After drawing level with Brian McBride's record as the highest American goalscorer in the Barclays Premier League with 36 goals last weekend, Clint Dempsey has been named Futbol de Primera USA national-team player of the year for the second time.
Dempsey received 375 points and 99 first-place votes in balloting by the media. Dempsey also won the award in 2006 and has scored four goals in 12 games for the USA this year with a grand total of 23 goals in 80 international appearances for the US national team.