Women's Super League Player of the Season

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Women's Super League Player of the Season
Khadija Shaw.jpg
Khadija Shaw is the current holder of the award.
Awarded forThe most outstanding player in each given Premier League season
Sponsored byBarclays
CountryEngland
Presented by Women's Super League
Highlights
Most awardsBethany England, Fran Kirby, Sam Kerr, Rachel Daly and Khadija Shaw (1)
Most team wins Chelsea (3)

The Women's Super League Player of the Season is an annual association football award presented to players in England, which recognises the most outstanding player in the Women's Super League each season.

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For sponsorship purposes it has been called the Barclays WSL's Player of the Season since its inception in 2020.

Winners

Key
Player (X)Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
Indicates multiple award winners in the same season
Denotes the club were Women's Super League champions in the same season
Women's Super League Player of the Season winners
SeasonPlayerNationalityClubRef(s)
2019–20 Bethany England Flag of England.svg  England Chelsea [1]
2020–21 Fran Kirby Flag of England.svg  England Chelsea [2]
2021–22 Sam Kerr Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Chelsea [3]
2022–23 Rachel Daly Flag of England.svg  England Aston Villa [4]
2023–24 Khadija Shaw Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Manchester City [5]

Awards won by nationality

CountryPlayersTotal
Flag of England.svg  England 33
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11

Awards won by club

ClubPlayersTotal
Chelsea 33
Aston Villa 11
Manchester City 11

See also

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References

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