PFA Men's Footballer of the Year

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 Tom Rogic, who won the award on 26 May 2022.[1]

PFA Men's Footballer of the Year
Aaron Mooy has won the award three times.
SportAssociation football
CountryAustralia
Presented byPFA
History
First award2009
Editions14
First winnerAustralia Tim Cahill
Most winsAustralia Aaron Mooy,
Australia Mathew Ryan
(3 wins each)
Most recentAustralia Craig Goodwin
WebsiteOfficial website

The first winner of the award was Everton midfielder Tim Cahill. As of 2022, 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 2023.

Winners

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The award has been presented on 15 occasions as of 2023, with 11 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   Tim Cahill   Everton
2009–10   Mark Schwarzer   Fulham First goalkeeper to win the award
2010–11   Matt McKay   Brisbane Roar First A-League player to win the award
2011–12   Brett Holman   AZ Alkmaar
2012–13   Robbie Kruse   Fortuna Düsseldorf
2013–14   Mile Jedinak   Crystal Palace
2014–15   Mathew Ryan   Club Brugge
2015–16   Aaron Mooy   Melbourne City
2016–17   Aaron Mooy   Huddersfield Town First player to win the award twice
First player to win the award in consecutive seasons
2017–18   Aaron Mooy   Huddersfield Town First player to win the award three times
First player to win the award in three consecutive seasons
2018–19   Mathew Ryan   Brighton & Hove Albion
2019–20   Mathew Ryan   Brighton & Hove Albion
2020–21   Jamie Maclaren   Melbourne City
2021–22   Tom Rogic   Celtic
2022–23   Craig Goodwin   Adelaide United

Breakdown of winners

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By country

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Country Number of wins Winning years
  Australia
14
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, 2021–22, 2022–23

By club

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Club Number of wins Winning years
  Brighton & Hove Albion 2 2018–19, 2019–20
  Huddersfield Town 2 2016–17, 2017–18
  Melbourne City 2 2015–16, 2020–21
  Adelaide United 1 2022–23
  AZ Alkmaar 1 2011–12
  Brisbane Roar 1 2010–11
  Celtic 1 2021–22
  Club Brugge 1 2014–15
  Crystal Palace 1 2013–14
  Everton 1 2008–09
  Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 2012–13
  Fulham 1 2009–10

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Stars of Australia's national teams Kerr, Rogic, Genreau and Fowler win PFA awards". Professional Footballers Australia. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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