Chicago Fire Midfielder Marco Pappa Captures 2010 AT&T Goal of the Year
November 17, 2010 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release
CHICAGO, IL (Nov. 17, 2010) - Major League Soccer's most outstanding individual plays were honored today as Chicago Fire midfielder Marco Pappa earned the 2010 AT&T Goal of the Year. Of the 591 goals tallied in MLS regular season play in 2010, the 23-year-old Guatemalan's wonder-strike against the San Jose Earthquakes was named the league's top goal.
"To win the best goal in 2010 is a big moment in my career and for me individually," said Fire midfielder Pappa. "It is a nice honor for the club, as I have worked hard this year to do my best for the Fire."
On Saturday, April 10, in front of the largest Opening Night crowd in TOYOTA PARK history, Pappa struck a left-footed rocket that bent around San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Brandon MacDonald and curled into the upper right corner of the goal, out of goalkeeper Joe Cannon's reach.
Pappa becomes the third Fire midfielder to win the MLS Goal of the Year Award and first since Cuauhtémoc Blanco captured the award for his stunning left-footed volley against Real Salt Lake Aug. 18, 2007. Damani Ralph was honored with the award for his goal against the Columbus Crew April 22, 2000.
MLS Goal of the Year Winners
2010: Marco Pappa - Chicago Fire vs. San Jose Earthquakes - April 10, 2010
2009: Landon Donovan - LA Galaxy vs. New England Revolution - August 8, 2009
2008: Will Johnson - Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas - October 18, 2008
2007: Cuauhtemoc Blanco - Chicago Fire vs. Real Salt Lake - August 18, 2007
2006: Brian Ching - Houston Dynamo vs. D.C. United - September 30, 2006
2005: Dwayne De Rosario - San Jose Earthquakes at LA Galaxy - October 15, 2005
2004: Dwayne De Rosario - San Jose Earthquakes vs. D.C. United - August 2, 2004
2003: Damani Ralph - Chicago Fire at Columbus Crew - August 13, 2003
2002: Carlos Ruiz - LA Galaxy vs. Columbus Crew - July 27, 2002
2001: Clint Mathis - MetroStars vs. Dallas Burn - April 28, 2001
2000: Marcelo Balboa - Colorado Rapids at Columbus Crew - April 22, 2000
1999: Marco Etcheverry - D.C. United at Miami Fusion - May 22, 1999
1998: Brian McBride - Columbus Crew vs. Chicago Fire - July 9, 1998
1997: Marco Etcheverry - D.C. United vs. New England Revolution - August 27, 1997
1996: Eric Wynalda - San Jose Earthquakes vs. D.C. United - April 6, 1996
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