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Zlatan Ibrahimović won the award three times playing for Paris Saint-Germain; the most wins by a single player.

The Ligue 1 Player of the Year, is an award given to the player whose performances are considered to be the best, playing in Ligue 1. The award has been presented since the 1993–94 season and the first winner of the award was Paris Saint-Germain Winger David Ginola. The current holder is Kylian Mbappé, who won the award for his performances throughout the 2020–21 campaign for Paris Saint-Germain.

Key

  • Player (X) denotes the number of times a player has won the award (if more than one)
  •  §  Clubs with this background and symbol were Ligue 1 champions in the same season

Winners

David Ginola won the inaugural award in 1994.
Kylian Mbappé is the current incumbent of the award.

This award has been presented 27 times as of 2021, with all winners being different aside from Pauleta who was the first two-time winner in 2001–02 and 2002–03, as well as the only other multiple-time winners Eden Hazard (in 2010–11 and 2011–12), Zlatan Ibrahimović (who won the award a record three times in 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2015–16) and Kylian Mbappé (in 2018–19 and 2020–21).

Season Player Position Nationality Club Ref.
1993–94 David Ginola Forward  France Paris Saint-Germain§ [1]
1994–95 Vincent Guérin Midfielder  France Paris Saint-Germain [1]
1995–96 Zinedine Zidane Midfielder  France Bordeaux [1]
1996–97 Sonny Anderson Forward  Brazil Monaco§ [1]
1997–98 Marco Simone Forward  Italy Paris Saint-Germain [1]
1998–99 Ali Benarbia Midfielder  Algeria Bordeaux§ [1]
1999–2000 Marcelo Gallardo Midfielder  Argentina Monaco§ [1]
2000–01 Eric Carrière Midfielder  France Nantes§ [1]
2001–02 Pauleta Forward  Portugal Bordeaux [1]
2002–03 Pauleta (2) Forward  Portugal Bordeaux [1]
2003–04 Didier Drogba Forward  Ivory Coast Marseille [1]
2004–05 Michael Essien Midfielder  Ghana Lyon§ [1]
2005–06 Juninho Midfielder  Brazil Lyon§ [1]
2006–07 Florent Malouda Midfielder  France Lyon§ [1]
2007–08 Karim Benzema Forward  France Lyon§ [1]
2008–09 Yoann Gourcuff Midfielder  France Bordeaux§ [1]
2009–10 Lisandro López Forward  Argentina Lyon [1]
2010–11 Eden Hazard Midfielder  Belgium Lille§ [1]
2011–12 Eden Hazard (2) Midfielder  Belgium Lille [2]
2012–13 Zlatan Ibrahimović Forward  Sweden Paris Saint-Germain§
2013–14 Zlatan Ibrahimović (2) Forward  Sweden Paris Saint-Germain§
2014–15 Alexandre Lacazette Forward  France Lyon [3]
2015–16 Zlatan Ibrahimović (3) Forward  Sweden Paris Saint-Germain§ [4]
2016–17 Edinson Cavani Forward  Uruguay Paris Saint-Germain [5]
2017–18 Neymar Forward  Brazil Paris Saint-Germain§ [6]
2018–19 Kylian Mbappé Forward  France Paris Saint-Germain§ [7]
2019–20 Not awarded [8]
2020–21 Kylian Mbappé (2) Forward  France Paris Saint-Germain [9]

Breakdown of winners

By country

Sonny Anderson was the first winner from outside of France.
Country Wins Winning seasons
 France
10
1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2020–21
 Brazil
3
1996–97, 2005–06, 2017–18
 Sweden
3
2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
 Belgium
2
2010–11, 2011–12
 Portugal
2
2001–02, 2002–03
 Argentina
2
1999–2000, 2009–10
 Ivory Coast
1
2004–05
 Ghana
1
2005–06
 Italy
1
1997–98
 Algeria
1
1998–99
 Uruguay
1
2016–17

By club

Eden Hazard won the award twice in two consecutive seasons playing for Lille.
Club Wins Winning seasons
Paris Saint-Germain
10
 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
Lyon
6
 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15,
Bordeaux
5
 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09
Monaco
2
 1996–97, 1999–2000
Lille
2
 2010–11, 2011–12
Marseille
1
 2003–04
Nantes
1
 2000–01

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Palmares Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - Meilleur joueur de Ligue 1 ( > Football > Trophées > Trophées UNFP - Oscars du foot) sur SportPalmares, tous les palmares du sport se trouvent ici !!". Sportpalmares.eu. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Player of year Hazard chooses Manchester". Ligue1.com. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Lacazette wins player of year". Ligue1.com. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Ibrahimovic named Player of the Year". Ligue1.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe scoop up top Ligue 1 awards". ESPN. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Neymar voted player of the year". Ligue1.com. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Mbappé wins awards double". Ligue1.com. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  8. ^ "UNFP awards cancelled". Ligue1.com. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Kylian Mbappé élu meilleur joueur de Ligue 1" [Kylian Mbappé elected best player in Ligue 1] (in French). Eurosport. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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