Premier League Player of the Month
The Premier League Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best adjudged Premier League player each month of the season. The winner is chosen by a combination of an online public vote, which contributes to 10% of the final tally, a panel of experts, and the captain of each Premier League club. It has been called the Carling Premiership Player of the Month, the Barclaycard Premiership Player of the Month and the Barclays Player of the Month ; it is currently known as the EA Sports Player of the Month.
The Premier League was formed in 1992, when the members of the First Division resigned from the Football League. These clubs set up a new commercially independent league that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements. The Premier League introduced new Manager of the Month and Manager of the Season awards for the 1993–94 season, supplementing the existing Football Writers' Association and Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year awards. For the 1994–95 season, the Premier League introduced the Player of the Month award, which is presented alongside the Manager of the Month award. The first Player of the Month was awarded to Tottenham Hotspur player Jürgen Klinsmann for his performances in August 1994.
Sergio Agüero has been Player of the Month the most with seven awards. Seven players have won the award in consecutive months: Robbie Fowler, Dennis Bergkamp, Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Mohamed Salah and Bruno Fernandes. Only Mohamed Salah has won the award three times in a season, and 17 individuals have won two awards in a season: Robbie Fowler, Dennis Bergkamp, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ashley Young, Peter Odemwingie, Robin van Persie, Daniel Sturridge, Luis Suárez, Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Sergio Agüero, Son Heung-min and Bruno Fernandes. Robbie Keane has won the award while playing for three clubs, while 12 players have won the award playing for two clubs: Alan Shearer, Dion Dublin, David Ginola, Dwight Yorke, Tim Flowers, Teddy Sheringham, Danny Murphy, Andrew Johnson, Nicolas Anelka, Dimitar Berbatov, Scott Parker, and Robin van Persie.
The award has been shared on six occasions: by Blackburn Rovers's Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton in November 1994, Liverpool's Robbie Fowler and Stan Collymore in January 1996, Southampton's Kevin Davies and Manchester United's Andy Cole in November 1997, Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp and Edu in February 2004, Tottenham Hotspur's Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane in April 2007 and Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Luis Suárez in April 2014. More than four in ten of the Player of the Month awards have gone to English players, and over a quarter of foreign winners have been French or Dutch. Manchester United have had more Player of the Month awards than any other club.
As of June 2020, the most recent recipient of the award is Manchester United player Bruno Fernandes.
Key
- Players marked shared the award with another player.
- Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward.
List of winners
Month | Year | Player | Nationality | Club | ||
1994 | Germany | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
1994 | England | Newcastle United | ||||
1994 | England | Manchester United | ||||
1994 | England | FW | Blackburn Rovers | |||
1994 | England | FW | Blackburn Rovers | |||
1994 | England | Southampton | ||||
1995 | England | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
1995 | Scotland | FW | Everton | |||
1995 | Ghana | FW | Leeds United | |||
1995 | England | Arsenal | ||||
1995 | France | FW | Newcastle United | |||
1995 | Ghana | FW | Leeds United | |||
1995 | England | Queens Park Rangers | ||||
1995 | England | Newcastle United | ||||
1995 | England | FW | Liverpool | |||
1996 | England | FW | Liverpool | |||
1996 | England | FW | Liverpool | |||
1996 | Trinidad and Tobago | Aston Villa | ||||
1996 | France | FW | Manchester United | |||
1996 | Russia | FW | Everton | |||
1996 | England | Manchester United | ||||
1996 | Czech Republic | Liverpool | ||||
1996 | England | Southampton | ||||
1996 | England | FW | Arsenal | |||
1996 | Italy | FW | Chelsea | |||
1997 | England | Blackburn Rovers | ||||
1997 | Jamaica | Wimbledon | ||||
1997 | Juninho | Brazil | Middlesbrough | |||
1997 | Ireland | FW | Southampton | |||
1997 | Netherlands | FW | Arsenal | |||
1997 | Netherlands | FW | Arsenal | |||
1997 | Costa Rica | FW | Derby County | |||
