Welsh Footballer of the Year

The Welsh Footballer of the Year is an annual award chosen by the FAW, to determine the best player in Wales.

Gareth Bale, pictured here in 2015, is a six-time winner of the award.

Jess Fishlock, pictured here at 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League, has won the award five times.

Winners

Men

Year	Player	Club(s)	Reference
1993	Mark Hughes	Manchester United	^[1]
1994	Mark Hughes	Manchester United	^[1]
1996	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United
1998	John Hartson	West Ham United	^[2]
1999	Paul Jones	Southampton	^[3]
2000	John Robinson	Charlton Athletic	^[4]
2001	John Hartson	Wimbledon   Coventry City   Celtic	^[2]
2002	Simon Davies	Tottenham Hotspur	^[5]
2003	John Hartson	Celtic	^[2]
2004	Robert Earnshaw	Cardiff City   West Bromwich Albion	^[6]
2005	Danny Gabbidon	Cardiff City   West Ham United	^[7]
2006	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United	^[8]
2007	Craig Bellamy	Liverpool   West Ham United	^[9]
2008	Simon Davies	Fulham	^[10]
2009	Ashley Williams	Swansea City	^[11]
2010	Gareth Bale	Tottenham Hotspur	^[12]
2011	Gareth Bale	Tottenham Hotspur	^[13]
2012	Joe Allen	Swansea City   Liverpool	^[6]
2013	Gareth Bale	Tottenham Hotspur   Real Madrid	^[14]
2014	Gareth Bale	Real Madrid	^[15]
2015	Gareth Bale	Real Madrid	^[16]
2016	Gareth Bale	Real Madrid	^[17]
2017	Chris Gunter	Reading	^[18]
2018	David Brooks	Sheffield United   Bournemouth	^[19]

Women

Year	Player	Club	Reference
2011	Jess Fishlock	Bristol Academy	^[13]
2012	Jess Fishlock	Bristol Academy	^[6]
2013	Jess Fishlock	Seattle Reign	^[14]
2014	Jess Fishlock	Seattle Reign	^[15]
2015	Kylie Davies	Reading Women	^[16]
2016	Natasha Harding	Liverpool Ladies	^[17]
2017	Laura O'Sullivan	Yeovil Town	^[18]
2018	Jess Fishlock	Seattle Reign	^[19]

See also

• List of sports awards honoring women

References

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14. "Bale wins Welsh player award". The Daily Express. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
15. "Gareth Bale wins Welsh player award for record fourth time". BBC Sport. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
16. "Gareth Bale: Real Madrid forward named Welsh player of the year". BBC Sport. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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18. "Chris Gunter: Reading defender beats Gareth Bale to Wales player of year award". BBC Sport. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
19. "FAW Awards: David Brooks and Jess Fishlock named Players of the Year". BBC Sport. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.