The American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year are annual awards given to the best attacking, midfield, defensive, and goalkeeping players in the American Athletic Conference during the NCAA Division I men's soccer season.
| † | Co-Players of the Year |
| * | Awarded a national Player of the Year award: Hermann Trophy NCAA Tournament MOP |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the AAC Player of the Year award at that point |
| Season | Nat. | Player | School | Class | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  JAM | Romario Williams | UCF | Sophomore | [1] |
| 2014 |  CAN | Cyle Larin | Connecticut | Sophomore | [1] |
| 2015 |  VEN | Mauro Cichero | SMU | Sophomore | [1] |
| 2016 |  FIN | Matias Pyysalo | UCF | Junior | [2] |
| 2017 | FIN | Matias Pyysalo (2) | UCF | Senior | [3] |
| 2018 |  USA | Cal Jennings | UCF | Junior | [4] |
| 2019 | USA | Cal Jennings (2) | UCF | Senior | [5] |
| Season | Nat. | Player | School | Class | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | USA | Jimmy Ockford | Louisville | Senior | [1] |
| 2014 | JAM | Sergio Campbell | Connecticut | Senior | [1] |
| 2015 | USA | Bradley Bourgeois | Tulsa | Senior | [1] |
| 2016 |  NGA | Prosper Figbe | South Florida | Sophomore | [2] |
| 2017 | USA | Jordan Cano | SMU | Senior | [3] |
| 2018 | United States | Jacob Hauser-Ramsey | UConn | Senior | [4] |
| 2019 | USA | Eddie Munjoma | SMU | Junior | [5] |
| Season | Nat. | Player | School | Class | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  ESP | Adria Beso Marco | Connecticut | Junior | [1] |
| 2014 | ESP | Adria Beso Marco (2) | Connecticut | Senior | [1] |
| 2015 | CAN | Kwame Awuah | Connecticut | Junior | [1] |
| USA | John Lujano | SMU | Senior | [1] | |
| 2016 |  SCO | Adam Wilson | Cincinnati | Sophomore | [2] |
| 2017 | VEN | Mauro Cichero | SMU | Senior | [3] |
| 2018 | USA | Jacob Hauser-Ramsey | Connecticut | Senior | [4] |
| 2019 | FIN | Yoni Sorokin | UCF | Junior | [5] |
 BRA | Gabriel Costa | SMU | Sophomore | [5] |
| Season | Nat. | Player | School | Class | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | JAM | Andre Blake | Connecticut | Junior | [1] |
| 2014 |  SER | Spasoje Stefanović | South Florida | Freshman | [1] |
| 2015 | USA | Michael Nelson | SMU | RS-Sophomore | [1] |
| 2016 | SER | Spasoje Stefanović (2) | South Florida | Junior | [2] |
| 2017 | USA | Michael Nelson (2) | SMU | RS-Senior | [3] |
| 2018 |  GER | Yannik Oettl | UCF | Sophomore | [4] |
| 2019 | GER | Yannik Oettl (2) | UCF | Junior | [5] |
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