Awards

EA SPORTS Player of the Season award

20 May 2023
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Find out about the award given to the Premier League's best performer of a season

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The EA SPORTS Player of the Season award is given to the standout performer in a Premier League campaign. 

It has been in existence since 1994/95, when Alan Shearer won the inaugural award. 

Four players have won it a record two times. They are Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidic and Kevin De Bruyne. Ronaldo is the only player to claim it in back-to-back seasons.

The current holder is Manchester City's Erling Haaland, who broke the record for most goals in a single Premier League season in 2022/23. 

It is awarded to the player who receives the most combined votes from the public, the 20 club captains and a panel of football experts.

Every Player of the Season winner
Season Winner Club
1994/95 Alan Shearer Newcastle
1995/96 Peter Schmeichel Man Utd
1996/97 Juninho Middlesbrough
1997/98 Michael Owen Liverpool
1998/99 Dwight Yorke Man Utd
1999/00 Kevin Phillips Sunderland
2000/01 Patrick Vieira Arsenal
2001/02 Freddie Ljungberg Arsenal
2002/03 Ruud van Nistelrooy Man Utd
2003/04 Thierry Henry Arsenal
2004/05 Frank Lampard Chelsea
2005/06 Thierry Henry Arsenal
2006/07 Cristiano Ronaldo Man Utd
2007/08 Cristiano Ronaldo Man Utd
2008/09 Nemanja Vidic Man Utd
2009/10 Wayne Rooney Man Utd
2010/11 Nemanja Vidic Man Utd
2011/12 Vincent Kompany Man City
2012/13 Gareth Bale Spurs
2013/14 Luis Suarez Liverpool
2014/15 Eden Hazard Chelsea
2015/16 Jamie Vardy Leicester
2016/17 N'Golo Kante Chelsea
2017/18 Mohamed Salah Liverpool
2018/19 Virgil van Dijk Liverpool
2019/20 Kevin De Bruyne Man City
2020/21 Ruben Dias Man City
2021/22 Kevin De Bruyne Man City
2022/23 Erling Haaland Man City

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