It is an honor that any MLS player would be happy to have. And it is no surprise that he has won it yet again, for the second year in a row. Obafemi Martins was just voted the Seattle Sounders’ best player, even after missing two months of play due to an injury.

And his achievements are not only noticed by Seattle. After Martins left the international team in Nigeria for two years, Coach Sunday Oliseh called him back to help lead the team to victory again. In his 21 appearances during the season, he made six assists. He also was the third player in the league with .71 goals per game during the season. He also made 15 goals, making him the side’s top scorer in the league. Martin’s actual scoring percentage was 35.7 during the year. All in all, he was able to either score a goal or make an assist during each of his appearances on the field. But even more than that, he led the team in spirit and his ferocity for the game.

Martins was elated to win the honor, but he also further displayed his sportsmanship by saying that the honor belongs to his whole team, not just him. He took to Twitter with his statement, telling fans and the press, “Humbled to again be named team MVP. However, all credit due to my teammates and coaches. Already focusing on 2016.” As always, Martin’s laser focus and energy is on the next goal.

The only other player who has won the award multiple times in the history of the team is Osvaldo Alonso. Before Martins, Alonso had won the award for four years in a row. In addition to the MVP Award, Martins also received the famous Golden Boot Award at the team’s end of year awards celebration.  Martins has made several notable achievements and broke records during his career as a Sounder, including being the first player to make 15 goals in fewer than 45 shots in the history of the league. Martins, 31, has a league shots-on-goal percentage of 66.7.

Other awards were also given out during the celebration. Defender of the Year went to Stefan Frei, the Sounders’ goalie, who was the eight goalkeeper to have 14 wins under his belt, and Humanitarian of the Year went to Brad Evans for his work with the Ronald McDonald House charities.  The awards were voted on by the Sounders players as well as the team’s technical staff members.

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