The Ligue 1 Player of the Year, is an award given to the player whose performances are considered to be the best, playing in Ligue 1. The award has been presented since the 1993–94 season and the first winner of the award was

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. The current holder is Kylian Mbappé, who won the award for his performances throughout the 2021–22 campaign for Paris Saint-Germain.

Key

* Player (X) denotes the number of times a player has won the award (if more than one) * Clubs with this background and symbol were Ligue 1 champions in the same season

Winners

This award has been presented 28 times as of 2022, with all winners being different aside from

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who was the first two-time winner in 2001–02 and 2002–03, as well as the only other multiple-time winners Eden Hazard (in

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and 2011–12),

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(who won the award a record three times in

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, 2013–14 and 2015–16) and Kylian Mbappé (who won a record three consecutive awards in 2018–19, 2020–21 and 2021–22).

Breakdown of winners

By country

By club

References

{{Ligue 1 teamlist

Player of the Year Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year (POY) . In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. Association football In association football, this award is he ...

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