The UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year is an official award given by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to the Ligue 1 player whose performances are considered to be the best of the season. The award has been presented since the 1993–94 season and the first winner was Paris Saint-Germain winger David Ginola. The record winner is Kylian Mbappé, who won five consecutive awards from 2019 to 2024, also as a member of Paris Saint-Germain.
The most recent winner is Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé, who won his second award in the 2025–26 season.
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
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityClubRef.1993–94Paris Saint-Germain1994–95Paris Saint-Germain1995–96Bordeaux1996–97Monaco1997–98Paris Saint-Germain1998–99Bordeaux1999–2000Monaco2000–01Nantes2001–02PauletaBordeaux2002–03Pauleta (2)Bordeaux2003–04Marseille2004–05Lyon2005–06JuninhoLyon 2006–07Lyon2007–08 Lyon2008–09Bordeaux2009–10Lyon2010–11Lille2011–12 (2)Lille2012–13Paris Saint-Germain2013–14 (2)Paris Saint-Germain2014–15 Lyon2015–16 (3)Paris Saint-Germain2016–17Paris Saint-Germain2017–18NeymarParis Saint-Germain2018–19Kylian MbappéParis Saint-Germain2019–20Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic2020–21Kylian Mbappé (2)Paris Saint-Germain2021–22Kylian Mbappé (3)Paris Saint-Germain2022–23Kylian Mbappé (4)Paris Saint-Germain2023–24Kylian Mbappé (5)Paris Saint-Germain2024–25Ousmane DembéléParis Saint-Germain2025–26Ousmane Dembélé (2)Paris Saint-Germain
Breakdown of winners By country
CountryWinsWinning seasons1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–261996–97, 2005–06, 2017–182012–13, 2013–14, 2015–162010–11, 2011–122001–02, 2002–031999–2000, 2009–102004–052005–061997–981998–992016–17
By club
ClubWinsWinning seasonsParis Saint-Germain 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26Lyon 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15, Bordeaux 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09Monaco 1996–97, 1999–2000Lille 2010–11, 2011–12Marseille 2003–04Nantes 2000–01
See also French Player of the Year Trophées UNFP du football
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