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. | |
| Sport | Association football |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | PFA |
| History | |
| First award | 2009 |
| Editions | 11 |
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| Most wins | |
| Most recent | |
| Website | Official 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.
| Year | Player | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | |  | |
| 2009–10 | | | First goalkeeper to win the award |
| 2010–11 | | | First A-League player to win the award |
| 2011–12 | |  | |
| 2012–13 | |  | |
| 2013–14 | | | |
| 2014–15 | | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
| 2015–16 | | | |
| 2016–17 | | | First player to win the award twice First player to win the award in consecutive seasons |
| 2017–18 | | | First player to win the award three times First player to win the award in three consecutive seasons |
| 2018–19 | | |
Breakdown of winners
By country
| Country | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 |
By club
| Club | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2016–17, 2017–18 |
| 1 | 2011–12 |
| 1 | 2010–11 |
| 1 | 2018–19 |
| 1 | 2014–15 |
| 1 | 2013–14 |
| 1 | 2008–09 |
| 1 | 2012–13 |
| 1 | 2009–10 |
| 1 | 2015–16 |
See also
References
- "Awards & Honours". Professional Footballers Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2020.