Sounders forward Jordan Morris has been named as one of three finalists for Major League Soccer’s Rookie of the Year award, while midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro is on the shortlist for Newcomer of the Year after joining Seattle in July from Boca Juniors.
Morris played in all 34 of the Sounders’ regular-season games this season. The Mercer Island native scored 12 goals, the most ever netted by an American rookie in MLS.
Lodeiro, who tallied eight assists and four assists in 13 MLS appearances has also been mentioned as a fringe Most Valuable Player candidate for helping inspire Seattle’s midseason turnaround.