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Welsh Footballer of the Year

The Welsh Footballer of the Year is an annual award chosen by the FAW, to determine the best player in Wales.

Gareth Bale, pictured here in 2015, is a six-time winner of the men's award.
Jess Fishlock, pictured here at 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League, has won the women's award five times.

Winners

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Men

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Year Player Club(s) Reference
1993 Mark Hughes   Manchester United [1]
1994 Mark Hughes   Manchester United [1]
1996 Ryan Giggs   Manchester United
1998 John Hartson   West Ham United [2]
1999 Paul Jones   Southampton [3]
2000 John Robinson   Charlton Athletic [4]
2001 John Hartson   Wimbledon
  Coventry City
  Celtic 		[2]
2002 Simon Davies   Tottenham Hotspur [5]
2003 John Hartson   Celtic [2]
2004 Robert Earnshaw   Cardiff City
  West Bromwich Albion 		[6]
2005 Danny Gabbidon   Cardiff City
  West Ham United 		[7]
2006 Ryan Giggs   Manchester United [8]
2007 Craig Bellamy   Liverpool
  West Ham United 		[9]
2008 Simon Davies   Fulham [10]
2009 Ashley Williams   Swansea City [11]
2010 Gareth Bale   Tottenham Hotspur [12]
2011 Gareth Bale   Tottenham Hotspur [13]
2012 Joe Allen   Swansea City
  Liverpool 		[6]
2013 Gareth Bale   Tottenham Hotspur
  Real Madrid 		[14]
2014 Gareth Bale   Real Madrid [15]
2015 Gareth Bale   Real Madrid [16]
2016 Gareth Bale   Real Madrid [17]
2017 Chris Gunter   Reading [18]
2018 David Brooks   Sheffield United
  Bournemouth 		[19]

Women

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Year Player Club Reference
2011 Jess Fishlock   Bristol Academy [13]
2012 Jess Fishlock   Bristol Academy [6]
2013 Jess Fishlock   Seattle Reign [14]
2014 Jess Fishlock   Seattle Reign [15]
2015 Kylie Davies   Reading Women [16]
2016 Natasha Harding   Liverpool Ladies [17]
2017 Laura O'Sullivan   Yeovil Town [18]
2018 Jess Fishlock   Seattle Reign [19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GARETH RETAINS FAW AWARD". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "John Hartson: Hartson determined to pass his biggest test". The Independent. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ^ "PAUL JONES SCOOPS TOP WELSH AWARD". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Robinson named Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 4 October 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  5. ^ "SIMON SCOOPS TOP AWARD". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 11 October 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Allen named Wales' player of the year". UEFA.com. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Gabbidon voted top Welsh player". BBC Sport. 4 October 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Giggs claims Welsh award honour". BBC Sport. 3 October 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Bellamy nets Welsh player award". BBC Sport. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Davies wins Welsh football gong". BBC Sport. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Williams takes top Welsh awards". BBC Sport. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Gareth Bale named Wales' player of the year". BBC Sport. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Gareth Bale retains FA of Wales player of the year award". BBC Sport. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Bale wins Welsh player award". The Daily Express. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Gareth Bale wins Welsh player award for record fourth time". BBC Sport. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Gareth Bale: Real Madrid forward named Welsh player of the year". BBC Sport. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Gareth Bale and Joe Allen lead Wales award winners". BBC Sport. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Chris Gunter: Reading defender beats Gareth Bale to Wales player of year award". BBC Sport. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  19. ^ a b "FAW Awards: David Brooks and Jess Fishlock named Players of the Year". BBC Sport. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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