PFA Awards 2023: List of past winners of player of the year prize as Premier League stars are nominated

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Erling Haaland won the award for the 2022/23 season

The Professional Footballers' Association Awards took place on August 29th at the Lowry Theatre in Manchester.

Erling Haaland's record-breaking debut season saw him win the award for 2022/23 and Rachel Daly's super campaign with Aston Villa saw her named the PFA Player of the Year.

Bukayo Saka became the first Arsenal player since Jack Wilshere to win the Young Players' Player of the Year and Lauren James was also named the Young Players' Player of the Year.

The Sporting News takes a look at the nominees, along with all the previous winners of each award.

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PFA Awards 2023: List of nominees for Players' Player of the Year

The following players were nominated for the awards:

Men:

  • Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
  • Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
  • John Stones (Manchester City)
  • Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
  • Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
  • Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Women:

  • Ona Batlle (Manchester United)
  • Rachel Daly (Aston Villa)
  • Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
  • Frida Maanum (Arsenal)
  • Guro Reiten (Chelsea)
  • Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw (Manchester City)

Men's Young Player of the Year

  • Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
  • Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
  • Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
  • Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion)
  • Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion)
  • Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) 

Women's Young Player of the Year

  • Laura Blindkilde (Aston Villa)
  • Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)
  • Lauren James (Chelsea)
  • Missy Bo Kearns (Liverpool)
  • Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United)
  • Katie Robinson (Brighton and Hove Albion)
Lauren Hemp Team GB Women 2021

Who has won the most PFA Player of the Year awards?

There are a number of players to have won the men's Player of the Year award twice, however, no player has three awards to their name.

Mark Hughes, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah have won the award on two occasions, and only Henry, Ronaldo and De Bruyne have won the award in consecutive seasons.

PFA Awards: List of previous winners

The full list of male winners can be found below:

Winner Year Team
Norman Hunter 1973/74 Leeds United
Colin Todd 1974/75 Derby County
Pat Jennings 1975/76 Tottenham Hotspur
Andy Gray 1976/77 Aston Villa
Peter Shilton 1977/78 Nottingham Forest
Liam Brady 1978/79 Arsenal
Terry McDermott 1979/80 Liverpool
John Wark 1980/81 Ipswich Town
Kevin Keegan 1981/82 Southampton
Kenny Dalglish 1982/83 Liverpool
Ian Rush 1983/84 Liverpool
Peter Reid 1984/85 Everton
Gary Lineker 1985/86 Everton
Clive Allen 1986/87 Tottenham Hotspur
John Barnes 1987/88 Liverpool
Mark Hughes 1988/89 Manchester United
David Platt 1989/90 Aston Villa
Mark Hughes 1990/91 Manchester United
Gary Pallister 1991/92 Manchester United
Paul McGrath 1992/93 Aston Villa
Eric Cantona 1993/94 Manchester United
Alan Shearer 1994/95 Blackburn Rovers
Les Ferdinand 1995/96 Newcastle United
Alan Shearer 1996/97 Newcastle United
Dennis Bergkamp 1997/98 Arsenal
David Ginola 1998/99 Tottenham Hotspur
Roy Keane 1999/00 Manchester United
Teddy Sheringham 2000/01 Manchester United
Ruud van Nistelrooy 2001/02 Manchester United
Thierry Henry 2002/03 Arsenal
Thierry Henry 2003/04 Arsenal
John Terry  2004/05 Chelsea
Steven Gerrard 2005/06 Liverpool
Cristiano Ronaldo 2006/07 Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo 2007/08 Manchester United
Ryan Giggs 2008/09 Manchester United
Wayne Rooney 2009/10 Manchester United
Gareth Bale 2010/11 Tottenham Hotspur
Robin van Persie 2011/12 Arsenal
Gareth Bale 2012/13 Tottenham Hotspur
Luis Suarez 2013/14 Liverpool
Eden Hazard 2014/15 Chelsea
Riyad Mahrez 2015/16 Leicester City
N'Golo Kante 2016/17 Chelsea
Mohamed Salah 2017/18 Liverpool
Virgin van Dijk 2018/19 Liverpool
Kevin de Bruyne 2019/20 Manchester City
Kevin de Bruyne 2020/21 Manchester City
Mohamed Salah 2021/22 Liverpool
Erling Haaland 2022/23 Manchester City

