Sport | Association football |
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Awarded for | being the best performing Chelsea player in year |
Presented by | Chelsea F.C. |
History | |
First award | 1967 |
Editions | 58 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Peter Bonetti |
Most wins | Eden Hazard (4 times) |
Most recent | Cole Palmer (2024) |
The Chelsea Player of the Year award is an official award given by Chelsea Football Club, to award the player who has most contributed to the team's success and achievements in that year. The award is given based on votes by Chelsea fans on the club's website. [1]
The inaugural award was handed to Peter Bonetti in 1967 and it has been presented every season since. [2] The award has been given to 42 different players over the course of 58 seasons, with 12 players being awarded on more than one occasion. Of these players, only Eden Hazard has won the award four times. In 1981, Yugoslavians international Petar Borota became the first Chelsea player from outside the United Kingdom to win the award.
Cole Palmer is the most recent winner of the award.
Rank | Winner | Total wins | Years won |
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1 | Eden Hazard (BEL) | 4 | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
2 | Frank Lampard (ENG) | 3 | 2004, 2005, 2009 |
3 | Charlie Cooke (SCO) | 2 | 1968, 1975 |
David Webb (ENG) | 1969, 1972 | ||
John Hollins (ENG) | 1970, 1971 | ||
Ray Wilkins (ENG) | 1976, 1977 | ||
Pat Nevin (SCO) | 1984, 1987 | ||
Dennis Wise (ENG) | 1998, 2000 | ||
Gianfranco Zola (ITA) | 1999, 2003 | ||
John Terry (ENG) | 2001, 2006 | ||
Juan Mata (ESP) | 2012, 2013 | ||
Mason Mount (ENG) | 2021, 2022 |
Nationality | Number of wins |
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England | 27 |
Scotland | 6 |
Belgium | 4 |
Italy | 3 |
Wales | 3 |
Brazil | 2 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Spain | 2 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 1 |
Croatia | 1 |
Czech Republic | 1 |
France | 1 |
Ghana | 1 |
Ireland Republic | 1 |
Jamaica | 1 |
Norway | 1 |
Yugoslavia | 1 |
Position | Number of wins |
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Goalkeeper | 5 |
Defender | 15 |
Midfielder | 20 |
Forward | 18 |
Key
Year | Winner | Ref. |
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2006 | Claude Makélélé | [2] |
2007 | Didier Drogba | |
2008 | Ricardo Carvalho | |
2009 | Ashley Cole | |
2010 | Florent Malouda | |
2011 | Ashley Cole (2) | |
2012 | Ramires | |
2013 | Juan Mata | |
2014 | César Azpilicueta | |
2015 | Eden Hazard | |
2016 | Willian | |
2017 | N'Golo Kanté | |
2018 | Willian (2) | [3] |
2019 | Eden Hazard (2) | [10] |
2020–2022 | Not awarded | |
2023 | Thiago Silva | [11] |
2024 | Cole Palmer | [9] |
Year | Winner | Ref. |
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1983 | Keith Dublin | [2] |
1984 | Robert Isaac | |
1985 | Gareth Hall | |
1986 | Mick Bodley | |
1987 | Jason Cundy | |
1988 | Eddie Cunnington | |
1989 | Not awarded | |
1990 | Not awarded | |
1991 | Andy Myers | |
1992 | Zeke Rowe | |
1993 | Neil Shipperley | |
1994 | Mark Nicholls | |
1995 | Chris McCann | |
1996 | Jody Morris | |
1997 | Nick Crittenden | |
1998 | John Terry | |
1999 | Samuele Dalla Bona | |
2000 | Rhys Evans | |
2001 | Leon Knight | |
2002 | Carlton Cole | |
2003 | Robert Huth | |
2004 | Robert Huth (2) | |
2005 | Robert Huth (3) | |
2006 | Lassana Diarra | |
2007 | Mikel John Obi | |
2008 | The U18s youth team | |
2009 | Michael Mancienne | |
2010 | The U18s youth team (2) | |
2011 | Josh McEachran | |
2012 | Lucas Piazon | |
2013 | Nathan Aké | |
2014 | Lewis Baker | |
2015 | Kurt Zouma | |
2016 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek | |
2017 | Not awarded | [12] |
2018 | Andreas Christensen | [3] |
2019 | Callum Hudson-Odoi | [12] |
2020 onwards | Not awarded |
Year | Winner | Ref. |
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2015 | Dominic Solanke | [13] |
2016 | Fikayo Tomori | [14] |
2017 | Mason Mount | [15] |
2018 | Reece James | [3] |
2019 | Conor Gallagher | [12] |
2020 | Billy Gilmour | [16] |
2021 | Tino Livramento | [17] |
2022 | Harvey Vale | [18] |
2023 | Lewis Hall | [19] |
2024 | Alfie Gilchrist | [9] |
All results (home and away) list Chelsea's goal tally first.
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