Javier Hernandez named 2015 CONCACAF Male Player of the Year

Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is getting the respect he deserves away from Old Trafford.

Hernandez was named 2015 CONCACAF Male Player of the Year on Friday, finishing above Bryan Ruiz and Andres Guardado in the vote for the category, which was conducted by member associations' coaches and captains, media, and supporters.

At the club level, Hernandez redefined himself at Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, showing he is indeed capable of scoring at a prolific rate by tallying 11 goals through 14 appearances in the first half of the 2015-16 Bundesliga season. He admitted in December that he left Manchester United after being given "a 1 percent chance of playing" for the Red Devils.

At the international level, Hernandez played a significant role as Mexico's national team defeated the U.S. Men's National Team in the CONCACAF Cup and qualified for the 2017 Confederations Cup, opening the scoring only 10 minutes into the encounter.

Other award winners included:

• CONCACAF Female Player of the Year: Carli Lloyd
• CONCACAF Male Goalkeeper of the Year: Tim Howard
• CONCACAF Female Goalkeeper of the Year: Hope Solo
• CONCACAF Male Coach of the Year: Hernan Dario Gomez
• CONCACAF Female Coach of the Year: Jill Ellis
• CONCACAF Male Referee of the Year: Joel Aguilar
• CONCACAF Female Referee of the Year: Kimberly Moreira
• CONCACAF Goal of the Year: Carli Lloyd
• CONCACAF Male Best XI: Tim Howard, Roman Torres, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Hector Moreno, Miguel Layun, Andres Guardado, Michael Bradley, Joel Campbell, Jesus Corona, Javier Hernandez, Bryan Ruiz
• CONCACAF Female Best XI: Hope Solo, Kenti Robles, Becky Sauerbrunn, Lixy Rodriguez, Diana Saenz, Carli Lloyd, Shirley Cruz, Katherine Alvarado, Veronica Perez, Alex Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez