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)
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)
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.
50 years of PFA Awards 🎉
— Professional Footballers’ Association (@PFA) July 14, 2023
Today, we celebrate an @Arsenal and @premierleague legend 🐐
Thierry Henry: PFA Players' Player of the Year twice and the first to win it in consecutive seasons.
🏆 2002/03
🏆 2003/04#PFA50 pic.twitter.com/rZmtIHmHXy
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 |
.@ErlingHaaland wins @PFA Players' Player of the Year! 🤩
— Manchester City (@ManCity) August 29, 2023
Congratulations, Erling! 👏 pic.twitter.com/VjatnBZGkg
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 |
PFA Young Player of the Year. 🏆
— Professional Footballers’ Association (@PFA) August 29, 2023
Congratulations, @laurenjamess22 👏#PFAawards #PFA50 pic.twitter.com/mvvRNwOurw
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).
