North American Soccer League Best XI

The North American Soccer League Best XI was given each season to the eleven players considered to have been the best in their respective positions that year for clubs in the NASL. The award was first given out in 2011, the North American Soccer League's inaugural season.

Winners

2011

Pos.	Player[1]	Club	Appearance
GK	Brad Knighton	Carolina RailHawks	1
DF	Hassoun Camara	Montreal Impact	1
DF	Lance Laing	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1
DF	Toni Ståhl	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1
DF	Kupono Low	Carolina RailHawks	1
MF	Pascal Millien	FC Tampa Bay	1
MF	Matt Watson	Carolina RailHawks	1
MF	Shaun Saiko	FC Edmonton	1
MF	David Foley	Puerto Rico Islanders	1
FW	Mike Ambersley	FC Tampa Bay	1
FW	Etienne Barbara	Carolina Railhawks	1

2012

Pos.	Player[2]	Club	Appearance
GK	Jeff Attinella	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1
DF	Kyle Altman	Minnesota Stars	1
DF	Ryan Cochrane	San Antonio Scorpions	1
DF	Paul Hamilton	FC Edmonton	1
DF	Takuya Yamada	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1
MF	Luke Mulholland	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1
MF	Walter Ramírez	San Antonio Scorpions	1
MF	Wálter Restrepo	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1
MF	Nick Zimmerman	Carolina RailHawks	1
FW	Mark Anderson	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1
FW	Pablo Campos	San Antonio Scorpions	1

2013

Luke Mulholland was the first plater to twice be nominated in the NASL Best XI, in 2012 and 2013.

Pos.	Player[3]	Club	Appearance
GK	Joe Nasco	Atlanta Silverbacks	1
DF	Aaron Pitchkolan	Minnesota United	1
DF	Martyn Lancaster	Atlanta Silverbacks	1
DF	Albert Watson	FC Edmonton	1
MF	Luke Mulholland	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2
MF	Miguel Ibarra	Minnesota United	1
MF	Richard Menjivar	Atlanta Silverbacks	1
MF	Marcos Senna	New York Cosmos	1
FW	Georgi Hristov	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1
FW	Brian Shriver	Carolina RailHawks	1
FW	Hans Denissen	San Antonio Scorpions	1

2014

Pos.	Player[4]	Club	Appearance
GK	Jimmy Maurer	New York Cosmos	1
DF	Darnell King	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1
DF	Carlos Mendes	New York Cosmos	1
DF	Tiago Calvano	Minnesota United	1
DF	Justin Davis	Minnesota United	1
MF	Miguel Ibarra	Minnesota United	2
MF	Rafael Castillo	San Antonio Scorpions	1
MF	Walter Restrepo	San Antonio Scorpions	2
FW	Lance Laing	FC Edmonton	2
FW	Fafà Picault	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1
FW	Christian Ramirez	Minnesota United	1

2015

Pos.	Player[5]	Club	Appearance
GK	Romuald Peiser	Ottawa Fury	1
DF	Rafael Alves	Ottawa Fury	1
DF	Justin Davis	Minnesota United	2
DF	Carlos Mendes	New York Cosmos	2
DF	Kevin Venegas	Minnesota United	1
MF	Richie Ryan	Ottawa Fury	1
MF	Lance Laing	FC Edmonton	3
MF	Ibson	Minnesota United	1
MF	James Marcelin	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1
FW	Stefano Pinho	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1
FW	Christian Ramirez	Minnesota United	2

2016

Pos.	Player[6]	Club	Appearance
GK	Matt Van Oekel	FC Edmonton	1
DF	Ayoze	New York Cosmos	1
DF	Carlos Mendes	New York Cosmos	3
DF	Albert Watson	FC Edmonton	1
DF	Justin Davis	Minnesota United	3
MF	Nazmi Albadawi	Carolina RailHawks	1
MF	Juan Arango	New York Cosmos	1
MF	Joe Cole	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1
MF	Michel	Rayo OKC	1
FW	Christian Ramirez	Minnesota United	3
FW	Éamon Zayed	Indy Eleven	1

2017

Pos.	Player[7]	Club	Appearance
GK	Mario Daniel Vega	Miami FC	1
DF	Reiner Ferreira	San Francisco Deltas	1
DF	Mason Trafford	Miami FC	1
DF	Mechack Jérôme	Jacksonville Armada	1
DF	Connor Tobin	North Carolina FC	1
MF	Emmanuel Ledesma	New York Cosmos	1
MF	Nazmi Albadawi	North Carolina FC	2
MF	Richie Ryan	Miami FC	2
MF	Dylan Mares	Miami FC	1
FW	Vincenzo Rennella	Miami FC	1
FW	Stefano Pinho	Miami FC	2

Statistics

Performance by club

Rank	Club	Apps.
1	Minnesota United	13
2	North Carolina FC	9
3	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	8
	Tampa Bay Rowdies
	New York Cosmos
6	FC Edmonton	7
7	Miami FC	6
	San Antonio Scorpions
9	Atlanta Silverbacks	3
	Ottawa Fury
11	Indy Eleven	1
	Jacksonville Armada
	Montreal Impact
	Puerto Rico Islanders
	San Francisco Deltas
	Rayo OKC

Performance by player

Multiple winners only.

Lance Laing was selected thrice: each time in a different position.

Wins	Player	Years
3	Lance Laing	2011, 2014, 2015
	Carlos Mendes	2014, 2015, 2016
	Justin Davis	2014, 2015, 2016
	Christian Ramirez	2014, 2015, 2016
2	Luke Mulholland	2012, 2013
	Walter Restrepo	2012, 2014
	Miguel Ibarra	2014, 2015
	Stefano Pinho	2015, 2017
	Richie Ryan	2015, 2017
	Nazmi Albadawi	2016, 2017

External links

• 2011 Best XI
• 2012 Best XI
• 2013 Best XI
• 2014 Best XI
• 2015 Best XI
• 2016 Best XI
• 2017 Best XI