SFWA International Player of the Year | |
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Country | Scotland |
Presented by | Scottish Football Writers' Association |
First awarded | 2008 |
Last awarded | 2022 |
Last winner | John McGinn (2022–23) |
Most awards | John McGinn (4) [1] |
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).
As of 2022, the award has been made 15 times and has been won by 12 different players. The award was first made in 2008, and was won by forward James McFadden. [1] As of 2022, Robert Snodgrass (2) and John McGinn (4) are the only players to have won the award more than once.
Season | Player | Club | Pos. | Age [lower-alpha 1] | Ref |
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2007–08 | James McFadden | Everton/ Birmingham City | FW | 25 | |
2008–09 | Gary Caldwell | Celtic | DF | 27 | |
2009–10 | Craig Gordon | Sunderland | GK | 27 | [2] |
2010–11 | Allan McGregor | Rangers | GK | 29 | |
2011–12 | James Morrison | West Bromwich Albion | MF | 24 | |
2012–13 | Jordan Rhodes | Blackburn Rovers | FW | 23 | |
2013–14 | Robert Snodgrass | Norwich City | MF | 26 | [3] |
2014–15 | Ikechi Anya | Watford | MF | 27 | |
2015–16 | Matt Ritchie | Bournemouth | MF | 26 | |
2016–17 | Robert Snodgrass (2) | Hull City/ West Ham United | MF | 29 | [4] |
2017–18 | Leigh Griffiths | Celtic | FW | 27 | [5] |
2018–19 | James Forrest | Celtic | MF | 27 | [6] |
2019–20 | John McGinn | Aston Villa | MF | 25 | [7] |
2020–21 | John McGinn (2) | Aston Villa | MF | 26 | [8] [9] |
2021–22 | John McGinn (3) | Aston Villa | MF | 27 | [10] |
2022–23 | John McGinn (4) | Aston Villa | MF | 28 | [11] |
Club | Number of wins | Number of players | Winning seasons |
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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 |
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 |
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