Do I need to wear a knee brace still? (Torn ACL! Please help!)

I’m looking for opinions on people who have torn theirs. I tore mine over a year ago and it has been a year from surgery on this past March 31st so I’m technically fully healed (it’s just still getting stronger). My doctor told me (last time I talk to him was 3-4 months ago) that I’d need a brace if I wanted to bother trying to play indoor soccer (this past winter) and I did. Now I’m over a year and my mother got an opinion from a certified physical trainer that I no longer need my brace and that it isn’t proven that it actually helps. My knee no longer hurts and my starting spot on varsity soccer has been taken away because of how the brace limits me when I run. It’s horrible and I can’t stand it. I can’t get comfortable with it. Do you guys wear a brace after the one year mark? Thanks xx