Barcelona’s right-back Sergiño Dest will opt to be the best American soccer player of 2020 in the men’s category, a recognition granted by US Soccer, the federation of his country, to the most outstanding player of each season.
Along with Barça Dest, five more nominees will also compete for the award. They are midfielders Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) and Weston McKennie (Juventus) and forwards Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) and Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew).
So Dest is the only defender in the running for this year’s award. In fact, it is the first time that the 20-year-old Barça player has been nominated for this individual title, although in 2019 he already won the award for the best young American player of the year, when he was a member of Ajax, which Barça paid in October 21 million euros plus 5 million in variables to get their services.
Voting for the awards begins on December 10 and closes on December 16. The winners will be announced on Friday, December 18. The votes for the United States Soccer Player of the Year awards are collected by the votes of the respective national team coaches, national team players who have played at least one game in 2020, members of the soccer players’ board of directors of the United States, the Council of Soccer Athletes of the USA, head coaches of the American Soccer League (MLS and USL), and members of the media and former players and administrators. EFE. (JL).