Chelsea F.C. Player of the Year

The Chelsea Player of the Year award is an official award given by Chelsea F.C., Chelsea Football Club, to award the player who has most contributed to the team's success and achievements in that year. The award is given based on votes by Chelsea fans on the club's website.

The inaugural award was handed to Peter Bonetti in 1967 and it has been presented every season since. The award has been given to 41 different players over the course of 56 seasons, with 12 players being awarded on more than one occasion. Of these players, only Eden Hazard has won the award four times. In 1981, Yugoslavia national football team, Yugoslavians international Petar Borota became the first Chelsea player from outside the United Kingdom to win the award.

Thiago Silva is the most recent winner of the award.

Chelsea Player of the Year

Award recipients

* Bold indicates players currently playing for the club.

Multiple wins

Wins by nationality

Wins by playing position

Annual awards

Key
* A number in brackets beside a player's name indicates the number of times they have received the award.
* Bold indicates players currently playing for the club.

Players' Player of the Year

Young Player of the Year

Academy Player of the Year

Goal of the Year

See also

* List of Chelsea F.C. players
* List of Chelsea F.C. players (25–99 appearances)
* List of Chelsea F.C. players (1–24 appearances)

References

Citations

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