SJPF Young Player of the Month

The SJPF Young Player of the Month (often called Portuguese League Young Player of the Month) is an association football award that recognizes the best Portuguese League young player each month of the season and is conceived by the SJPF (syndicate of professional football players). The award has been presented since the 2003–04 season and the recipient is based on individual scores assigned by the three national sports dailies (A Bola, Record and O Jogo). The first winner of the award was João Moutinho in October 2006. Moutinho has won the award a record six times. Only Portuguese players under age 23 are in contention to win the award.

João Moutinho won the award a record of six times.

Prior to the 2012–13 Primeira Liga season, the SJPF announced that the SJPF Primeira Liga Young Player of the Month award would be awarded to a player on a bimonthly status with one player receiving an award for two months of football that have been played. The awards would be awarded during the following periods:^[1]

• August and September (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 1 to Gameweek 5)
• October and November (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 6 to Gameweek 10)
• December and January (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 11 to Gameweek 16)
• February (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 17 to Gameweek 20)
• March (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 21 to Gameweek 24)
• April (Awarded to the Player of the Month in relation to football being played between Gameweek 25 to Gameweek 27)

Winners

Contents
2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2013–14

Rui Patrício won the award five times.

Fábio Coentrão won the award four times.

Key

GK	Goalkeeper
DF	Defender
MF	Midfielder
FW	Forward

Month	Year[nb 1]	Player	Team	Position	Ref
October	2006.12006	João Moutinho	Sporting CP	MF
November	2006.22006	João Moutinho	Sporting CP	MF
December	2006.32006	Rúben Amorim	Belenenses	MF
January	2007.12007	Silvestre Varela	Vitória de Setúbal	FW
February	2007.22007	Silvestre Varela	Vitória de Setúbal	FW
March	2007.32007	Yannick Djaló	Sporting CP	FW
April	2007.42007	Miguel Veloso	Sporting CP	MF
May	2007.52007	Nani	Sporting CP	MF
September	2007.62007	Paulo Machado	Leixões	MF
October	2007.72007	João Moutinho	Sporting CP	MF
November	2007.82007	João Moutinho	Sporting CP	MF
December	2007.92007	Tiago Gomes	Estrela da Amadora	DF
January	2008.12008	Rui Patrício	Sporting CP	GK
February	2008.22008	João Moutinho	Sporting CP	MF
March	2008.32008	João Moutinho	Sporting CP	MF
April	2008.52008	Paulo Machado	Leixões	MF
September	2008.52008	Miguel Vítor	Benfica	DF
October	2008.62008	Miguel Lopes	Rio Ave	DF
November	2008.72008	Miguel Lopes	Rio Ave	DF
December	2008.82008	Celestino	Estrela da Amadora	MF
