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Bouna Coundoul of the New York Red Bulls has been voted the Major League Soccer (MLS) Player of the Week for Round 27 of the 2010 season.
Coundoul made 12 saves and picks up a shutout in New York’s 1-0 home win over the Kansas City Wizards. The Red Bulls shot stopper becomes the first goalkeeper to be named Player of the Week in 2010.
See how the North American Soccer Reporters voted below.
| NATIONAL/NON-MARKET MEDIA MEMBERS | First Place vote Player (Team) | Second Place Vote Player (Team) |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Clare (MLS Examiner/Prost Amerika) | ||
| Marc Connolly (ESPN.com) | Bouna Coundoul (New York Red Bulls) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) |
| Keith Costigan (Fox Sports) | ||
| JP Dellacamera (ESPN/ABC TV) | Bouna Coundoul (New York Red Bulls) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) |
| Beau Dure (SportsMyriad.com/Freelance) | Bouna Coundoul (New York Red Bulls) | David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy) |
| Jonah Freedman (MLSsoccer.com) | ||
| Ives Galarcep (SoccerByIves.net/Fox Sports) | ||
| Julian Gonzalez (GolTV) | Dane Richards (New York Red Bulls) | |
| Pat Martin (The Sports Network) | ||
| Doug McIntyre (ESPN.com) | ||
| Bobby McMahon (Fox Soccer Channel) | Milton Rodriguez (FC Dallas) | Sanna Nyassi (Seattle Sounders) |
| Larry Millson (The Canadian Press) | ||
| Nigel Reed (CBC/The Fan 590-AM) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) | Jon Busch (San Jose Earthquakes) |
| Phil Schoen (Gol TV) | Bouna Coundoul (New York Red Bulls) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) |
| Tom Timmerman (STL Post-Dispatch) | Jon Busch (San Jose Earthquakes) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) |
| Jamie Trecker (Fox Sports) | ||
| Jerry Trecker (Hall of Fame) | ||
| Grant Wahl (Sports Illustrated) | ||
| IN-MARKET MEDIA MEMBERS | First Place Vote Player (Team) | Second Place Vote Player (Team) |
| CHICAGO | ||
| Kat Knapp (ChicagoLandSoccer.com/AP) | ||
| Orrin Schwarz (Daily Herald) | Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas) | Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake) |
| Sam Stejskal (MLSsoccer.com) | ||
| COLUMBUS | ||
| Mike Arace (Columbus Dispatch) | ||
| Shawn Mitchell (Columbus Dispatch) | ||
| COLORADO | ||
| Marcelo Balboa (Mile High Sports Radio) | ||
| John Meyer (Denver Post) | ||
| Shaun Schafer (ColoradoSoccerNow.com) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) | Matt Pickens (Colorado Rapids) |
| DALLAS/FT. WORTH | ||
| Buzz Carrick (3rdDegree.net/ESPN Dallas) | Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake) | Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas) |
| Steve Davis (SI.com) | ||
| HOUSTON | ||
| Glenn Davis (Houston Chronicle/ESPN-TV) | ||
| KANSAS CITY | ||
| Andrew Wiebe (MLSsoccer.com) | ||
| LOS ANGELES | ||
| Joseph D'Hippolito (AP) | Bouna Coundoul (New York Red Bulls) | Freddie Ljungberg (Chicago Fire) |
| Scott French (ESPN Los Angeles) | Bouna Coundoul (New York Red Bulls) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) |
| Jeff King (MLSsoccer.com) | ||
| NEW ENGLAND (BOSTON) | ||
| Sean Donahue (Soccer New England) | Bouna Coundoul (New York Red Bulls) | Andy Najar (DC United) |
| Kyle McCarthy (Goal.com) | Bouna Coundoul (New York Red Bulls) | David Ferreira (FC Dallas) |
| NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY | ||
| Stefan Bondy (NY Daily News) | ||
| Frank Giase (Newark Star-Ledger) | Freddie Ljungberg (Chicago Fire) | Bouna Coundoul (New York Red Bulls) |
| Michael Lewis (BigAppleSoccer.com) | Bouna Coundoul (New York Red Bulls) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) |
| PHILADELPHIA | ||
| Marc Narducci (Philadelphia Inquirer) | David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy) | Danny Allsopp (DC United) |
| Jonathan Tannenwald (Philly.com) | Freddie Ljungberg (Chicago Fire) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) |
| SALT LAKE CITY | ||
| James Edward (Deseret News) | ||
| Michael C. Lewis (Salt Lake Tribune) | ||
| SAN JOSE | ||
| Elliott Almond (SJ Mercury News) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) | Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake) |
| SEATTLE | ||
| Joshua Mayers (Seattle Times) | ||
| Don Ruiz (Tacoma News Tribune) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) | David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy) |
| Andrew Winner (MLSSoccer.com) | ||
| TORONTO | ||
| Dan Girard (Toronto Sun) | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) | David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy) |
| Steve Sandor (24hrs.ca / Toronto Sun) | Freddie Ljungberg (Chicago Fire) | Sanna Nyassi (Seattle Sounders) |
| WASHINGTON D.C. | ||
| John Haydon (Washington Times) | Freddie Ljungberg (Chicago Fire) | David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy) |
| Craig Stouffer (Washington Examiner) | ||
| Past Winners | ||
| Week 1 | Javier Moralez (Real Salt Lake) | |
| Week 2 | Kenny Mansally (New England Revolution) | |
| Week 3 | Sebastien Le Toux (Philadelphia Union) | |
| Week 4 | Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy) | |
| Week 5 | Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC) | |
| Week 6 | Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy) | |
| Week 7 | Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy) | |
| Week 8 | Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake) | |
| Week 9 | Emilio Renteria (Columbus Crew) | |
| Week 10 | Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC) | |
| Week 11 | Brek Shea (FC Dallas) | |
| Week 12 | Chris Pontius (DC United) | |
| Week 13 | Juan Pablo Angel (New York Red Bulls) | |
| Week 14 | Alvaro Saborio (Real Lake Lake) | |
| Week 15 | Justin Braun (Chivas USA) | |
| Week 16 | Sebastien Le Toux (Philadelphia Union) | |
| Week 17 | Steve Zakuani (Seattle Sounders) | |
| Week 18 | Juan Pablo Angel (New York Red Bulls) | |
| Week 19 | Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas) | |
| Week 20 | Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake) | |
| Week 21 | Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo) | |
| Week 22 | Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders) | |
| Week 23 | Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) | |
| Week 24 | Alan Gordon (Chivas USA) | |
| Week 25 | Blaise Nkufo (Seattle Sounders) | |
| Week 26 | Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) | |
| Week 27 | Bouna Coundoul (New York Red Bulls) | |
| Week 28 | ||
| Week 29 | ||
| Week 30 | ||
