PFA Men's Footballer of the Year

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PFA Men's Footballer of the Year
Aaron Mooy.jpg
Aaron Mooy has won the award three times.
SportAssociation football
CountryAustralia
Presented byPFA
History
First award2009
Editions11
First winnerAustralia Tim Cahill
Most winsAustralia Aaron Mooy,
Australia Mathew Ryan
(3 wins each)
Most recentAustralia Jamie Maclaren
WebsiteOfficial website

The Professional Footballers Australia Men's Footballer of the Year (often called PFA Men's Footballer of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in Australian soccer. The award has been presented since the 2008–09 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, Professional Footballers Australia (PFA). The current holder is Mathew Ryan, who won the award on 8 October 2019.

The first winner of the award was Everton midfielder Tim Cahill. As of 2019, only Mathew Ryan and Aaron Mooy have won the award on multiple occasions, and only Mooy has won the award in consecutive seasons. Mooy has won the award a record three times. Although there is a separate Harry Kewell Medal for players under the age of 23, young players remain eligible to win the senior award, and on one occasion the same player won both awards for a season, Ryan in 2014–15.

The award is open to players playing in the A-League and Australian players playing overseas. No non-Australian player has won the award as of 2019.

Winners[]

The award has been presented on 11 occasions as of 2019, with 8 different winners.

Mathew Ryan was the first player to win the Footballer of the Year award and Harry Kewell Medal in the same season.
Year Player Club Notes
2008–09 Australia Tim Cahill England Everton
2009–10 Australia Mark Schwarzer England Fulham First goalkeeper to win the award
2010–11 Australia Matt McKay Australia Brisbane Roar First A-League player to win the award
2011–12 Australia Brett Holman Netherlands AZ Alkmaar
2012–13 Australia Robbie Kruse Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
2013–14 Australia Mile Jedinak England Crystal Palace
2014–15 Australia Mathew Ryan Belgium Club Brugge
2015–16 Australia Aaron Mooy Australia Melbourne City
2016–17 Australia Aaron Mooy England Huddersfield Town First player to win the award twice
First player to win the award in consecutive seasons
2017–18 Australia Aaron Mooy England Huddersfield Town First player to win the award three times
First player to win the award in three consecutive seasons
2018–19 Australia Mathew Ryan England Brighton & Hove Albion
2019–20 Australia Mathew Ryan England Brighton & Hove Albion
2020–21 Australia Jamie Maclaren Australia Melbourne City

Breakdown of winners[]

By country[]

Country Number of wins Winning years
Australia Australia
12
 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

By club[]

Club Number of wins Winning years
England Brighton & Hove Albion 2 2018–19, 2019–20
England Huddersfield Town 2 2016–17, 2017–18
Australia Melbourne City 2 2015–16, 2020–21
Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 2011–12
Australia Brisbane Roar 1 2010–11
Belgium Club Brugge 1 2014–15
England Crystal Palace 1 2013–14
England Everton 1 2008–09
Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 2012–13
England Fulham 1 2009–10

See also[]

References[]

  • "Awards & Honours". Professional Footballers Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

External links[]

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