SEATTLE, WASH. – Seattle Sounders FC today announced its 2018 team award recipients, as voted on by Sounders FC’s technical staff and players. Goalkeeper Stefan Frei was voted Most Valuable Player and Humanitarian of the Year for the first time, while defender Chad Marshall earned the club’s Defender of the Year Award for the fourth time in five seasons. Forward Raúl Ruidíaz took home the club’s Golden Boot title with 10 goals in just 14 regular-season appearances.
SOUNDERS FC MOST VALUABLE PLAYER & HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR – STEFAN FREI
Frei enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career in 2018, posting career highs in goals against average (1.