The Liverpool Player of the Season Award, is one of a set of official end of season awards given to the best performing player over the course of the Premier League Season as voted for by the fans. The inaugural award was handed out in 2001, with just the 'Player of the Season' Award. This title was initially awarded by fans voting on Liverpool's official club website, however the number of awards expanded following the introduction of an awards dinner, the inaugural event held in 2014, and has been held every season since. The number of awards expanded to include 'Players' Player of the Season' (as well as Fans' Player), Goal of the season and Women's Player of the season, as well as a number of other awards for academy players, technical staff and fans other outstanding services to the club.
Awards ceremony
Awards dinner Since the introduction of the awards dinner, the awards have been presented after the end of the Premier League season, usually at the start of May but held at any point during the month. The event is open to staff and fans, who may buy tickets on the club website, and has been held at a number of prominent venues, a list of which is provided below: +List of venues:YearVenueDate2014ACC Liverpool6 May2015Liverpool Arena 19 May2016Exhibition Centre in Liverpool12 May2017Anfield Stadium9 May2018Melwood Training Ground10 May2019Not held due to Champions League final2020Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic2021Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
Trophy The trophies have had a number of designs – the 2012–13 award was named 'Standard Chartered Player of the Season' for sponsorship reasons and was in the design of the Standard Chartered logo accordingly. Since this, the trophies have taken the form of an opaque circle within a hollow circle emblazoned with the Liverpool logo.
Winners
Men's Player of the Season Award The Fans' Player of the season is determined through a vote on the LFC website in which 5 candidates are nominated by the club. Fans are then free to vote for their player of choice. The player with the greatest number of votes wins the award. This award has been presented from 2001 onward.
The Players' player of the year award is given to the player at the club with the greatest number of votes from teammates. This award has been presented from the 2013–14 season onwards. However, in every year both awards have been presented, they have both gone to the same player. +SeasonPlayers'/Writers' PlayerFans' Player Score2nd3rd4th5th2001–02 Sami Hyypiä30%DudekRiiseHamann Henchoz2002–03 Danny Murphy 42%GerrardOwenHyypiäRiise2003–04Writers' Player Steven Gerrard85%OwenKewellDudekHyypiä2004–05 Jamie Carragher Steven Gerrard129 pts. CarragherAlonsoBarošGarcía 2005–06 Steven Gerrard33%CarragherAlonsoSissokoFinnan2006–07 Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard60 pts.KuytBellamyAlonsoAgger2007–08 Fernando Torres78%GerrardMascheranoCarragherKuyt2008–09 Steven Gerrard46%AlonsoKuytBenayounHyypiä2009–10 Pepe Reina75%TorresMascherano2010–11 Lucas Leiva40%KuytReinaMeirelesSuárez2011–12 Martin Škrtel44%SuárezAgger2012–13Players' Player Luis Suárez64%GerrardCarragherAgger Coutinho2013–14 Luis Suárez Luis Suárez2014–15 Philippe Coutinho Philippe Coutinho2015–16 Philippe Coutinho Philippe Coutinho2016–17 Sadio Mané Sadio Mané2017–18 Mohamed Salah Mohamed Salah2018–19 Virgil van Dijk Virgil van Dijk47%SalahManéAlexander-Arnold Robertson2019–20 Jordan HendersonManéAlexander-Arnold2020–21 Mohamed Salah Mohamed Salah2021–22 Mohamed Salah Mohamed SalahAlisson2022–23 Alisson AlissonSalahAlexander-Arnold2023–24 Mohamed Salah Mohamed Salahvan DijkMac Allister2024–25 Mohamed Salah Mohamed Salah2025–26 Dominik Szoboszlai Dominik Szoboszlai
Women's Player of the Season Award Similarly to the men's award, a player of the season is chosen by both the fans and the players and separate awards are granted depending on the result of each vote. This award has been part of the awards night from the end of the 2013–14 season, although the fans' player award has only been presented from the end of the 2017–18 season. A Young Player of the year also is granted to the best 'young' player on the team.
