Premier League Player of the Season

English association football award

Award

Premier League Player of the Season

Manchester City player Phil Foden is the current holder of the award.

Awarded for| The most outstanding player in each given Premier League season
Sponsored by| EA Sports
Country| England
Presented by| Premier League
First award| 1995
Currently held by| Phil Foden
Highlights
Most awards| Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidić, Kevin De Bruyne (2)
Most consecutive wins| Cristiano Ronaldo (2)
Most team wins| Manchester United (8)
Most consecutive team wins| Manchester United, Manchester City (5)
Website| https://www.premierleague.com/awards?at=2&aw=20&se=-1

Thierry Henry (left), Cristiano Ronaldo (not pictured), Nemanja Vidić (right) and Kevin De Bruyne (not pictured) have won the most Player of the Season awards with two each.

The Premier League Player of the Season is an annual association football award presented to players in England, which recognises the most outstanding player in the Premier League each season. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the league's sponsors consisting of members of "football's governing bodies, the media and fans", and is announced in the second or third week of May.[1][2] For sponsorship purposes, from 1994 to 2001 it was called the Carling Player of the Year; from 2001 to 2004 as the Barclaycard Player of the Year;[3] and from 2004 to 2016 as the Barclays Player of the Season.[4][failed verification][5] Since the 2016–17 season, it is called the EA Sports Player of the Season.

The Premier League was founded in 1992, when the clubs of the First Division left the Football League and established a new commercially independent league that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements.[4] The newly formed league had no sponsor for its inaugural season until Carling agreed to a four-year £12 million deal that started the following season.[6] That same season, Carling introduced individual awards for players, such as the Golden Boot.[7] However, the Player of the Month and Player of the Season awards were only first bestowed during the 1994–95 season.[8][9] The first Player of the Season award was given to Blackburn Rovers striker Alan Shearer, who won the Premier League title with his team and the Golden Boot that season.[9][10]

Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidić and Kevin De Bruyne have been Player of the Season on two occasions each and are the only players to have won the award more than once, with Ronaldo having achieved this in consecutive years (2007 and 2008). Eight players were the Premier League's leading goalscorer and won the Golden Boot alongside the Player of the Season award.[11][12] Four of these players – Kevin Phillips,[13] Henry,[14] Ronaldo and Luis Suárez – went on to win the European Golden Shoe in the same season.[15][16] Eleven players have won the Premier League trophy with their respective clubs in the same year they received the award, with Ronaldo and Vidić each accomplishing the feat on two occasions with Manchester United.[1][17] Ronaldo is the only player to be named Player of the Season and win the FIFA World Player of the Year; when he accomplished this in 2008, he became the first player from the Premier League to be voted the world's top footballer.[18] In 2023 Manchester City's Erling Haaland became the first player in Premier League history to win both Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards for the same campaign.[19]

The current holder of the award is Manchester City's Phil Foden.

## Winners

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Alan Shearer won the inaugural Premier League Player of the Season in 1995. Peter Schmeichel, the 1996 winner, is the only goalkeeper to win the award. Cristiano Ronaldo, the 2007 and 2008 recipient, won his latter award alongside the FIFA World Player of the Year. Luis Suárez, the 2014 recipient of the award, is one of four different players to win the European Golden Shoe alongside the Player of the Season award. Key  Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)

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†  | Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe in the same season
‡  | Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe and FIFA World Player of the Year in the same season
#  | Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe and Premier League Young Player of the Season award in the same season
§  | Denotes the club were Premier League champions in the same season
Premier League Player of the Season winners  Season  | Player  | Position[A] | Nationality  | Club  | Ref(s)

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1994–95 | Alan Shearer | Forward |  England | Blackburn Rovers§ | [20]
1995–96 | Peter Schmeichel | Goalkeeper |  Denmark | Manchester United§ | [21]
1996–97 | Juninho Paulista | Midfielder |  Brazil | Middlesbrough | [22]
1997–98 | Michael Owen | Forward |  England | Liverpool | [23]
1998–99 | Dwight Yorke | Forward |  Trinidad and Tobago | Manchester United§ | [24]
1999–2000 | Kevin Phillips† | Forward |  England | Sunderland | [25]
2000–01 | Patrick Vieira | Midfielder |  France | Arsenal | [26]
2001–02 | Freddie Ljungberg | Midfielder |  Sweden | Arsenal§ | [27]
2002–03 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Forward |  Netherlands | Manchester United§ | [28][29]
2003–04 | Thierry Henry† (1) | Forward |  France | Arsenal§ | [30][31]
2004–05 | Frank Lampard | Midfielder |  England | Chelsea§ | [32][33]
2005–06 | Thierry Henry (2) | Forward |  France | Arsenal | [34][35]
2006–07 | Cristiano Ronaldo (1) | Forward |  Portugal | Manchester United§ | [1]
2007–08 | Cristiano Ronaldo‡(2) | Forward |  Portugal | Manchester United§ | [1][18]
2008–09 | Nemanja Vidić (1) | Defender |  Serbia | Manchester United§ | [36]
2009–10 | Wayne Rooney | Forward |  England | Manchester United | [37]
2010–11 | Nemanja Vidić (2) | Defender |  Serbia | Manchester United§ | [38]
2011–12 | Vincent Kompany | Defender |  Belgium | Manchester City§ | [39]
2012–13 | Gareth Bale | Midfielder |  Wales | Tottenham Hotspur | [40]
2013–14 | Luis Suárez† | Forward |  Uruguay | Liverpool | [41]
2014–15 | Eden Hazard | Midfielder |  Belgium | Chelsea§ | [5]
2015–16 | Jamie Vardy | Forward |  England | Leicester City§ | [42]
2016–17 | N'Golo Kanté | Midfielder |  France | Chelsea§ | [43]
2017–18 | Mohamed Salah | Forward |  Egypt | Liverpool | [44]
2018–19 | Virgil van Dijk | Defender |  Netherlands | Liverpool | [45]
2019–20 | Kevin De Bruyne (1) | Midfielder |  Belgium | Manchester City | [46]
2020–21 | Rúben Dias | Defender |  Portugal | Manchester City§ | [47]
2021–22 | Kevin De Bruyne (2) | Midfielder |  Belgium | Manchester City§ | [48]
2022–23 | Erling Haaland# | Forward |  Norway | Manchester City§ | [19]
2023–24 | Phil Foden | Midfielder |  England | Manchester City§ | [49]

