# Ligue 1 Player of the Year

The UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year is an official award given by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to the Ligue 1 player whose performances are considered to be the best of the season. The award has been presented since the 1993–94 season and the first winner of the award was Paris Saint-Germain winger David Ginola. The current holder and record winner is Kylian Mbappé, who won the award for his performances throughout the 2023–24 campaign for Paris Saint-Germain, his fifth consecutive award.

## Key

* Player (X) denotes the number of times a player has won the award (if more than one)
* § Clubs with this background and symbol were Ligue 1 champions in the same season

## Winners

This award has been presented 29 times as of 2023, with all winners being different aside from Pauleta who was the first two-time winner in 2001–02 and 2002–03, as well as the only other multiple-time winners Eden Hazard (in 2010–11 and 2011–12), Zlatan Ibrahimović (2012–13, 2013–14 and 2015–16) and Kylian Mbappé (a record five consecutive awards in 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24).
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Club |
| 1993–94 | David Ginola | Forward | France | Paris Saint-Germain$^§$ |
| 1994–95 | Vincent Guérin | Midfielder | France | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1995–96 | Zinedine Zidane | Midfielder | France | Bordeaux |
| 1996–97 | Sonny Anderson | Forward | Brazil | Monaco$^§$ |
| 1997–98 | Marco Simone | Forward | Italy | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1998–99 | Ali Benarbia | Midfielder | Algeria | Bordeaux$^§$ |
| 1999–2000 | Marcelo Gallardo | Midfielder | Argentina | Monaco$^§$ |
| 2000–01 | Eric Carrière | Midfielder | France | Nantes$^§$ |
| 2001–02 | Pauleta | Forward | Portugal | Bordeaux |
| 2002–03 | Pauleta (2) | Forward | Portugal | Bordeaux |
| 2003–04 | Didier Drogba | Forward | Ivory Coast | Marseille |
| 2004–05 | Michael Essien | Midfielder | Ghana | Lyon$^§$ |
| 2005–06 | Juninho | Midfielder | Brazil | Lyon$^§$ |
| 2006–07 | Florent Malouda | Midfielder | France | Lyon$^§$ |
| 2007–08 | Karim Benzema | Forward | France | Lyon$^§$ |
| 2008–09 | Yoann Gourcuff | Midfielder | France | Bordeaux$^§$ |
| 2009–10 | Lisandro López | Forward | Argentina | Lyon |
| 2010–11 | Eden Hazard | Midfielder | Belgium | Lille$^§$ |
| 2011–12 | Eden Hazard (2) | Midfielder | Belgium | Lille |
| 2012–13 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Forward | Sweden | Paris Saint-Germain$^§$ |
| 2013–14 | Zlatan Ibrahimović (2) | Forward | Sweden | Paris Saint-Germain$^§$ |
| 2014–15 | Alexandre Lacazette | Forward | France | Lyon |
| 2015–16 | Zlatan Ibrahimović (3) | Forward | Sweden | Paris Saint-Germain$^§$ |
| 2016–17 | Edinson Cavani | Forward | Uruguay | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2017–18 | Neymar | Forward | Brazil | Paris Saint-Germain$^§$ |
| 2018–19 | Kylian Mbappé | Forward | France | Paris Saint-Germain$^§$ |
| 2019–20 | Not awarded due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Not awarded due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Not awarded due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Not awarded due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Kylian Mbappé (2) | Forward | France | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2021–22 | Kylian Mbappé (3) | Forward | France | Paris Saint-Germain$^§$ |
| 2022–23 | Kylian Mbappé (4) | Forward | France | Paris Saint-Germain$^§$ |
| 2023–24 | Kylian Mbappé (5) | Forward | France | Paris Saint-Germain$^§$ |

## Breakdown of winners
### By country

| Country | Wins | Winning seasons |
| France | 13 | 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1996–97, 2005–06, 2017–18 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16 |
| Belgium | 2 | 2010–11, 2011–12 |
| Portugal | 2 | 2001–02, 2002–03 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1999–2000, 2009–10 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 2004–05 |
| Ghana | 1 | 2005–06 |
| Italy | 1 | 1997–98 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1998–99 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 2016–17 |

### By club

| Club | Wins | Winning seasons |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 13 | 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 |
| Lyon | 6 | 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15, |
| Bordeaux | 5 | 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09 |
| Monaco | 2 | 1996–97, 1999–2000 |
| Lille | 2 | 2010–11, 2011–12 |
| Marseille | 1 | 2003–04 |
| Nantes | 1 | 2000–01 |