The Joe Johnson Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding U Sports men's soccer player. The trophy was donated by the family of the longtime university soccer coach in memory of his contribution to university soccer. The selection is made by a committee composed of members of the U Sports Men’s Soccer Coaches Association and is presented at the U Sports men's soccer championship.Past U Sports Awards Winners
List of past winners Year Winner School 1991 Rob Reed UBC Thunderbirds 1992 Dana Peoples McMaster Marauders 1993 Kevin Hearne UBC Thunderbirds 1994 David McDonald Laurentian Voyageurs 1995 Jocelyn Roy UQTR Patriotes 1996 Paul English Dalhousie Tigers 1997 Theo Zagar Toronto Varsity Blues 1998 Glen Miller UPEI Panthers 1999 Michael Potts Western Ontario Mustangs 2000 Michael Potts Western Ontario Mustangs 2001 Mesut Mert Saint Mary's Huskies 2002 Aaron Richer UBC Thunderbirds 2003 Mesut Mert Saint Mary's Huskies 2004 Boubacar Coulibaly Montreal Carabins 2005 Ryan Anstey UPEI Panthers 2006 Mike Bialy Toronto Varsity Blues 2007 Nick Perugini Trinity Western Spartans 2008 Francesco Bruno York Lions 2009 Paul Hamilton Trinity Western Spartans 2010 Julien Priol Laval Rouge et Or 2011 Robbie MurphyCIS men’s soccer: Guelph’s Murphy named player of the year Guelph Gryphons 2012 Samuel Georget Laval Rouge et Or 2013 Alex Braletic Ryerson Rams 2014 Justin Maheu Cape Breton Capers 2015 Cam Hundal Victoria Vikes 2016 Jonathan Lao York Lions 2017 Dan Hayfield St. Francis Xavier X-Men 2018 Jace Kotsopoulos Guelph Gryphons 2019 Aboubacar Sissoko Montreal Carabins 2020 No award due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Guy-Frank Essomé Penda Montreal Carabins 2022 Christopher Campoli Ontario Tech Ridgebacks 2023 Sebastian Dzikowski UBC Thunderbirds 2024 Christian Zeppieri York Lions 2025 Mateo Brazinha UFV Cascades
See also U Sports men's soccer championship MVP
References
External links The Joe Johnson Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year)