FC Cincinnati's Luca Orellano Wins 2024 MLS Goal of the Year Award

Who else but Orellano? His free kick from over 79 yards out won the award keeping the personal achievement with Cincy after teammate Luciano Acosta won last year.

Luca Orellano's outrageous free kick goal won the award. / MLS

FC Cincinnati's Luca Orellano won the 2024 MLS Goal of the Year award for his outrageous free kick against CF Montréal on Aug. 31.

As soon as Orellano scored from over 79 yards out, there was no doubt that this was going to be MLS Goal of the Year. Playing in front of the home crowd at TQL Stadium, Orellano acted fast when Cincinnati was awarded a free kick inside their own half around the opposition's technical area. Orellano noticed goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois was way off his line and fired an effort exactly 79.81 yards from midfield. Sirois was helpless to make a save despite a diving effort as Orellano secured a brace.

It was Orellano's second goal from over 40 yards out, a remarkable feat for one of the MLS's best newcomers this season.

The Argentine winger becomes the second Cincinnati player to win the award doing so in consecutive years after Luciano Acosta won the 2023 honor.

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Luca Orellano with an insane strike. pic.twitter.com/d90IHCU437

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 1, 2024

MLS Goal of the Year Award History

Season	Player / Team	Goal
2024	Luca Orellano / FC Cincinnati	8/31/24 vs CF Montreal, 56th 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 FC	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 FC	8/18/07 vs. Real Salt Lake, 43rd min
2006	Brian Ching / Houston Dynamo FC	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 FC	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 FC, 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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