Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year - wikipedia Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year The trophy is a scaled - down replica of this statue of Sir Matt Busby outside Old Trafford Award details Sport Association football History First award Editions 30 ( As of 2017 ) First winner Brian McClair Most wins Cristiano Ronaldo David de Gea ( 3 times each ) Most recent Ander Herrera The Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year, previously known as the MUFC Members Player of the Year ( 1988 -- 95 ), is an award presented to the Manchester United fans ' player of the season. It is named after former Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby, who managed the club in two spells, from 1945 to 1969 and from 1970 to 1971. The award was renamed in his honour in 1996, following his death in 1994, and a new trophy was commissioned -- a scaled - down replica of the statue of Busby at the east end of Old Trafford. The first winner of the award was Brian McClair in 1988, who became the first player to win it twice in 1992. Since then, six other players have won the award more than once, of which four have won it in consecutive seasons : Roy Keane ( 1999, 2000 ), Ruud van Nistelrooy ( 2002, 2003 ), Cristiano Ronaldo ( 2007, 2008 ), and David de Gea ( 2014, 2015, 2016 ). Ronaldo 's 2008 win made him the first player to receive the award thrice, having also won in 2004. De Gea won the award in 2016 for the third consecutive year, becoming the second player after Ronaldo to do so, and the first in three consecutive seasons. Voting takes place towards the end of each season, usually in April, and is open to anyone who has an account on the club 's official website. Voting was originally done by post until the 1994 -- 95 season, when a phone voting system was introduced. Postal voting forms were included in the club magazine, Inside United, and before that, voting was open only to members of the official supporters ' club, who would receive a voting form in the post at the end of the season. Until the establishment of the official supporters ' club, a separate award had been given by the members of its predecessor, the independent Manchester United Supporters Club. Other end - of - season awards given by Manchester United include the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year Award, the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year Award, the Players ' Player of the Year Award, and the Goal of the Season Award. Of these, the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year Award and the Players ' Player of the Year Award are voted for by the players. The prizes for all five awards are given at an annual awards night, which is held near the end of the league season and broadcast live on the club 's television channel, MUTV. A list of winners of the youth awards can be seen here. Contents 1 Winners 1.1 Wins by player 1.2 Wins by playing position 1.3 Wins by nationality 2 References 3 External links Winners Brian McClair won the inaugural award in 1988. Cristiano Ronaldo, the only outfield player to have won the award three times David de Gea was the first to win the award for three consecutive seasons Players in bold are still playing for Manchester United Season Name Nationality Position Notes Ref ( s ) 1987 -- 88 McClair, Brian Brian McClair Scotland 4 ! Forward 1988 -- 89 Robson, Bryan Bryan Robson England 3 ! Midfielder First English winner 1989 -- 90 Pallister, Gary Gary Pallister England 2 ! Defender 1990 -- 91 Hughes, Mark Mark Hughes Wales 4 ! Forward 1991 -- 92 McClair, Brian Brian McClair Scotland 4 ! Forward First player to win the award on two occasions 1992 -- 93 Ince, Paul Paul Ince England 3 ! Midfielder 1993 -- 94 Cantona, Eric Eric Cantona France 4 ! Forward First winner from outside the United Kingdom 1994 -- 95 Kanchelskis, Andrei Andrei Kanchelskis Russia 3 ! Midfielder 1995 -- 96 Cantona, Eric Eric Cantona France 4 ! Forward 1996 -- 97 Beckham, David David Beckham England 3 ! Midfielder First Academy graduate to win award 1997 -- 98 Giggs, Ryan Ryan Giggs Wales 3 ! Midfielder 1998 -- 99 Keane, Roy