Major League Soccer | Defender of the Year

season	recipient
1996	John Doyle
1997	Eddie Pope
1998	Luboš Kubík
1999	Robin Fraser
2000	Peter Vermes
2001	Jeff Agoos
2002	Carlos Bocanegra
2003	Carlos Bocanegra
2004	Robin Fraser
2005	Jimmy Conrad
2006	Bobby Boswell
2007	Michael Parkhurst
2008	Chad Marshall
2009	Chad Marshall
2010	Jámison Olave
2011	Omar Gonzalez
2012	Matt Besler
2013	José Gonçalves
2014	Chad Marshall
2015	Laurent Ciman
2016	Matt Hedges
2017	Ike Opara
2018	Aaron Long
2019	Ike Opara
2020	Walker Zimmerman
2021	Walker Zimmerman
2022	Jakob Glesnes
2023	Matt Miazga
2024	Steven Moreira
2025	Tristan Blackmon