The Professional Footballers' Association Men's Players' 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 Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United.

The first winner of the award was Leeds United defender Norman Hunter. As of 2026, only Mohamed Salah has won the award on three occasions, and only Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kevin De Bruyne have won the award in consecutive seasons. Of the seven players to have won multiple awards, only Alan 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 Gareth 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, 2021–22 and 2024–25.

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 53 occasions as of 2026, with 45 different winners. The women's award has been presented since 2013, with nine 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’ Association Player of the Year award (FSA).

+YearPlayerClubAlso wonNotes 1973–74 Leeds United 1974–75 Derby County 1975–76 Tottenham Hotspur First non–English winner, also first player to win both the PFA and FWA awards, having won the FWA award in 1973. 1976–77 Aston Villa YPYFirst player to win two awards in a single season. 1977–78 Nottingham Forest 1978–79 Arsenal First winner from outside the United Kingdom. 1979–80 Liverpool FWAFirst player to win both PFA and FWA awards in the same season. 1980–81 Ipswich Town 1981–82 Southampton 1982–83 Liverpool FWA 1983–84 Liverpool FWA 1984–85 Everton 1985–86 Everton FWA 1986–87 Tottenham Hotspur FWA 1987–88 Liverpool FWA 1988–89 Manchester United 1989–90 Aston Villa 1990–91 (2) Manchester United First player to win the award twice. 1991–92 Manchester United 1992–93 Aston Villa 1993–94 Manchester United First winner of the award from outside the British Isles. 1994–95 Blackburn Rovers PPS 1995–96 Newcastle United 1996–97 (2) Newcastle United First player to win the award with two clubs. 1997–98 Arsenal FWA 1998–99 Tottenham Hotspur FWA 1999–2000 Manchester United FWA 2000–01 Manchester United FWA 2001–02 Manchester United FPY 2002–03 Arsenal FWA, FPYFirst player to win three awards in a single season. 2003–04 (2) Arsenal FWA, FPY, PPSFirst player to win the award in two consecutive seasons. 2004–05 Chelsea 2005–06 Liverpool 2006–07 Manchester United FWA, FPY, YPY, PPSFirst player to win four awards in a single season. 2007–08 (2) Manchester United FWA, FPY, PPS 2008–09 Manchester United 2009–10 Manchester United FWA, FPY, PPS 2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur 2011–12 Arsenal FWA, FPY 2012–13 (2) Tottenham Hotspur FWA, YPY, PPS 2013–14 Liverpool FWA, FPY, PPS, FSA First South American and non-European player to win the award.2014–15 Chelsea FWA, PPS 2015–16 Leicester City FPY 2016–17 Chelsea FWA, PPS 2017–18 Liverpool FWA, FPY, PPS, FSA 2018–19 Liverpool PPS, FSA 2019–20 Manchester City PPS 2020–21 (2) Manchester City 2021–22 Mohamed Salah (2)LiverpoolFWA, FPY 2022–23 Erling HaalandManchester CityFWA, FPY, PPS, PYS 2023–24 Phil Foden Manchester City FWA, PPS 2024–25 Mohamed Salah (3) Liverpool FWA, PPS 2025–26 Bruno Fernandes Manchester United FWA, PPS

By country

+Winners of the PFA Players' Player of the Year by countryCountryNumber of winsWinning years 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, 2023–24 1983–84, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13 1993–94, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2016–17 1997–98, 2001–02, 2011–12, 2018–19 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83 1978–79, 1992–93, 1999–2000 2017–18, 2021–22, 2024–25 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21 2006–07, 2007–08, 2025–26 1975–76 2013–14 2015–16 2022–23

By club +Winners of the PFA Players' Player of the Year by clubClubNumber of winsWinning years Manchester United 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2025-26 Liverpool 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 2005–06, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2024–25 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, 2022–23, 2023–24 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 Premier League Player of the Season FWA Footballer of the Year

References

External links The official website of the Professional Footballers' Association