Roy Keane Ireland 3 ! Midfielder 1999 -- 2000 Keane, Roy Roy Keane Ireland 3 ! Midfielder First player to win the award in consecutive years 2000 -- 01 Sheringham, Teddy Teddy Sheringham England 4 ! Forward 2001 -- 02 Nistelrooy, Ruud van Ruud van Nistelrooy Netherlands 4 ! Forward 2002 -- 03 Nistelrooy, Ruud van Ruud van Nistelrooy Netherlands 4 ! Forward 2003 -- 04 Ronaldo, Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 3 ! Midfielder 2004 -- 05 Heinze, Gabriel Gabriel Heinze Argentina 2 ! Defender First winner from outside Europe 2005 -- 06 Rooney, Wayne Wayne Rooney England 4 ! Forward 2006 -- 07 Ronaldo, Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 3 ! Midfielder 2007 -- 08 Ronaldo, Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 3 ! Midfielder First player to win the award on three occasions 2008 -- 09 Vidic, Nemanja Nemanja Vidić Serbia 2 ! Defender 2009 -- 10 Rooney, Wayne Wayne Rooney England 4 ! Forward 2010 -- 11 Hernández, Javier Javier Hernández Mexico 4 ! Forward First winner from North America 2011 -- 12 Valencia, Antonio Antonio Valencia Ecuador 3 ! Midfielder 2012 -- 13 Persie, Robin van Robin van Persie Netherlands 4 ! Forward 2013 -- 14 de Gea, David David de Gea Spain 1 ! Goalkeeper First goalkeeper to win the award 2014 -- 15 de Gea, David David de Gea Spain 1 ! Goalkeeper 2015 -- 16 de Gea, David David de Gea Spain 1 ! Goalkeeper First player to win the award in three consecutive years 2016 -- 17 Herrera, Ander Ander Herrera Spain 1 ! Midfielder Wins by player Winner Total wins Year ( s ) Cristiano Ronaldo 2004, 2007, 2008 David de Gea 2014, 2015, 2016 Brian McClair 1988, 1992 Eric Cantona 1994, 1996 Roy Keane 1999, 2000 Ruud van Nistelrooy 2002, 2003 Wayne Rooney 2006, 2010 Bryan Robson Gary Pallister Mark Hughes 1991 Paul Ince Andrei Kanchelskis 1995 David Beckham Ryan Giggs 1998 Teddy Sheringham Gabriel Heinze 2005 Nemanja Vidić 2009 Javier Hernández 2011 Antonio Valencia 2012 Robin van Persie 2013 Ander Herrera 2017 Wins by playing position Position Number of wins Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder 12 Forward 12 Wins by nationality Nationality Number of winners England 7 Spain Portugal Netherlands France Ireland Scotland Wales Argentina Russia Serbia Mexico Ecuador References Jump up ^ Butler, Cliff, ed. ( 2004 ). Manchester United Official Yearbook 1994. Manchester : Manchester United Football Club. p. 161. ^ Jump up to : Tuck, James ( 18 May 2011 ). `` Fans honour Hernandez ''. ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 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External links Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Award at MUFCInfo.com Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year 1988 : McClair 1989 : Robson 1990 : Pallister 1991 : Hughes 1992 : McClair 1993 : Ince 1994 : Cantona 1995 : Kanchelskis 1996 : Cantona 1997 : Beckham 1998 : Giggs 1999 : Keane 2000 : Keane 2001 : Sheringham 2002 : Van Nistelrooy 2003 : Van Nistelrooy 2004 : Ronaldo 2005 : Heinze 2006 : Rooney 2007 : Ronaldo 2008 : Ronaldo 2009 : Vidić 2010 : Rooney 2011 : Hernández 2012 : Valencia 2013 : Van Persie 2014 : De Gea 2015 : De Gea 2016 : De Gea 2017 : Herrera Manchester United Football Club Players Managers Reserves & Academy Records & statistics Current season History 1878 -- 1945 1945 -- 1969 1969 -- 1986 1986 -- 2013 Seasons Europe Munich air disaster Munich air disaster Busby Babes United Home stadium North Road ( 1878 -- 1893 ) Bank Street ( 1893 -- 1910 ) Old Trafford ( 1910 -- present ) Stretford End Sir Matt Busby Way Training ground The Cliff Trafford Training Centre Players 100 + appearances 25 -- 99 appearances 1 -- 24 appearances Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Rivalries League record by opponent Manchester derby Liverpool rivalry Leeds United rivalry Arsenal rivalry Supporters Independent Manchester United Supporters Association Manchester United Supporters ' Trust Red Army Media MUTV MU Radio Inside United Red Issue Red News United We Stand Related articles Fergie 's Fledglings United Trinity F.C. 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Answer: Ander Herrera