# PFAM Player of the Month

The PFAM Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best Malaysian League player each month of the season. The player nominated in the month will be selected by a panel comprising representatives from PFAM, asiana.my and media practitioners. Assessment will be made by the Nomination Committee PFAM Player of the Month Award – asiana.my comprising practitioners experienced sports media. Among the matters considered by the Nomination Committee is the player's performance during the month, the goal scored and assists. They are free to choose any player from the Premier League who they felt deserved to receive the award. Votes will be made through PFAM official website which is [www.pfam.my.] The voters can vote via desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet and can use all types of browsers. Anyone can vote for the candidates that was chosenfor the award. PFAM will include a list of nominations to the site for each month.
Organised by Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia, the Player of the Month award was introduced in May 2015, Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria is the first winner for this award. The winner is picked via a votes in the PFAM official websites by the fan and will also be announced on their official websites. The most recent winner is Kelantan FA player, Mohammed Ghaddar for April 2017.

## Prize

In 2015, the winner received a trophy and picture contributed by All Sport Images and News Agency (asiana.my) and RM500 by MVP Sports Agency.
In 2016, MVP Sports Agency has added RM1000 into the money prize and making the money prize worth RM1500 along with a trophy and picture

## Selection panel

As of March 2017
* Fariz Fikri Zolkarnain from MVP Sport Agency Sdn Bhd.
* Saiyed Ismail Saiyed Hussin, sports journalist) from Saiyed Ismail Saiyed Hussin TV3
* Vijhay Vick, journalist from FourFourTwo (Malaysian edition)
* Aziman Rosdi, sport journalist from Harian Metro
* Ahmad Fazli, sport journalist from Kosmo!
* Ahmad Muzammil, chief editor from Semuanya BOLA

## Winners

| Year | Month | Player | Nationality | Team | Position |
| 2015 | May | Wan Zaharulnizam | Malaysia | Kelantan | MF |
| 2015 | June | Muhammad Nurridzuan | Malaysia | Perak | MF |
| 2015 | July | Luciano Figueroa | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | FW | |
| 2015 | Aug. | Issey Nakajima-Farran | Terengganu | MF | |
| 2015 | Sept. | Sandro Da Silva | Kedah | MF | |
| 2015 | Oct. | Issey Nakajima-Farran | Terengganu | MF | |
| 2015 | Nov. | Mohd Safiq Rahim | Malaysia | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | MF |
| 2016 | Feb. | Mohd Faiz Subri | Malaysia | Penang FA | MF |
| 2016 | Mar. | Jorge Pereyra Díaz | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | FW | |
| 2016 | Apr. | Juan Martín Lucero | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | FW | |
| 2016 | May. | Izham Tarmizi Roslan | Malaysia | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | GK |
| 2016 | July | Fazrul Hazli | Malaysia | Perak FA | MF |
| 2016 | Aug. | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Malaysia | Kedah FA | MF |
| 2016 | Sept. | Thiago Augusto Fernandes | Kedah FA | FW | |
| 2017 | Feb. | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Kedah FA | MF | |
| 2017 | Mar. | No award given due to limited number of matches in March | No award given due to limited number of matches in March | No award given due to limited number of matches in March | No award given due to limited number of matches in March |
| 2017 | Apr. | Mohammed Ghaddar | Kelantan FA | FW | |
| 2017 | Jul. | Ken Ilsø | Kedah FA | FW | |
| 2017 | Sep. | Natxo Insa | Johor Darul Ta'zim | MF | |
| 2018 | Feb. | Do Dong-hyun | Kelantan F.C. | | |
| 2018 | Apr. | Sandro da Silva Mendonçai | Kedah F.C. | AM | |
| 2018 | May | Liridon Krasniqi | Kedah F.C. | AM | |
| 2018 | June | Kipré Tchétché | Terengganu F.C. | FW | |
| 2018 | July | Ifedayo Olusegun | Melaka United F.C. | FW | |
| 2019 | Feb. | Shakir Hamzah | Kedah F.C. | CB | |
| 2019 | Mar. | Ifwat Akmal | Kedah F.C. | GK | |
| 2019 | Apr. | Kipré Tchétché | Kedah F.C. | FW | |
| 2019 | May | Ifedayo Olusegun | Melaka United F.C. | FW | |
| 2019 | June | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Kedah F.C. | MF | |
| 2019 | July | Safawi Rasid | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | FW | |
| 2023 | August | Engku Nur Shakir | Terengganu FC | Malaysia | FW |

