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Luca Orellano wins 2024 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year

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FC Cincinnatiā€™s Luca Orellano has won the 2024 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year award for his stunning, long-range free kick goal against CF MontrĆ©al on August 31, Major League Soccer announced today.

The honor marks the second consecutive season an FC Cincinnati player earned the award after Luciano Acosta won the Goal of the Year in 2023.

Orellanoā€™s Goal of the Year was a free kick tracked at 79.81 yards, the longest free kick goal since MLS started tracking the stat in 2010. The 24-year-old caught the MontrĆ©al defense off guard, blasting the long-range shot over the retreating goalkeeper for a stunning finish.

The goal was Orellanoā€™s second free kick goal of the night and it was his second goal of the 2024 season from over 40 yards out, after his first remarkable goal near midfield on June 19 vs. Philadelphia Union.

The 2024 MLS Goal of the Year was determined by fan votes on MLSsoccer.com and has been awarded since the leagueā€™s inaugural 1996 season.

A full list of previous AT&T MLS Goal of the Year award winners can be found below:

All-Time MLS Goal of the Year Winners

Season

Player ā€“ Team

Goal

2024

Luca Orellano ā€“ FC Cincinnati

8/31/24 vs CF MontrƩal, 57th min

2023

Luciano Acosta ā€“ FC Cincinnati

9/23/23 vs. Charlotte FC, 78th min

2022

Josef MartĆ­nez ā€“ Atlanta United

10/1/22 vs. New England Revolution, 81st min

2021

Rubio Rubin ā€“ Real Salt Lake

5/7/21 vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 43rd min

2020

Darlington Nagbe ā€“ Columbus Crew SC

8/20/20 vs. Chicago Fire FC, 81st min

2019

Josef MartĆ­nez ā€“ Atlanta United

9/18/19 vs. FC Cincinnati, 65th min

2018

Zlatan Ibrahimović ā€“ LA Galaxy

3/31/18 vs. LAFC, 77th min

2017

HĆ©ctor Villalba ā€“ Atlanta United

7/21/17 vs. Orlando City SC, 86th min

2016

ShkĆ«lzen Gashi ā€“ Colorado Rapids

9/24/16 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 75th min

2015

KrisztiĆ”n NĆ©meth ā€“ Sporting Kansas City

10/4/15 vs. Portland Timbers, 83rd min

2014

Obafemi Martins ā€“ Seattle Sounders FC

5/23/14 vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 8th min

2013

Camilo Sanvezzo ā€“ Vancouver Whitecaps FC

10/6/13 vs. Portland Timbers, 78th min

2012

Patrick Ianni ā€“ Seattle Sounders FC

6/20/12 vs. Sporting Kansas City, 15th min

2011

Darlington Nagbe ā€“ Portland Timbers

7/2/11 vs. Sporting Kansas City, 45th min

2010

Marco Pappa ā€“ Chicago Fire

4/10/10 vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 52nd min

2009

Landon Donovan ā€“ LA Galaxy

8/8/09 vs. New England Revolution, 21st min

2008

Will Johnson ā€“ Real Salt Lake

10/18/08 vs. FC Dallas, 54th min

2007

CuauhtĆ©moc Blanco ā€“ Chicago Fire

8/18/07 vs. Real Salt Lake, 43rd min

2006

Brian Ching ā€“ Houston Dynamo

9/30/06 v D.C. United, 86th min

2005

Dwayne De Rosario ā€“ San Jose Earthquakes

10/15/05 vs. LA Galaxy, 45th min

2004

Dwayne De Rosario ā€“ San Jose Earthquakes

8/7/04 vs. D.C. United, 82nd min

2003

Damani Ralph ā€“ Chicago Fire

8/13/03 vs. Columbus Crew SC, 90th min

2002

Carlos Ruiz ā€“ LA Galaxy

7/27/02 vs. Columbus Crew SC, 75th min

2001

Clint Mathis ā€“ MetroStars

4/28/01 vs. Dallas Burn, 60th min

2000

Marcelo Balboa ā€“ Colorado Rapids

4/22/00 vs. Columbus Crew SC, 55th min

1999

Marco Etcheverry ā€“ D.C. United

5/22/99 vs. Miami Fusion, 90th min

1998

Brian McBride ā€“ Columbus Crew

7/9/98 vs. Chicago Fire, 68th min

1997

Marco Etcheverry ā€“ D.C. United

8/27/97 vs. New England Revolution, 39th min

1996

Eric Wynalda ā€“ San Jose Clash

4/6/96 vs. D.C. United, 88th min

FC Cincinnati travel to face New York City FC in Game 2 of the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs Round One Best-of-3 Series. The Orange and Blue will look to win the series following a 1-0 win in Game 1. Kickoff from Citi Field on Saturday, November 2 is set for 5 p.m. ET and the match will air exclusively on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. The match will air over the radio on iHeart Media Fox Sports 1360 in English and in Spanish on La Mega 101.5 FM.

Game 3, if necessary, will be on Saturday, November 9 at 4 p.m. ET at TQL Stadium. Tickets are available at FCCincinnati.com/Tickets or by calling (KICK).