SFWA Women's International Player of the Year

The Scottish Football Writers' Association Women's International Player of the Year award is given to the player in the Scotland women's national football team who is seen to have made the best contribution to the previous season. The award is given by the Scottish Football Writers' Association (SFWA).

SFWA Women's International Player of the Year
Caroline Weir (left), the inaugural winner in 2022
Country	Scotland
Presented by	Scottish Football Writers' Association
First awarded	2022
Last awarded	2024
Last winner	Erin Cuthbert (2023–24)
Most awards	Caroline Weir (2)

List of winners

A companion to the men's award established in 2008, the women's award was first made in 2022, at that time sponsored by Glen's Vodka.^[1][2] At the ceremony itself on 8 May, several guests left during the dinner in response to sexist jokes by one of the speakers.^[3]

An award organised by the Scottish Football Association itself and voted for by supporters was already in place (winners including Weir and Erin Cuthbert),^[4][5] and PFA Scotland also introduced awards for Player, Young Player and Team of the Year in 2022,^[6][7] in addition to those for the domestic leagues (the SWPL and lower divisions).^[8]

Season	Player	Club	Pos.	Age[a]	Ref
2021–22	Caroline Weir	Manchester City	MF	26	[1][2]
2022–23	Caroline Weir	Real Madrid	MF	27	[9][10]
2023–24	Erin Cuthbert	Chelsea	MF	25	[11]

1. Age at time of award presentation.

Winners by club

Club	Number of wins	Number of players	Winning seasons
Chelsea	1	1	2023–24
Manchester City	1	1	2021–22
Real Madrid	1	1	2022–23

References

1. Alison McConnell (1 May 2022). "Caroline Weir discusses her future amid Real Madrid link after winning SFWA Scottish Women's Player of the Year". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
2. "Caroline Weir hopes her little bit of history can drive women's game in Scotland". Scottish Football Writers' Association. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
3. TV presenter walks out of sport awards over sexism, BBC News, 9 May 2022
4. Former Hibs' star announced as the BT Women’s Player of the Year 2020, The Edinburgh Reporter, 16 December 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2022
5. Erin Cuthbert and John McGinn win BT Players of the Year, Scottish Football Association, 23 December 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022
6. Alan Campbell (1 May 2022). "PFA nomination caps Priscila Chinchilla's remarkable rise". The National. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
7. Patrick McPartlin (27 April 2022). "Colette Cavanagh: Hibs midfielder named in inaugural PFA Scotland Women's Team of the Year". The Scotsman. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
8. Award Winners, Scottish Women's Football, 30 November 2019 (archived version, 2020)
9. Cassidy, Peter (14 April 2023). "Four nominees revealed for Scottish Women's Player of the Year". STV Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
10. "Caroline Weir: Scotland & Real Madrid star says Hampden matches vital". BBC Sport. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
11. "Chelsea star Erin Cuthbert clinches SFWA prize". scottishfwa.com. Scottish Football Writers' Association. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.