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Arsenal Player of the Season

The Arsenal Player of the Season award is an official award given by Arsenal Football Club to the best performing player from the club over the course of the season. The award is given based on votes by Arsenal fans on the club's website,[1][2] it was previously based on votes by the Arsenal Supporters' Trust.[3]

Arsenal Player of the Season
Thierry Henry has won the award four times, the most of any player
SportAssociation football
Awarded forbeing the best performing Arsenal player over the course of a season
Presented byArsenal F.C.
History
First award1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Editions57 (as of 2023)
First winnerScotland Frank McLintock
Most winsFrance Thierry Henry (4 times)
Most recentNorway Martin Ødegaard
(2022–23)

The inaugural award was handed to Frank McLintock in 1967 and it has been presented every season since.[3] The 2015–16 and 2016–17 awards were officially called the Vitality Arsenal Player of the Season Award for sponsorship purposes.[4][5] The award has been given to 42 different players over the course of 57 seasons, with 11 players being awarded on more than one occasion. Of these players, only Thierry Henry has won the award four times, and he is also the only player to have won the award in three consecutive years. In 1976, Republic of Ireland international Liam Brady became the first Arsenal player from outside the United Kingdom to win the award and in 1997, Dutch international Dennis Bergkamp became the first player from outside the British Isles to receive it.[3] Following the 2014−15 season, Chilean international Alexis Sánchez was voted to become the first player from outside of Europe to win the award.[3][6]

Martin Ødegaard is the most recent winner of the award, following the 2022–23 Arsenal season.[7]

Award recipients

Frank McLintock won the inaugural award in 1967.
George Armstrong won the award in 1970.
Alan Smith won the 1989 award, being the league's top scorer.[8]
Jens Lehmann won the award in 2006.
Cesc Fàbregas won the award in 2007 and 2010.
Robin van Persie won the award in 2009 and 2012.
Aaron Ramsey won the award in 2014 and 2018.

Players in bold are still playing for Arsenal[9][7]

Award recipients
SeasonPlayerNationalityPosition
1966–67Frank McLintock  ScotlandDefender
1967–68John Radford  EnglandForward
1968–69Peter Simpson  EnglandDefender
1969–70George Armstrong  EnglandForward
1970−71Bob Wilson  ScotlandGoalkeeper
1971–72Pat Rice  Northern IrelandDefender
1972–73John Radford (2)  EnglandForward
1973–74Alan Ball  EnglandMidfielder
1974–75Jimmy Rimmer  EnglandGoalkeeper
1975–76Liam Brady  Republic of IrelandMidfielder
1976–77Frank Stapleton  Republic of IrelandForward
1977–78Liam Brady (2)  Republic of IrelandMidfielder
1978–79Liam Brady (3)  Republic of IrelandMidfielder
1979–80Frank Stapleton (2)  Republic of IrelandForward
1980–81Kenny Sansom  EnglandDefender
1981–82John Hollins  EnglandDefender
1982–83Tony Woodcock  EnglandForward
1983–84Charlie Nicholas  ScotlandForward
1984–85Stewart Robson  EnglandMidfielder
1985–86David Rocastle  EnglandMidfielder
1986–87Tony Adams  EnglandDefender
1987–88Michael Thomas  EnglandMidfielder
1988–89Alan Smith  EnglandForward
1989–90Tony Adams (2)  EnglandDefender
1990–91Steve Bould  EnglandDefender
1991–92Ian Wright  EnglandForward
1992–93Ian Wright (2)  EnglandForward
1993–94Tony Adams (3)  EnglandDefender
1994–95David Seaman  EnglandGoalkeeper
1995–96Martin Keown  EnglandDefender
1996–97Dennis Bergkamp  NetherlandsForward
1997–98Ray Parlour  EnglandMidfielder
1998–99Nigel Winterburn  EnglandDefender
1999–2000Thierry Henry  FranceForward
2000–01Patrick Vieira  FranceMidfielder
2001–02Robert Pires  FranceForward
2002–03Thierry Henry (2)  FranceForward
2003–04Thierry Henry (3)  FranceForward
2004–05Thierry Henry (4)  FranceForward
2005–06Jens Lehmann  GermanyGoalkeeper
2006–07Cesc Fàbregas  SpainMidfielder
2007–08Mathieu Flamini  FranceMidfielder
2008–09Robin van Persie  NetherlandsForward
2009–10Cesc Fàbregas (2)  SpainMidfielder
2010–11Jack Wilshere  EnglandMidfielder
2011–12Robin van Persie (2)  NetherlandsForward
2012–13Santi Cazorla  SpainMidfielder
2013–14Aaron Ramsey  WalesMidfielder
2014–15Alexis Sánchez  ChileForward
2015–16Mesut Özil  GermanyMidfielder
2016–17Alexis Sánchez (2)  ChileForward
2017–18Aaron Ramsey (2)  WalesMidfielder
2018–19Alexandre Lacazette  FranceForward
2019–20Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang  GabonForward
2020–21Bukayo Saka  EnglandMidfielder
2021–22Bukayo Saka (2)  EnglandMidfielder
2022–23Martin Ødegaard  NorwayMidfielder

Multiple wins

Players with multiple wins
RankWinnerTotal winsYears won
1  Thierry Henry (FRA)42000, 2003, 2004, 2005
2  Liam Brady (IRL)31976, 1978, 1979
 Tony Adams (ENG)1987, 1990, 1994
3  John Radford (ENG)21968, 1973
 Frank Stapleton (IRL)1977, 1980
 Ian Wright (ENG)1992, 1993
 Cesc Fàbregas (ESP)2007, 2010
 Robin van Persie (NED)2009, 2012
 Alexis Sánchez (CHI)2015, 2017
 Aaron Ramsey (WAL)2014, 2018
 Bukayo Saka (ENG)2021, 2022

Wins by nationality

Wins by nationality
NationalityWins
 England26
 France8
 Republic of Ireland5
 Netherlands3
 Scotland3
 Spain3
 Chile2
 Germany2
 Wales2
 Gabon1
 Northern Ireland1
 Norway1

Wins by playing position

Wins by playing position
PositionWins
Goalkeeper4
Defender11
Midfielder20
Forward22

See also

References

Further reading

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