NEW YORK (Thursday, November 9, 2023) – Major League Soccer today announced that FC Cincinnati’s Luciano Acosta has won the 2023 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year for his spectacular solo goal in the 78th minute against Charlotte FC on Saturday, Sept. 23 (Watch Here).
The Argentinian dazzled the home crowd as he left Charlotte defenders in his wake en route to a phenomenal individual goal-scoring effort. Acosta began the run by nutmegging his defender at the half line before gliding by an incoming slide tackle from a second defender for a straight charge at goal. He then turned his third and final defender inside out to open space for a right-footed shot that found the top corner of the net with ease to cap off the AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year effort.
The 2023 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year was determined by fan votes on MLSsoccer.com and has been awarded since the league’s inaugural 1996 season.
- Access Video Assets of FC Cincinnati’s Luciano Acosta 2023 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year **here**.
A full list of previous AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year award winners can be found below:
Season | Player – Team | Goal |
2023 | Luciano Acosta – FC Cincinnati | 9/23/23 vs. Charlotte FC, 78th min |
2022 | Josef Martínez – Atlanta United | 10/1/22 vs. New England Revolution, 81st min |
2021 | Rubio Rubin – Real Salt Lake | 5/7/21 vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 43rd min |
2020 | Darlington Nagbe – Columbus Crew SC | 8/20/20 vs. Chicago Fire FC, 81st min |
2019 | Josef Martínez – Atlanta United | 9/18/19 vs. FC Cincinnati, 65th min |
2018 | Zlatan Ibrahimović – LA Galaxy | 3/31/18 vs. LAFC, 77th min |
2017 | Héctor Villalba – Atlanta United | 7/21/17 vs. Orlando City SC, 86th min |
2016 | Shkëlzen Gashi – Colorado Rapids | 9/24/16 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 75th min |
2015 | Krisztián Németh – Sporting Kansas City | 10/4/15 vs. Portland Timbers, 83rd min |
2014 | Obafemi Martins – Seattle Sounders FC | 5/23/14 vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 8th min |
2013 | Camilo Sanvezzo – Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 10/6/13 vs. Portland Timbers, 78th min |
2012 | Patrick Ianni – Seattle Sounders FC | 6/20/12 vs. Sporting Kansas City, 15th min |
2011 | Darlington Nagbe – Portland Timbers | 7/2/11 vs. Sporting Kansas City, 45th min |
2010 | Marco Pappa – Chicago Fire | 4/10/10 vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 52nd min |
2009 | Landon Donovan – LA Galaxy | 8/8/09 vs. New England Revolution, 21st min |
2008 | Will Johnson – Real Salt Lake | 10/18/08 vs. FC Dallas, 54th min |
2007 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco – Chicago Fire | 8/18/07 vs. Real Salt Lake, 43rd min |
2006 | Brian Ching – Houston Dynamo | 9/30/06 v D.C. United, 86th min |
2005 | Dwayne De Rosario – San Jose Earthquakes | 10/15/05 vs. LA Galaxy, 45th min |
2004 | Dwayne De Rosario – San Jose Earthquakes | 8/7/04 vs. D.C. United, 82nd min |
2003 | Damani Ralph – Chicago Fire | 8/13/03 vs. Columbus Crew SC, 90th min |
2002 | Carlos Ruiz – LA Galaxy | 7/27/02 vs. Columbus Crew SC, 75th min |
2001 | Clint Mathis – MetroStars | 4/28/01 vs. Dallas Burn, 60th min |
2000 | Marcelo Balboa – Colorado Rapids | 4/22/00 vs. Columbus Crew SC, 55th min |
1999 | Marco Etcheverry – D.C. United | 5/22/99 vs. Miami Fusion, 90th min |
1998 | Brian McBride – Columbus Crew | 7/9/98 vs. Chicago Fire, 68th min |
1997 | Marco Etcheverry – D.C. United | 8/27/97 vs. New England Revolution, 39th min |
1996 | Eric Wynalda – San Jose Clash | 4/6/96 vs. D.C. United, 88th min |
The 2023 AT&T Goal of the Year video is available for download on the MLS video and photo database.
All uses should include the following credit: Courtesy Major League Soccer, L.L.C.
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