Premier League Goal of the Season explained

The Premier League Goal of the Season is an annual football award for the player deemed to have scored the best goal in the preceding Premier League season.

The shortlist features each of the season's nine Premier League Goal of the Month winners and on occasion, such as in 2016–17, 2018–19, and 2023–24, a goal from May which does not have a monthly vote. The winner is decided by a combination of an online public vote — which contributes to 10% of the final tally — and a panel of experts.[1]

The award was first given following the 2016–17 season and, since 2019–20, has been known by its sponsored name, the Budweiser Goal of the Season; the award had been previously sponsored by Carling for its first three iterations. In 2020, the Premier League backdated the award and named an unofficial winner for every season since its inception.[2]

First recipient of the award was Liverpool's Emre Can for his bicycle kick away at Watford.[3] The current holder of the award is Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho.

Winners

Key
BoldPlayer still active in the Premier League
Indicates player who also won the FIFA Puskás Award for this goal
Indicates player who also won the Premier League Golden Boot award in the same season
§Denotes the club were Premier League champions in the same season
ItalicsHome team
SeasonPlayerNationalityTeamScoreOpponentDateRef.
GermanyLiverpool1–0Watford1 May 2017
MoroccoSouthampton1–0West Bromwich Albion21 October 2017[4]
Crystal Palace2–1Manchester City22 December 2018[5]
Tottenham Hotspur3–0Burnley7 December 2019[6]
ArgentinaTottenham Hotspur1–0Arsenal14 March 2021[7]
EgyptLiverpool2–1Manchester City3 October 2021[8]
ParaguayBrighton & Hove Albion1–1Manchester City24 May 2023[9]
ArgentinaManchester United1–0Everton26 November 2023[10]

The following awards were retrospectively given, dating back to the Premier League's founding season. However, the awards were unofficial and thus shall not be counted as if it was official.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

SeasonPlayerNationalityTeamScoreOpponentDateRef.
Aston Villa3–1Wimbledon3 October 1992[15]
Leeds United1–0Tottenham Hotspur17 April 1994[16] [17]
Southampton2–3Blackburn Rovers10 December 1994[18] [19]
GhanaLeeds United3–1Wimbledon23 September 1995[20] [21]
Manchester United3–0Wimbledon17 August 1996[22]
NetherlandsArsenal3–2Leicester City27 August 1997[23] [24]
TurkeyLeicester City2–1Tottenham Hotspur19 October 1998[25]
ItalyWest Ham United1–0Wimbledon26 March 2000[26]
South AfricaCharlton Athletic2–0Leicester City1 April 2001[27]
NetherlandsArsenal1–0Newcastle United2 March 2002[28]
FranceArsenal1–0Tottenham Hotspur16 November 2002[29]
GermanyLiverpool1–0Portsmouth17 March 2004[30]
Czech RepublicPortsmouth1–1Charlton Athletic21 August 2004[31]
Portsmouth3–1Sunderland29 October 2005[32] [33]
Manchester United2–0Bolton Wanderers17 March 2007[34] [35]
TogoArsenal3–1Tottenham Hotspur15 September 2007[36] [37]
Portsmouth2–1Hull City22 November 2008[38]
HondurasWigan Athletic2–1Stoke City12 December 2009[39]
Manchester United2–1Manchester City12 February 2011[40] [41]
SenegalNewcastle United2–0Chelsea2 May 2012[42] [43]
NetherlandsManchester United2–0Aston Villa22 April 2013[44] [45]
Arsenal1–0Norwich City19 October 2013[46]
Arsenal3–0West Bromwich Albion24 May 2015[47]
Tottenham Hotspur2–1Crystal Palace23 January 2016[48]

Awards won by nationality

Official award winners (2016–17 onwards)

CountryPlayersTotal
22
11
11
11
11
11
11
Unofficial award winners (1992–93 to 2015–16)
CountryPlayersTotal
911
23
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11

Awards won by club

Official award winners (2016–17 onwards)

