Melbourne City FC Player of the Year explained

Melbourne City Player of the Year
Sport:Association football
Awardedfor:being the best performing Melbourne City player over the course of a season
Presenter:Melbourne City FC
First: (men's)
(women's)
Number:14 (men's) / 9 (women's)
(as of 2024)
Firstwinner: Clint Bolton (men's)
Aivi Luik (women's)
Mostrecent: Tolgay Arslan (men's)
Laura Hughes (women's)

The Melbourne City Player of the Year award, more commonly known as the Scott Jamieson Medal is an official award given by Melbourne City Football Club to the best performing player (men's and women's) from the club over the course of the season.

The inaugural men's award was handed to Clint Bolton in 2011, and the inaugural women's award was handed to Aivi Luik in 2015.

Tolgay Arslan is the most recent men's winner of the award, following the 2023–24 men's season and Laura Hughes is the most recent women's winner of the award, following the 2023–24 women's season.

Men's award recipients

Players in bold are still playing for Melbourne City

Season! scope="col"
PlayerNationalityPositionRef.
2010–11[1]
2011–12 (2)
2012–13[2]
2013–14[3]
2014–15[4]
2015–16[5]
(2)
2016–17[6]
2017–18[7]
2018–19[8]
2019–20[9]
2020–21[10]
2021–22[11]
2022–23[12]
2023–24[13]

Multiple wins

Rank! scope="col"
WinnerTotal winsYears won
122011, 2012
2015, 2016

Wins by nationality

Nationality! scope="col"
11
1
1
1
1

Wins by playing position

Position! scope="col"
Goalkeeper3
Defender2
Midfielder5
Forward5

Women's award recipients

Players in bold are still playing for Melbourne City

Season! scope="col"
PlayerNationalityPositionRef.
2015–16
2016–17[14]
2017–18
2018–19[15]
2019–20[16]
2020–21[17]
2021–22[18]
2022–23
2023–24[19]

Wins by nationality

Nationality! scope="col"
6
2
1
1

Wins by playing position

Position! scope="col"
Goalkeeper1
Defender5
Midfielder2
Forward2

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Bolton reflects on Player of the Year award. Melbourne City. 23 April 2013.
  2. News: Garcia awarded Player of the Year. Melbourne City. 24 April 2013.
  3. News: Williams claims hat-trick of club awards. Melbourne City. 15 April 2014.
  4. News: Aaron Mooy claims hat trick of awards at Melbourne City FC awards night. Melbourne City. 12 May 2015.
  5. News: Fornaroli, Mooy and Luik receive top honours. Melbourne City. 9 April 2016.
  6. News: Neil Kilkenny named Melbourne City’s player of the year 2016-17 after stand out A-League season. Windley. Matt. Herald Sun. 29 April 2017.
  7. News: Player of the Year: Schenkeveld, Barnes and Cavallo win top accolades. Melbourne City. 16 April 2018.
  8. News: Galekovic and De Laet take top honours in Melbourne City FC Player of the Year awards. Melbourne City. 27 April 2019.
  9. News: Player of the Year: Jamie Maclaren takes out top accolades. Melbourne City. 1 September 2020.
  10. News: Player of the Year: Good crowned City's best. Melbourne City. 29 June 2021.
  11. News: Player of the Year: Florin Berenguer takes out top honours. Melbourne City. 2 June 2022.
  12. News: Player of the Year: Leckie and Grosso take out top honours. Melbourne City. 1 May 2023.
  13. Web site: Player of the Year: Tolgay Arslan awarded Scott Jamieson medal. Melbourne City. 14 May 2024.
  14. News: Steph Catley receives top honour at Melbourne City's W-League end of season celebration. Melbourne City. 14 February 2017.
  15. News: Player of the Year: Kinga, Barnes and Spencer win top accolades. Melbourne City. 2 February 2019.
  16. News: Player of the Year: Carpenter, Stott, Barbieri and van Egmond win top accolades. Melbourne City. 25 March 2020.
  17. News: Player of the Year: Micah crowned City's best. Melbourne City. 26 March 2021.
  18. News: ALW Player of the Year: McNamara and Wilkinson share top honours. Melbourne City. 28 March 2022.
  19. Web site: Player of the Year: Hughes takes out top honours. Melbourne City. 9 May 2024.