The PFA Scotland Women's Young Player of the Year (often called the Scottish Women's Young Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the young player who is voted to have been the best of the year in
Scottish women's football
Scottish Women's Football (SWF), formerly known as the Scottish Women’s Football Association (SWFA) between 1972 and 2001, is the governing body for women's association football in Scotland. It is an affiliated national association of the Scotti ...
. The award has been presented since the
2021–22 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players'
trade union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...
,
PFA Scotland
The Professional Footballers' Association Scotland (PFA Scotland) is the association for professional footballers in Scotland. It was known as the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association (SPFA), but that organisation was dissolved and repla ...
. The first winner of the award was
Jacynta Galabadaarachchi
Jacynta Prema de Nieva Galabadaarachchi (born 6 June 2001), also known as Jacynta Gala, is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Sporting CP and the Australia women's national under-20 team.
Early life
Galabadaa ...
in 2022.
Winners
The women's award has been presented since 2022, while the men's
Young Player of the Year has been awarded since 1978. The table below also indicates where the winning player also won one or more of the other major "player of the year" awards in Scottish women's football, such as the
PFA Scotland Women's Players' Player of the Year or
SFWA Women's International Player of the Year awards.
Breakdown of winners
By country
By club
See also
*
List of sports awards honoring women
References
{{Women's football in Scotland
Scottish football trophies and awards
Awards established in 2022
2022 establishments in Scotland
Annual events in Scotland
Annual sporting events in the United Kingdom
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