Zlatan Ibrahimović won the award three times playing for París Saint-Germain.
Sport
Association football
League
Ligue 1
Awarded for
being the best performing player in a Ligue 1 season.
Country
France
Presented by
Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels
History
First award
1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Editions
29 (as of 2023)
First winner
David Ginola
Most wins
Kylian Mbappé (4 awards)
Most recent
Kylian Mbappé
The UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year is an official award given by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to the Ligue 1 player whose performances are considered to be the best of the season. The award has been presented since the 1993–94 season and the first winner of the award was Paris Saint-Germain winger David Ginola. The current holder and record winner is Kylian Mbappé, who won the award for his performances throughout the 2022–23 campaign for Paris Saint-Germain, his fourth consecutive award.
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David Ginola