## Candidates

* Indicates the Winner in that month
| Year | Month | Candidate 1 | Candidate 2 | Candidate 3 | Candidate 4 | Candidate 5 |
| 2015 | May | Khairul Amri | Dickson Nwakaeme | Austin Amutu | Wan Zaharulnizam | Hairuddin Omar |
| 2015 | June | Namkung Woong | Matías Conti | Dramane Traoré | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan | Mohd Razman Roslan |
| 2015 | July | Mohd Safiq Rahim | Zesh Rehman | Luciano Figueroa | Ismail Faruqi | Mohd Hafiz Kamal |
| 2015 | August | Nor Farhan Muhammad | Issey Nakajima-Farran | Ahmad Hazwan Bakri | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Guilherme de Paula |
| 2015 | September | Sandro da Silva | Azamuddin Akil | Muhammad Farhan Roslan | Azizon Abdul Kadir | Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi |
| 2015 | October | Robert Cornthwaite | Gabriel Guerra | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | Issey Nakajima-Farran | Andik Vermansyah |
| 2015 | November | Mohd Afiq Azmi | Zah Rahan Krangar | Thiago Augusto Fernandes | Mohd Syazwan Zainon | Mohd Safiq Rahim |
| 2016 | February | Zah Rahan Krangar | Farizal Marlias | Faiz Subri | Norazlan Razali | Hariss Harun |
| 2016 | March | Muhamad Hafizul Hakim | R. Gopinathan | Jorge Pereyra Díaz | Farhan Abu Bakar | Issey Nakajima-Farran |
| 2016 | April | Francis Doe | Juan Martín Lucero | Patrick Cruz | Wan Zaharulnizam | Dalibor Volas |
| 2016 | May | Ahmad Fakri Saarani | Joseph Kalang Tie | Jorge Pereyra Díaz | Junior Apreciado | Izham Tarmizi Roslan |
| 2016 | July | Baže Ilijoski | Francis Doe | Jeong Seok-min | Fazrul Hazli | Guilherme de Paula |
| 2016 | August | Wan Zack Haikal | Adam Nor Azlin | Jorge Pereyra Díaz | Muhamad Hafizul Hakim | Baddrol Bakhtiar |
| 2016 | September | Matthew Davies | Fakrul Aiman Sidid | Thiago Augusto Fernandes | Juan Martín Lucero | Indra Putra Mahayuddin |
| 2017 | February | Baddrol Bakhtiar | Mark Hartmann | Matheus Alves | Mohamadou Sumareh | Mohammed Ghaddar |
| 2017 | April | Mohammed Ghaddar | Safiq Rahim | Nor Hakim Hassan | Matheus Alves | Mohd Hafiz Kamal |
| 2017 | July | Fadhli Shas | Mohammed Ghaddar | Ken Ilsø | Alif Haikal Sabri | Thiago Augusto Fernandes |
| 2018 | February | Rufino Segovia | Mahali Jasuli | Kipré Tchétché | Natxo Insa | Do Dong-hyun |

## Voting percentage

| Year | Month | Candidates | Number of votes (Percentage) | Total votes |
| 2017 | July | Ken Ilsø | 10,662 (74.53%) | 14,305 |
| 2017 | July | Fadhli Shas | 1,911 (13.36%) | 14,305 |
| 2017 | July | Mohammed Ghaddar | 818 (5.72%) | 14,305 |
| 2017 | July | Thiago Augusto Fernandes | 624 (4.36%) | 14,305 |
| 2017 | July | Alif Haikal Sabri | 290 (2.03%) | 14,305 |
| 2017 | April | Mohammed Ghaddar | 6,560 (55.45%) | 11,830 |
| 2017 | April | Mohd Safiq Rahim | 3,815 (32.25%) | 11,830 |
| 2017 | April | Mohd Hafiz Kamal | 599 (5.06%) | 11,830 |
| 2017 | April | Matheus Alves | 446 (3.77%) | 11,830 |
| 2017 | April | Nor Hakim Hassan | 410 (3.47%) | 11,830 |
| 2017 | February | Baddrol Bakhtiar | 17,073 (65.00%) | 26,209 |
| 2017 | February | Mohammed Ghaddar | 6,020 (23.00%) | 26,209 |
| 2017 | February | Matheus Alves | 1,830 (7.00%) | 26,209 |
| 2017 | February | Mark Hartmann | 765 (3.00%) | 26,209 |
| 2017 | February | Mohamadou Sumareh | 521 (2.00%) | 26,209 |
| 2016 | September | Thiago Augusto Fernandes | 7,530 (55.69%) | 12,387 |
| 2016 | September | Juan Martín Lucero | 3,225 (23.97%) | 12,387 |
| 2016 | September | Indra Putra Mahayuddin | 1,983 (14.74%) | 12,387 |
| 2016 | September | Matthew Davies | 586 (4.35%) | 12,387 |
| 2016 | September | Fakrul Aiman Sidid | 133 (0.99%) | 12,387 |
| 2016 | August | Baddrol Bakhtiar | 7,146 (41.98%) | 17,002 |
| 2016 | August | Jorge Pereyra Díaz | 5,686 (33.40%) | 17,002 |
| 2016 | August | Wan Zack Haikal | 1,764 (10.36%) | 17,002 |
| 2016 | August | Muhamad Hafizul Hakim | 1,708 (10.03%) | 17,002 |
| 2016 | August | Adam Nor Azlin | 718 (4.22%) | 17,002 |

## Multiple winners

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.
| | indicates current Malaysia Super League player |
| Bold text | indicates players still playing professional football |
| Rank | Player | Wins |
| 1st | Issey Nakajima-Farran | 2 |
| 2nd | Baddrol Bakhtiar | 2 |

## Awards won by position

    As of July 2017
| Position | Wins |
| Forward | 6 |
| Midfielder | 8 |
| Defender | 0 |
| Goalkeeper | 1 |

## Awards won by nationality

    As of 9 May 2017
| Country | Wins |
| Malaysia | 8 |
| Argentina | 3 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Lebanon | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |

## Awards won by club

    As of July 2017
| Club | Wins |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | 5 |
| Kedah FA | 5 |
| Terengganu FA | 2 |
| Perak FA | 2 |
| Kelantan FA | 2 |
| Penang FA | 1 |