PFA Players ' player of the Year - wikipedia PFA Players ' player of the Year This article is about the men 's award. For the women 's award, see PFA Women 's Players ' Player of the Year. Mohamed Salah won the award in 2018 for his performances for Liverpool The Professional Footballers ' Association Players ' Player of the Year ( often called the PFA Players ' Player of the Year, the Players ' Player of the Year, or simply the 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 Mohamed Salah, who won the award on 22 April 2018 for his displays throughout the 2017 -- 18 season, representing Liverpool. The first winner of the award was Leeds United defender Norman Hunter. As of 2017, only Mark Hughes, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have won the award on two occasions, and only Henry and Ronaldo have won the award in consecutive seasons. Of the five, only Shearer won his awards playing for two different teams. Although there is a separate PFA Young Player of the Year award for players under the age of 23, 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 Bale in 2012 -- 13 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. 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 ''. Contents 1 Winners 2 Breakdown of winners 2.1 By country 2.2 By club 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Winners The award has been presented on 45 occasions as of 2018, with 40 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 ), and the Football Supporters ' Federation Player of the Year award ( FSF ). Andy Gray was the first player to win the Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards in the same season. Mark Hughes was the first player to win the Player of the Year award twice. Thierry Henry was the first player to win the award in two consecutive seasons. Cristiano Ronaldo won the award for two consecutive years. He was also the first to win all four major awards in the same year. Year Player Club Also won Notes 1973 -- 74 ENG ! Hunter, Norman Norman Hunter Leeds United 1974 -- 75 ENG ! Todd, Colin Colin Todd Derby County 1975 -- 76 NIR ! Jennings, Pat Pat Jennings Tottenham Hotspur 1976 -- 77 SCO ! Gray, Andy Andy Gray Aston Villa YPY 1977 -- 78 ENG ! Shilton, Peter Peter Shilton Nottingham Forest 1978 -- 79 IRE ! Brady, Liam Liam Brady Arsenal 1979 -- 80 ENG ! McDermott, Terry Terry McDermott Liverpool FWA 1980 -- 81 SCO ! Wark, John John Wark Ipswich Town 1981 -- 82 ENG ! Keegan, Kevin Kevin Keegan Southampton 1982 -- 83 SCO ! Dalglish, Kenny Kenny Dalglish Liverpool FWA 1983 -- 84 WAL ! Rush, Ian Ian Rush Liverpool FWA 1984 -- 85 ENG ! Reid, Peter Peter Reid Everton 1985 -- 86 ENG ! Lineker, Gary Gary Lineker Everton FWA 1986 -- 87 ENG ! Allen, Clive Clive Allen Tottenham Hotspur FWA 1987 -- 88 ENG ! Barnes, John John Barnes Liverpool FWA 1988 -- 89 WAL ! Hughes, Mark Mark Hughes Manchester United 1989 -- 90 ENG ! Platt, David David Platt Aston Villa 1990 -- 91 WAL ! Hughes, Mark Mark Hughes ( 2 ) Manchester United 1991 -- 92 ENG ! Pallister, Gary Gary Pallister Manchester United 1992 -- 93 IRE ! McGrath, Paul Paul McGrath Aston Villa 1993 -- 94 FRA ! Cantona, Eric Eric Cantona Manchester United 1994 -- 95 ENG ! Shearer, Alan Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 1995 -- 96 ENG ! Ferdinand, Les Les Ferdinand Newcastle United 1996 -- 97 ENG ! Shearer, Alan Alan Shearer ( 2 ) Newcastle United 1997 -- 98 NED ! Bergkamp, Dennis Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal FWA 1998 -- 99 FRA ! Ginola, David David Ginola Tottenham Hotspur FWA 1999 -- 2000 IRE ! Keane, Roy Roy Keane Manchester United FWA 2000 -- 01 ENG ! Sheringham, Teddy Teddy Sheringham Manchester United FWA 2001 -- 02 NED ! van Nistelrooy, Ruud Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United FPY 2002 -- 03 FRA ! Henry, Thierry Thierry Henry Arsenal FWA, FPY 2003 -- 04 FRA ! Henry, Thierry Thierry Henry ( 2 ) Arsenal FWA, FPY 2004 -- 05 ENG ! Terry, John John Terry Chelsea 2005 -- 06 ENG ! Gerrard, Steven Steven Gerrard Liverpool 2006 -- 07 POR ! Ronaldo, Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United FWA, FPY, YPY 2007 -- 08 POR ! Ronaldo, Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo ( 2 ) Manchester United FWA, FPY 2008 -- 09 Wales ! Giggs, Ryan Ryan Giggs Manchester United 2009 -- 10 ENG ! Rooney, Wayne Wayne Rooney Manchester United FWA, FPY 2010 -- 11 Wales ! Bale, Gareth Gareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur 2011 -- 12 Netherlands ! van Persie, Robin Robin van Persie Arsenal FWA, FPY 2012 -- 13 Wales ! Bale, Gareth Gareth