NEW YORK, NEW YORK (Wednesday, October 30th, 2024) – Major League Soccer today announced that FC Cincinnati’s Luca Orellano has won the 2024 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year for his incredible long-distance goal in the 57th minute against CF Montréal on Saturday, August 31st at TQL Stadium (Watch Here).
The Argentinian shocked the home crowd at TQL as he launched one of the longest recorded free kicks of 79.81 yards from midfield contributing to his club’s 4-1 victory over CF Montréal. Orellano scored just four minutes earlier in the match also via a free kick, making it his second brace of the season and solidifying his impact as a standout newcomer.
This was Orellano’s second goal from over 40 yards out this season.
The 2024 AT&T 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 Assets of FC Cincinnati’s Luca Orellano 2024 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year here.
A full list of previous AT&T MLS Goal of the Year award winners can be found below:
Season | Player – Team | Goal |
2024 | Luca Orellano – FC Cincinnati | 8/31/24 vs CF Montréal, 57th min |
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 | 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, 90th min |
2002 | Carlos Ruiz – LA Galaxy | 7/27/02 vs. Columbus Crew, 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, 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 |
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