Maltese Player of the Year
Appearance
The Maltese Player of the Year Award is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in Maltese football. The award has been presented since the 1954–55 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (MFA).
The first winner of the award was Floriana player Lolly Debattista, and the current holder is Jurgen Degabriele of Hibernians.
Winners
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Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
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§ | Denotes the club were Premier League champions in the same season |
Breakdown of winners
[edit]Winners by club
[edit]Club | Number of wins | Winning years |
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Hibernians | 19 | 1959–60, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22 |
Valletta | 15 | 1957–58, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1984–85, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019–20 |
Sliema Wanderers | 11 | 1955–56, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04 |
Floriana | 8 | 1954–55, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 |
Ħamrun Spartans | 5 | 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2020–21 |
Rabat Ajax | 3 | 1982–83, 1985–86, 1993–94 |
Birkirkara | 2 | 2009–10, 2012–13 |
Żurrieq | 1 | 1983–84 |
Marsaxlokk | 1 | 2006–07 |
Gżira United | 1 | 2017–18 |
References
[edit]- ^ Domenic Aquilina (17 July 2010). "Birkirkara's Bajada named Malta's best". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Domenic Aquilina (2 July 2011). "Sky is the limit for Malta's best Briffa". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Domenic Aquilina (5 July 2012). "Failla scoops Maltese player of the year award". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Domenic Aquilina (15 June 2013). "Fenech lands Maltese player of the year award". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Domenic Aquilina (28 June 2014). "Valletta midfielder Fenech is Malta's finest". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Domenic Aquilina (20 June 2015). "Cohen named player of the year in Malta". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Cohen captures top award a record fourth time". Malta Football Association. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Hibs defender Agius named MFA Footballer of the Year". Maltese Football Association. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Steve Borg named MFA Player of the Year". Times of Malta. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (2021-07-21). "Guillaumier named Player of the Year". SportDesk. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "Degabriele and Theuma claim top awards in Malta FA Awards 2021/22". Malta Football Association. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-17.