Bale ( 2 ) Tottenham Hotspur FWA, YPY 2013 -- 14 Uruguay ! Suárez, Luis Luis Suárez Liverpool FWA, FSF 2014 -- 15 Belgium ! Hazard, Eden Eden Hazard Chelsea FWA 2015 -- 16 Mahrez, Riyad Riyad Mahrez Leicester City FPY 2016 -- 17 Kanté, N'Golo N'Golo Kanté Chelsea FWA 2017 -- 18 Salah, Mohamed Mohamed Salah Liverpool FWA, FPY Breakdown of winners By country Country Number of wins Winning years England 18 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 Wales 6 1983 -- 84, 1988 -- 89, 1990 -- 91, 2008 -- 09, 2010 -- 11, 2012 -- 13 France 5 1993 -- 94, 1998 -- 99, 2002 -- 03, 2003 -- 04, 2016 -- 17 Scotland 1976 -- 77, 1980 -- 81, 1982 -- 83 Republic of Ireland 1978 -- 79, 1992 -- 93, 1999 -- 2000 Netherlands 1997 -- 98, 2001 -- 02, 2011 -- 12 Portugal 2006 -- 07, 2007 -- 08 Northern Ireland 1975 -- 76 Uruguay 2013 -- 14 Belgium 2014 -- 15 Algeria 2015 -- 16 Egypt 2017 -- 18 By club Club Number of wins Winning years Manchester United 11 1988 -- 89, 1990 -- 91, 1991 -- 92, 1993 -- 94, 1999 -- 00, 2000 -- 01, 2001 -- 02, 2006 -- 07, 2007 -- 08, 2008 -- 09, 2009 -- 10 Liverpool 7 1979 -- 80, 1982 -- 83, 1983 -- 84, 1987 -- 88, 2005 -- 06, 2013 -- 14, 2017 -- 18 Tottenham Hotspur 5 1975 -- 76, 1986 -- 87, 1998 -- 99, 2010 -- 11, 2012 -- 13 Arsenal 5 1978 -- 79, 1997 -- 98, 2002 -- 03, 2003 -- 04, 2011 -- 12 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 References Jump up ^ `` England Player Honours -- Professional Footballers ' Association Players ' Players of the Year ''. England Football Online. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` Ronaldo picks up the double ''. The Daily Mail. London. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` Gerrard named player of the year ''. BBC. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` United trio lead nominations for PFA award ''. The Times. London. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` Sheringham wins second award ''. BBC. 29 April 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` Terry claims player of year award ''. BBC. 24 April 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` Only here for the peers ''. BBC. 20 April 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Gerrard named player of the year ''. BBC. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Ronaldo secures PFA awards double ''. BBC. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Rooney is PFA player of the year ''. BBC. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010. Jump up ^ `` England -- Players Awards ''. RSSSF. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` PFA 's Official Fan 's Player of the Year : Previous Winners ''. The Professional Footballers ' Association. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008. Jump up ^ Frank Keogh ( 20 April 2001 ). `` Too much too young ? ''. BBC. Retrieved 17 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` The FSF Awards in association with William Hill ( Monday 16th Dec ) ''. Football Supporters ' Federation. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015. Jump up ^ First non -- English winner, also first player to win both the PFA and FWA awards, having won the FWA award in 1973. Jump up ^ First player to win two awards in a single season. Jump up ^ First winner from outside the United Kingdom. Jump up ^ First player to win both PFA and FWA awards in the same season. Jump up ^ First player to win the award twice. Jump up ^ First winner of the award from outside the British Isles. Jump up ^ First player to win the award with two different clubs. Jump up ^ First player to win three awards in a single season. Jump up ^ First player to win the award in two consecutive seasons. Jump up ^ First player to win four awards in a single season. Jump up ^ `` Ronaldo named player of the year ''. BBC. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2009. Jump up ^ Stafford, Mikey ( 26 April 2009 ). `` Ryan Giggs pays tribute to manager after adding another trophy to cabinet ''. London : The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2009. Jump up ^ `` Spurs ' Gareth Bale wins PFA player of the year award ''. BBC. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Arsenal striker Robin van Persie named PFA Player of the Year ''. BBC. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012. Jump up ^ `` Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards ''. BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013. Jump up ^ First South American and non-European player to win the award. Jump up ^ `` Chelsea 's Eden Hazard named PFA Player of the Year ''. Goal.com. