The Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Fans' Player of the Year, or simply the Fans' Player of the Year) award is given to footballers in the top four flights of

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, the

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, the

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, League One and League Two. The shortlist is compiled by the members of the

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(the PFA), and then the winner is voted for by the fans of the league. The award was first given in

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, and was won by

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, Chris Bart-Williams,

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and

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, of

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, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and

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respectively. Mohamed Salah is the record holder for winning the award 3 times and he's the current Premier League award winner.

List of winners

''Highlighted players won the award for a second or third time.''

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

*''Not awarded''

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Breakdown of winners

Winners by club

*''Information correct up to and including 2022.''

Winners by country

*''Information correct up to and including 2022.''

References

External links

The Official Website of the Professional Footballer's AssociationVote in the Official PFA Fans' Player Award
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