1997 | England | FW | Manchester United | |||
1997 | England | FW | Southampton | |||
1997 | England | Liverpool | ||||
1998 | England | FW | Coventry City | |||
1998 | England | FW | Blackburn Rovers | |||
1998 | Austria | Arsenal | ||||
1998 | France | Arsenal | ||||
1998 | England | FW | Liverpool | |||
1998 | England | FW | Newcastle United | |||
1998 | Ireland | Manchester United | ||||
1998 | England | FW | Aston Villa | |||
1998 | France | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
1999 | Trinidad and Tobago | Manchester United | ||||
1999 | France | FW | Arsenal | |||
1999 | England | Arsenal | ||||
1999 | England | FW | Everton | |||
1999 | Ireland | FW | Coventry City | |||
1999 | Turkey | Leicester City | ||||
1999 | England | FW | Sunderland | |||
1999 | Finland | DF | Liverpool | |||
1999 | Ireland | Manchester United | ||||
2000 | England | DF | Aston Villa | |||
2000 | England | Aston Villa | ||||
2000 | Trinidad and Tobago | Manchester United | ||||
2000 | France | FW | Arsenal | |||
2000 | England | Leeds United | ||||
2000 | England | Leicester City | ||||
2000 | England | FW | Manchester United | |||
2000 | England | Leeds United | ||||
2000 | England | FW | Southampton | |||
2001 | Ireland | FW | Leeds United | |||
2001 | England | DF | West Ham United | |||
2001 | England | Liverpool | ||||
2001 | Scotland | Liverpool | ||||
2001 | France | FW | Fulham | |||
2001 | Argentina | Manchester United | ||||
2001 | England | DF | Leeds United | |||
2001 | England | Liverpool | ||||
2001 | Netherlands | FW | Manchester United | |||
2002 | England | FW | Ipswich Town | |||
2002 | Netherlands | FW | Manchester United | |||
2002 | Netherlands | FW | Arsenal | |||
2002 | Sweden | Arsenal | ||||
2002 | France | FW | Arsenal | |||
2002 | France | FW | Arsenal | |||
2002 | Italy | FW | Chelsea | |||
2002 | England | FW | Southampton | |||
2002 | England | FW | Newcastle United | |||
2003 | England | Manchester United | ||||
2003 | France | Arsenal | ||||
2003 | England | Liverpool | ||||
2003 | Netherlands | FW | Manchester United | |||
2003 | England | FW | Portsmouth | |||
2003 | England | Chelsea | ||||
2003 | England | FW | Newcastle United | |||
2003 | Nigeria | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
2003 | England | Manchester United | ||||
2004 | France | FW | Arsenal | |||
2004 | Netherlands | FW | Arsenal | |||
2004 | Edu | Brazil | Arsenal | |||
2004 | Finland | FW | Birmingham City | |||
2004 | France | FW | Arsenal | |||
2004 | Spain | Arsenal | ||||
2004 | England | DF | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2004 | England | FW | Crystal Palace | |||
2004 | Netherlands | Chelsea | ||||
2004 | England | Liverpool | ||||
2005 | England | DF | Chelsea | |||
2005 | England | FW | Manchester United | |||
2005 | England | Chelsea | ||||
2005 | England | Chelsea | ||||
2005 | England | FW | Charlton Athletic | |||
2005 | England | Charlton Athletic | ||||
2005 | England | Chelsea | ||||
2005 | Netherlands | FW | Arsenal | |||
2005 | England | FW | Manchester United | |||
2006 | England | DF | West Ham United | |||
2006 | England | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
2006 | England | FW | Manchester United | |||
2006 | England | Liverpool | ||||
2006 | Wales | Manchester United | ||||
2006 | England | FW | Everton | |||
2006 | England | Manchester United | ||||
2006 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | FW | Manchester United | ||
2006 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | FW | Manchester United | ||
2007 | Spain | Arsenal | ||||
2007 | Wales | Manchester United | ||||
2007 | Czech Republic | Chelsea | ||||
2007 | Bulgaria | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2007 | Ireland | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2007 | England | DF | Manchester City | |||
2007 | Spain | Arsenal | ||||
2007 | England | FW | Manchester United | |||
2007 | England | FW | Aston Villa | |||
2007 | FW | Blackburn Rovers | ||||
2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | FW | Manchester United | ||
2008 | Spain | FW | Liverpool | |||
2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | FW | Manchester United | ||
2008 | England | DF | Aston Villa | |||
2008 | Deco | Portugal | Chelsea | |||
2008 | England | DF | Aston Villa | |||
2008 | England | Chelsea | ||||
2008 | France | FW | Chelsea | |||
2008 | England | DF | Aston Villa | |||
2009 | DF | Manchester United | ||||
2009 | England | DF | Everton | |||
2009 | England | Liverpool | ||||
2009 | Russia | Arsenal | ||||
2009 | England | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2009 | Spain | FW | Liverpool | |||
