CONCACAF Awards: Past Winners

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. To cast your vote for this year’s nominees, click here. 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)