Major League Soccer today announced the finalists for the 2019 year-end awards honoring the league’s top performers during the MLS regular season. Three Minnesota United players are featured as finalists: Ike Opara for Defender of the Year, Vito Mannone for Goalkeeper of the Year and Hassani Dotson for Rookie of the Year. See the full listing of all finalists below.
Minnesota United’s Ike Opara, the 2017 MLS Defender of the Year, will attempt to earn his second honor as he goes up against U.S. Men’s National Team defenders Miles Robinson, 22, of Atlanta United and Walker Zimmerman, 26, of LAFC.