Find out the previous recipients of the PFA Young Player of the Year award.
The PFA Young Player of the Year award was first handed out in the 1973-74 season with Ipswich defender Kevin Beattie scooping the inaugural prize.
In order to be nominated for the award, players had to be aged 23 or younger at the beginning of the football season but changes in 2021 mean that nominees now have to be 21 or younger when the season starts.
Although the criteria stipulates that players from all levels of English football can win the award, all winners to date have played in the top-flight.
In 2018, Ryan Sessegnon became the first player from outside of England's top division to receive a nomination for the award.
This award is ran alongside the PFA Player of the Year gong that is open to all ages. So far, just three players have won both prizes in the same season with Gareth Bale getting his name alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Andy Gray.
Previous PFA Young Player of Year winners
- 2026 - Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City)
- 2025 - Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
- 2024 - Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
- 2023 - Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
- 2022 - Phil Foden (Man City)
- 2021 - Phil Foden (Man City)
- 2020 - Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
- 2019 - Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
- 2018 - Leroy Sane (Manchester City)
- 2017 - Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur)
- 2016 - Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur)
- 2015 - Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
- 2014 - Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
- 2013 - Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
- 2012 - Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
- 2011 - Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
- 2010 - James Milner (Aston Villa)
- 2009 - Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
- 2008 - Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)
- 2007 - Cristiano Ronaldo - (Manchester United)
- 2006 - Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
- 2005 - Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
- 2004 - Scott Parker (Charlton Athletic & Chelsea)
- 2003 - Jermaine Jenas (Newcastle United)
- 2002 - Craig Bellamy (Newcastle United)
- 2001 - Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
- 2000 - Harry Kewell (Leeds United)
- 1999 - Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal)
- 1998 - Michael Owen (Liverpool)
- 1997 - David Beckham (Manchester United)
- 1996 - Robbie Fowler (Liverpool)
- 1995 - Robbie Fowler (Liverpool)
- 1994 - Andy Cole (Newcastle United)
- 1993 - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
- 1992 - Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
- 1991 - Lee Sharpe (Manchester United)
- 1990 - Matt Le Tissier (Southampton)
- 1989 - Paul Merson (Arsenal)
- 1988 - Paul Gascoigne (Newcastle United)
- 1987 - Tony Adams (Arsenal)
- 1986 - Tony Cottee (West Ham United)
- 1985 - Mark Hughes (Manchester United)
- 1984 - Paul Walsh (Luton Town)
- 1983 - Ian Rush (Liverpool)
- 1982 - Steve Moran (Southampton)
- 1981 - Gary Shaw (Aston Villa)
- 1980 - Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham Hotspur)
- 1979 - Cyrille Regis (West Bromwich Albion)
- 1978 - Tony Woodcock (Nottingham Forest)
- 1977 - Andy Gray (Aston Villa)
- 1976 - Peter Barnes (Manchester City)
- 1975 - Mervyn Day (West Ham United)
- 1974 - Kevin Beattie (Ipswich Town)
Manchester United boast the most winners but no one from the club has scooped the award since 2006/07.
Cristiano Ronaldo was successful that season and it came off the back of back-to-back wins for Wayne Rooney.
United had their golden spell throughout the 1990s when Ryan Giggs (twice), Lee Sharpe and David Beckham all landed the award.
Second to United in terms of winners is Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs' six winners include Glenn Hoddle, Kyle Walker, Gareth Bale, Harry Kane and Dele Alli (twice).
In 2013, Bale became the last player to be crowned both PFA Young Player of the Year and PFA Player of the Year in the same season.
