All three players will be available to media following Saturday’s season finale
MONTREAL – CF Montréal announced today that Prince Owusu has been named the recipient of the Giuseppe-Saputo Trophy, awarded to the Club’s Most Valuable Player; Brayan Vera has earned the Club’s Defensive Player of the Year award; and Brandan Craig has received the Jason-Di-Tullio Trophy, recognizing the player who best embodied the spirit of “La Grinta” throughout the MLS season.
Owusu has become the second player in the Club’s MLS era to have won the Giuseppe-Saputo in consecutive seasons, joining Nacho Piatti. The Ghana international has scored 35 goals in all competitions over the past two seasons (18 in 2026, 17 in 2025) and became the third player in Club history to record back-to-back 10-plus goal seasons, joining Piatti and Didier Drogba.
In his first season with the Bleu-blanc-noir, Vera accumulated 2,218 MLS minutes across 26 games (all starts), recorded one goal, one assist and completed a career-high 38 interceptions ahead of the Club’s final game of the season. Vera also added three TELUS Canadian Championship appearances, including two starts.
Craig clocked 1,429 minutes across 22 games, in all competitions ahead of Saturday’s game. The 22-year-old defender scored his first goal for CF Montréal in a 2-1 victory over Vancouver FC in the second leg of the TELUS Canadian Championship quarterfinals on July 12.
Since 2022, the Jason-Di-Tullio Trophy has been an annual award given in honour of former CF Montréal player and assistant coach Jason Di Tullio. The trophy is voted on by the first team players.
Throughout his career, Di Tullio demonstrated unparalleled courage and determination, particularly during his final battle with cancer. The “La Grinta” expression has become synonymous with Di Tullio’s legacy at the Club. This recognition is proudly awarded annually to the player who demonstrated the fiery and fighting spirit Di Tullio embodied from start to finish and the mark he left at CF Montréal.
GIUSEPPE-SAPUTO TROPHY - MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (MLS ERA)
2026: Prince Owusu
2025: Prince Owusu
2024: Josef Martínez
2023: Mathieu Choinière
2022 : Romell Quioto
2021 : Djordje Mihailovic
2020 : Romell Quioto
2019 : Orji Okwonkwo
2018 : Ignacio Piatti
2017 : Ignacio Piatti
2016 : Ignacio Piatti
2015 : Ignacio Piatti
2014 : Andrés Romero
2013 : Marco Di Vaio
2012 : Patrice Bernier
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR TROPHY
2026: Brayan Vera
2025: Victor Loturi
2024: Samuel Piette
2023: Jonathan Sirois
2022 : Alistair Johnston
2021 : Rudy Camacho
2020 : Luis Binks
2019 : Bacary Sagna
2018 : Evan Bush
2017 : Daniel Lovitz
2016 : Hassoun Camara
2015 : Laurent Ciman
JASON-DI-TULLIO TROPHY
2026: Brandan Craig
2025: Sébastian Breza
2024: Samuel Piette
2023: Mathieu Choinière
2022 : Tomas Giraldo