Unofficial award winners (1992–93 to 2015–16)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Vote for your Carling Goal of the Season. Premier League. 22 May 2017 . 29 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Every Premier League Goal of the Season. Premier League. 5 June 2020. 1 January 2022.
  3. News: Can acrobatics win Carling Goal of the Season. Premier League. 26 May 2017. 27 May 2017.
  4. News: Boufal wins 2017/18 Carling Goal of the Season. Premier League. 19 May 2018. 19 May 2018.
  5. News: Townsend wins Carling Goal of the Season award. Premier League. 21 May 2019. 21 May 2019.
  6. News: Son wins 2019/20 Budweiser Goal of the Season with solo special. Premier League. 13 August 2020. 13 August 2020.
  7. News: Lamela rabona voted 2020/21 Budweiser Goal of Season. Premier League. 5 June 2021. 5 June 2021.
  8. News: Salah wins 2021/22 Budweiser Goal of the Season award. Premier League. 29 May 2022. 29 May 2022.
  9. News: Enciso wins Budweiser Goal of the Season award . Premier League . 4 June 2023. 5 June 2023.
  10. News: Garnacho wins Budweiser Goal of the Season award . Premier League . 26 May 2024. 26 May 2024. It is the first time a Man Utd player has won the award since its inception in 2016/17..
  11. News: David Beckham. en. Premier League . 15 September 2023.
  12. News: Dennis Bergkamp. en. Premier League . 15 September 2023.
  13. News: Wayne Rooney. en. Premier League . 15 September 2023.
  14. News: Robin van Persie. en. Premier League . 15 September 2023.
  15. Web site: Wimbledon v Aston Villa, 1992/93. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  16. Web site: Leeds v Spurs, 1993/94. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  17. Web site: Rod Wallace wonder goal From The Archive Leeds United 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur 1993/94. Leeds United. 22 March 2020. 2 January 2022.
  18. Web site: Blackburn v Southampton, 1994/95. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  19. Web site: Blackburn R v Southampton 1994-95. TJS Sports. 9 March 2016. 2 January 2022.
  20. Web site: Wimbledon v Leeds, 1995/96. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  21. Web site: On this day in 1995: Yeboah's wonderstrike at Wimbledon. Daniel. Koranteng. Citi Sports Online. 23 September 2020. 2 January 2022.
  22. Web site: Wimbledon v Man Utd, 1996/97. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  23. Web site: Leicester v Arsenal, 1997/98. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  24. Web site: One Dramatic Night At Filbert Street vs. Arsenal. Sam. Jones. Leicester City. 27 August 2021. 2 January 2022.
  25. Web site: Leicester v Spurs, 1998/99. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  26. Web site: West Ham v Wimbledon, 1999/00. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  27. Web site: Charlton v Leicester, 2000/01. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  28. Web site: Newcastle v Arsenal, 2001/02. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  29. Web site: Arsenal v Spurs, 2002/03. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  30. Web site: Liverpool v Portsmouth, 2003/04. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  31. Web site: Charlton v Portsmouth, 2004/05. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  32. Web site: Sunderland v Portsmouth, 2005/06. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  33. News: Sunderland 1-4 Portsmouth. BBC Sport. BBC. 29 October 2005. 2 January 2022.
  34. Web site: Man Utd v Bolton, 2006/07. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  35. News: Man Utd 4-1 Bolton. Phil. McNulty. BBC Sport. BBC. 17 March 2007. 2 January 2022.
  36. Web site: Spurs v Arsenal, 2007/08. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  37. News: Goal of the season. BBC Sport. BBC. 5 June 2008. 2 January 2022.
  38. Web site: Portsmouth v Hull, 2008/09. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  39. Web site: Stoke v Wigan, 2009/10. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  40. Web site: Man Utd v Man City, 2010/11. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  41. News: Man Utd 2 - 1 Man City. Phil. McNulty. BBC Sport. BBC. 12 February 2011. 2 January 2022.
  42. Web site: Chelsea v Newcastle, 2011/12. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  43. News: Chelsea 0-2 Newcastle. Phil. McNulty. BBC Sport. BBC. 2 May 2012. 2 January 2022.
  44. Web site: Man Utd v Aston Villa, 2012/13. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  45. News: Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa. Chris. Bevan. BBC Sport. BBC. 22 April 2013. 2 January 2022.
  46. Web site: Arsenal v Norwich, 2013/14. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  47. Web site: Arsenal v West Brom, 2014/15. Premier League. 2 January 2022.
  48. Web site: Crystal Palace v Spurs, 2015/16. Premier League. 2 January 2022.

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