Arsenal_Player_of_the_Season

Arsenal Player of the Season

Arsenal Player of the Season

Award

The Arsenal Player of the Season award is an official award given by Arsenal Football Club to the best performing player from the club over the course of the season. The award is given based on votes by Arsenal fans on the club's website,[1][2] it was previously based on votes by the Arsenal Supporters' Trust.[3]

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The inaugural award was handed to Frank McLintock in 1967 and it has been presented every season since.[3] The 2015–16 and 2016–17 awards were officially called the Vitality Arsenal Player of the Season Award for sponsorship purposes.[4][5] The award has been given to 42 different players over the course of 57 seasons, with 11 players being awarded on more than one occasion. Of these players, only Thierry Henry has won the award four times, and he is also the only player to have won the award in three consecutive years. In 1976, Republic of Ireland international Liam Brady became the first Arsenal player from outside the United Kingdom to win the award and in 1997, Dutch international Dennis Bergkamp became the first player from outside the British Isles to receive it.[3] Following the 2014−15 season, Chilean international Alexis Sánchez was voted to become the first player from outside of Europe to win the award.[3][6]

Martin Ødegaard is the most recent winner of the award, following the 2022–23 Arsenal season.[7]

Award recipients

Frank McLintock won the inaugural award in 1967.
George Armstrong won the award in 1970.
Alan Smith won the 1989 award, being the league's top scorer.[8]
Jens Lehmann won the award in 2006.
Cesc Fàbregas won the award in 2007 and 2010.
Robin van Persie won the award in 2009 and 2012.
Aaron Ramsey won the award in 2014 and 2018.

Players in bold are still playing for Arsenal[9][7]

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Multiple wins

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Wins by nationality

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Wins by playing position

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Lacazette wins Arsenal Player of the Year award". Goal. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Bukayo Saka named Arsenal player of the season". BBC Sport. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. [3]
    Maidment, Jem (2006). The Official Arsenal Encyclopedia. London: Hamlyn. p. 148. ISBN 9780600615491.
  4. [4]
    "Vitality Player of Season – the winner." Arsenal F.C. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Vitality Player of the Season". Arsenal F.C. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. [6]
    James, Josh (31 May 2022). "'I played for the club of my dreams'". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. [7]
    Rogers, Jonathon (9 June 2023). "Martin Odegaard named 2022/23 Player of the Season". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  8. [8]
    Miller, Nick (9 February 2017). "Golden Goal: Alan Smith for Arsenal v Liverpool (1989)". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Icons that have won our Men's Player of the Season". Arsenal F.C. 25 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

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