# UNFP Player of the Month

The UNFP Player of the Month trophy is an award that recognises the best Ligue 1 player each month of the season. The winner is chosen by a combination of an online public vote, which contributes to 50% of the final tally, and the players of each Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs.
A similar award goes to the best player in Ligue 2.

## Ligue 1
### Winners

    As of February 2025 award
Key :
| GK | Goalkeeper |
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
| Month | Year | Nationality | Player | Team | Position |
| August | 2003.62003 | DR Congo | Shabani Nonda | Monaco | FW |
| September | 2003.72003 | France | Ludovic Giuly | Monaco | FW |
| October | 2003.82003 | Portugal | Pauleta | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| November | 2003.92003 | France | Ludovic Giuly | Monaco | FW |
| December | 2003.102003 | France | Djibril Cissé | Auxerre | FW |
| January | 2004.12004 | Ivory Coast | Didier Drogba | Marseille | FW |
| February | 2004.22004 | Serbia and Montenegro | Danijel Ljuboja | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| March | 2004.32004 | Romania | Viorel Moldovan | Nantes | FW |
| April | 2004.42004 | Argentina | Juan Pablo Sorín | Paris Saint-Germain | DF |
| May | 2004.52004 | Ivory Coast | Didier Drogba | Marseille | FW |
| August | 2004.62004 | France | Franck Ribéry | Metz | FW |
| September | 2004.72004 | France | Fabien Barthez | Marseille | GK |
| October | 2004.82004 | Ghana | Michael Essien | Lyon | MF |
| November | 2004.92004 | France | Camel Meriem | Bordeaux | MF |
| December | 2004.102004 | France | Frédéric Piquionne | Saint-Étienne | FW |
| January | 2005.12005 | France | Péguy Luyindula | Marseille | FW |
| February | 2005.22005 | Brazil | Juninho | Lyon | MF |
| March | 2005.32005 | Brazil | Juninho | Lyon | MF |
| April | 2005.42005 | Republic of the Congo | Matt Moussilou | Lille | FW |
| May | 2005.52005 | Senegal | Mamadou Niang | Strasbourg | FW |
| August | 2005.62005 | France | Jérôme Leroy | Lens | MF |
| September | 2005.72005 | France | Grégory Coupet | Lyon | GK |
| October | 2005.82005 | France | Franck Ribéry | Marseille | FW |
| November | 2005.92005 | France | Franck Ribéry | Marseille | FW |
| December | 2005.102005 | Senegal | Mamadou Niang | Marseille | FW |
| January | 2006.12006 | Japan | Daisuke Matsui | Le Mans | MF |
| February | 2006.22006 | Nigeria | John Utaka | Rennes | FW |
| March | 2006.32006 | France | Yoann Gourcuff | Rennes | MF |
| April | 2006.42006 | France | Franck Ribéry | Marseille | FW |
| August | 2006.62006 | France | Steve Savidan | Valenciennes | FW |
| September | 2006.72006 | France | Jérémie Janot | Saint-Étienne | GK |
| October | 2006.82006 | Brazil | Juninho | Lyon | MF |
| November | 2006.92006 | France | Florent Malouda | Lyon | MF |
| December | 2006.102006 | France | Frédéric Piquionne | Saint-Étienne | FW |
| January | 2007.12007 | France | Bafétimbi Gomis | Saint-Étienne | FW |
| February | 2007.22007 | Sweden | Johan Elmander | Toulouse | FW |
| March | 2007.32007 | France | Samir Nasri | Marseille | MF |
| April | 2007.42007 | France | Péguy Luyindula | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| August | 2007.62007 | France | David Bellion | Bordeaux | FW |
| September | 2007.72007 | France | Jérôme Rothen | Paris Saint-Germain | MF |
| October | 2007.82007 | France | Jérôme Leroy | Rennes | MF |
| November | 2007.92007 | France | Sébastien Puygrenier | Nancy | DF |
| December | 2007.102007 | Senegal | Mamadou Niang | Marseille | FW |
| January | 2008.12008 | France | Karim Benzema | Lyon | FW |
| February | 2008.22008 | France | Steve Mandanda | Marseille | GK |
| March | 2008.32008 | Ivory Coast | Kader Keïta | Lyon | FW |
| April | 2008.42008 | France | Karim Benzema | Lyon | FW |
| August | 2008.62008 | France | Steve Mandanda | Marseille | GK |
| September | 2008.72008 | France | André-Pierre Gignac | Toulouse | FW |
| October | 2008.82008 | France | Guillaume Hoarau | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| November | 2008.92008 | France | Olivier Echouafni | Nice | MF |
| December | 2008.102008 | Benin | Stéphane Sessègnon | Paris Saint-Germain | MF |
| January | 2009.12009 | France | Péguy Luyindula | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| February | 2009.22009 | France | Guillaume Hoarau | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| March | 2009.32009 | France | André-Pierre Gignac | Toulouse | FW |
| April | 2009.42009 | France | Yoann Gourcuff | Bordeaux | MF |
| August | 2009.62009 | Argentina | Lisandro López | Lyon | FW |
| September | 2009.72009 | France | Hugo Lloris | Lyon | GK |
| October | 2009.82009 | Poland | Ireneusz Jeleń | Auxerre | FW |
