Reggae Boy Blake cops third goalkeeper of the year award

FOR THE third time in his career, Reggae Boyz Captain Andre Blake has won the Allstate Major League Soccer (MLS) Goalkeeper of the Year award.

This makes him the first player in MLS history to do so, first earning the honour in 2016 and again in 2020.

With Blake in the net, Philadelphia Union for the 2022 season conceded the fewest goals (26) ever by any MLS team during a 34-game season.

Blake played a big part in that statistic, saving 79.4 per cent of the shots he faced this season. The ‘keeper was also one of only two Union players to play every minute of the 2022 MLS season.

In addition to Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award, Blake was also voted an MLS All-Star for the fourth time in his career and won the 2022 John Wanamaker Athletic Award, which is presented to the athlete, team, or organisation that has done the most to reflect credit upon Philadelphia and the team or sport in which they excel. Blake is the first men’s soccer player to receive the award since it began in 1961.

The Jamaican international led the Union to the club’s first-ever trophy, the 2020 Supporters’ Shield.