cup)
2016: Jesus Corona, Mexico v Venezuela, 80th min. (June 13, 2016; Copa America Centenario)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARD
2013: not awarded
2014: not awarded
2015: not awarded
2016: Canada Women’s National Team & head coach John Herdman
MALE BEST XI
2013: not awarded
2014: not awarded
2015:
GK: Tim Howard (Everton FC/England & USA)
DF: Roman Torres (Seattle Sounders FC/USA & Panama); Giancarlo Gonzalez (US Citta di Palermo/Italy & Costa Rica); Hector Moreno (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands & Mexico); Miguel Layun (FC Porto/Portugal & Mexico)
MF: Andres Guardado (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands & Mexico); Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/Canada & USA); Joel Campbell (Arsenal FC/England & Costa Rica); Jesus Corona (FC Porto/Portugal)
FW: Javier Hernandez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen/Germany & Mexico); Bryan Ruiz (Sporting Clube de Portugal/Portugal & Costa Rica)
2016:
GK: Keylor Navas (Real Madrid CF/Spain & Costa Rica)
DF: Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC/USA & Costa Rica); Wes Morgan (Leicester City FC/England & Jamaica); Rafael Marquez (Club Atlas/Mexico & Mexico); Miguel Layun (FC Porto/Portugal & Mexico)
MF: Christian Bolaños (Vancouver Whitecaps FC/Canada & Costa Rica); Atiba Hutchinson (Besiktas JK/Turkey & Canada); Andres Guardado (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands & Mexico); Hirving Lozano (CF Pachuca/Mexico & Mexico)
FW: André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL/Mexico); Bryan Ruiz (Sporting Clube de Portugal/Portugal & Costa Rica)
Female Best XI
2013: not awarded
2014: not awarded
2015:
GK: Hope Solo (Seattle Reign FC/USA & USA)
DF: Kenti Robles (Club Atletico de Madrid/Spain & Mexico); Becky Sauerbrunn (FC Kansas City/USA & USA); Lixy Rodriguez (UCEM Alajuela/Costa Rica & Costa Rica); Diana Saenz (University of South Florida/USA & Costa Rica)
MF: Carli Lloyd (Houston Dash/USA & USA)); Shirley Cruz (Paris Saint-Germain FC/France & Costa Rica); Katherine Alvarado (Deportivo Saprissa/Costa Rica & Costa Rica); Veronica Perez (Canberra United FC/Australia & Mexico)
FW: Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/USA & USA; Raquel Rodriguez Cedeño (Penn State University/USA & Costa Rica)
2016:
GK: Ashlyn Harris (Orlando Pride/USA & USA)
DF: Ali Krieger (Washington Spirit/USA & USA); Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia University/USA & Canada); Becky Sauerbrunn (FC Kansas City/USA & USA); Ashley Lawrence (West Virginia University/USA & Canada)
MF: Gloriana Villalobos (Deportivo Saprissa/Costa Rica & Costa Rica); Carli Lloyd (Houston Dash/USA); Shirley Cruz (Paris Saint-Germain/France & Costa Rica); Tobin Heath (Portland Thorns FC/USA & USA)
FW: Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride/USA & USA); Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns FC/USA & Canada)
