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Columbus Crew SC's Zack Steffen Voted Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year

November 6, 2018 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release

NEW YORK (Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018) - Major League Soccer announced today that Columbus Crew SC goalkeeper Zack Steffen has been voted the 2018 Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.

The 23-year-old Steffen completed his second straight regular season as Crew SC's starting goalkeeper. He earned a career-high 10 shutouts while leading Columbus to a berth in the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs. Steffen played a heavy portion of Crew SC's club-record 512-minute shutout streak this season. Individually, Steffen posted a career-high 525 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal - the eighth-longest streak in league history - and earned MLS Player of the Month honors for May.

Video soundbytes from Zack Steffen are available HERESteffen was selected to his first MLS All-Star Game this year, representing MLS against Italian powerhouse Juventus in front of a standalone record MLS All-Star Game crowd of 72,317 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Steffen becomes the second Columbus player to earn Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, joining recently inducted 2018 National Soccer Hall of Fame recipient and current New England Revolution head coach Brad Friedel who was the league's top goalkeeper in 1997, during Crew SC's second season.

Outside of league play, Steffen enjoyed remarkable success with the U.S. Men's National Team, tying a U.S. Soccer goalkeeping record with six appearances during his first campaign; he shares the first-year record with a pair of former MLS goalkeepers in Kasey Keller (1990) and Troy Perkins (2009).

The award was voted on by MLS club technical staff, media and current MLS players. Below is a breakdown of the voting results:

Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year Player Vote % Club Vote % Media Vote % Average %

Zack Steffen (CLB) 36.18% 24.04% 14.55% 24.92%

Stefan Frei (SEA) 6.76% 18.27% 31.52% 18.85%

Luis Robles (NY) 10.00% 22.12% 22.73% 18.28%

Tim Melia (SKC) 12.06% 21.15% 16.67% 16.63%

Brad Guzan (ATL) 11.76% 10.58% 2.12% 8.15%

Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year Winners:

2018: Zack Steffen - Columbus Crew SC

2017: Tim Melia - Sporting Kansas City

2016: Andre Blake - Philadelphia Union

2015: Luis Robles - New York Red Bulls

2014: Bill Hamid - D.C. United

2013: Donovan Ricketts - Portland Timbers

2012: Jimmy Nielsen - Sporting Kansas City

2011: Kasey Keller - Seattle Sounders FC

2010: Donovan Ricketts - LA Galaxy

2009: Zach Thornton - Chivas USA

2008: Jon Busch - Chicago Fire

2007: Brad Guzan - Chivas USA

2006: Troy Perkins - D.C. United

2005: Pat Onstad - San Jose Earthquakes

2004: Joe Cannon - Colorado Rapids

2003: Pat Onstad - San Jose Earthquakes

2002: Joe Cannon - San Jose Earthquakes

2001: Tim Howard - MetroStars

2000: Tony Meola - Kansas City Wizards

1999: Kevin Hartman - LA Galaxy

1998: Zach Thornton - Chicago Fire

1997: Brad Friedel - Columbus Crew SC

1996: Mark Dodd - Dallas Burn

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Columbus Crew SC's Zack Steffen voted

Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year

23-year-old Steffen enjoys career year as MLS All-Star and rising U.S. MNT prospect

NEW YORK (Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018) - Major League Soccer announced today that Columbus Crew SC goalkeeper Zack Steffen has been voted the 2018 Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.

The 23-year-old Steffen completed his second straight regular season as Crew SC's starting goalkeeper. He earned a career-high 10 shutouts while leading Columbus to a berth in the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs. Steffen played a heavy portion of Crew SC's club-record 512-minute shutout streak this season. Individually, Steffen posted a career-high 525 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal - the eighth-longest streak in league history - and earned MLS Player of the Month honors for May.

Video soundbytes from Zack Steffen are available HERE

Steffen was selected to his first MLS All-Star Game this year, representing MLS against Italian powerhouse Juventus in front of a standalone record MLS All-Star Game crowd of 72,317 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Steffen becomes the second Columbus player to earn Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, joining recently inducted 2018 National Soccer Hall of Fame recipient and current New England Revolution head coach Brad Friedel who was the league's top goalkeeper in 1997, during Crew SC's second season.

Outside of league play, Steffen enjoyed remarkable success with the U.S. Men's National Team, tying a U.S. Soccer goalkeeping record with six appearances during his first campaign; he shares the first-year record with a pair of former MLS goalkeepers in Kasey Keller (1990) and Troy Perkins (2009).

The award was voted on by MLS club technical staff, media and current MLS players. Below is a breakdown of the voting results:

Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year

Player Vote %

Club Vote %

Media Vote %

Average %

Zack Steffen (CLB)

36.18%

24.04%

14.55%

24.92%

Stefan Frei (SEA)

6.76%

18.27%

31.52%

18.85%

Luis Robles (NY)

10.00%

22.12%

22.73%

18.28%

Tim Melia (SKC)

12.06%

21.15%

16.67%

16.63%

Brad Guzan (ATL)

11.76%

10.58%

2.12%

8.15%