Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year explained
The UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year is an official award given by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to a player aged 23 years or under at the start of the season whose performances are considered to be the best in Ligue 1, France's top professional football league. The inaugural award was handed to midfielder Zinedine Zidane of Bordeaux, following the 1993–94 Division 1 season. It has been awarded ever since its inception, with the exception of the 2019−20 season, where the competition was abruptly cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The award has been given to 27 different players over the course of 30 seasons, with only Eden Hazard and Kylian Mbappé winning the award on more than one occasion. Of these players, only Mbappé has won the award three times. Hazard (Belgium), Marco Verratti (Italy), Younès Belhanda (Morocco), and Nuno Mendes (Portugal) are the only recipients of the award who represent a nation other than France.
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery is the most recent winner of the award, which was awarded to him for his performances in the 2023–24 Ligue 1 season.[1]
Winners
Multiple wins
Awards won by club
Awards won by nationality
Awards won by playing position
Notes and References
- Web site: Losada . Antonio . 29 May 2023 . Nuno Mendes named Young Player of the Year for 2022/23 season . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529132009/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/nuno-mendes-named-young-player-of-the-year-for-2022-23-season/ar-AA1bPH2P . 29 May 2023 . 2023-05-29 . MSN . en-US.
- Web site: Palmarès Trophées UNFP - Oscars du football - Meilleur espoir de Ligue 1 . UNFP Trophies - Football Oscars - Best Ligue 1 hopeful . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323074417/http://www.sportpalmares.eu/Trophees-UNFP-Oscars-du-foot,237.html?lang=fr . 23 March 2012 . 12 April 2023 . Sport Palmares . fr.
- Web site: 15 May 2012 . Player of the Year Hazard Chooses Manchester . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120521230808/http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/player-of-year-hazard-chooses-manchester.htm . 21 May 2012 . 12 April 2023 . Ligue 1.
- Web site: 20 May 2013 . Ibrahimovic takes Player of the Year Gong . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308140228/http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/ibrahimovic-takes-player-of-year-gong.htm . 8 March 2016 . 20 August 2015 . Ligue 1.
- News: Bosse-Platière . Raphaël . 11 May 2014 . Trophées UNFP : Marco Verratti sacré meilleur espoir . fr . UNFP Trophies: Marco Verratti crowned best hope . RTL . live . 12 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413043025/https://www.rtl.fr/sport/football/trophees-unfp-marco-verratti-sacre-meilleur-espoir-7771900603 . 13 April 2022.
- Web site: 18 May 2015 . Alexandre Lacazette beats PSG stars to Ligue 1 Player of the Year award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160625082618/http://www.espnfc.com.au/french-ligue-1/story/2455534/lacazette-beats-ibrahimovic-to-ligue-1-award . 25 June 2016 . 12 April 2023 . ESPN FC.
- Web site: 8 May 2016 . Ibrahimovic named Player of the Year . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160512064545/http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/ibrahimovic-named-player-of-the-year.htm . 12 May 2016 . 12 April 2023 . Ligue 1.
- News: 15 May 2017 . Trophées UNFP: Cavani, Jardim, Mbappé... Le palmarès complet . fr . UNFP Trophies: Cavani, Jardim, Mbappé... The full prize list . RTL . live . 15 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170519023557/http://www.rtl.fr/sport/football/trophees-unfp-cavani-jardim-mbappe-le-palmares-complet-7788550042 . 19 May 2017.
- News: 13 May 2018 . Trophées UNFP: Neymar, Mbappé... Découvrez le palmarès 2018 . fr . UNFP Trophies: Neymar, Mbappé... Discover the 2018 prize list . RTL . dead . 13 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180514034721/http://www.rtl.fr/sport/football/trophees-unfp-neymar-mbappe-decouvrez-le-palmares-2018-7793373391 . 14 May 2018.
- News: 19 May 2019 . Mbappé wins awards double . Ligue 1 . live . 20 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519064922/https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/03/14/mbappe-wins-awards-double . 19 May 2022.
- News: 28 April 2020 . Ligue 1 & 2: France's top two divisions will not resume this season . BBC Sport . live . 12 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200429014042/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52460468 . 29 April 2020.
- Web site: 22 May 2021 . Aurélien Tchouameni named Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year . 5 June 2022 . AS Monaco . en.
- Web site: Bosher . Luke . 16 May 2022 . William Saliba wins Ligue 1 young player of the year . subscription . 5 June 2022 . The Athletic . en.
- Web site: Warren Zaïre-Emery, élu meilleur espoir de l'année : « Très content de recevoir ce trophée » . 2024-05-13 . L'Équipe . fr.