| November | 2009.92009 | France | Fabrice Abriel | Marseille | MF |
| December | 2009.102009 | France | Jérémie Janot | Saint-Étienne | GK |
| January | 2010.12010 | Morocco | Karim Aït-Fana | Montpellier | FW |
| February | 2010.22010 | France | Hatem Ben Arfa | Marseille | MF |
| March | 2010.32010 | Belgium | Eden Hazard | Lille | MF |
| April | 2010.42010 | Argentina | Lucho González | Marseille | MF |
| September | 2010.72010 | France | Dimitri Payet | Saint-Étienne | MF |
| October | 2010.82010 | France | Steeve Elana | Brest | GK |
| November | 2010.92010 | France | Clément Chantôme | Paris Saint-Germain | MF |
| December | 2010.102010 | Brazil | Nenê | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| January | 2011.12011 | France | Marvin Martin | Sochaux | MF |
| February | 2011.22011 | France | Mickaël Landreau | Lille | GK |
| March | 2011.32011 | Belgium | Eden Hazard | Lille | MF |
| April | 2011.42011 | France | Mamadou Sakho | Paris Saint-Germain | DF |
| September | 2011.72011 | Argentina | Javier Pastore | Paris Saint-Germain | MF |
| October | 2011.82011 | Brazil | Nenê | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| November | 2011.92011 | Morocco | Younès Belhanda | Montpellier | MF |
| December | 2011.102011 | Italy | Salvatore Sirigu | Paris Saint-Germain | GK |
| January | 2012.12012 | Serbia | Milan Biševac | Paris Saint-Germain | DF |
| February | 2012.22012 | Gabon | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Saint-Étienne | FW |
| March | 2012.32012 | Belgium | Eden Hazard | Lille | MF |
| April | 2012.42012 | Belgium | Eden Hazard | Lille | MF |
| September | 2012.72012 | Sweden | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| October | 2012.82012 | Gabon | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Saint-Étienne | FW |
| November | 2012.92012 | France | Stéphane Ruffier | Saint-Étienne | GK |
| December | 2012.102012 | Argentina | Darío Cvitanich | Nice | FW |
| January | 2013.12013 | Italy | Salvatore Sirigu | Paris Saint-Germain | GK |
| February | 2013.22013 | Gabon | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Saint-Étienne | FW |
| March | 2013.32013 | Brazil | Thiago Silva | Paris Saint-Germain | DF |
| April | 2013.42013 | Ivory Coast | Salomon Kalou | Lille | FW |
| September | 2013.72013 | Italy | Marco Verratti | Paris Saint-Germain | MF |
| October | 2013.82013 | Nigeria | Vincent Enyeama | Lille | GK |
| November | 2013.92013 | Nigeria | Vincent Enyeama | Lille | GK |
| December | 2013.102013 | Ivory Coast | Salomon Kalou | Lille | FW |
| January | 2014.12014 | Sweden | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| February | 2014.22014 | Sweden | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| March | 2014.32014 | Sweden | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| April | 2014.12014 | Bulgaria | Dimitar Berbatov | Monaco | FW |
| September | 2014.72014 | France | André-Pierre Gignac | Marseille | FW |
| October | 2014.82014 | Brazil | Lucas Moura | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| November | 2014.92014 | Argentina | Javier Pastore | Paris Saint-Germain | MF |
| December | 2014.102014 | France | Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon | FW |
| January | 2015.12015 | France | Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon | FW |
| February | 2015.22015 | Argentina | Emiliano Sala | Caen | FW |
| March | 2015.32015 | Argentina | Javier Pastore | Paris Saint-Germain | MF |
| April | 2015.42015 | Argentina | Javier Pastore | Paris Saint-Germain | MF |
| September | 2015.72015 | France | Lassana Diarra | Marseille | MF |
| October | 2015.82015 | Belgium | Michy Batshuayi | Marseille | FW |
| November | 2015.92015 | Sweden | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| December | 2015.102015 | Argentina | Ángel Di María | Paris Saint-Germain | MF |
| January | 2016.12016 | France | Hatem Ben Arfa | Nice | MF |
| February | 2016.22016 | Belgium | Guillaume Gillet | Nantes | MF |
| March | 2016.32016 | France | Ousmane Dembélé | Rennes | FW |
| April | 2016.42016 | Morocco | Sofiane Boufal | Lille | MF |
| August | 2016.62016 | France | Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon | FW |
| September | 2016.72016 | Uruguay | Edinson Cavani | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| October | 2016.82016 | Uruguay | Edinson Cavani | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| November | 2016.92016 | France | Thomas Lemar | Monaco | MF |
| December | 2016.102016 | France | Maxime Lopez | Marseille | MF |
| January | 2017.12017 | Portugal | Bernardo Silva | Monaco | MF |
| February | 2017.22017 | Italy | Marco Verratti | Paris Saint-Germain | MF |
| March | 2017.32017 | France | Florian Thauvin | Marseille | FW |
