Chelsea Player of the Year
Eden Hazard has won the award four times, the most of any player
SportAssociation football
Awarded forbeing the best performing Chelsea player in year
Presented byChelsea F.C.
History
First award1967 (1967)
Editions57 (as of 2023)
First winnerEngland Peter Bonetti
Most winsBelgium Eden Hazard (4 times)
Most recentBrazil Thiago Silva (2023)

The Chelsea Player of the Year award is an official award given by 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.[1]

The inaugural award was handed to Peter Bonetti in 1967 and it has been presented every season since.[2] 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, 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

Peter Bonetti won the inaugural award in 1967.
Frank Lampard has won the award three times.
Statue of Peter Osgood outside Stamford Bridge, who won the award in 1973.
John Terry won the award in 2001 and 2006.
Petr Čech won the award in 2011.
  • Bold indicates players currently playing for the club.
Award recipients
Year Player Nationality Position Ref.
1967 Peter Bonetti  England Goalkeeper [2]
1968 Charlie Cooke  Scotland Forward
1969 David Webb  England Defender
1970 John Hollins Midfielder
1971 John Hollins (2)
1972 David Webb (2) Defender
1973 Peter Osgood Forward
1974 Gary Locke Defender
1975 Charlie Cooke (2)  Scotland Forward
1976 Ray Wilkins  England Midfielder
1977 Ray Wilkins (2)
1978 Micky Droy Defender
1979 Tommy Langley Forward
1980 Clive Walker
1981 Petar Borota  Yugoslavia Goalkeeper
1982 Mike Fillery  England Forward
1983 Joey Jones  Wales Defender
1984 Pat Nevin  Scotland Forward
1985 David Speedie
1986 Eddie Niedzwiecki  Wales Goalkeeper
1987 Pat Nevin (2)  Scotland Forward
1988 Tony Dorigo  England Defender
1989 Graham Roberts
1990 Ken Monkou  Netherlands
1991 Andy Townsend  Ireland Midfielder
1992 Paul Elliott  England Defender
1993 Frank Sinclair  Jamaica
1994 Steve Clarke  Scotland
1995 Erland Johnsen  Norway
1996 Ruud Gullit  Netherlands Midfielder
1997 Mark Hughes  Wales Forward
1998 Dennis Wise  England Midfielder
1999 Gianfranco Zola  Italy Forward
2000 Dennis Wise (2)  England Midfielder
2001 John Terry Defender
2002 Carlo Cudicini  Italy Goalkeeper
2003 Gianfranco Zola (2) Forward
2004 Frank Lampard  England Midfielder
2005 Frank Lampard (2)
2006 John Terry (2) Defender
2007 Michael Essien  Ghana Midfielder
2008 Joe Cole  England
2009 Frank Lampard (3)
2010 Didier Drogba  Cote d'Ivoire Forward
2011 Petr Čech  Czech Republic Goalkeeper
2012 Juan Mata  Spain Midfielder
2013 Juan Mata (2)
2014 Eden Hazard  Belgium Forward
2015 Eden Hazard (2)
2016 Willian  Brazil
2017 Eden Hazard (3)  Belgium
2018 N'Golo Kanté  France Midfielder [3]
2019 Eden Hazard (4)  Belgium Forward [4]
2020 Mateo Kovačić  Croatia Midfielder [5]
2021 Mason Mount  England Midfielder [6]
2022 Mason Mount (2) [7]
2023 Thiago Silva  Brazil Defender [8]

Multiple wins

Players with multiple wins
Rank Winner Total wins Years won
1st  Eden Hazard (BEL) 4 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
2nd  Frank Lampard (ENG) 3 2004, 2005, 2009
3rd  Charlie Cooke (SCO) 2 1968, 1975
 David Webb (ENG) 1969, 1972
 John Hollins (ENG) 1970, 1971
 Ray Wilkins (ENG) 1976, 1977
 Pat Nevin (SCO) 1984, 1987
 Dennis Wise (ENG) 1998, 2000
 Gianfranco Zola (ITA) 1999, 2003
 John Terry (ENG) 2001, 2006
 Juan Mata (ESP) 2012, 2013
 Mason Mount (ENG) 2021, 2022

Wins by nationality

Wins by nationality
Nationality Number of wins
 England 26
 Scotland 6
 Belgium 4
 Italy 3
 Wales 3
 Brazil 2
 Netherlands 2
 Spain 2
 Cote d'Ivoire 1
 Croatia 1
 Czech Republic 1
 France 1
 Ghana 1
 Ireland Republic 1
 Jamaica 1
 Norway 1
 Yugoslavia 1