2009 | Netherlands | FW | Arsenal | |||
2009 | England | Hull City | ||||
2009 | Argentina | FW | Manchester City | |||
2010 | England | FW | Manchester United | |||
2010 | Australia | Fulham | ||||
2010 | France | Chelsea | ||||
2010 | Wales | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2010 | England | Manchester United | ||||
2010 | Nigeria | FW | West Bromwich Albion | |||
2010 | Netherlands | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
2010 | Sweden | FW | Bolton Wanderers | |||
2010 | France | Arsenal | ||||
2011 | Bulgaria | FW | Manchester United | |||
2011 | England | West Ham United | ||||
2011 | David Luiz | Brazil | DF | Chelsea | ||
2011 | Nigeria | FW | West Bromwich Albion | |||
2011 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | FW | Manchester City | |||
2011 | Spain | Manchester City | ||||
2011 | Netherlands | FW | Arsenal | |||
2011 | England | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
2011 | Senegal | FW | Newcastle United | |||
2012 | Wales | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2012 | Nigeria | FW | West Bromwich Albion | |||
2012 | Iceland | Swansea City | ||||
2012 | Croatia | FW | Everton | |||
2012 | Scotland | FW | Sunderland | |||
2012 | Spain | Chelsea | ||||
2012 | Belgium | Everton | ||||
2012 | Netherlands | FW | Manchester United | |||
2013 | England | FW | Reading | |||
2013 | Wales | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2013 | Belgium | DF | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2013 | Netherlands | FW | Manchester United | |||
2013 | England | FW | Liverpool | |||
2013 | Wales | Arsenal | ||||
2013 | Argentina | FW | Manchester City | |||
2013 | Netherlands | Newcastle United | ||||
2013 | Uruguay | FW | Liverpool | |||
2014 | England | Sunderland | ||||
2014 | England | FW | Liverpool | |||
2014 | England | Liverpool | ||||
2014 | Uruguay | FW | Liverpool | |||
2014 | England | FW | Sunderland | |||
2014 | Spain | FW | Chelsea | |||
2014 | Italy | FW | Southampton | |||
2014 | Senegal | FW | West Ham United | |||
2014 | Argentina | FW | Manchester City | |||
2014 | England | FW | Queens Park Rangers | |||
2015 | England | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2015 | England | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2015 | France | FW | Arsenal | |||
2015 | Belgium | FW | Aston Villa | |||
2015 | Ghana | FW | Swansea City | |||
2015 | France | FW | Manchester United | |||
2015 | England | FW | Leicester City | |||
2015 | England | FW | Leicester City | |||
2015 | Nigeria | FW | Watford | |||
2016 | Argentina | FW | Manchester City | |||
2016 | England | Southampton | ||||
2016 | England | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2016 | Argentina | FW | Manchester City | |||
2016 | England | FW | Manchester City | |||
2016 | Son Heung-min | South Korea | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
2016 | Belgium | FW | Chelsea | |||
2016 | Spain | FW | Chelsea | |||
2016 | Sweden | FW | Manchester United | |||
2017 | England | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
2017 | England | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2017 | Belgium | FW | Everton | |||
2017 | Son Heung-min | South Korea | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
2017 | Senegal | FW | Liverpool | |||
2017 | England | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2017 | Germany | FW | Manchester City | |||
2017 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | FW | Liverpool | ||
2017 | England | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2018 | Argentina | FW | Manchester City | |||
2018 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | FW | Liverpool | ||
2018 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | FW | Liverpool | ||
2018 | Ivory Coast | FW | Crystal Palace | |||
2018 | Lucas Moura | Brazil | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2018 | Belgium | FW | Chelsea | |||
2018 | Gabon | FW | Arsenal | |||
2018 | England | FW | Manchester City | |||
2018 | Netherlands | DF | Liverpool | |||
2019 | England | FW | Manchester United | |||
2019 | Argentina | FW | Manchester City | |||
2019 | Senegal | FW | Liverpool | |||
2019 | England | FW | Leicester City | |||
2019 | Finland | FW | Norwich City | |||
2019 | Gabon | FW | Arsenal | |||
2019 | England | FW | Leicester City | |||
2019 | Senegal | FW | Liverpool | |||
2019 | England | DF | Liverpool | |||
2020 | Argentina | FW | Manchester City | |||
2020 | Portugal | MF | Manchester United | |||
2020 | Portugal | MF | Manchester United |