The Chelsea Player of the Season award is an official award given by Chelsea Football Club, to award the player who has most contributed to the success and achievements of the club's men's first team over the course of a season. The honor is currently awarded based on votes by Chelsea fans on the club's website.
The inaugural award was handed to Peter Bonetti in 1967, and it has been presented every season since. The award has been given to 44 different players over the course of 60 seasons, with 12 players being awarded on more than one occasion. Of these players, only Eden Hazard has won the award four times. The first player from outside the UK to win the award was Yugoslav international Petar Borota in 1981.
João Pedro is the most recent winner of the award.
Chelsea Player of the Season Award recipients
+ YearPlayerNationalityPosition19671968 1969 19701971 (2)1972 (2)197319741975 (2)19761977 (2)1978197919801981 198219831984198519861987 (2)198819891990 1991 199219931994 1995 1996 19971998 19992000 (2) 200120022003 (2)2004 2005 (2)2006 (2)2007 2008 2009 (3)201020112012 2013 (2)20142015 (2)2016Willian2017 (3)20182019 (4)202020212022 (2)2023202420252026João Pedro
Multiple wins + RankWinnerTotal winsYears won1 Eden Hazard42014, 2015, 2017, 20192 Frank Lampard32004, 2005, 20093 Charlie Cooke21968, 1975 David Webb1969, 1972 John Hollins1970, 1971 Ray Wilkins1976, 1977 Pat Nevin1984, 1987 Dennis Wise1998, 2000 Gianfranco Zola1999, 2003 John Terry2001, 2006 Juan Mata2012, 2013 Mason Mount2021, 2022
Wins by nationality + NationalityNumber of wins2764333221111111111
Wins by playing position + PositionNumber of winsGoalkeeper5Defender15Midfielder21Forward19
Annual awards Key A number in brackets beside a player's name indicates the number of times they have received the award.
Players' Player of the Season YearWinner2006 Claude Makélélé2007 Didier Drogba2008 Ricardo Carvalho2009 Ashley Cole2010 Florent Malouda2011 Ashley Cole (2)2012 Ramires2013 Juan Mata2014 César Azpilicueta2015 Eden Hazard2016 Willian2017 N'Golo Kanté2018 Willian (2)2019 Eden Hazard (2)2020–20222023 Thiago Silva2024 Cole Palmer2025 Moisés Caicedo
Young Player of the Year YearWinner1983 Keith Dublin1984 Robert Isaac1985 Gareth Hall1986 Mick Bodley1987 Jason Cundy1988 Eddie Cunnington1989–19901991 Andy Myers1992 Zeke Rowe1993 Neil Shipperley1994 Mark Nicholls1995 Chris McCann1996 Jody Morris1997 Nick Crittenden1998 John Terry1999 Samuele Dalla Bona2000 Rhys Evans2001 Leon Knight2002 Carlton Cole2003 Robert Huth2004 Robert Huth (2)2005 Robert Huth (3)2006 Lassana Diarra2007 Mikel John Obi2008 The U18s youth team2009 Michael Mancienne2010 The U18s youth team (2)2011 Josh McEachran2012 Lucas Piazon2013 Nathan Aké2014 Lewis Baker2015 Kurt Zouma2016 Ruben Loftus-Cheek20172018 Andreas Christensen2019 Callum Hudson-Odoi
Academy Player of the Season YearWinner2015 Dominic Solanke2016 Fikayo Tomori2017 Mason Mount2018 Reece James2019 Conor Gallagher2020 Billy Gilmour2021 Tino Livramento2022 Harvey Vale2023 Lewis Hall2024 Alfie Gilchrist2025 Tyrique George
Goal of the Season All results (home and away) list Chelsea's goal tally first. YearWinnerAgainstScoreResultStadiumCompetition2007 Michael Essien Arsenal1–11–1Stamford BridgePremier League2008 Juliano Belletti Tottenham Hotspur1–02–0Stamford BridgePremier League2009 Michael Essien (2) Barcelona1–01–1Stamford BridgeUEFA Champions League2010 Ashley Cole Sunderland3–07–2Stamford BridgePremier League2011 Ramires Manchester City2–02–0Stamford BridgePremier League2012 Ramires (2) Barcelona1–22–2Camp NouUEFA Champions League2013 Oscar Juventus2–02–2Stamford BridgeUEFA Champions League2014 Lewis Baker Arsenal U211–12–1Emirates StadiumProfessional U21 Development League2015 Oscar (2) Queens Park Rangers1–02–1Stamford BridgePremier League2016 Eden Hazard Tottenham Hotspur2–22–2Stamford BridgePremier League2017 Eden Hazard (2) Arsenal2–03–1Stamford BridgePremier League2018 Willian Brighton & Hove Albion2–04–0Falmer StadiumPremier League2019 Eden Hazard (3) Liverpool2–12–1AnfieldEFL Cup2020 Fikayo Tomori Wolverhampton Wanderers1–05–2Molineux StadiumPremier League2021 Olivier Giroud Atlético Madrid1–01–0Arena NaționalăUEFA Champions League2022 Mateo Kovačić Liverpool1–22–2Stamford BridgePremier League2023 Conor Gallagher Crystal Palace2–12–1Selhurst ParkPremier League2024 Moisés Caicedo Bournemouth1–02–1Stamford BridgePremier League2025 Pedro Neto Fulham2–12–1Craven CottagePremier League2026 João Pedro Nottingham Forest1–31–3Stamford BridgePremier League
See also List of Chelsea F.C. players List of Chelsea F.C. players (25–99 appearances) List of Chelsea F.C. players (1–24 appearances)
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