PFA Women's Young Player of the Year

The Professional Footballers' Association Women's Young Player of the Year (commonly referred to as PFA Young Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is voted to have been the best of the year in English women's football. The award has been presented since the 2013–14 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).

The current holder is Olivia Smith.

Winners The women's award has been presented since 2014 while the men's PFA Players' Player of the Year has been awarded since 1974. The table below also indicates the age at which the player received the award and where the winning player also won one or more of the other major "player of the year" awards in English women's football, namely the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award.

YearPlayerClubAge (at the time of award)Also wonNotes 2013–14 Liverpool 2014–15 Arsenal 2015–16 Sunderland 2016–17 Birmingham City 2017–18 Bristol City 2018–19 Manchester City 2019–20 Manchester City 2020–21 Manchester City 2021–22 Manchester City 2022–23 Chelsea 2023–24 Tottenham Hotspur 2024–25 Liverpool 2025–26 Arsenal

Breakdown of winners

By country CountryNumber of winsWinning years England 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Canada 2024–25, 2025–26

By club ClubNumber of winsWinning years Manchester City 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 Arsenal 2014–15, 2025–26 Liverpool 2013–14, 2024–25 Sunderland 2015–16 Birmingham City 2016–17 Bristol City 2017–18 Chelsea 2022–23 Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24

See also

List of sports awards honoring women

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