+SeasonPlayers' PlayerFans' PlayerYoung Player of the YearClub Person of the Season / The Red Way Award 2013–14 Nicole Rolser2014–15 Fara Williams2015–16 Martha Harris2016–17 Sophie Ingle2017–18 Sophie Ingle Gemma Bonner2018–19 Sophie Bradley-Auckland Amy Rodgers Amy Rodgers2019–20 Rinsola Babajide2020–21 Missy Bo Kearns2021–22 Rachael Laws Leanne Kiernan Taylor Hinds Niamh Fahey2022–23 Ceri Holland Missy Bo Kearns Faye Kirby 2023–24 Grace Fisk Marie Höbinger Marie Höbinger Niamh Fahey
Young Player of the Season/Academy Player of the Season The Young Player of the Season was awarded alongside the player of the year award in 2010 and is awarded to the young player who has performed the best for Liverpool's first team that season, with the Academy's player of the year award being officially added with the introduction of the awards dinner in 2014, and being granted to the best performing player in the academy squad. +SeasonYoung Player of the YearAcademy Player of the Year Notes2009–10 Lucas Leiva2010–112011–122012–132013–14 Raheem Sterling Jordan Rossiter2014–15 Raheem Sterling João Carlos Teixeira2015–16 Emre Can Brad Smith2016–17 Trent Alexander-Arnold Ben Woodburn2017–18 Trent Alexander-Arnold Harry Wilson 2018–19 Not Awarded2019–20 Trent Alexander-Arnold
Goal of the Season/Performance of the Season The Goal of the Season is decided by a vote from the fans on the 'best goal' scored that season, whereas performance of the season refers to a specific performance by a player which is deemed to be the best of the season. The former has been awarded since 2014, with the latter being added to the roster of awards in 2015. The performance of the season award appears to have been discontinued following the second issue of the award in 2016.
Men
+Goal of the SeasonPerformance of the SeasonSeasonWinnerMatch WinnerMatch2013–14 Luis Suárez1–0 vs Norwich City (4 December 2013)2014–15 Philippe Coutinho1–0 vs Southampton (22 February 2015) Philippe Coutinhovs Manchester City (1 March 2015)2015–16 Philippe Coutinho1–1 vs Manchester United (17 March 2016) Philippe Coutinhovs Manchester City (21 November 2015)2016–17 Emre Can1–0 vs Watford (1 May 2017)2017–18 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain2–0 vs Manchester City (4 April 2018)2018–19 Mohamed Salah2–0 vs Chelsea (14 April 2019)2020–21 Alisson2–1 vs West Brom (16 May 2021)2021–22 Mohamed Salah2–1 vs Manchester City (3 October 2021)2022–23 Mohamed Salah1–0 vs Manchester City (16 October 2022)2023–24 Alexis Mac Allister2–1 vs Fulham (3 December 2023)2024–25 Alexis Mac Allister2–1 vs Tottenham Hotspur (27 April 2025)2025–26 Dominik Szoboszlai1–0 vs Arsenal (31 August 2025)
Women
+Goal of the SeasonPerformance of the SeasonSeasonWinnerMatch WinnerMatch2023–24 Mia Enderby3–4 vs Manchester City (8 November 2023)
Club awards Since the inception of the awards dinner, a number of awards celebrating non-players have been introduced. Some of these awards have been presented in every awards dinner since 2014, whereas others have been one-off recognition, or been discontinued in place of other awards. A total of 8 different awards have been issued and presented so far, the criteria for winning each award explained the list of winners below:
Winners +SeasonOutstanding Achievement AwardBill Shankly Community AwardLifetime AchievementStaff RecognitionSupportersClubFan of the yearSpecial RecognitionOutstanding Team Achievement2013–14 Brendan Rodgers Lucas Leiva Ronnie MoranMatt Walker (Senior TV Producer) OLSC Paris Rado Chmiel2014–15 Steven GerrardChris Anders Ron Yeats & Ian St JohnIan Wallace OLSC London 2015–16Marie Rooney Steve HeighwayTerry Forsyth Gauteng 2016–17Jeremy Barnes Roger HuntDisability Support Team Cyprus Lucas Leiva1977 Euro Cup Winning Squad2017–18Fans Supporting Foodbanks Ian Callaghan New South Wales 1978 Euro Cup Winning Squad2018–19Awards not held due to busy First Team Schedule and Champions League Final2019–20Awards not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Award Criteria Outstanding Achievement Award – Awarded for exceptional achievement at the club. Given to Brendan Rodgers in 2014 for leading Liverpool back into the Champions League, and to Gerrard following his announcement of retirement in 2015 for exceptional commitment to the club. Discontinued after 2015.
Bill Shankly Community Award – Named for Bill Shankly, manager from 1959–1974 and "awarded to the person who has shown commitment to their community through supporting local projects and activities or by selflessly giving their time to help others" Can be granted to players, non-players, or organisations such as Fans Supporting Foodbanks in 2018.
Lifetime Achievement – Awarded for stellar commitment to the club over an exceptional period of time.
Staff Recognition – "for a member of club staff who is dedicated to Liverpool FC and upholds the Liverpool way" Was not awarded in 2018 and as such may have been discontinued.
Supporter's Club – Supporter's Club of the Year
Fan of the Year – A currently one-off award granted to the nominated fan of the year. Polish fan Rado Chmiel is the current only holder of this award after being discontinued in 2014
Special Recognition Award – A currently one-off award granted to award special recognition to an individual
Outstanding Team Achievement Award – Awarded to recognise historical team achievements (such as prior European Cup Winning Squads)
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