| April | 2017.42017 | France | Kylian Mbappé | Monaco | FW |
| August | 2017.62017 | Colombia | Radamel Falcao | Monaco | FW |
| September | 2017.72017 | France | Steve Mandanda | Marseille | GK |
| October | 2017.82017 | France | Nabil Fekir | Lyon | FW |
| November | 2017.92017 | France | Florian Thauvin | Marseille | FW |
| December | 2017.102017 | Brazil | Neymar | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| January | 2018.12018 | France | Florian Thauvin | Marseille | FW |
| February | 2018.22018 | France | Mathieu Debuchy | Saint-Étienne | DF |
| March | 2018.32018 | France | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| April | 2018.42018 | Netherlands | Memphis Depay | Lyon | FW |
| August | 2018.62018 | France | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| September | 2018.72018 | Ivory Coast | Nicolas Pépé | Lille | FW |
| October | 2018.82018 | Argentina | Emiliano Sala | Nantes | FW |
| November | 2018.92018 | Tunisia | Wahbi Khazri | Saint-Étienne | FW |
| December | 2018.102018 | France | Kenny Lala | Strasbourg | DF |
| January | 2019.12019 | Ivory Coast | Nicolas Pépé | Lille | FW |
| February | 2019.22019 | France | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| March | 2019.32019 | Italy | Mario Balotelli | Marseille | FW |
| April | 2019.42019 | France | Jonathan Bamba | Lille | FW |
| August | 2019.62019 | France | Eduardo Camavinga | Rennes | MF |
| September | 2019.72019 | Nigeria | Victor Osimhen | Lille | FW |
| October | 2019.82019 | Brazil | Thiago Silva | Paris Saint-Germain | DF |
| November | 2019.92019 | France | Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | Lyon | MF |
| December | 2019.102019 | France | Wissam Ben Yedder | Monaco | FW |
| January | 2020.12020 | Brazil | Neymar | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| September | 2020.72020 | Senegal | Ibrahima Niane | Metz | FW |
| October | 2020.82020 | France | Jonathan Bamba | Lille | FW |
| November | 2020.92020 | Algeria | Andy Delort | Montpellier | FW |
| December | 2020.102020 | Turkey | Yusuf Yazıcı | Lille | MF |
| January | 2021.12021 | Algeria | Farid Boulaya | Metz | MF |
| February | 2021.22021 | France | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| March | 2021.32021 | Costa Rica | Keylor Navas | Paris Saint-Germain | GK |
| April | 2021.42021 | Turkey | Burak Yılmaz | Lille | FW |
| August | 2021.62021 | France | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| September | 2021.72021 | Ivory Coast | Seko Fofana | Lens | MF |
| October | 2021.82021 | Brazil | Lucas Paquetá | Lyon | MF |
| November | 2021.92021 | France | Gaëtan Laborde | Rennes | FW |
| December | 2021.102021 | France | Téji Savanier | Montpellier | MF |
| January | 2022.12022 | France | Wissam Ben Yedder | Monaco | FW |
| February | 2022.22022 | France | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| March | 2022.32022 | France | Martin Terrier | Rennes | FW |
| April | 2022.42022 | France | Benjamin Bourigeaud | Rennes | MF |
| August | 2022.62022 | Brazil | Neymar | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| September | 2022.72022 | Argentina | Lionel Messi | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| October | 2022.82022 | France | Martin Terrier | Rennes | FW |
| November/December | 2022.92022 | France | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| January | 2023.12023 | France | Wissam Ben Yedder | Monaco | FW |
| February | 2023.22023 | France | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| March | 2023.32023 | Belgium | Loïs Openda | Lens | FW |
| April | 2023.42023 | Belgium | Loïs Openda | Lens | FW |
| August | 2023.62023 | Japan | Takumi Minamino | Monaco | MF |
| September | 2023.72023 | Poland | Marcin Bułka | Nice | GK |
| October | 2023.82023 | France | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| November | 2023.92023 | France | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| December | 2023.102023 | Gabon | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Marseille | FW |
| January | 2024.12024 | France | Martin Terrier | Rennes | FW |
| February | 2024.22024 | France | Pierre Lees-Melou | Brest | MF |
| March | 2024.32024 | Kosovo | Edon Zhegrova | Lille | MF |
| April | 2024.42024 | France | Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon | FW |
| September | 2024.72024 | France | Bradley Barcola | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| October | 2024.82024 | Georgia | Zuriko Davitashvili | Saint-Étienne | FW |
| November | 2024.92024 | Canada | Jonathan David | Lille | FW |
| December | 2024.102024 | England | Mason Greenwood | Marseille | FW |
| January | 2025.12025 | France | Ousmane Dembélé | Paris Saint-Germain | FW |
| February | 2025.22025 | Algeria | Amine Gouiri | Marseille | FW |

