Maltese Player of the Year

The Maltese Player of the Year Award is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in Maltese football. The award has been presented since the 1954–55 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (MFA).

The first winner of the award was Floriana player Lolly Debattista, and the current holder is Jurgen Degabriele of Hibernians.

Winners

 

Nicky Saliba won the award in the 1991–92 and 1998–99 seasons.

 

Noel Turner won the award in the 1995–96 and 2002–03 seasons.

 

Gilbert Agius won the award three times (1996–97, 2000–01 and 2007–08).

 

Mario Muscat won the award in 1997–98.

 

Stefan Giglio won the award in 2003–04.

 

Kevin Sammut is the only Marsaxlokk player to win the award in the 2007–08 season.

 

Andrew Cohen is the only player to win the award four times (2004–05, 2005–06, 2014–15 and 2017–18).

Key

Player (X)	Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
§	Denotes the club were Premier League champions in the same season

Maltese Player of the Year winners

Year	Player	Club	Notes
1954–55	Lolly Debattista	Floriana^§
1955–56	Tony Nicholl	Sliema Wanderers^§
1956–57	Joe Bonnici	Sliema Wanderers^§
1957–58	Joe Cilia	Valletta
1958–59	Alfred Vella James	Floriana
1959–60	Louis Theobald	Hibernians
1960–61	Joe Zammit	Valletta
1961–62	Lolly Borg	Floriana^§
1962–63	Edwin Schembri	Valletta^§
1963–64	Joe Cilia (2)	Valletta
1964–65	unassigned
1965–66	Ronnie Cocks	Sliema Wanderers^§
1966–67	Eddie Theobald	Hibernians^§
1967–68	Alfred Debono	Floriana^§
1968–69	John Privitera	Hibernians^§
1969–70	Joe Cini	Sliema Wanderers
1970–71	Eddie Theobald (2)	Hibernians
1971–72	Edward Darmanin	Sliema Wanderers^§
1972–73	Freddie Debono	Valletta
1973–74	Willie Vassallo	Floriana
1974–75	Eddie Vella	Valletta
1975–76	John Holland	Floriana
1976–77	Raymond Xuereb	Floriana^§
1977–78	John Holland (2)	Floriana
1978–79	Ġużi Xuereb	Hibernians^§
1979–80	Norman Buttigieg	Hibernians
1980–81	Leli Fabri	Sliema Wanderers
1981–82	Ernest Spiteri Gonzi	Hibernians^§
1982–83	Carmel Busuttil	Rabat Ajax
1983–84	Charles Muscat	Żurrieq
1984–85	Leonard Farrugia	Valletta
1985–86	Carmel Busuttil (2)	Rabat Ajax^§
1986–87	Raymond Vella	Ħamrun Spartans^§
1987–88	John Buttigieg	Sliema Wanderers
1988–89	Charles Scerri	Hibernians
1989–90	Michael Degorgio	Ħamrun Spartans
1990–91	Raymond Vella (2)	Ħamrun Spartans^§
1991–92	Nicky Saliba	Valletta^§
1992–93	Joe Brincat	Ħamrun Spartans
1993–94	Silvio Vella	Rabat Ajax
1994–95	Michael Woods	Hibernians^§
1995–96	Noel Turner	Sliema Wanderers^§
1996–97	Gilbert Agius	Valletta^§
1997–98	Mario Muscat	Hibernians
1998–99	Nicky Saliba (2)	Valletta^§
1999–2000	Ernest Barry	Sliema Wanderers
2000–01	Gilbert Agius (2)	Valletta^§
2001–02	Adrian Mifsud	Hibernians^§
2002–03	Noel Turner (2)	Sliema Wanderers^§
2003–04	Stefan Giglio	Sliema Wanderers^§
2004–05	Andrew Cohen	Hibernians
2005–06	Andrew Cohen (2)	Hibernians
2006–07	Kevin Sammut	Marsaxlokk^§
2007–08	Gilbert Agius (3)	Valletta^§
2008–09	Clayton Failla	Hibernians^§
2009–10	Shaun Bajada	Birkirkara^§	^[1]
2010–11	Roderick Briffa	Valletta^§	^[2]
2011–12	Clayton Failla (2)	Hibernians	^[3]
2012–13	Paul Fenech	Birkirkara^§	^[4]
2013–14	Ryan Fenech	Valletta^§	^[5]
2014–15	Andrew Cohen (3)	Hibernians^§	^[6]
2015–16	Roderick Briffa (2)	Valletta^§
2016–17	Bjorn Kristensen	Hibernians^§
2017–18	Andrew Cohen (4)	Gżira United	^[7]
2018–19	Andrei Agius	Hibernians	^[8]
2019–20	Steve Borg	Valletta	^[9]
2020–21	Matthew Guillaumier	Ħamrun Spartans^§	^[10]
2021–22	Jurgen Degabriele	Hibernians^§	^[11]

Breakdown of winners

Winners by club

Club	Number of wins	Winning years
Hibernians	19	1959–60, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22
Valletta	15	1957–58, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1984–85, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019–20
Sliema Wanderers	11	1955–56, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04
Floriana	8	1954–55, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78
Ħamrun Spartans	5	1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2020–21
Rabat Ajax	3	1982–83, 1985–86, 1993–94
Birkirkara	2	2009–10, 2012–13
Żurrieq	1	1983–84
Marsaxlokk	1	2006–07
Gżira United	1	2017–18

References

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10. Camilleri, Valhmor (2021-07-21). "Guillaumier named Player of the Year". SportDesk. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
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