The Houston Dynamo announced their 2017 team awards today, with midfielder Juan David Cabezas earning Most Value Player honors and forward Alberth Elis receiving the Players’ Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year honors. Local Houston media voted on four award categories, while Dynamo players selected the Players’ Player of the Year.
In the remaining categories, defender Adolfo Machado was voted Defensive Player of the Year, forward Mauro Manotas repeated as the Young Player of the Year (age 23 and younger), forward Erick Torres earned the Golden Boot Award and forward Andrew Wenger was honored as Humanitarian of the Year.