Coach Laurent Courtois, midfielder Nathan Saliba, defender Joel Waterman and goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois are also on long lists of finalists.
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NEW YORK — Toronto FC’s Federico Bernardeschi, Vancouver’s Ryan Gauld and CF Montréal’s Josef Martinez are among the nominees for the Landon Donovan MLS MVP award.
Other top contenders include D.C. United’s Christian Benteke, FC Cincinnati’s Luciano Acosta, Portland’s Evander, Columbus’ Cucho Hernandez and LAFC’s Denis Bouanga.
Voting on the awards will be conducted through Oct. 21 with MLS club technical staff, MLS players, and media members each accounting for one-third of the ballots.
Also nominated for awards from CF Montréal are Laurent Courtois for coach of the year, midfielder Nathan Saliba for young player of the year, Joel Waterman for defender of the year, and Jonathan Sirois for goalkeeper of the year and the Impact Award for charitable efforts and serving the community.