# French Player of the Year

The French Player of the Year is an association football award presented annually by the French magazine France Football since 1959. Originally, only French players playing in France were eligible, but starting in 1996 French players playing abroad were in contention to win the trophy. Since 2001, former winners have elected the Player of the Year.

## Format

In 2023, France Football changed the format of its award by changing its time frame from the calendar year to the football season. They also decided to introduce a French Player of the Year award for women's footballers.

## Male winners

| Year | Player | Club(s) |
| 1959 | Jules Sbroglia [fr] | Angers |
| 1960 | Raymond Kopa | Reims |
| 1961 | Mahi Khennane | Rennes |
| 1962 | André Lerond | Stade Français |
| 1963 | Yvon Douis | Monaco |
| 1964 | Marcel Artelesa | Monaco |
| 1965 | Philippe Gondet | Nantes |
| 1966 | Philippe Gondet (2) | Nantes |
| 1967 | Bernard Bosquier | Saint-Étienne |
| 1968 | Bernard Bosquier (2) | Saint-Étienne |
| 1969 | Hervé Revelli | Saint-Étienne |
| 1970 | Georges Carnus | Saint-Étienne |
| 1971 | Georges Carnus (2) | Saint-Étienne Marseille |
| 1972 | Marius Trésor | Ajaccio Marseille |
| 1973 | Georges Bereta | Saint-Étienne |
| 1974 | Georges Bereta (2) | Saint-Étienne |
| 1975 | Jean-Marc Guillou | Angers Nice |
| 1976 | Michel Platini | Nancy |
| 1977 | Michel Platini (2) | Nancy |
| 1978 | Jean Petit | Monaco |
| 1979 | Maxime Bossis | Nantes |
| 1980 | Jean-François Larios | Saint-Étienne |
| 1981 | Maxime Bossis (2) | Nantes |
| 1982 | Alain Giresse | Bordeaux |
| 1983 | Alain Giresse | Bordeaux |
| 1984 | Jean Tigana | Bordeaux |
| 1985 | Luis Fernández | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1986 | Manuel Amoros | Monaco |
| 1987 | Alain Giresse (3) | Marseille |
| 1988 | Stéphane Paille | Sochaux |
| 1989 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Marseille |
| 1990 | Laurent Blanc | Montpellier |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin (2) | Marseille |
| 1992 | Alain Roche | Auxerre Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1993 | David Ginola | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1994 | Bernard Lama | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1995 | Vincent Guérin | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1996 | Didier Deschamps | Juventus |
| 1997 | Lilian Thuram | Parma |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus |
| 1999 | Sylvain Wiltord | Bordeaux |
| 2000 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal |
| 2001 | Patrick Vieira | Arsenal |
| 2002 | Zinedine Zidane (2) | Real Madrid |
| 2003 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal |
| 2004 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal |
| 2005 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal |
| 2006 | Thierry Henry (5) | Arsenal |
| 2007 | Franck Ribéry | Marseille |
| 2008 | Franck Ribéry | Bayern Munich |
| 2009 | Yoann Gourcuff | Bordeaux |
| 2010 | Samir Nasri | Arsenal |
| 2011 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid |
| 2012 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid |
| 2013 | Franck Ribéry (3) | Bayern Munich |
| 2014 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid |
| 2015 | Blaise Matuidi | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2016 | Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid |
| 2017 | N'Golo Kanté | Chelsea |
| 2018 | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2019 | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2020 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Karim Benzema (4) | Real Madrid |
| Seasonal format replaced annual calendar format |||
| 2022–23 | Kylian Mbappé (3) | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2023–24 | Kylian Mbappé (4) | Paris Saint-Germain |

## Player of the Century

At the end of the 20th century, the magazine also voted on the French Player of the Century, won by Michel Platini.
| Rank | Player | Votes |
| 1 | Michel Platini | 143 |
| 2 | Zinedine Zidane | 121 |
| 3 | Raymond Kopa | 88 |
| 4 | Laurent Blanc | 28 |
| 5 | Just Fontaine | 22 |
| 6 | Marius Trésor | 17 |
| 7 | Alain Giresse | 15 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Papin | 12 |
| 9 | Didier Deschamps | 9 |
| 10 | Eric Cantona | 8 |

## Manager of the Year

Every year, the magazine elects the best French manager of the year. The jury is composed of former laureates.
* 1970: Albert Batteux
* 1970: Mario Zatelli
* 1971: Kader Firoud
* 1971: Jean Prouff
* 1972: Jean Snella
* 1973: Robert Herbin
* 1974: Pierre Cahuzac
* 1975: Georges Huart
* 1976: Robert Herbin
* 1977: Pierre Cahuzac
* 1978: Gilbert Gress
* 1979: Michel Le Millinaire
* 1980: René Hauss
* 1981: Aimé Jacquet
* 1982: Michel Hidalgo
* 1983: Michel Le Milinaire
* 1984: Aimé Jacquet
* 1985: Jean-Claude Suaudeau
* 1986: Guy Roux
* 1987: Jean Fernández
* 1988: Guy Roux
* 1989: Gérard Gili
* 1990: Henryk Kasperczak
* 1991: Daniel Jeandupeux
* 1992: Jean-Claude Suaudeau
* 1993: Jean Fernández
* 1994: Jean-Claude Suaudeau
* 1995: Francis Smerecki
* 1996: Guy Roux
* 1997: Jean Tigana
* 1998: Aimé Jacquet
* 1999: Élie Baup
* 2000: Alex Dupont
* 2001: Vahid Halilhodžić
* 2002: Jacques Santini
* 2003: Didier Deschamps
* 2004: Paul Le Guen
* 2005: Claude Puel
* 2006: Pablo Correa
* 2007: Pablo Correa
* 2008: Arsène Wenger
* 2009: Laurent Blanc
* 2010: Didier Deschamps
* 2011: Rudi Garcia
* 2012: René Girard
* 2013: Rudi Garcia
* 2014: Rudi Garcia
* 2015: Laurent Blanc
* 2016: Zinedine Zidane
* 2017: Zinedine Zidane
* 2018: Didier Deschamps
* 2019: Christophe Galtier
* 2020: Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
* 2021: Christophe Galtier
* 2022–23: Franck Haise
* 2023–24: Éric Roy