Cesc Fàbregas was the 2008 award winner. Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (born 4 May 1987 in Arenys de Mar, Barcelona, Spain is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central
The Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year (often called the PFA Young Player of the Year, or simply the Young Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player under the age of 23 who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in English football. Football is the National sport of England and plays a significant role in English culture. [1]. The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA is the association for professional footballers in the United Kingdom. The first winner of the award was Ipswich Town defender Kevin Beattie. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Kevin Beattie (born Thomas Kevin Beattie in Carlisle, Cumbria, December 18 1953) is an English former footballer, playing The current holder is Cesc Fàbregas of Arsenal. Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (born 4 May 1987 in Arenys de Mar, Barcelona, Spain is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central
Although the award is open to players at all levels,[1] all winners to date have played in the highest division of the English football league system. The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although As of 2008, only Ryan Giggs, Robbie Fowler and Wayne Rooney have won the award on more than one occasion. Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973 in Ely, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom Robert Bernard 'Robbie' Fowler, (born 9 April 1975 in Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English footballer Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Croxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for English Premier Only five players from outside the United Kingdom have won the trophy,[2] compared with nine winners of the main PFA Players' Player of the Year award. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply Although they have their own dedicated award, players under the age of 23 remain eligible to win the Players' Player of the Year award, and on two occasions the same player has won both awards for a season.
A shortlist of nominees is published in April and the winner of the award, along with the winners of the PFA's other annual awards, is announced at a gala event in London a few days later. [3] The players themselves consider the award to be highly prestigious, due to the fact that the winner is chosen by his fellow professionals. [4][5]
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Winners
The award has been presented on 35 occasions as of 2008, with 32 different winners. [6][7][8] The table also indicates where the winning player also won one or more of the other major "player of the year" awards in English football, namely the PFA Players' Player of the Year award (PPY),[9][10][11] the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award (FWA),[12] and the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award (FPY). The Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year (often called the FWA Footballer of the Year, or simply the Footballer of the Year) is an annual award given The Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Fans' Player of the Year, or simply the Fans' Player of the Year) award is [13]
Ryan Giggs was the first player to win the award twice. Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973 in Ely, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Robbie Fowler was the second two-time winner. Robert Bernard 'Robbie' Fowler, (born 9 April 1975 in Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English footballer
Wayne Rooney was the third player to win the award in two consecutive seasons. Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Croxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for English Premier
Breakdown of winners
Winners by country
| Country | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
 England | 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1995, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 | |
 Wales | 1982–83, 1984–85, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2001–02 | |
 Australia | 1999–00 | |
 France | 1998–99 | |
 Portugal | 2006–07 | |
 Scotland | 1976–77 | |
 Spain | 2007–08 |
Winners by club
See also
References
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- ^ Day is the only goalkeeper to have won the award.
- ^ First non-English winner, also first player to win two awards in a single season.
- ^ First winner of the award born outside the United Kingdom, although he went on to become an England international. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- ^ First player to win the award twice, and first to win the award in two consecutive seasons.
- ^ First winner of the award from mainland Europe.
- ^ First player to win four awards in a single season.
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