{ "title": "Johnson is male selection for 2013 BMO Canadian Player of the Year award", "modified_at": "2026-05-05 13:35:40", "published_at": "2013-12-12 14:15:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/johnson-is-male-selection-for-2013-bmo-canadian-player-of-the-year-award", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/tVEd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "Johnson of Toronto, ON is one of two winners of the 2013 BMO Canadian Players of the Year award. While Johnson is announced a winner on Thursday, his co-winner (the female selection) will be announced on Friday 13 December.", "slug": "johnson-is-male-selection-for-2013-bmo-canadian-player-of-the-year-award", "body": "

Canada Soccer announced that Will Johnson is the male selection for the 2013 BMO Canadian Player of the Year award. The Portland Timbers captain was honoured in a vote shared by Canadian media (50%) and Canadian coaches and clubs (50%).

In 2013, Johnson led the Portland Timbers to a first-place finish in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference (14 wins, 15 draws and five losses). The 26-year old captain scored nine goals in 28 matches and was selected to the MLS Best XI.

In the MLS Playoffs, he scored in back-to-back matches for the Timbers, both against Seattle Sounders in the quarter-final series and against Real Salt Lake in the semi-final series.

In what was his ninth international season, he recorded one assist in three appearances for Canada. In July, he was part of Canada’s CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.

“BMO is proud to recognize players such as Will Johnson, whose impact on the landscape of Canadian soccer has proven to be outstanding and inspirational,” said Justine Fedak, Senior Vice President, Brand Advertising, Sponsorships & Merchandising, BMO Financial Group. ” The BMO Canadian Players of the Year Award serves to highlight exemplary performance at a professional level, attracting young athletes to the sport at the grassroots level and we congratulate Will on his tremendous accomplishment.”

BMO CANADIAN PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

2013 – Will Johnson & TBA
\u200b2012 – Atiba Hutchinson & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2011 – Dwayne De Rosario & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2010 – Atiba Hutchinson & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2009 – Simeon Jackson & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2008 – Julian de Guzman & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2007 – Dwayne De Rosario & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2006 – Dwayne De Rosario & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2005 – Dwayne De Rosario & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2004 – Paul Stalteri & Christine Sinclair
\u200b2003 – Pat Onstad & Charmaine Hooper
\u200b2002 – Jason deVos & Charmaine Hooper
\u200b2001 – Paul Stalteri & Andrea Neil
\u200b2000 – Craig Forrest & Christine Sinclair
\u200b1999 – Jim Brennan & Geraldine Donnelly
\u200b1998 – Tomasz Radzinski & Silvana Burtini
\u200b1997 – Mark Watson & Janine Helland
\u200b1996 – Paul Peschisolido & Geraldine Donnelly
\u200b1995 – Alex Bunbury & Charmaine Hooper
\u200b1994 – Craig Forrest & Charmaine Hooper
\u200b1993 – Alex Bunbury
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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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