Pfa Players' Player Of The Year

The Professional Footballers' Association Men's Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Men's Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply the Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in English football.

The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). The current holder is Erling Haaland of Manchester City, who won the award for the first time on 29 August 2023.

PFA Men's Players' Player of the Year
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year
2023 winner Erling Haaland
SportAssociation football
CompetitionAll levels of English football
CountryEngland and Wales
Presented byPFA
History
First award1973–74
Editions50
First winnerEngland Norman Hunter
Most recentNorway Erling Haaland (2023)
WebsiteOfficial website

The first winner of the award was Leeds United defender Norman Hunter. As of 2023, only Mark Hughes, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah have won the award on two occasions, and only Henry, Ronaldo and De Bruyne have won the award in consecutive seasons. Of the seven, only Shearer won his two awards playing for different teams. Although there is a separate PFA Young Player of the Year award, young players remain eligible to win the senior award, and on three occasions the same player has won both awards for a season, Andy Gray in 1976–77, Ronaldo in 2006–07 and Bale in 2012–13. Only three non-European players have won the award: Luis Suárez (Uruguay) in 2013–14, Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) in 2015–16, and Mohamed Salah (Egypt) in 2017–18 and 2021–22.

Every spring, each member of the association votes for two players. A shortlist of nominees is published in April and the winner of the award, along with the winners of the PFA's other annual awards, is announced at a gala event in London. The award is regarded by the players themselves as extremely prestigious, with Teddy Sheringham describing it in 2001 as "the biggest personal award you can get in the game", and John Terry stating in 2005 that he considered it "the ultimate accolade to be voted for by your fellow professionals whom you play against week-in and week-out".

Winners

The award has been presented on 50 occasions as of 2023, with 43 different winners. The women's award has been presented since 2013, with 8 different winners. The table also indicates where the winning player also won one or more of the other major "player of the year" awards in English football, namely the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award (FWA), the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award (FPY), the PFA Young Player of the Year award (YPY), the Premier League Player of the Season award (PPS), the Premier League Young Player of the Season award (PYS) and the Football Supporters’ Federation Player of the Year award (FSF).

Pfa Players' Player Of The Year 
Andy Gray was the first player to win the Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards in the same season.
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year 
Mark Hughes was the first player to win the Player of the Year award twice.
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year 
Thierry Henry was the first player to win the award in two consecutive seasons.
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year 
Cristiano Ronaldo was the first player to win all five major awards in the same year.
Winners of the PFA Players' of the Year
Year Player Club Also won Notes
1973–74 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Norman Hunter Leeds United
1974–75 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Colin Todd Derby County
1975–76 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Pat Jennings Tottenham Hotspur
1976–77 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Andy Gray Aston Villa YPY
1977–78 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Peter Shilton Nottingham Forest
1978–79 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Liam Brady Arsenal
1979–80 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Terry McDermott Liverpool FWA
1980–81 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  John Wark Ipswich Town
1981–82 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Kevin Keegan Southampton
1982–83 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Kenny Dalglish Liverpool FWA
1983–84 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Ian Rush Liverpool FWA
1984–85 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Peter Reid Everton
1985–86 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Gary Lineker Everton FWA
1986–87 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Clive Allen Tottenham Hotspur FWA
1987–88 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  John Barnes Liverpool FWA
1988–89 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Mark Hughes Manchester United
1989–90 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  David Platt Aston Villa
1990–91 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Mark Hughes (2) Manchester United
1991–92 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Gary Pallister Manchester United
1992–93 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Paul McGrath Aston Villa
1993–94 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Eric Cantona Manchester United
1994–95 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers PPS
1995–96 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Les Ferdinand Newcastle United
1996–97 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Alan Shearer (2) Newcastle United
1997–98 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal FWA
1998–99 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur FWA
1999–2000 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Roy Keane Manchester United FWA
2000–01 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Teddy Sheringham Manchester United FWA
2001–02 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United FPY
2002–03 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Thierry Henry Arsenal FWA, FPY
2003–04 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Thierry Henry (2) Arsenal FWA, FPY, PPS
2004–05 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  John Terry Chelsea
2005–06 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Steven Gerrard Liverpool
2006–07 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United FWA, FPY, YPY, PPS
2007–08 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Cristiano Ronaldo (2) Manchester United FWA, FPY, PPS
2008–09 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Ryan Giggs Manchester United
2009–10 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Wayne Rooney Manchester United FWA, FPY, PPS
2010–11 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Gareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur
2011–12 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Robin van Persie Arsenal FWA, FPY
2012–13 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Gareth Bale (2) Tottenham Hotspur FWA, YPY, PPS
2013–14 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Luis Suárez Liverpool FWA, FPY, PPS, FSF
2014–15 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Eden Hazard Chelsea FWA, PPS
2015–16 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Riyad Mahrez Leicester City FPY
2016–17 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  N'Golo Kanté Chelsea FWA, PPS
2017–18 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Mohamed Salah Liverpool FWA, FPY, PPS, FSF
2018–19 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Virgil van Dijk Liverpool PPS, FSF
2019–20 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City PPS
2020–21 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Kevin De Bruyne (2) Manchester City
2021–22 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Mohamed Salah (2) Liverpool FWA, FPY
2022–23 Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Erling Haaland Manchester City FWA, FPY, PPS, PYS

Breakdown of winners

By country

Winners of the PFA Players' Player of the Year by country
Country Number of wins Winning years
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  England
18
1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Wales
6
1983–84, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  France
5
1993–94, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2016–17
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Netherlands
4
1997–98, 2001–02, 2011–12, 2018–19
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Scotland
3
1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Republic of Ireland
3
1978–79, 1992–93, 1999–2000
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Belgium
3
2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Portugal
2
2006–07, 2007–08
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Egypt
2
2017–18, 2021–22
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Northern Ireland
1
1975–76
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Uruguay
1
2013–14
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Algeria
1
2015–16
Pfa Players' Player Of The Year  Norway
1
2022–23

By club

Winners of the PFA Players' Player of the Year by club
Club Number of wins Winning years
Manchester United
11
1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Liverpool
9
1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 2005–06, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
Tottenham Hotspur
5
1975–76, 1986–87, 1998–99, 2010–11, 2012–13
Arsenal
5
1978–79, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12
Chelsea
3
2004–05, 2014–15, 2016–17
Aston Villa
3
1976–77, 1989–90, 1992–93
Manchester City
3
2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
Everton
2
1984–85, 1985–86
Newcastle United
2
1995–96, 1996–97
Leeds United
1
1973–74
Derby County
1
1974–75
Nottingham Forest
1
1977–78
Ipswich Town
1
1980–81
Southampton
1
1981–82
Blackburn Rovers
1
1994–95
Leicester City
1
2015–16

See also

References

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