Hany Mukhtar named Landon Donovan MLS MVP | OneFootball

Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar has been named Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player for 2022. After leading the league with 23 goals to capture the MLS Golden Boot, the 27-year-old German-born forward stands the first in Nashville SC history to win MVP.

Mukhtar also helped his side with 34 goal contributions in 2022, tied for the fifth-most in a single MLS season to inspire Nashville to fifth place on the Western Conference table.

He won the vote with 48.03% of the vote, defeating Austin FC's Sebastián Driussi and Philadelphia Union's Andre Blake, who finished in second and third respectively.

Nashville became the fourth expansion club to have a player win MVP within their first three MLS seasons, joining LAFC's Carlos Vela in 2019, Atlanta United's Josef Martínez in 2018 and New York City FC's David Villa in 2016.

Every MLS Most Valuable Player winner: