The Scottish Football Writers' Association International Player of the Year (often called the SFWA International Player of the Year) award is given to the player in the Scotland national football team who is seen to have made the best contribution to the previous season. The award is given by the Scottish Football Writers' Association (SFWA).
List of winners
As of 2026, the award has been made 19 times and has been won by 13 different players; and on one occasion the award was presented collectively to the Scotland national squad. The award was first made in 2008, and was won by forward James McFadden. As of 2026, Robert Snodgrass (2), John McGinn (4) and Scott McTominay (2) are the only players to have won the award more than once.
SeasonPlayerClubPos.AgeRef2007–08Everton/Birmingham CityFW252008–09CelticDF272009–10SunderlandGK272010–11RangersGK292011–12West Bromwich AlbionMF242012–13Blackburn RoversFW232013–14Norwich CityMF262014–15WatfordMF272015–16BournemouthMF262016–17 (2)Hull City/West Ham UnitedMF292017–18 CelticFW272018–19 CelticMF272019–20Aston VillaMF252020–21 (2)Aston VillaMF262021–22 (3)Aston VillaMF272022–23 (4)Aston VillaMF282023–24Manchester UnitedMF272024–25 (2)NapoliMF282025–26World Cup squad N/A N/A N/A
Winners by club ClubNumber of winsNumber of playersWinning seasons Aston Villa 4 1 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Celtic 3 3 2008–09, 2017–18, 2018–19 Birmingham City 1 1 2007–08 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 2012–13 Bournemouth 1 1 2015–16 Everton 1 1 2007–08 Hull City 1 1 2016–17 Manchester United 1 1 2023–24 Napoli 1 1 2024–25 Norwich City 1 1 2013–14 Rangers 1 1 2010–11 Sunderland 1 1 2009–10 Watford 1 1 2014–15 West Bromwich Albion 1 1 2011–12 West Ham United 1 1 2016–17
See also SFWA Footballer of the Year SFWA Manager of the Year SFWA Young Player of the Year
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