PFAM Player of the Month (Malaysia Premier League)
The PFAM Player of the Month (Malaysia Premier League) is an association football award that recognises the best Malaysian League player that played in the Malaysia Premier League each month of the season.
The player nominated in the month will be selected by a panel comprising representatives from PFAM, asiana.my, 139associates and media practitioners.
"We received a proposal from the PFAM members itself and also the fans who ask for the award to be extended to the premier league," PFAM Chief Executive Officer, Izham Ismail said after launching the Award for the Premier League Player of the Month in 2016 at Subang.
Assessment will be made by the Nomination Committee PFAM Player of the Month Award - asiana.my comprising practitioners who are experienced in sports media. Among the matters considered by the Nomination Committee is the player's performance during the month, the goals scored and assists made. They are free to choose any player from the Premier League who they felt deserved to receive the award. Votes will be made through the website which is the PFAM official website. The voters can vote via desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet and can use all types of browsers. Anyone can vote for the candidates that have been chosen for the award. PFAM will include a list of nominations on the site for each month.[1]
Organised by Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia, the Player of the Month award was introduced in July 2016, Ilija Spasojevic is the first winner for this award. The most recent winner is Negeri Sembilan FA player, Mohd Nasriq Baharom for April 2017.
Prize
For 2016, the winner will received a trophy contributed by All Sport Images and News Agency (asiana.my) and RM500 by 139associates.[2]
Winners
| Year | Month | Player | Team | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | July |  Ilija Spasojević |
Melaka United F.C. | FW | [3] |
| August | Ilija Spasojević |
Melaka United F.C. | FW | [4] | |
| September |  Ivan Babić |
DRB-Hicom F.C. | FW | [5] | |
| 2017 | February |   Bruno Suzuki |
Negeri Sembilan FA | FW | [6] |
| March | No award given due to limited number of matches in March | ||||
| April |  Mohd Nasriq Baharom |
Negeri Sembilan FA | DF | [7] | |
| July | Shahrel Fikri |
PKNP F.C. | FW | ||
Candidates
| Indicates the Winner in that month | |
| Year | Month | Candidate 1 | Candidate 2 | Candidate 3 | Candidate 4 | Candidate 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | July | Mohd Zaquan Adha | Rafael de Jesus Bonfim |  Gabriel Miguel Guerra |  Yashir Pinto | Ilija Spasojevic |
| August | Juan Manuel Cobelli | Paulo Rangel | R. Surendran | Ilija Spasojevic | Solehin Mamat | |
| September |  Alex Smith | Matías Jadue |  Dao Bakary | Mohd Afif Amiruddin | Ivan Babic | |
| 2017 | February | Dao Bakary |  Lutfulla Turaev |  Dimitri Bodric | Shahrel Fikri | Bruno Suzuki |
| April | Guilherme de Paula | Shahrel Fikri |  Akanni-Sunday | Nasriq Baharom | Jeronimo Barrales | |
| April | Paulo Josue | Shahrel Fikri | Guilherme de Paula Lucrecio | Akanni-Sunday Wasiu | Kipre Tchetche |
Voting Percentage
| Year | Month | Candidates | Number of Votes (Percentage) | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | July | Shahrel Fikri |
1,103 (52.32%) | 2,108 |
| Kipre Tchetche |
885 (41.98%) | |||
| Paulo Josue |
52 (2.47%) | |||
| Guilherme de Paula Lucrecio |
50 (2.37%) | |||
| Akannni-Sunday Wasiu |
18 (0.85%) | |||
| April[8] | Mohd Nasriq Baharom |
1,405 (40.25%) | 3,491 | |
| Jerónimo Barrales |
1,146 (32.83%) | |||
| Shahrel Fikri |
597 (17.10%) | |||
| Akanni-Sunday Wasiu |
229 (6.56%) | |||
| Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio |
114 (3.27%) | |||
| February[9] | Bruno Suzuki |
1,686 (51.46%) | 3,269 | |
| Shahrel Fikri |
1,081 (33.00%) | |||
| Lutfulla Turaev |
354 (10.08%) | |||
| Bodric Dimitri |
137 (4.20%) | |||
| Dao Bakary |
11 (0.40%) | |||
| 2016 | September [10] | Ivan Babić |
24,429 (96.54%) | 25,305 |
| Mohd Afif Amiruddin |
321 (1.27%) | |||
| Alex Smith |
193 (0.76%) | |||
| Dao Bakary |
183 (0.72%) | |||
| Matías Jadue |
179 (0.71%) | |||
Multiple winners
The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.
| Indicates current Malaysia Premier League player | |
| Bold Text | Indicates players still playing professional football |
| Rank | Player | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ilija Spasojevic | 2 |
Awards won by nationality
- As of 10 May 2017
| Country | Wins |
|---|---|
| Montenegro |
2 |
| Malaysia |
2 |
| Croatia |
1 |
| Japan [lower-alpha 1] |
1 |
| Brazil [lower-alpha 2] |
1 |
- Bruno Suzuki has a Japan citizenship
- Bruno Suzuki was born in Brazil
Awards won by club
- As of 10 May 2017
| Club | Wins |
|---|---|
| Melaka United F.C. | 2 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | 2 |
| DRB-Hicom F.C. | 1 |
| PKNP F.C. | 1 |
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