on april 14, altidore netted his third hat-trick of the season in a 6–0 victory over fc utrecht. on 9 may, he scored the winning goal against psv in the knvb cup final, helping az to lift the dutch cup for the first time in 31 years. subsequently, altidore became the first-ever american to be named in de telegraaf's "team of the season" after finishing with 23 goals in the eredivisie and 8 in the knvb cup.