The PFAM Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best Malaysian League player each month of the season. The player nominated in the month will be selected by a panel comprising representatives from PFAM, asiana.my and media practitioners. Assessment will be made by the Nomination Committee PFAM Player of the Month Award – asiana.my comprising practitioners experienced sports media. Among the matters considered by the Nomination Committee is the player's performance during the month, the goal scored and assists. They are free to choose any player from the Premier League who they felt deserved to receive the award. Votes will be made through PFAM official website which is [www.pfam.my.] The voters can vote via desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet and can use all types of browsers. Anyone can vote for the candidates that was chosenfor the award. PFAM will include a list of nominations to the site for each month.
Organised by Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia, the Player of the Month award was introduced in May 2015, Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria is the first winner for this award. The winner is picked via a votes in the PFAM official websites by the fan and will also be announced on their official websites. The most recent winner is Kelantan FA player, Mohammed Ghaddar for April 2017.
Prize In 2015, the winner received a trophy and picture contributed by All Sport Images and News Agency (asiana.my) and RM500 by MVP Sports Agency.
In 2016, MVP Sports Agency has added RM1000 into the money prize and making the money prize worth RM1500 along with a trophy and picture
Selection panel
Fariz Fikri Zolkarnain from MVP Sport Agency Sdn Bhd. Saiyed Ismail Saiyed Hussin, sports journalist) from Saiyed Ismail Saiyed Hussin TV3 Vijhay Vick, journalist from FourFourTwo (Malaysian edition) Aziman Rosdi, sport journalist from Harian Metro Ahmad Fazli, sport journalist from Kosmo! Ahmad Muzammil, chief editor from Semuanya BOLA
Winners
YearMonthPlayer NationalityTeamPositionRef2015MayWan Zaharulnizam MalaysiaKelantanMFJune Muhammad Nurridzuan MalaysiaPerakMFJuly Luciano FigueroaJohor Darul Ta'zim F.C.FWAug. Issey Nakajima-FarranTerengganuMFSept. Sandro Da SilvaKedahMFOct. Issey Nakajima-FarranTerengganuMFNov. Mohd Safiq Rahim MalaysiaJohor Darul Ta'zim F.C.MF2016Feb. Mohd Faiz Subri MalaysiaPenang FAMFMar. Jorge Pereyra DíazJohor Darul Ta'zim F.C.FWApr. Juan Martín LuceroJohor Darul Ta'zim F.C.FWMay. Izham Tarmizi Roslan MalaysiaJohor Darul Ta'zim F.C.GKJuly Fazrul Hazli MalaysiaPerak FAMFAug. Baddrol Bakhtiar MalaysiaKedah FAMFSept. Thiago Augusto FernandesKedah FAFW2017Feb. Baddrol BakhtiarKedah FAMFMar.No award given due to limited number of matches in MarchApr. Mohammed GhaddarKelantan FAFWJul. Ken IlsøKedah FAFWSep. Natxo InsaJohor Darul Ta'zimMF2018Feb. Do Dong-hyunKelantan F.C.Apr. Sandro da Silva MendonçaiKedah F.C.AMMay Liridon KrasniqiKedah F.C.AMJune Kipré TchétchéTerengganu F.C.FWJuly Ifedayo OlusegunMelaka United F.C.FW2019Feb. Shakir HamzahKedah F.C.CBMar. Ifwat AkmalKedah F.C.GKApr. Kipré TchétchéKedah F.C.FWMay Ifedayo OlusegunMelaka United F.C.FWJune Baddrol BakhtiarKedah F.C.MFJuly Safawi RasidJohor Darul Ta'zim F.C.FW2023August Engku Nur Shakir Terengganu FC Malaysia FW
