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Montero Wins Top MLS Newcomer
Fredy Montero was today awarded as Major League Soccer’s top newcomer, while Zach Thornton was named the Comeback Player of the Year.
Montero, 22, joined the Seattle Sounders from Deportivo Cali on loan and made 27 appearances for the expansion club, scoring 12 goals in the process.
His play helped the Sounders reach the playoffs in their first year in the league, where they were eventually knocked out by the Houston Dynamo in the Western Conference semifinals. He also made the 2009 MLS All-Star Team.
