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

+KeyPlayer Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)§Denotes the club were Premier League champions in the same season

+Maltese Player of the Year winnersYearPlayerClubNotes1954–55 Lolly Debattista Floriana 1955–56 Tony Nicholl Sliema Wanderers 1956–57 Joe Bonnici Sliema Wanderers 1957–58 Joe Cilia Valletta 1958–59 Alfred Vella James Floriana 1959–60 Louis Theobald Hibernians 1960–61 Joe Zammit Valletta 1961–62 Lolly Borg Floriana 1962–63 Edwin Schembri Valletta 1963–64 Joe Cilia Valletta 1964–65 unassigned1965–66 Ronnie Cocks Sliema Wanderers 1966–67 Eddie Theobald Hibernians 1967–68 Alfred Debono Floriana 1968–69 John Privitera Hibernians 1969–70 Joe Cini Sliema Wanderers 1970–71 Eddie Theobald Hibernians 1971–72 Edward Darmanin Sliema Wanderers 1972–73 Freddie Debono Valletta 1973–74 Willie Vassallo Floriana 1974–75 Eddie Vella Valletta 1975–76 John Holland Floriana 1976–77 Raymond Xuereb Floriana 1977–78 John Holland Floriana 1978–79 Ġużi Xuereb Hibernians 1979–80 Norman Buttigieg Hibernians 1980–81 Leli Fabri Sliema Wanderers 1981–82 Ernest Spiteri Gonzi Hibernians 1982–83 Carmel Busuttil Rabat Ajax 1983–84 Charles Muscat Żurrieq 1984–85 Leonard Farrugia Valletta 1985–86 Carmel Busuttil Rabat Ajax 1986–87 Raymond Vella Ħamrun Spartans 1987–88 John Buttigieg Sliema Wanderers 1988–89 Charles Scerri Hibernians 1989–90 Michael Degorgio Ħamrun Spartans 1990–91 Raymond Vella Ħamrun Spartans 1991–92 Nicky Saliba Valletta 1992–93 Joe Brincat Ħamrun Spartans 1993–94 Silvio Vella Rabat Ajax 1994–95 Michael Woods Hibernians 1995–96 Noel Turner Sliema Wanderers 1996–97 Gilbert Agius Valletta 1997–98 Mario Muscat Hibernians 1998–99 Nicky Saliba Valletta 1999–2000 Ernest Barry Sliema Wanderers 2000–01 Gilbert Agius Valletta 2001–02 Adrian Mifsud Hibernians 2002–03 Noel Turner Sliema Wanderers 2003–04 Stefan Giglio Sliema Wanderers 2004–05 Andrew Cohen Hibernians 2005–06 Andrew Cohen Hibernians 2006–07 Kevin Sammut Marsaxlokk 2007–08 Gilbert Agius Valletta 2008–09 Clayton Failla Hibernians 2009–10 Shaun Bajada Birkirkara 2010–11 Roderick Briffa Valletta 2011–12 Clayton Failla Hibernians 2012–13 Paul Fenech Birkirkara 2013–14 Ryan Fenech Valletta 2014–15 Andrew Cohen Hibernians 2015–16 Roderick Briffa Valletta 2016–17 Bjorn Kristensen Hibernians 2017–18 Andrew Cohen Gżira United 2018–19 Andrei Agius Hibernians 2019–20 Steve Borg Valletta 2020–21 Matthew Guillaumier Ħamrun Spartans 2021–22 Jurgen Degabriele Hibernians 2022–23 Matthew Guillaumier Ħamrun Spartans 2023–24 Luke Montebello Ħamrun Spartans 2024–25 Alexander Satariano Birkirkara 2025–26 Joseph Mbong Ħamrun Spartans

Breakdown of winners Winners by club

Club Number of wins Winning years 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 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 8 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26 3 1982–83, 1985–86, 1993–94 Birkirkara 3 2009–10, 2012–13, 2024–25 Żurrieq 1 1983–84 Marsaxlokk 1 2006–07 1 2017–18

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