Ligue 1 Player of the Year

Zlatan Ibrahimović won the award three times playing for Paris Saint-Germain; the joint-most wins by a single player.

The Ligue 1 Player of the Year, is an award given to the player whose performances are considered to be the best, playing in Ligue 1. The award has been presented since the 1993–94 season and the first winner of the award was Paris Saint-Germain winger David Ginola. The current holder is Kylian Mbappé, who won the award for his performances throughout the 2021–22 campaign for Paris Saint-Germain.

Key

  • Player (X) denotes the number of times a player has won the award (if more than one)
  •  §  Clubs with this background and symbol were Ligue 1 champions in the same season

Winners

David Ginola won the inaugural award in 1994.
Kylian Mbappé is the current incumbent of the award.

This award has been presented 28 times as of 2022, with all winners being different aside from Pauleta who was the first two-time winner in 2001–02 and 2002–03, as well as the only other multiple-time winners Eden Hazard (in 2010–11 and 2011–12), Zlatan Ibrahimović (who won the award a record three times in 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2015–16) and Kylian Mbappé (who won a record three consecutive awards in 2018–19, 2020–21 and 2021–22).

Season Player Position Nationality Club Ref.
1993–94 David Ginola Forward  France Paris Saint-Germain§
1994–95 Vincent Guérin Midfielder  France Paris Saint-Germain
1995–96 Zinedine Zidane Midfielder  France Bordeaux
1996–97 Sonny Anderson Forward  Brazil Monaco§
1997–98 Marco Simone Forward  Italy Paris Saint-Germain
1998–99 Ali Benarbia Midfielder  Algeria Bordeaux§
1999–2000 Marcelo Gallardo Midfielder  Argentina Monaco§
2000–01 Eric Carrière Midfielder  France Nantes§
2001–02 Pauleta Forward  Portugal Bordeaux
2002–03 Pauleta (2) Forward  Portugal Bordeaux
2003–04 Didier Drogba Forward  Ivory Coast Marseille
2004–05 Michael Essien Midfielder  Ghana Lyon§
2005–06 Juninho Midfielder  Brazil Lyon§
2006–07 Florent Malouda Midfielder  France Lyon§
2007–08 Karim Benzema Forward  France Lyon§
2008–09 Yoann Gourcuff Midfielder  France Bordeaux§
2009–10 Lisandro López Forward  Argentina Lyon
2010–11 Eden Hazard Midfielder  Belgium Lille§
2011–12 Eden Hazard (2) Midfielder  Belgium Lille
2012–13 Zlatan Ibrahimović Forward  Sweden Paris Saint-Germain§
2013–14 Zlatan Ibrahimović (2) Forward  Sweden Paris Saint-Germain§
2014–15 Alexandre Lacazette Forward  France Lyon
2015–16 Zlatan Ibrahimović (3) Forward  Sweden Paris Saint-Germain§
2016–17 Edinson Cavani Forward  Uruguay Paris Saint-Germain
2017–18 Neymar Forward  Brazil Paris Saint-Germain§
2018–19 Kylian Mbappé Forward  France Paris Saint-Germain§
2019–20 Not awarded
2020–21 Kylian Mbappé (2) Forward  France Paris Saint-Germain
2021–22 Kylian Mbappé (3) Forward  France Paris Saint-Germain§

Breakdown of winners

By country

Sonny Anderson was the first winner from outside of France.
Country Wins Winning seasons
 France
11
1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
 Brazil
3
1996–97, 2005–06, 2017–18
 Sweden
3
2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
 Belgium
2
2010–11, 2011–12
 Portugal
2
2001–02, 2002–03
 Argentina
2
1999–2000, 2009–10
 Ivory Coast
1
2004–05
 Ghana
1
2005–06
 Italy
1
1997–98
 Algeria
1
1998–99
 Uruguay
1
2016–17

By club

Eden Hazard won the award twice in two consecutive seasons playing for Lille.
Club Wins Winning seasons
Paris Saint-Germain
11
1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
Lyon
6
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15,
Bordeaux
5
1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09
Monaco
2
1996–97, 1999–2000
Lille
2
2010–11, 2011–12
Marseille
1
2003–04
Nantes
1
2000–01

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