## Multiple awards won by players

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The following table lists the number of awards won by players who have won at least two Player of the Season awards.

Players in bold  are still active in the Premier League.

Awards  | Player  | Country  | Seasons

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2  | Kevin De Bruyne |  Belgium | 2019–20, 2021–22
Thierry Henry |  France | 2003–04, 2005–06
Cristiano Ronaldo |  Portugal | 2006–07, 2007–08
Nemanja Vidić |  Serbia | 2008–09, 2010–11

## Awards won by nationality

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Country  | Players  | Total

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England | 7 | 7
Belgium | 3 | 4
France | 3 | 4
Portugal | 2 | 3
Netherlands | 2 | 2
Serbia | 1 | 2
Brazil | 1 | 1
Denmark | 1 | 1
Egypt | 1 | 1
Norway | 1 | 1
Sweden | 1 | 1
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1
Uruguay | 1 | 1
Wales | 1 | 1

## Awards won by position

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Position  | Players  | Total

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Forward | 12 | 14
Midfielder | 9 | 10
Defender | 4 | 5
Goalkeeper | 1 | 1

## Awards won by club

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Club  | Players  | Total

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Manchester United | 6 | 8
Manchester City | 5 | 6
Arsenal | 3 | 4
Liverpool | 4 | 4
Chelsea | 3 | 3
Leicester City | 1 | 1
Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1
Middlesbrough | 1 | 1
Sunderland | 1 | 1
Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1

## See also

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* Most Valuable Player
* Premier League Player of the Month
* FWA Footballer of the Year
* PFA Players' Player of the Year
* Premier League Young Player of the Season
* Premier League Manager of the Season
* Premier League Playmaker of the Season
* Premier League Goal of the Season
* Premier League Save of the Season
* Premier League Game Changer of the Season
* Premier League Most Powerful Goal

## Notes

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1. ^ The Premier League general reference below links to the database search of all footballers who have played in the league, where the profiles of each winner can be found and their position verified.

## References

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General

* "A brief history of the English top division – List of Honours (List of Premier League champions)". ESPN FC. ESPN Internet Ventures. 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
* "Players Index — A–Z search". Premier League. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

Specific

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7. ^ "Top Ten – Golden Boot". Sky Sports. May 2010. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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10. ^ "Van Persie follows in Shearer's footsteps". FIFA. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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16. ^ "Ronaldo and Suárez share Golden Shoe accolade". UEFA. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
17. ^ "Sir Alex Ferguson and Nemanja Vidic win season awards". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
18. ^ a b White, Duncan (12 January 2009). "Cristiano Ronaldo wins Fifa World Player of the Year". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
19. ^ a b "Haaland voted 2022/23 EA SPORTS Player of the Season". Premier League. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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21. ^ "Seasonal Awards 1995/96". Premier League. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
22. ^ "Seasonal Awards 1996/97". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
23. ^ "Seasonal Awards 1997/98". Premier League. Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
24. ^ "Seasonal Awards 1998/99". Premier League. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
25. ^ "Seasonal Awards 1999/2000". Premier League. Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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33. ^ Fletcher, Paul (28 October 2005). "Lampard riding the crest of a wave". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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35. ^ "Henry collects Premiership award". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
36. ^ "Ferguson and Vidic scoop Premier League awards". The Independent. Press Association. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
37. ^ Dimond, Alex (10 May 2010). "Manchester United Striker Wayne Rooney Named Barclays Premier League Player Of The Season". Goal (website). Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
38. ^ "Manchester United duo Sir Alex Ferguson and Nemanja Vidic win Premier League awards". The Daily Telegraph. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
39. ^ "Alan Pardew and Vincent Kompany's Premier League award". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
40. ^ "Premier League awards for Ferguson & Bale". Premier League. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
41. ^ "Luis Suarez & Tony Pulis win Barclays Premier League awards". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
42. ^ Nelson, Dan (17 May 2016). "Vardy wins Barclays Player of the Season award". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
43. ^ "Kante named EA SPORTS Player of the Season". Premier League. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
44. ^ "Salah wins EA SPORTS Player of the Season award". Premier League. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
45. ^ "Van Dijk named EA SPORTS Player of the Season". Premier League. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
46. ^ "De Bruyne voted 2019/20 EA SPORTS Player of the Season". Premier League. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
47. ^ "Dias named EA SPORTS Player of the Season". Premier League. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
48. ^ "De Bruyne named EA SPORTS Player of the Season". Premier League. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
49. ^ "Foden wins EA SPORTS Player of the Season award". Premier League. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

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* 1996:  Schmeichel
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* 1998:  Owen
* 1999:  Yorke
* 2000:  Phillips
* 2001:  Vieira
* 2002:  Ljungberg
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* 2004:  Henry
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