FPAI Indian Player of the Year

The FPAI Indian Player of the Year is an annual award given to an Indian player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in Indian football. The award has been presented since the 2009–10 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Football Players' Association of India. The first winner of the award was Dempo striker Sunil Chhetri. Anas Edathodika, the Defender of Mohun Bagan and Indian national team has been the recent winner, for 2016–17.[1]

FPAI Indian Player of the Year
CountryIndia
Presented byFPAI
First awarded2009
Current holderSunil Chhetri (2018)
Most awardsSunil Chhetri (2)

Winners
YearPlayerClub(s)Notes
2009–10Sunil ChhetriDempo[2]
2009–10Mohammed RafiMahindra United[3]
2010–11Mehtab HussainEast Bengal[4]
2011–12Syed Rahim NabiMohun Bagan[5]
2012–13Lenny RodriguesChurchill Brothers[6]
2013–14Balwant SinghChurchill Brothers[7]
2014–15Eugeneson LyngdohBengaluru FC[8]
2015–16Jeje LalpekhluaMohun Bagan, Chennaiyin FC[9]
2016–17Anas EdathodikaMohun Bagan, Delhi Dynamos FC[1]
2017–18Sunil ChettriBengaluru FC[10]

References
  1. "FPAI Awards 2017: Anas Edathodika, Khalid Jamil, CK Vineeth, Alfred Jaryan win major laurels". goal.com. 1 July 2017.
  2. "FPAI Awards: A Night To Remember!". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. "FPAI Awards: Mohammed Rafi Bags The Best Indian Player, While Subrata Is Still The Fan's Favourite". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. "Mehtab Hussain happy to have earned FPAI Best Indian Player of the Year nomination". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. "FPAI Indian Football Awards 2012". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. "FPAI honours outstanding performers". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. "Balwant Singh named Indian Player of the Year and more from the FPAI Indian Football Awards". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. "FPAI Indian Football Awards: Lyngdoh named Indian Player of the Year". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. "Indian Football Awards: Jeje Lalpekhlua named Best Indian Player". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. "Sunil Chhetri awarded FPAI Indian player of the year | Goal.com". Retrieved 2018-06-22.
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