January	2009.12009	Bruno Gama	Vitória de Setúbal	FW
February	2009.22009	Yazalde	Rio Ave	FW
March	2009.32009	Daniel Carriço	Sporting CP	DF
April	2009.42009	Rui Patrício	Sporting CP	GK
May	2009.52009	Bruno Gama	Vitória de Setúbal	FW
September	2009.62009	André Castro	Olhanense	MF	[2]
October	2009.72009	Fábio Coentrão	Benfica	DF	[3]
November	2009.82009	Fábio Faria	Rio Ave	DF	[4]
December	2009.92009	Fábio Faria	Rio Ave	DF	[5]
January	2010.12010	André Castro	Olhanense	MF	[6]
February	2010.22010	André Castro	Olhanense	MF	[7]
March	2010.32010	Fábio Coentrão	Benfica	DF	[8]
April	2010.42010	Fábio Coentrão	Benfica	DF	[9]
September	2010.52010	Fábio Coentrão	Benfica	DF	[10]
October	2010.62010	Daniel Candeias	Portimonense	FW	[11]
November	2010.72010	Rui Patrício	Sporting CP	GK	[12]
December	2010.82010	André Santos	Sporting CP	MF	[13]
January	2011.12011	Pizzi	Paços de Ferreira	MF	[14]
February	2011.22011	Rui Sampaio	Beira-Mar	MF	[15]
March	2011.22011	Rui Patrício	Sporting CP	GK	[16]
April	2011.22011	Rui Patrício	Sporting CP	GK	[17]
September	2011.22011	Wilson Eduardo	Olhanense	FW	[18]
October	2011.22011	Vítor Gomes	Rio Ave	MF	[19]
November	2011.22011	André Pinto	Olhanense	DF	[20]
December	2011.22011	Adrien Silva	Académica de Coimbra	MF	[21]
January	2011.22012	Daniel Candeias	Nacional	FW	[22]
February	2011.22012	Daniel Candeias	Nacional	FW	[23]
March	2011.22012	Salvador Agra	Olhanense	FW	[24]
April	2011.22012	Daniel Candeias	Nacional	FW	[25]
August	2011.22012	Miguel Lourenço	Vitória de Setúbal	DF	[26]
September	2011.22012	Miguel Lourenço	Vitória de Setúbal	DF	[26]
October	2011.22012	Flávio Ferreira	Académica de Coimbra	MF	[27]
November	2011.22012	Flávio Ferreira	Académica de Coimbra	MF	[27]
December	2012.122012	David Simão	Marítimo	MF	[28]
January	2013.12013	David Simão	Marítimo	MF	[28]
February	2013.22013	Josué	Paços de Ferreira	MF	[29]
March	2013.32013	Tiago Ilori	Sporting CP	DF	[30]
April	2013.42013	Amido Baldé	Vitória de Guimarães	FW	[31]
August	2013.82013	William Carvalho	Sporting CP	MF	[32]
September	2013.92013	William Carvalho	Sporting CP	MF	[32]
October	2013.102013	William Carvalho	Sporting CP	MF	[32]
November	2013.112013	William Carvalho	Sporting CP	MF	[32]
December	2013.122013	Paulo Oliveira	Vitória de Guimarães	DF	[32]
January	2014.12014	João Mário	Vitória de Setúbal	MF	[32]
February	2014.22014	João Mário	Vitória de Setúbal	MF	[32]
March	2014.32014	William Carvalho	Sporting CP	MF	[33]
April	2014.42014	William Carvalho	Sporting CP	MF	[33]
August/September	2016	Gelson Martins	Sporting CP		[34]
October/November	2016	Gonçalo Guedes	Benfica		[35]
December	2016	Gelson Martins	Sporting CP		[36]
January	2017	André Silva	Porto		[37]
February	2017	Nélson Semedo	Benfica		[38]
March	2017	João Carvalho	Vitória de Setúbal		[39]
April	2017	João Carvalho	Vitória de Setúbal		[40]