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Riyad Mahrez : Leicester City forward named PFA Player of the Year ''. BBC. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Chelsea Midfielder N'Golo Kanté named PFA player of the year ''. Evening Standard. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Mohamed Salah : Liverpool forward voted PFA Player of the Year 2017 - 18 ''. BBC. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018. External links The official website of the Professional Footballers ' Association PFA Players ' Player of the Year 1974 : Hunter 1975 : Todd 1976 : Jennings 1977 : Gray 1978 : Shilton 1979 : Brady 1980 : McDermott 1981 : Wark 1982 : Keegan 1983 : Dalglish 1984 : Rush 1985 : Reid 1986 : Lineker 1987 : Allen 1988 : Barnes 1989 : Hughes 1990 : Platt 1991 : Hughes 1992 : Pallister 1993 : McGrath 1994 : Cantona 1995 : Shearer 1996 : Ferdinand 1997 : Shearer 1998 : Bergkamp 1999 : Ginola 2000 : Keane 2001 : Sheringham 2002 : Van Nistelrooy 2003 : Henry 2004 : Henry 2005 : Terry 2006 : Gerrard 2007 : Ronaldo 2008 : Ronaldo 2009 : Giggs 2010 : Rooney 2011 : Bale 2012 : Van Persie 2013 : Bale 2014 : Suárez 2015 : Hazard 2016 : Mahrez 2017 : Kanté 2018 : Salah Awards in English football All time 100 League Legends Hall of Fame Premier League Manager of the Season Player of the Season Goal of the Season Playmaker of the Season Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Winning players Golden Boot Golden Glove 10 Seasons Awards 20 Seasons Awards English Football League ( EFL ) EFL Awards Championship Top Scorer Golden Glove Manager of the Month : Championship League One League Two First Division ( defunct ) Second Division ( defunct ) Third Division ( defunct ) Player of the Month : Championship League One League Two First Division ( defunct ) Second Division ( defunct ) Third Division ( defunct ) Young Player of the Month Professional Footballers ' Association ( PFA ) Players ' Player of the Year Women 's Players ' Player of the Year Fans ' Player of the Year Young Player of the Year Women 's Young Player of the Year Team of the Year Merit Award Football Supporters ' Federation ( FSF ) Player of the Year League Managers Association ( LMA ) Manager of the Year Football Writers ' Association ( FWA ) Footballer of the Year Tribute Award League Football Education ( LFE ) Football League Apprentice of the Year Match of the Day ( BBC Television ) Goal of the Month Goal of the Season British honours system Football personalities with British honours Football players and officials awarded knighthoods National Footballer of the Year award UEFA Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium GS PFA ES Bosnia - Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia VL - HNS SN SD Czech Republic FA ČR KSN Czechoslovakia Denmark East Germany England PFA FWA Premier League Player of the Season Estonia Faroe Islands Finland Player of the Year Ilta - Sanomat Award France UNFP Ligue 1 FF OM Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year Serie A Footballer of the Year Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland FWA Ulster Norway Poland Portugal LPFP CNID PGB Romania Russia `` Sport - Express '' `` Futbol '' San Marino Scotland PFA Scotland SFWA Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Soviet Union Spain LFP `` Don Balón '' `` Marca '' Sweden Switzerland `` Sport '' ASF - SFV Turkey Ukraine Wales Yugoslavia AFC Australia A-League PFA China Hong Kong Indonesia Iran Japan Maldives Singapore South Korea K - League MVP Players ' Player of the Year Thailand UAE Uzbekistan Vietnam CAF Algeria Ballon d'or APFA Maracana Foot DZFoot d'Or Ghana Ivory Coast Kenya South Africa SAFA PSL Zimbabwe CONMEBOL Argentina Brazil Bola de Ouro Craque do Brasileirão Chile Paraguay CONCACAF Canada Mexico Suriname United States USSF MLS NWSL ESPY Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PFA_Players%27_Player_of_the_Year&oldid=842266183 '' Categories : English football trophies and awards Association football player of the year awards Awards established in 1974 1974 establishments in England Annual events in England Annual sporting events in the United Kingdom Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from March 2012 Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Español فارسی Français Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 13 more Edit links This page was last edited on 21 May 2018, at 10 : 11. 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Question: who won pfa player of the year 2015
Answer: Riyad Mahrez