Premier League Player of the Month
Award for the best player of the month in the Premier League From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] It has been called the Carling Premiership Player of the Month (1994–2001), the Barclaycard Premiership Player of the Month (2001–2004) and the Barclays Player of the Month (2004–2016); it is currently known as the EA Sports Player of the Month.[2][3]
The Premier League was formed in 1992, when the members of the First Division resigned from the Football League.[4] These clubs set up a new commercially independent league that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements.[5] The Premier League introduced new Manager of the Month and Manager of the Season awards for the 1993–94 season,[2] 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.[1] The first Player of the Month was awarded to Tottenham Hotspur player Jürgen Klinsmann for his performances in August 1994.[6]
Sergio Agüero, Harry Kane, and Mohamed Salah have been Player of the Month the most with seven awards each. Nine players have won the award in consecutive months: Robbie Fowler, Dennis Bergkamp, Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Mohamed Salah, Bruno Fernandes, İlkay Gündoğan, and Marcus Rashford. Only Mohamed Salah and Marcus Rashford have won the award three times in a single season. Fernandes is the first player to win four awards in one calendar year. Nineteen 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, Bruno Fernandes, Erling Haaland, and Mohamed Salah. Robbie Keane has won the award while playing for three clubs, while twelve 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 almost a quarter of foreign winners have been French or Dutch. Michail Antonio became the first player to win the award with different nationalities, winning in July 2020 as an Englishman and in August 2021 as a Jamaican. Manchester United have had more Player of the Month awards than any other club.
As of March 2025[update], the latest winner is Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes.
List of winners
Jürgen Klinsmann won the first Player of the Month award in August 1994.
Dwight Yorke is the first player from the Americas to win the award.
Robbie Fowler is the first player to win the award in consecutive months.
Dennis Bergkamp is the first player to win the award outright in consecutive months.
Alan Shearer is the first player to win the award with different clubs.
Steven Gerrard won the award six times.
Thierry Henry won the award four times.
Mark Schwarzer is the first player from Oceania to win the award.
The first Manchester United player to be given the award was Paul Ince in October 1994.
Son Heung-min is the first player from Asia to win the award.
Bruno Fernandes became the first player to win four Player of the Month awards in a single year.
Robin van Persie received five Player of the Month awards.
Wayne Rooney received five Player of the Month awards.
Cristiano Ronaldo received six Player of the Month awards, and with the longest gap between awards (March 2008 and September 2021).
Michail Antonio is the first player to win the award with different nationalities, winning in July 2020 as an English and in August 2021 as a Jamaican.
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Key
- Players marked † shared the award with another player.
- Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward.
Multiple winners
Summarize
Perspective
The following table lists the number of awards won by players who have won at least two Player of the Month awards.
Players in bold are still active in the Premier League. Players in italics are still active in professional football outside of the Premier League.
- As of March 2025 award
Awards won by nationality
- As of March 2025 award
| Nationality | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
 England |
70[l] | 118[m][l] |
 France |
12 | 17 |
 Netherlands |
8 | 17[n] |
 Portugal |
4 | 13 |
 Spain |
7 | 10 |
 Argentina |
3 | 9 |
 Egypt |
1 | 7 |
 Belgium |
5 | 6 |
 Nigeria |
4 | 6 |
 Ireland |
3 | 6[o] |
 Wales |
3 | 6 |
 Brazil |
5 | 5[p] |
 Senegal |
3 | 5 |
 Sweden |
4 | 4 |
 Germany |
3 | 4 |
 Norway |
2 | 4 |
 South Korea |
1 | 4 |
 Finland |
3 | 3 |
 Scotland |
3 | 3 |
 Ghana |
2 | 3 |
 Italy |
2 | 3 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | 3 |
 Czech Republic |
2 | 2 |
 Jamaica |
2[l] | 2[l] |
 Paraguay |
2 | 2 |
 Russia |
2 | 2 |
 Bulgaria |
1 | 2[q] |
 Gabon |
1 | 2 |
 Uruguay |
1 | 2[r] |
 Australia |
1 | 1 |
 Austria |
1 | 1 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 | 1 |
 Cameroon |
1 | 1 |
 Costa Rica |
1 | 1 |
 Croatia |
1 | 1 |
 Denmark |
1 | 1 |
 Iceland |
1 | 1 |
 Ivory Coast |
1 | 1 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 1 |
 Serbia |
1 | 1 |
 Turkey |
1 | 1 |
Awards won by position
- As of March 2025 award
| Position | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | 90 | 170[s] |
| Midfielder | 55 | 82[t] |
| Defender | 17 | 20 |
| Goalkeeper | 9 | 10 |
Awards won by club
- As of March 2025 award
| Club | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 23 | 48[u] |
| Liverpool | 18 | 36[v][w] |
| Arsenal | 22 | 32[x] |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 26[y] |
| Chelsea | 14 | 21 |
| Manchester City | 9 | 20 |
| Newcastle United | 8 | 11 |
| Everton | 9 | 9 |
| Aston Villa | 7 | 9 |
| Southampton | 6 | 8[z] |
| West Ham United | 6 | 7 |
| Leicester City | 4 | 7 |
| Leeds United | 5 | 6 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 5[aa] |
| Sunderland | 4 | 4 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 3 |
| Fulham | 3 | 3 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 3 |
| Bournemouth | 2 | 2 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 2 |
| Coventry City | 2 | 2 |
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 2 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 2 |
| Swansea City | 2 | 2 |
| Birmingham City | 1 | 1 |
| Derby County | 1 | 1 |
| Hull City | 1 | 1 |
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 |
| Norwich City | 1 | 1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 |
| Portsmouth | 1 | 1 |
| Reading | 1 | 1 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 |
| Watford | 1 | 1 |
| Wimbledon | 1 | 1 |
See also
Notes
- The Premier League was on hold during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, so November and December were treated as one month.
- Includes Michail Antonio, who switched allegiance from England to Jamaica in 2021.
- Of the English players' awards, 7 have been shared: Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton in November 1994, Stan Collymore and Robbie Fowler in January 1996, Andy Cole and Kevin Davies in November 1997 and Steven Gerrard in March 2014.
- The Netherlands' Dennis Bergkamp shared his February 2004 award.
- Ireland's Robbie Keane shared his April 2007 award.
- Brazil's Edu shared his February 2004 award.
- Bulgaria's Dimitar Berbatov shared his April 2007 award.
- Uruguay's Luis Suárez shared his March 2014 award.
- Manchester United's Andy Cole shared his November 1997 award.
- Two awards for Liverpool were shared by Stan Collymore and Robbie Fowler in January 1996.
- Two awards for Liverpool were shared by Steven Gerrard and Luis Suárez in April 2014.
- Two awards for Arsenal were shared by Dennis Bergkamp and Edu in February 2004.
- Two awards for Tottenham Hotspur were shared by Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov in April 2007.
- Southampton's Kevin Davies shared his November 1997 award.
- Two awards for Blackburn Rovers were shared by Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton in November 1994.
References
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