The PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year, formerly known as the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year, is named at the end of every
Scottish football season. The members of the
Professional Footballers' Association Scotland
The Professional Footballers' Association Scotland (PFA Scotland) is the association for professional footballers in Scotland. It was known as the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association (SPFA), but that organisation was dissolved and repl ...
vote on which of its young members played the best football in the previous year. The award was first given in 1978, to
Graeme Payne. The
Bulgarian international Stiliyan Petrov was the first non-Scottish player to win the award, when he did so in
List of winners
As of 2025, the award has been presented 47 times and won by 42 different players.
Kieran Tierney (3),
Craig Levein
Craig William Levein (born 22 October 1964) is a Scottish professional association football, football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone.
During his playing c ...
(2),
Eoin Jess (2) and
Phil O'Donnell (2) are the players who have won the award more than once.
Breakdown of winners
Winners by club
Winners by country
See also
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PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year
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PFA Scotland Team of the Year
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PFA Scotland Manager of the Year
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SFWA Young Player of the Year
References
{{Scottish football awards
Scottish football trophies and awards
Awards established in 1978
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Association football player non-biographical articles
1978 establishments in Scotland
Annual sporting events in the United Kingdom
Annual events in Scotland