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 Mathew Ryan, who won the award on 8 October 2019.

PFA Men's Footballer of the Year
Aaron Mooy has won the award three times.
SportAssociation football
CountryAustralia
Presented byPFA
History
First award2009
Editions11
First winner Tim Cahill
Most wins Aaron Mooy (3 wins)
Most recent Mathew Ryan
WebsiteOfficial website

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 PlayerClubNotes
2008–09 Tim Cahill Everton
2009–10 Mark Schwarzer FulhamFirst goalkeeper to win the award
2010–11 Matt McKay Brisbane RoarFirst 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 TownFirst player to win the award twice
First player to win the award in consecutive seasons
2017–18 Aaron Mooy Huddersfield TownFirst player to win the award three times
First player to win the award in three consecutive seasons
2018–19 Mathew Ryan Brighton & Hove Albion

Breakdown of winners

By country
CountryNumber of winsWinning years
Australia
10
2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19

By club
ClubNumber of winsWinning years
Huddersfield Town22016–17, 2017–18
AZ Alkmaar12011–12
Brisbane Roar12010–11
Brighton & Hove Albion12018–19
Club Brugge12014–15
Crystal Palace12013–14
Everton12008–09
Fortuna Düsseldorf12012–13
Fulham12009–10
Melbourne City12015–16
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See also

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