PFA Women's Footballer of the Year

The Professional Footballers Australia Women's Footballer of the Year (often called PFA Women's Footballer of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in Australian soccer. 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, Professional Footballers Australia (PFA). The current holder is Steph Catley, who won the award on 30 September 2020.

PFA Women's Footballer of the Year
Sam Kerr has won the award five times.
SportAssociation football
CountryAustralia
Presented byPFA
History
First award2009
Editions11
First winner Servet Uzunlar
Most wins Sam Kerr (5 wins)
Most recent Steph Catley
WebsiteOfficial website

The first winner of the award was Sydney FC goalkeeper Servet Uzunlar. As of 2020, Sam Kerr, Elise Kellond-Knight, and Lydia Williams have won the award on multiple occasions, and only Kerr has won the award in consecutive seasons. Kerr has won the award a record five times.

The award is open to players playing in the W-League and Australian players playing overseas. No non-Australian player has won the award as of 2020, though many of the players have played in other countries.

Winners

The award has been presented on ten occasions as of 2020, with six different winners.

Servet Uzunlar was the first player to win the Footballer of the Year award.
Year PlayerClubNotes
2009–10 Servet Uzunlar Sydney FCFirst W-League player to win the award
2010–11 Elise Kellond-Knight Brisbane Roar
2011–12 Lydia Williams Canberra United
2012–13 Sam Kerr Sydney FC
2013–14 Katrina Gorry Brisbane Roar
2014–15 Elise Kellond-Knight Brisbane Roar
2015–16 Lydia Williams Melbourne City
2016–17 Sam Kerr Perth GloryFirst player to win the award twice
2017–18 Sam Kerr Perth GloryFirst player to win the award three times
First player to win the award in two consecutive seasons
2018–19 Sam Kerr Perth GloryFirst player to win the award in three consecutive seasons
2019–20 Sam Kerr Perth GloryFirst player to win the award in four consecutive seasons
2020–21 Steph Catley Melbourne City

Breakdown of winners

By country

CountryNumber of winsWinning years
Australia
10
2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

See also

References

  • "Awards & Honours". Professional Footballers Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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