Wins by playing position

Wins by playing position
Position Number of wins
Goalkeeper 5
Defender 15
Midfielder 19
Forward 18

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

Year Winner Ref.
2006 France Claude Makélélé [2]
2007 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba
2008 Portugal Ricardo Carvalho
2009 England Ashley Cole
2010 France Florent Malouda
2011 England Ashley Cole (2)
2012 Brazil Ramires
2013 Spain Juan Mata
2014 Spain César Azpilicueta
2015 Belgium Eden Hazard
2016 Brazil Willian
2017 France N'Golo Kanté
2018 Brazil Willian (2) [3]
2019 Belgium Eden Hazard (2) [9]
2020–2022 Not awarded
2023 Brazil Thiago Silva [10]

Young Player of the Year

Year Winner Ref.
1983 England Keith Dublin [2]
1984 England Robert Isaac
1985 England Gareth Hall
1986 England Mick Bodley
1987 England Jason Cundy
1988 Scotland Eddie Cunnington
1989 Not awarded
1990 Not awarded
1991 England Andy Myers
1992 England Zeke Rowe
1993 England Neil Shipperley
1994 England Mark Nicholls
1995 Ireland Chris McCann
1996 England Jody Morris
1997 England Nick Crittenden
1998 England John Terry
1999 Italy Samuele Dalla Bona
2000 England Rhys Evans
2001 England Leon Knight
2002 England Carlton Cole
2003 Germany Robert Huth
2004 Germany Robert Huth (2)
2005 Germany Robert Huth (3)
2006 France Lassana Diarra
2007 Nigeria Mikel John Obi
2008 England The U18s youth team
2009 England Michael Mancienne
2010 England The U18s youth team (2)
2011 England Josh McEachran
2012 Brazil Lucas Piazon
2013 Netherlands Nathan Aké
2014 England Lewis Baker
2015 France Kurt Zouma
2016 England Ruben Loftus-Cheek
2017 Not awarded [11]
2018 Denmark Andreas Christensen [3]
2019 England Callum Hudson-Odoi [11]
2020 onwards Not awarded

Academy Player of the Year

Year Winner Ref.
2015 England Dominic Solanke [12]
2016 England Fikayo Tomori [13]
2017 England Mason Mount [14]
2018 England Reece James [3]
2019 England Conor Gallagher [11]
2020 Scotland Billy Gilmour [15]
2021 England Tino Livramento [16]
2022 England Harvey Vale [17]
2023 England Lewis Hall [18]

Goal of the Year

Year Winner Team Score Result Stadium Competition Ref.
2007 Ghana Michael Essien England Arsenal 1–1 1–1 Stamford Bridge Premier League [19]
2008 Brazil Juliano Belletti England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 2–0 Stamford Bridge Premier League [20]
2009 Ghana Michael Essien (2) Spain Barcelona 1–0 1–1 Stamford Bridge UEFA Champions League [21]
2010 England Ashley Cole England Sunderland 3–0 7–2 Stamford Bridge Premier League [22]
2011 Brazil Ramires England Manchester City 2–0 2–0 Stamford Bridge Premier League [23]
2012 Brazil Ramires (2) Spain Barcelona 2–1 2–2 Camp Nou UEFA Champions League [24]
2013 Brazil Oscar Italy Juventus 2–0 2–2 Stamford Bridge UEFA Champions League [25]
2014 England Lewis Baker England Arsenal U21 1–1 1–2 Emirates Stadium Barclays U21 League [26]
2015 Brazil Oscar (2) England Queens Park Rangers 1–0 2–1 Stamford Bridge Premier League [27]
2016 Belgium Eden Hazard England Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 2–2 Stamford Bridge Premier League [28]
2017 Belgium Eden Hazard (2) England Arsenal 2–0 3–1 Stamford Bridge Premier League [29]
2018 Brazil Willian England Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 0–4 Falmer Stadium Premier League [30]
2019 Belgium Eden Hazard (3) England Liverpool 1–2 1–2 Anfield EFL Cup [31]
2020 England Fikayo Tomori England Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 2–5 Molineux Stadium Premier League [32]
2021 France Olivier Giroud Spain Atlético Madrid 0–1 0–1 Arena Națională UEFA Champions League [33]
2022 Croatia Mateo Kovačić England Liverpool 1–2 2–2 Stamford Bridge Premier League [34]
2023 England Conor Gallagher England Crystal Palace 1–2 1–2 Selhurst Park Premier League [35]

See also

References

Citations

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