PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year

The Professional Footballers' Association Women's Players' Player of the Year is an annual award given to the player who is voted to have been the best of the year in English women's football. The award has been presented since the 2012–13 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 Khadija Shaw who won the award on 25 August 2026. The first winner of the award was Arsenal midfielder Kim Little in 2013.

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 a few days later.

Winners The women's award has been presented since 2013 while the men's PFA Players' Player of the Year has been awarded since 1974. The table below also indicates where the winning player also won one or more of the other major "player of the year" awards in English women's football, namely the FWA Women's Footballer of the Year (FWA), PFA Fans' Women's Player of the Year award (FPY), and the PFA Women's Young Player of the Year award.

YearPlayerClubAlso wonNotes 2012–13 Arsenal 2013–14 Liverpool 2014–15 Chelsea 2015–16 Manchester City 2016–17 Manchester City 2017–18 Chelsea FWA 2018–19 Arsenal 2019–20 Chelsea 2020–21 Chelsea FWA 2021–22 Chelsea FWA 2022–23 Aston Villa 2023–24 Manchester City FWA 2024–25 Arsenal 2025–26  Manchester City

Breakdown of winners

By country CountryNumber of winsWinning years England 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23 Jamaica 2023–24, 2025–26 Scotland 2012–13 South Korea 2014–15 Netherlands 2018–19 Australia 2021–22 Spain 2024–25

By club ClubNumber of winsWinning years Chelsea 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 Manchester City 2015–16, 2016–17, 2023–24, 2025–26 Arsenal 2012–13, 2018–19, 2024–25 Liverpool 2013–14 Aston Villa 2022–23

See also

List of sports awards honoring women

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