VOTE | 2017 NASL Young Player Of The Year

The NASL Young Player of the Year award is given to the top player aged 23 years and under for his play over the course of the Spring and Fall Season. Last year, FC Edmonton defender Abdoulaye Diakité  Fernandes won the award.  

 

The voting period ends on Monday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. ET. Below is the list of candidates, as well as their statistics from the 2017 season (through Oct. 16). Fans can cast their vote at the bottom of the page. 

 

 

Robert Baggio Kcira (Miami FC)

• Age: 23
• Position: Defender
• Games Played: 11 (10 starts)
• Minutes Played: 837
• Goals: 2
• Assists: 1
• Duels Won: 57
• Interceptions: 14
• Clearances: 12
• Team of the Week: 4

Jack Blake (Jacksonville Armada FC)

• Age: 23
• Position: Midfielder
• Games Played: 24 (22 starts)
• Minutes Played: 1,953
• Goals: 8
• Assists: 2
• Passing Accuracy: 82.62%
• Chances Created: 35
• Duels Won: 85
• Player of the Month: 1
• Player of the Week: 1
• Team of the Week: 3

Eric Calvillo (New York Cosmos)

• Age: 19
• Position: Midfielder
• Games Played: 14 (11 starts)
• Minutes Played: 988
• Goals: 3
• Assists: 1
• Passing Accuracy: 89.66%
• Player of the Month: 1
• Player of the Week: 1
• Team of the Week: 2

Pablo Dyego (San Francisco Deltas)

• Age: 23
• Position: Forward
• Games Played: 24 (20 starts)
• Minutes Played: 1,654
• Goals: 5
• Assists: 1
• Player of the Week: 1
• Team of the Week: 2
• Play of the Week: 1

Dre Fortune (North Carolina FC)

• Age: 21
• Position: Midfielder
• Games Played: 18 (13 starts)
• Minutes Played: 1,065
• Goals: 3
• Assists: 2
• Passing Accuracy: 86.79%
• Team of the Week: 1

Derek Gebhard (Jacksonville Armada FC)

• Age: 21
• Position: Forward
• Games Played: 29 (14 starts)
• Minutes Played: 1,431
• Goals: 4
• Team of the Week: 2

Renan Gorne (North Carolina FC)

• Age: 21
• Position: Forward
• Games Played: 11 (10 starts)
• Minutes Played: 850
• Goals: 6
• Assists: 2
• Player of the Week: 1
• Team of the Week: 1