The PFAM Player of the Month (Malaysia Premier League) is an association football award that recognises the best Malaysian League player that played in the Malaysia Premier League each month of the season.
The player nominated in the month will be selected by a panel comprising representatives from PFAM, asiana.my, 139associates and media practitioners.
"We received a proposal from the PFAM members itself and also the fans who ask for the award to be extended to the premier league," PFAM Chief Executive Officer, Izham Ismail said after launching the Award for the Premier League Player of the Month in 2016 at Subang.
Assessment will be made by the Nomination Committee PFAM Player of the Month Award - asiana.my comprising practitioners who are experienced in sports media. Among the matters considered by the Nomination Committee is the player's performance during the month, the goals scored and assists made. They are free to choose any player from the Premier League who they felt deserved to receive the award. Votes will be made through the website which is the PFAM official website. The voters can vote via desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet and can use all types of browsers. Anyone can vote for the candidates that have been chosen for the award. PFAM will include a list of nominations on the site for each month.
Organised by Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia, the Player of the Month award was introduced in July 2016, Ilija Spasojevic is the first winner for this award. The most recent winner is Negeri Sembilan FA player, Mohd Nasriq Baharom for April 2017.
Prize For 2016, the winner received a trophy contributed by All Sport Images and News Agency (asiana.my) and RM500 by 139associates.
Winners
YearMonthPlayerTeamPositionRef2016July Ilija SpasojevićMelaka United F.C.FWAugust Ilija SpasojevićMelaka United F.C.FWSeptember Ivan BabićDRB-Hicom F.C.FW2017February Bruno SuzukiNegeri Sembilan FAFWMarchNo award given due to limited number of matches in MarchApril Mohd Nasriq BaharomNegeri Sembilan FADFJuly Shahrel FikriPKNP F.C.FW
Candidates
Indicates the Winner in that month
Year Month Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 3 Candidate 4 Candidate 52016 July Mohd Zaquan Adha Rafael de Jesus Bonfim Gabriel Miguel Guerra Yashir PintoIlija Spasojevic August Juan Manuel Cobelli Paulo Rangel R. Surendran Ilija Spasojevic Solehin Mamat September Alex Smith Matías Jadue Dao Bakary Mohd Afif Amiruddin Ivan Babic2017 February Dao Bakary Lutfulla Turaev Dimitri Bodric Shahrel Fikri Bruno Suzuki April Guilherme de Paula Shahrel Fikri Akanni-Sunday Nasriq Baharom Jeronimo BarralesApril Paulo Josue Shahrel Fikri Guilherme de Paula Lucrecio Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Kipre Tchetche
Voting Percentage
Year Month Candidates Number of Votes (Percentage) Total Votes2017July Shahrel Fikri 1,103 (52.32%)2,108 Kipre Tchetche 885 (41.98%) Paulo Josue 52 (2.47%) Guilherme de Paula Lucrecio 50 (2.37%) Akannni-Sunday Wasiu 18 (0.85%)April Mohd Nasriq Baharom 1,405 (40.25%)3,491 Jerónimo Barrales 1,146 (32.83%) Shahrel Fikri 597 (17.10%) Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 229 (6.56%) Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio 114 (3.27%)February Bruno Suzuki 1,686 (51.46%)3,269 Shahrel Fikri 1,081 (33.00%) Lutfulla Turaev 354 (10.08%) Bodric Dimitri 137 (4.20%) Dao Bakary 11 (0.40%)2016September Ivan Babić 24,429 (96.54%)25,305 Mohd Afif Amiruddin 321 (1.27%) Alex Smith 193 (0.76%) Dao Bakary 183 (0.72%) Matías Jadue 179 (0.71%)
Multiple winners The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.
Indicates current Malaysia Premier League playerBold TextIndicates players still playing professional football
Rank Player Wins1stIlija Spasojevic2
Awards won by position
PositionWinsForwardMidfielderDefenderGoalkeeper
Awards won by nationality
CountryWins
Awards won by club
ClubWinsMelaka United F.C.Negeri Sembilan FADRB-Hicom F.C.PKNP F.C.
References
External links PFAM-PLAYER OF THE MONTH PREMIER LEAGUE