The inaugural winner of the Best MLS Player ESPY Award was LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan in 2006 . He is one of two people to have been presented with the award more than once in its history , winning it a further four times in 2007 , 2009 , 2010 and 2011 ; he also earned a nomination in 2008 . English right midfielder David Beckham , also for LA Galaxy , has been the second most successful player , winning twice in 2008 and 2012 . American players have been the most successful with five wins and twenty-one nominations , while those who play in the position of a forward have been recognized on twelve occasions , and those who have played for LA Galaxy have won a total of nine awards and been nominated three more times . The 2019 holder of the Best MLS Player ESPY Award was Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimović of LA Galaxy who was announced as the winner at the Microsoft Theater
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Best MLS Player ESPY Award