Candidates
Indicates the Winner in that month
Year Month Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 3 Candidate 4 Candidate 52015 May Khairul Amri Dickson Nwakaeme Austin Amutu Wan Zaharulnizam Hairuddin Omar June Namkung Woong Matías Conti Dramane Traoré Nurridzuan Abu Hassan Mohd Razman Roslan July Mohd Safiq Rahim Zesh Rehman Luciano Figueroa Ismail Faruqi Mohd Hafiz Kamal August Nor Farhan Muhammad Issey Nakajima-Farran Ahmad Hazwan Bakri Baddrol Bakhtiar Guilherme de Paula SeptemberSandro da Silva Azamuddin Akil Muhammad Farhan Roslan Azizon Abdul Kadir Mohd Badhri Mohd Radzi October Robert Cornthwaite Gabriel Guerra Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Issey Nakajima-Farran Andik Vermansyah November Mohd Afiq Azmi Zah Rahan Krangar Thiago Augusto Fernandes Mohd Syazwan Zainon Mohd Safiq Rahim2016 February Zah Rahan Krangar Farizal Marlias Faiz Subri Norazlan Razali Hariss Harun March Muhamad Hafizul Hakim R. Gopinathan Jorge Pereyra Díaz Farhan Abu Bakar Issey Nakajima-Farran April Francis Doe Juan Martín Lucero Patrick Cruz Wan Zaharulnizam Dalibor Volas May Ahmad Fakri Saarani Joseph Kalang Tie Jorge Pereyra Díaz Junior Apreciado Izham Tarmizi Roslan July Baže Ilijoski Francis Doe Jeong Seok-min Fazrul Hazli Guilherme de Paula August Wan Zack Haikal Adam Nor Azlin Jorge Pereyra Díaz Muhamad Hafizul Hakim Baddrol Bakhtiar September Matthew Davies Fakrul Aiman Sidid Thiago Augusto Fernandes Juan Martín Lucero Indra Putra Mahayuddin2017 February Baddrol Bakhtiar Mark Hartmann Matheus Alves Mohamadou Sumareh Mohammed GhaddarApril Mohammed Ghaddar Safiq Rahim Nor Hakim Hassan Matheus Alves Mohd Hafiz KamalJuly Fadhli Shas Mohammed Ghaddar Ken Ilsø Alif Haikal Sabri Thiago Augusto Fernandes2018 February Rufino Segovia Mahali Jasuli Kipré Tchétché Natxo Insa Do Dong-hyun
Voting percentage
Year Month Candidates Number of votes (Percentage) Total votes2017July Ken Ilsø 10,662 (74.53%)14,305 Fadhli Shas 1,911 (13.36%) Mohammed Ghaddar 818 (5.72%) Thiago Augusto Fernandes 624 (4.36%) Alif Haikal Sabri 290 (2.03%)April Mohammed Ghaddar 6,560 (55.45%)11,830 Mohd Safiq Rahim 3,815 (32.25%) Mohd Hafiz Kamal 599 (5.06%) Matheus Alves 446 (3.77%) Nor Hakim Hassan 410 (3.47%)February Baddrol Bakhtiar 17,073 (65.00%)26,209 Mohammed Ghaddar 6,020 (23.00%) Matheus Alves 1,830 (7.00%) Mark Hartmann 765 (3.00%) Mohamadou Sumareh 521 (2.00%)2016September Thiago Augusto Fernandes 7,530 (55.69%)12,387 Juan Martín Lucero 3,225 (23.97%) Indra Putra Mahayuddin 1,983 (14.74%) Matthew Davies 586 (4.35%) Fakrul Aiman Sidid 133 (0.99%)August Baddrol Bakhtiar 7,146 (41.98%)17,002 Jorge Pereyra Díaz 5,686 (33.40%) Wan Zack Haikal 1,764 (10.36%) Muhamad Hafizul Hakim 1,708 (10.03%) Adam Nor Azlin 718 (4.22%)
Multiple winners The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.
indicates current Malaysia Super League playerBold textindicates players still playing professional football
Rank Player Wins1stIssey Nakajima-Farran22ndBaddrol Bakhtiar2
Awards won by position
PositionWinsForwardMidfielderDefenderGoalkeeper
Awards won by nationality
CountryWins
Awards won by club
ClubWinsJohor Darul Ta'zim F.C.Kedah FATerengganu FAPerak FAKelantan FAPenang FA
References
External links PFAM-PLAYER OF THE MONTH SUPER LEAGUE