PFA Player of the Year Award Past Winners List
List of PFA winners? Past PFA Player of the Year Award Winners list? The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) was formed way back in 1908 and is one of the oldest football associations. The association was formed to protect the rights of English professional football players. Watch & Bet Live Here =>
PFA Player of the Year Award Winners List
The PFA Player of the year award was introduced back in 1974 and has since been a tradition until today. The Player of the year is awarded each year in the first division (now known as the Premier League) by the PFA to the best performing player in the league.
PFA short list
PFA releases a short list of the best performing players in April every year. This list is sent to all the 20 clubs in the Premier League so that they can vote for their nominee. The winner is announced on the last Sunday of April every year.
Past Winners of PFA Player Of The Year Award In Premier League
Let’s now look at the list of the Winners of the PFA Player of The Year since its establishment in 1974. Here is a full list of PFA player of the year winners.
PFA player of the year since 2000-2022
Here is a full list of PFA player of the year winners since 2000:
| Year | PFA Winner | Country | Club |
| 2022 | Mo Salah | Egypt | Liverpool |
| 2021 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | Manchester City |
| 2020 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | Manchester City |
| 2019 | Virgil van Dijk | Netherlands | Liverpool |
| 2018 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | Liverpool |
| 2017 | N’Golo Kante | France | Chelsea |
| 2016 | Riyad Mahrez | France | Leicester City |
| 2015 | Eden Hazard | Belgium | Chelsea |
| 2014 | Luis Suárez | Argentine | Liverpool |
| 2013 | Gareth Bale | Wales | Tottenham |
| 2012 | Robin van Persie | Netherlands | Manchester United |
| 2011 | Gareth Bale | Wales | Tottenham |
| 2010 | Wayne Rooney | England | Manchester United |
| 2009 | Ryan Giggs | Wales | Manchester United |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Manchester United |
| 2007 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Manchester United |
| 2006 | Steven Gerrard | England | Liverpool |
| 2005 | John Terry | England | Chelsea |
| 2004 | Thierry Henry | France | Arsenal |
| 2003 | Thierry Henry | France | Arsenal |
| 2002 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Holland | Manchester United |
| 2001 | Teddy Sheringham | England | Manchester United |
| 2000 | Roy Keane | Irland | Manchester United |
PFA player of the year 2022
PFA player of the year 2021? Mo Salah is PFA player of the year 2021. Mo Salah winner of the year 2022 award, with Man City’s Phil Foden winning the PFA Young Player of the Year 2022.
PFA player of the year 2021
PFA player of the year 2021? Kevin De Bruyne is PFA player of the year 2021. Jordan Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Raheem Sterling were also in the running, with teammate Phil Foden winning the PFA Young Player of the Year 2021. Watch & Bet Live Here =>
PFA player of the year 2019
Virgil van Dijk winner of the year 2019 award
PFA player of the year 2019? Virgil van Dijk is PFA player of the year 2019. Raheem Sterling, Sadio Mane, Sergio Aguero, Bernaero Silva, Raheem Sterling and Eden Hazard were all nominated to PFA Player of the Year 2019.
PFA player of the year 2018
Mohamed Salah winner of the year 2018 award
PFA player of the year 2018? Mohamed Salah was PFA player of the year 2018. Kevin De Bruyne and Harry Kane were also nominated to PFA Player of the Year 2018.
PFA player of the year since 1974-1999
Here is the rest of PFA player of the year winners since 1974-1999:
| Year | PFA Winner | Country | Club |
| 1999 | David Ginola | France | Tottenham |
| 1998 | Dennis Bergkamp | Holland | Arsenal |
| 1997 | Alan Shearer | England | Newcastle United |
| 1996 | Les Ferdinand | Great Britain | Newcastle United |
| 1995 | Alan Shearer | Great Britain | Â Blackburn Rovers |
| 1994 | Eric Cantona | France | Manchester United |
| 1993 | Paul McGrath | Ireland | Aston Villa |
| 1992 | Gary Pallister | England | Manchester United |
| 1991 | Mark Hughes | Wales | Manchester United |
| 1990 | David Platt | England | Aston Villa |
| 1989 | Mark Hughes | Wales | Manchester United |
| 1988 | John Barnes | England | Liverpool |
| 1987 | Clive Allen | England | Tottenham |
| 1986 | Gary Lineker | England | Everton |
| 1985 | Peter Reid | England | Everton |
| 1984 | Ian Rush | Wales | Liverpool |
| 1983 | Kenny Dalglish | Scotland | Liverpool |
| 1982 | Kevin Keegan | England | Southampton |
| 1981 | John Wark | Scotland | Ipswich Town |
| 1980 | Terry McDermott | England | Liverpool |
| 1979 | Liam Brady | Irland | Arsenal |
| 1978 | Peter Shilton | England | Nottingham Forest |
| 1977 | Andy Gray | Scotland | Aston Villa |
| 1976 | Pat Jennings | Northern Ireland | Tottenham |
| 1975 | Colin Todd | England | Derby County |
| 1974 | Norman Hunter | England | Leeds United |
PFA Player of The Year Award – winner by country
Since the start of the PFA Player of the year award, only six players have won it more than once. These are Mo Salah, Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer, Mark Hughes and Kevin Keegan.
Country with most PFA Players’ Player of the Year wins? So Far, only 19 English players have won the award and Wayne Rooney was the last English player to win the Award (PFA Player of The Year) in 2009.
Here is the list of winners of the PFA Players’ Player of the Year by country:
| Country | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| England | 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, 2022-23 | |
| Wales | 1983–84, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13 | |
| France | 1993–94, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2016–17 | |
| Belgium | 2014–15, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 | |
| Netherlands | 1997–98, 2001–02, 2011–12, 2018–19 | |
| Scotland | 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83 | |
| Republic of Ireland | 1978–79, 1992–93, 1999–2000 | |
| Portugal | 2006–07, 2007–08 | |
| Northern Ireland | 1975–76 | |
| Uruguay | 2013–14 | |
| Algeria | 2015–16 | |
| Egypt | 2017–18 |
PFA Player of The Year Award – winner by team
Team with most PFA Players’ Player of the Year wins? Here is the list of winners of the PFA Players’ Player of the Year by club:
| Club | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 | |
| Liverpool | 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 2005–06, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022-23 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1975–76, 1986–87, 1998–99, 2010–11, 2012–13 | |
| Arsenal | 1978–79, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12 | |
| Manchester City | 2019–20, 2020-21, 2021-22 | |
| Chelsea | 2004–05, 2014–15, 2016–17 | |
| Aston Villa | 1976–77, 1989–90, 1992–93 | |
| Everton | 1984–85, 1985–86 | |
| Newcastle United | 1995–96, 1996–97 | |
| Leeds United | 1973–74 | |
| Derby County | 1974–75 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1977–78 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1980–81 | |
| Southampton | 1981–82 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1994–95 | |
| Leicester City | 2015–16 |
See also
- FIFA Ballon d’Or 2022 winner – Award predictions
- Ballon d’Or 2022 Nominees List – Date & Time
- FIFA Ballon d’Or Finalists List – All-time since 2010
- Ballon d’Or winners list
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