# Maltese Player of the Year

The Maltese Player of the Year Award is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in Maltese football. The award has been presented since the 1954–55 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (MFA).
The first winner of the award was Floriana player Lolly Debattista, and the current holder is Jurgen Degabriele of Hibernians.

## Winners

Key :
| Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
| § | Denotes the club were Premier League champions in the same season |
Maltese Player of the Year winners :
| Year | Player | Club | Notes |
| 1954–55 | Lolly Debattista | Floriana$^§$ | |
| 1955–56 | Tony Nicholl | Sliema Wanderers$^§$ | |
| 1956–57 | Joe Bonnici | Sliema Wanderers$^§$ | |
| 1957–58 | Joe Cilia | Valletta | |
| 1958–59 | Alfred Vella James | Floriana | |
| 1959–60 | Louis Theobald | Hibernians | |
| 1960–61 | Joe Zammit | Valletta | |
| 1961–62 | Lolly Borg | Floriana$^§$ | |
| 1962–63 | Edwin Schembri | Valletta$^§$ | |
| 1963–64 | Joe Cilia (2) | Valletta | |
| 1964–65 | unassigned | unassigned | unassigned |
| 1965–66 | Ronnie Cocks | Sliema Wanderers$^§$ | |
| 1966–67 | Eddie Theobald | Hibernians$^§$ | |
| 1967–68 | Alfred Debono | Floriana$^§$ | |
| 1968–69 | John Privitera | Hibernians$^§$ | |
| 1969–70 | Joe Cini | Sliema Wanderers | |
| 1970–71 | Eddie Theobald (2) | Hibernians | |
| 1971–72 | Edward Darmanin | Sliema Wanderers$^§$ | |
| 1972–73 | Freddie Debono | Valletta | |
| 1973–74 | Willie Vassallo | Floriana | |
| 1974–75 | Eddie Vella | Valletta | |
| 1975–76 | John Holland | Floriana | |
| 1976–77 | Raymond Xuereb | Floriana$^§$ | |
| 1977–78 | John Holland (2) | Floriana | |
| 1978–79 | Ġużi Xuereb | Hibernians$^§$ | |
| 1979–80 | Norman Buttigieg | Hibernians | |
| 1980–81 | Leli Fabri | Sliema Wanderers | |
| 1981–82 | Ernest Spiteri Gonzi | Hibernians$^§$ | |
| 1982–83 | Carmel Busuttil | Rabat Ajax | |
| 1983–84 | Charles Muscat | Żurrieq | |
| 1984–85 | Leonard Farrugia | Valletta | |
| 1985–86 | Carmel Busuttil (2) | Rabat Ajax$^§$ | |
| 1986–87 | Raymond Vella | Ħamrun Spartans$^§$ | |
| 1987–88 | John Buttigieg | Sliema Wanderers | |
| 1988–89 | Charles Scerri | Hibernians | |
| 1989–90 | Michael Degorgio | Ħamrun Spartans | |
| 1990–91 | Raymond Vella (2) | Ħamrun Spartans$^§$ | |
| 1991–92 | Nicky Saliba | Valletta$^§$ | |
| 1992–93 | Joe Brincat | Ħamrun Spartans | |
| 1993–94 | Silvio Vella | Rabat Ajax | |
| 1994–95 | Michael Woods | Hibernians$^§$ | |
| 1995–96 | Noel Turner | Sliema Wanderers$^§$ | |
| 1996–97 | Gilbert Agius | Valletta$^§$ | |
| 1997–98 | Mario Muscat | Hibernians | |
| 1998–99 | Nicky Saliba (2) | Valletta$^§$ | |
| 1999–2000 | Ernest Barry | Sliema Wanderers | |
| 2000–01 | Gilbert Agius (2) | Valletta$^§$ | |
| 2001–02 | Adrian Mifsud | Hibernians$^§$ | |
| 2002–03 | Noel Turner (2) | Sliema Wanderers$^§$ | |
| 2003–04 | Stefan Giglio | Sliema Wanderers$^§$ | |
| 2004–05 | Andrew Cohen | Hibernians | |
| 2005–06 | Andrew Cohen (2) | Hibernians | |
| 2006–07 | Kevin Sammut | Marsaxlokk$^§$ | |
| 2007–08 | Gilbert Agius (3) | Valletta$^§$ | |
| 2008–09 | Clayton Failla | Hibernians$^§$ | |
| 2009–10 | Shaun Bajada | Birkirkara$^§$ | |
| 2010–11 | Roderick Briffa | Valletta$^§$ | |
| 2011–12 | Clayton Failla (2) | Hibernians | |
| 2012–13 | Paul Fenech | Birkirkara$^§$ | |
| 2013–14 | Ryan Fenech | Valletta$^§$ | |
| 2014–15 | Andrew Cohen (3) | Hibernians$^§$ | |
| 2015–16 | Roderick Briffa (2) | Valletta$^§$ | |
| 2016–17 | Bjorn Kristensen | Hibernians$^§$ | |
| 2017–18 | Andrew Cohen (4) | Gżira United | |
| 2018–19 | Andrei Agius | Hibernians | |
| 2019–20 | Steve Borg | Valletta | |
| 2020–21 | Matthew Guillaumier | Ħamrun Spartans$^§$ | |
| 2021–22 | Jurgen Degabriele | Hibernians$^§$ | |

## Breakdown of winners
### Winners by club

| Club | Number of wins | Winning years |
| Hibernians | 19 | 1959–60, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22 |
| Valletta | 15 | 1957–58, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1984–85, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019–20 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 11 | 1955–56, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04 |
| Floriana | 8 | 1954–55, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 |
| Ħamrun Spartans | 5 | 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2020–21 |
| Rabat Ajax | 3 | 1982–83, 1985–86, 1993–94 |
| Birkirkara | 2 | 2009–10, 2012–13 |
| Żurrieq | 1 | 1983–84 |
| Marsaxlokk | 1 | 2006–07 |
| Gżira United | 1 | 2017–18 |