 

 

The full list of female winners:

Winner Year Team
Kim Little 2012/13 Arsenal
Lucy Bronze 2013/14 Liverpool
Ji So-yun 2014/15 Chelsea
Izzy Christiansen 2015/16 Manchester City
Lucy Bronze 2016/17 Manchester City
Fran Kirby 2017/18 Chelsea
Vivianne Miedema 2018/19 Arsenal
Bethany England 2019/20 Chelsea
Fran Kirby 2020/21 Chelsea
Sam Kerr 2021/22 Chelsea
Rachel Daly 2022/23 Aston Villa

PFA Young Player of the Year previous winners

Men's young player of the year:

Winner Year Team
Kevin Beattie 1973/74 Ipswich Town
Mervyn Day 1974/75 West Ham United
Peter Barnes 1975/76 Manchester City
Andy Gray 1976/77 Aston Villa
Tony Woodcock 1977/78 Nottingham Forest
Cyrille Regis 1978/79 West Bromwich Albion
Glenn Hoddle 1979/80 Tottenham Hotspur
Gary Shaw 1980/81 Aston Villa
Steve Moran 1981/82 Southampton
Ian Rush 1982/83 Liverpool
Paul Walsh 1983/84 Luton Town
Mark Hughes 1984/85 Manchester United
Tony Cottee 1985/86 West Ham United
Tony Adams 1986/87 Arsenal
Paul Gascoigne 1987/88 Newcastle United
Paul Merson 1988/89 Arsenal
Matt Le Tissier 1989/90 Southampton
Lee Sharpe 1990/91 Manchester United
Ryan Giggs 1991/92 Manchester United
Ryan Giggs 1992/93 Manchester United
Andy Cole 1993/94 Newcastle United
Robbie Fowler 1994/95 Liverpool
Robbie Fowler 1995/96 Liverpool
David Beckham 1996/97 Manchester United
Michael Owen 1997/98 Liverpool
Nicolas Anelka 1998/99 Arsenal
Harry Kewell 1999/00 Leeds United
Steven Gerrard 2000/01 Liverpool
Craig Bellamy 2001/02 Newcastle United
Jermaine Jenas 2002/03 Newcastle United
Scott Parker 2003/04 Charlton Athletic / Chelsea
Wayne Rooney 2004/05 Manchester United
Wayne Rooney 2005/06 Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo 2006/07 Manchester United
Cesc Fabregas 2007/08 Arsenal
Ashley Young 2008/09 Aston Villa
James Milner 2009/10 Aston Villa
Jack Wilshere 2010/11 Arsenal
Kyle Walker 2011/12 Tottenham Hotspur
Gareth Bale 2012/13 Tottenham Hotspur
Eden Hazard 2013/14 Chelsea
Harry Kane 2014/15 Tottenham Hotspur
Dele Alli 2015/16 Tottenham Hotspur
Dele Alli 2016/17 Tottenham Hotspur
Leroy Sane 2017/18 Manchester City
Raheem Sterling 2018/19 Manchester City
Trent Alexander-Arnold 2019/20 Liverpool
Phil Foden 2020/21 Manchester City
Phil Foden 2021/22 Manchester City
Bukayo Saka 2022/23 Arsenal

 

 

Women's young player of the year:

Winner Year Team
Martha Harris 2013/14 Liverpool
Leah Williamson 2014/15 Arsenal
Beth Mead 2015/16 Sunderland
Jess Carter 2016/17 Birmingham City
Lauren Hemp 2017/18 Bristol City
Georgia Stanway 2018/19 Manchester City
Lauren Hemp 2019/20 Manchester City
Lauren Hemp 2020/21 Manchester City
Lauren Hemp 2021/22 Manchester City
Lauren James 2022/23 Chelsea

 

What are the PFA Awards?

It is an annual award ceremony where the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in English football is recognised for their performances. 

The winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union which is the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).

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Brad is a content producer for The Sporting News and has previously worked for the likes of Squawka and The Athletic. His career highlight to date is reporting from the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final in Paris.