Statistics

Awards won by club Club Wins Sporting CP 24 Vitória de Setúbal 8 Olhanense 6 Rio Ave 6 Benfica 5 Académica de Coimbra 3 Nacional 3 Estrela da Amadora 2 Leixões 2 Marítimo 2 Paços de Ferreira 2 Vitória de Guimarães 2 Beira-Mar 1 Belenenses 1 Portimonense 1

Multiple winners Rank Player Wins 1st William Carvalho 6 João Moutinho 2nd Rui Patrício 5 3rd Daniel Candeias 4 Fábio Coentrão 5th André Castro 3 6th Bruno Gama 2 David Simão Fábio Faria Flávio Ferreira Miguel Lopes Miguel Lourenço Paulo Machado Silvestre Varela João Mário

Awards won by position Position Wins Midfielder 32 Defender 16 Forward 13 Goalkeeper 5

Footnotes

1. Each year is linked to an article on the particular season associated with the month of that year.

References

1. "Premios - Regulamento" [Awards - Regulation]. SJPF. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
2. Castro wins Young Player Award September Archived 2009-12-17 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
3. Fábio Coentrão wins Young Player Award October Archived 2010-08-05 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
4. Fábio Faria wins Young Player Award November Archived 2010-06-02 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
5. Fábio Faria wins Young Player Award December Archived 2010-06-02 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
6. Castro wins Young Player Award January Archived 2010-06-02 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
7. Castro wins Young Player Award February Archived 2010-06-02 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
8. Fábio Coentrão wins Young Player Award March Archived 2010-06-02 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
9. Fábio Coentrão wins Young Player Award April^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Portuguese)
10. Coentrão wins Best Player Award September Archived 2011-01-21 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
11. Candeias wins Best Young Player Award October Archived 2011-01-21 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
12. Patricio wins Best Young Player Award November^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Portuguese)
13. Andre Santos wins Best Young Player Award December^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Portuguese)
14. "Pizzi wins Best Young Player Award December". Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
15. Rui Sampaio wins Best Player Award February Archived 2011-05-19 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
16. Patricio wins Best Young Player Award March Archived 2011-05-19 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in Portuguese)
17. Patricio wins Best Young Player Award April^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Portuguese)
18. Wilson Eduardo wins Best Young Player Award September Archived 2012-01-21 at the Portuguese Web Archive(in Portuguese)
19. Gomes wins Best Young Player Award October Archived 2012-01-21 at the Portuguese Web Archive(in Portuguese)
20. Pinto wins Best Young Player Award November Archived 2012-01-21 at the Portuguese Web Archive(in Portuguese)
21. Adrien wins Best Young Player Award December^{[permanent dead link‍]}(in Portuguese)
22. "Candeias recebe prémio do Sindicato". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
23. "Lima eleito melhor jogador de fevereiro pelo Sindicato". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
24. "Salvador Agra eleito o melhor jovem de março". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
25. "As principais notícias sobre Liga Bwin". www.record.pt. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
26. MIGUEL LOURENÇO E MIGUEL ROSA ELEITOS OS MELHORES JOGADORES JOVENS (Miguel Lourenço and Miguel Rosa voted best young players) Archived 2015-07-15 at the Wayback Machine; Abola, 8 October 2012 (in Portuguese)
27. "Flávio Ferreira e Bruma eleitos os melhores jogadores jovens de outubro/novembro" [Flávio Ferreira and Bruma voted best young players of October/November]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
28. DAVID SIMÃO ELEITO O MELHOR JOGADOR JOVEM (David Simão voted best young player) Archived 2016-05-05 at the Wayback Machine; SJPF, 4 February 2013 (in Portuguese)
29. I Liga: Josué foi o melhor jovem em fevereiro (I League: Josué was the best young player in February) Archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today; SJPF, 5 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
30. É SEMPRE BOM VER O TRABALHO RECONHECIDO (It always good to have work recognised) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; SJPF, 16 April 2013 (in Portuguese)
31. O prémio é de toda a equipa (The prize is for the whole team) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; SJPF, 8 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
32. "WILLIAM CARVALHO GANHA PRÉMIO" [William Carvalho wins award]. SJPF. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
33. Melhor Jogador. Melhor Jovem. Todos os Vencedores Archived 20 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
34. "Gelson Martins e Diogo Gonçalves distinguidos" [Gelson Martins and Diogo Gonçalves decorated] (in Portuguese). SJPF.
35. "Gonçalo Guedes eleito Melhor Jogador Jovem" [Gonçalo Guedes elected Young Player of the Month]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese).
36. "Gelson Martins é o Melhor Jovem do mês de dezembro da I Liga" [Gelson Martins is December's best Young Player of Primeira Liga] (in Portuguese). SJPF.
37. "André Silva é o Melhor Jovem do mês de janeiro da I Liga" [André Silva is January's best Young Player of Primeira Liga] (in Portuguese). SJPF.
38. "Nélson Semedo é o Melhor Jovem do mês de fevereiro da I Liga" [Nélson Semedo is February's best Young Player of Primeira Liga] (in Portuguese). SJPF.
39. "João Carvalho é o Melhor Jovem do mês de março da I Liga" [João Carvalho is March's best Young Player of Primeira Liga] (in Portuguese). SJPF.
40. "João Carvalho é o Melhor Jovem do mês de abril da I Liga" [João Carvalho is April's best Young Player of Primeira Liga] (in Portuguese). SJPF.