# SJPF Player of the Month

The SJPF Player of the Month (often called Portuguese League Player of the Month) is an association football award that recognizes the best Portuguese League player each month of the season and is conceived by the SJPF (syndicate of professional football players). The award has been presented since the 2003–04 season and the recipient is based on individual scores assigned by the three national sports dailies, A Bola, Record, and O Jogo. The first winner of the award was Beira-Mar midfielder Juninho Petrolina in September 2003. Hulk has won the award six times. Pedro Barbosa became the first Portuguese to win the award in November 2003. The "Big Three" (Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP) have had the most winners.
Prior to the 2012–13 Primeira Liga season, the SJPF announced that the SJPF Primeira Liga Player of the Month award would be awarded to a player on a bimonthly status with one player receiving an award for two months of football that have been played. The awards would be awarded during the following periods:
* August and September (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 1 to Gameweek 6)
* October and November (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 7 to Gameweek 11)
* December (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 12 to Gameweek 14)
* January (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 15 to Gameweek 18)
* February (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 19 to Gameweek 222)
* March (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 23 to Gameweek 36)
* April (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 27 to Gameweek 30)

## Winners
### Key

| † | Award was shared with another player |
| GK | Goalkeeper |
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
| Month | Year | Nationality | Player | Team | Position |
| September | 2003.92003 | Brazil | Juninho Petrolina | Beira-Mar | MF |
| October | 2003.102003 | Brazil | Derlei | Porto | FW |
| November | 2003.112003 | Portugal | Pedro Barbosa | Sporting CP | MF |
| December | 2003.122003 | Brazil | Evandro | Rio Ave | FW |
| January | 2004.12004 | South Africa | Benni McCarthy | Porto | FW |
| February | 2004.22004 | Portugal | Petit | Benfica | MF |
| March | 2004.32004 | Cameroon | Roudolphe Douala | Sporting CP | FW |
| April | 2004.42004 | Brazil | Adriano Rossato | Nacional | DF |
| May | 2004.52004 | South Africa | Benni McCarthy | Porto | FW |
| September | 2004.92004 | Netherlands | Mitchell van der Gaag | Marítimo | DF |
| October | 2004.102004 | South Africa | Benni McCarthy | Porto | FW |
| November | 2004.112004 | Portugal | Simão | Benfica | FW |
| December | 2004.122004 | Brazil | Helton | União de Leiria | GK |
| January | 2005.12005 | Portugal | João Alves | Braga | MF |
| February | 2005.22005 | Brazil | Geovanni | Benfica | FW |
| March | 2005.32005 | Portugal | Miguel | Benfica | DF |
| April | 2005.42005 | Portugal | João Moutinho | Sporting CP | MF |
| May | 2005.52005 | Brazil | Nei | Moreirense | FW |
| September | 2005.62005 | Portugal | Nuno Gomes | Benfica | FW |
| October | 2005.72005 | Portugal | Nuno Gomes | Benfica | FW |
| November | 2005.82005 | Portugal | Ricardo Quaresma | Porto | FW |
| December | 2005.92005 | Portugal | Ricardo Quaresma | Porto | FW |
| January | 2006.12006 | Portugal | Liédson | Sporting CP | FW |
| February | 2006.22006 | Portugal | João Pinto | Boavista | FW |
| March | 2006.32006 | Brazil | Léo | Benfica | DF |
| April | 2006.42006 | Brazil | Pepe | Porto | DF |
| September | 2006.52006 | Senegal | Modou Sougou | União de Leiria | MF |
| October | 2006.62006 | Portugal | Simão | Benfica | FW |
| November | 2006.72006 | Portugal | Ricardo Quaresma | Porto | FW |
| December | 2006.82006 | Portugal | Ricardo Quaresma | Porto | FW |
| January | 2007.12007 | Portugal | Quim | Benfica | GK |
| February | 2007.22007 | Portugal | Simão | Benfica | FW |
| March | 2007.32007 | Brazil | Ânderson Polga | Sporting CP | DF |
| April | 2007.42007 | Portugal | Liédson | Sporting CP | FW |
| May | 2007.52007 | Argentina | Leandro Romagnoli | Sporting CP | MF |
| September | 2007.62007 | Portugal | Rui Costa | Benfica | MF |
| October | 2007.72007 | Argentina | Lucho González | Porto | MF |
| November | 2007.82007 | Portugal | Jorge Ribeiro | Boavista | DF |
| December | 2007.92007 | Liechtenstein | Peter Jehle | Boavista | GK |
| January | 2008.12008 | Argentina | Lisandro López | Porto | FW |
| February | 2008.22008 | Argentina | Lisandro López | Porto | FW |
| March | 2008.32008 | Brazil | Pitbull | Vitória de Setúbal | FW |
| April | 2008.52008 | Uruguay | Luis Aguiar | Académica de Coimbra | FW |
| September | 2008.52008 | Algeria | Hassan Yebda | Benfica | MF |
| October | 2008.62008 | Portugal | Bruno Braga | Leixões | MF |
| November | 2008.72008 | Portugal | Beto | Leixões | GK |
| December | 2008.82008 | Slovakia | Boris Peškovič | Académica de Coimbra | GK |
| January | 2009.12009 | Portugal | Liédson | Sporting CP | FW |
| February | 2009.22009 | Brazil | Hulk | Porto | FW |
| March | 2009.32009 | Senegal | Baba Diawara | Marítimo | FW |
| April | 2009.42009 | Portugal | Liédson | Sporting CP | FW |
| May | 2009.52009 | Paraguay | Óscar Cardozo | Benfica | FW |
| September | 2009.62009 | Brazil | Alan | Braga | FW |
| October | 2009.72009 | Angola | Djalma | Marítimo | FW |
| November | 2009.82009 | Portugal | João Tomás | Rio Ave | FW |
| December | 2009.92009 | Argentina | Javier Saviola | Benfica | FW |
| January | 2010.12010 | Brazil | Mossoró | Braga | MF |
| February | 2010.22010 | Portugal | Júlio Coelho | Paços de Ferreira | GK |
| March | 2010.32010 | Portugal | Liédson | Sporting CP | FW |
| April | 2010.42010 | Argentina | Ángel Di María | Benfica | FW |
| September | 2010.62010 | Brazil | Hulk | Porto | FW |
| October | 2010.72010 | Brazil | Hulk | Porto | FW |
| November | 2010.82010 | Portugal | João Tomás | Rio Ave | FW |
| December | 2010.122010 | Brazil | Hulk | Porto | FW |
| January | 2011.12011 | Brazil | Hulk | Porto | FW |
| February | 2011.22011 | Brazil | Diego | Vitória de Setúbal | GK |
| March | 2011.32011 | Brazil | Diego | Vitória de Setúbal | GK |
| April | 2011.42011 | Portugal | Rui Patrício | Sporting CP | GK |
| September | 2011.92011 | Netherlands | Ricky van Wolfswinkel | Sporting CP | FW |
| October | 2011.102011 | Spain | Diego Capel | Sporting CP | MF |
| November | 2011.112011 | Brazil | Marcelo Toscano | Vitória de Guimarães | FW |
| December | 2011.122011 | France | Bédi Buval | Feirense | FW |
| January | 2012.12012 | Paraguay | Óscar Cardozo | Benfica | FW |
| February | 2012.22012 | Brazil | Lima | Braga | FW |
| March | 2012.32012 | Brazil | Mossoró | Braga | MF |
| April | 2012.42012 | Brazil | Hulk | Porto | FW |
| August/September | 2012.82012 | Colombia | James Rodríguez | Porto | FW |
| October/November | 2012.102012 | Colombia | Jackson Martínez | Porto | FW |
| December/January | 2012.122012 | Serbia | Nemanja Matić | Benfica | MF |
| February | 2013.22013 | Colombia | Jackson Martínez | Porto | FW |
| March | 2013.32013 | Brazil | Lima | Benfica | FW |
| April | 2013.42013 | Serbia | Nemanja Matić | Benfica | MF |
| August/September | 2013.82013 | Colombia | Fredy Montero | Sporting CP | FW |
| October/November | 2013.102013 | Portugal | William Carvalho | Sporting CP | MF |
| December | 2013.122013 | Portugal | William Carvalho | Sporting CP | MF |
| January/February | 2014.12014 | Serbia | Lazar Marković | Benfica | MF |
| March | 2014.32014 | Portugal | William Carvalho | Sporting CP | MF |
| April | 2014.42014 | Brazil | Lima | Benfica | FW |
| August/September | 2014.82014 | Brazil | Talisca | Benfica | FW |
| October/November | 2014.102014 | Portugal | Nani | Sporting CP | MF |
| December | 2014.122014 | Colombia | Jackson Martínez | Porto | FW |
| January | 2015.12015 | Colombia | Jackson Martínez | Porto | FW |
| February | 2015.22015 | Brazil | Jonas | Benfica | FW |
| March | 2015.32015 | Spain | Cristian Tello | Porto | FW |
| April | 2015.42015 | Brazil | Jonas | Benfica | FW |
| August/September | 2015.82015 | Portugal | André André | Porto | MF |
| October/November | 2015.102015 | Portugal | André André | Porto | MF |
| December | 2015.122015 | Algeria | Islam Slimani | Sporting CP | FW |
| January | 2016.12016 | Brazil | Jonas | Benfica | FW |
| February | 2016.22016 | Brazil | Jonas | Benfica | FW |
| March | 2016.32016 | Brazil | Jonas | Benfica | FW |
| April | 2016.42016 | Portugal | João Mário | Sporting CP | MF |

## SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year
### 2016 team

| Position | Player | Team |
| Goalkeeper | Ederson | Benfica |
| Defenders | Nélson Semedo | Benfica |
| Defenders | Victor Lindelöf | Benfica |
| Defenders | Sebastián Coates | Sporting CP |
| Defenders | Alex Telles | Porto |
| Midfielders | Danilo Pereira | Porto |
| Midfielders | Adrien Silva | Sporting CP |
| Midfielders | Pizzi | Benfica |
| Forwards | Gelson Martins | Sporting CP |
| Forwards | Jonas | Benfica |
| Forwards | Kostas Mitroglou | Benfica |

### 2017 team

| Position | Player | Team |
| Goalkeeper | Rui Patrício | Sporting CP |
| Defenders | Nélson Semedo | Benfica |
| Defenders | Felipe | Porto |
| Defenders | Sebastián Coates | Sporting CP |
| Defenders | Alex Telles | Porto |
| Midfielders | Danilo Pereira | Porto |
| Midfielders | William Carvalho | Sporting CP |
| Midfielders | Pizzi | Benfica |
| Forwards | Gelson Martins | Sporting CP |
| Forwards | Jonas | Benfica |
| Forwards | Yacine Brahimi | Porto |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Each year is linked to an article on the particular season associated with the month of that year.