MLS Comeback Player of the Year is a Major League Soccer award established in 2000. The award is voted on by media, MLS players and club management. It is presented to a player who showed impressive improvement after overcoming a serious injury or medical condition or after a previous slump in the career.
thumb|[[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City Wizards' Tony Meola won the inaugural award in 2000]]
thumb|In 2005, Kansas City Wizards' [[Chris Klein (soccer)|Chris Klein (red) became the first player to win the award multiple times]]
thumb|In 2011, [[LA Galaxy's David Beckham became the first non-American player to win the award]]
Winners
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!|Season
!|Player
!|Team
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|2000
| Tony Meola
|Kansas City Wizards
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|2001
| Troy Dayak
|San Jose Earthquakes
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|2002
| Chris Klein
|Kansas City Wizards
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|2003
| Chris Armas
|Chicago Fire
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|2004
| Brian Ching
|San Jose Earthquakes
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|2005
| Chris Klein (2)
|Kansas City Wizards
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|2006
| Richard Mulrooney
|FC Dallas
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|2007
| Eddie Johnson
|Kansas City Wizards
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|2008
| Kenny Cooper
|FC Dallas
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|2009
| Zach Thornton
|Chivas USA
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|2010
| Bobby Convey
|San Jose Earthquakes
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|2011
| David Beckham
|Los Angeles Galaxy
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|2012
| Eddie Johnson (2)
|Seattle Sounders FC
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|2013
| Kevin Alston
|New England Revolution
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|2014
| Rodney Wallace
|Portland Timbers
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|2015
| Tim Melia
|Sporting Kansas City
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|2016
| Chris Pontius
|Philadelphia Union
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|2017
| Clint Dempsey
|Seattle Sounders FC
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|2018
| Gyasi Zardes
|Columbus Crew
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|2019
| Jordan Morris
|Seattle Sounders FC
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|2020
| Bradley Wright-Phillips
|Los Angeles FC
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|2021
| Carles Gil
|New England Revolution
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|2022
| Gonzalo Higuaín
|Inter Miami CF
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|2023
| Alan Pulido
|Sporting Kansas City
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|2024
| Lewis Morgan
|New York Red Bulls
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|2025
| Nick Hagglund
|FC Cincinnati
|}