### Multiple winners

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.
    As of February 2025 award
| | Indicates current Ligue 1 player |
| Italics | Indicates player still playing professional football |
| Rank | Player | Wins |
| 1st | Kylian Mbappé | 11 |
| 2nd | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 5 |
| 3rd | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 4 |
| 3rd | Eden Hazard | 4 |
| 3rd | Alexandre Lacazette | 4 |
| 3rd | Javier Pastore | 4 |
| 3rd | Franck Ribéry | 4 |
| 8th | Wissam Ben Yedder | 3 |
| 8th | André-Pierre Gignac | 3 |
| 8th | Juninho | 3 |
| 8th | Peguy Luyindula | 3 |
| 8th | Steve Mandanda | 3 |
| 8th | Neymar | 3 |
| 8th | Mamadou Niang | 3 |
| 8th | Martin Terrier | 3 |
| 8th | Florian Thauvin | 3 |
| 17th | Jonathan Bamba | 2 |
| 17th | Hatem Ben Arfa | 2 |
| 17th | Karim Benzema | 2 |
| 17th | Edinson Cavani | 2 |
| 17th | Ousmane Dembélé | 2 |
| 17th | Didier Drogba | 2 |
| 17th | Vincent Enyeama | 2 |
| 17th | Ludovic Giuly | 2 |
| 17th | Yoann Gourcuff | 2 |
| 17th | Guillaume Hoarau | 2 |
| 17th | Jérémie Janot | 2 |
| 17th | Salomon Kalou | 2 |
| 17th | Jérôme Leroy | 2 |
| 17th | Nenê | 2 |
| 17th | Loïs Openda | 2 |
| 17th | Nicolas Pépé | 2 |
| 17th | Frédéric Piquionne | 2 |
| 17th | Emiliano Sala | 2 |
| 17th | Thiago Silva | 2 |
| 17th | Salvatore Sirigu | 2 |
| 17th | Marco Verratti | 2 |

### Awards won by nationality

    As of February 2025 award
| Country | Wins |
| France | 91 |
| Argentina | 12 |
| Brazil | 12 |
| Belgium | 8 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 |
| Sweden | 6 |
| Italy | 5 |
| Gabon | 4 |
| Nigeria | 4 |
| Senegal | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 |
| Morocco | 3 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Portugal | 2 |
| Serbia | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 |
| Uruguay | 2 |
| Benin | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Congo | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| DR Congo | 1 |
| England | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Ghana | 1 |
| Kosovo | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Tunisia | 1 |

### Awards won by club

    As of February 2025 award
| Club | Wins |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 50 |
| Marseille | 27 |
| Lille | 19 |
| Lyon | 19 |
| Saint-Étienne | 15 |
| Monaco | 12 |
| Rennes | 10 |
| Lens | 4 |
| Montpellier | 4 |
| Nice | 4 |
| Bordeaux | 3 |
| Metz | 3 |
| Nantes | 3 |
| Toulouse | 3 |
| Auxerre | 2 |
| Brest | 2 |
| Strasbourg | 2 |
| Caen | 1 |
| Le Mans | 1 |
| Nancy | 1 |
| Sochaux | 1 |
| Valenciennes | 1 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Each year is linked to an article on the particular season associated with the month of that year.
* ↑ Danijel Ljuboja played for Serbia and Montenegro when he was rewarded in 2004, which was renamed as Serbia in 2006.