Marco Di Vaio Named to 2013 MLS Best Xi
December 3, 2013 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club de Foot Montreal News Release
MONTREAL - Major League Soccer announced on Tuesday that Impact Designated Player Marco Di Vaio was named to the 2013 MLS Best XI, which recognizes the league's top 11 players at each field position.
The Impact striker, who was named the team's MVP for 2013, is also nominated for the 2013 MLS Volkswagen Most Valuable Player Award after leading the team in scoring and finishing third in the league with 20 goals, including five game-winners, in 33 games played, 31 as a starter, for a total of 2,746 minutes.
He became just the 11th player in league history to reach the 20-goal plateau in a single season.
Of the top three marksmen in MLS, he's the only player to have scored all of his goals through the run of play (no PK attempts).
This is the first time an Impact player received this honour since the club's entry in MLS.
On October 15, the Impact announced that the club exercised its option on Di Vaio's contract for 2014 as the Italian striker agreed to return to the Impact for one more season.
The league's Best XI was voted on by MLS players, club managers and members of the media.
2013 MLS BEST XI
Goalkeeper - Donovan Ricketts (Portland Timbers)
Defender - Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City)
Defender - Jose Goncalves (New England Revolution)
Defender - Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy)
Midfielder - Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls)
Midfielder - Will Johnson (Portland Timbers)
Midfielder - Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)
Midfielder - Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
Forward - Marco Di Vaio (Montreal Impact)
Forward - Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)
Forward - Mike Magee (Chicago Fire)
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