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PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year

Field	Value
name	PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year
subheader
image	Kieran Tierney (26938128442).jpg
image_size
caption	Kieran Tierney won the award three times in consecutive seasons
awarded_for	The outstanding young player in each given Scottish football season
country	Scotland
presenter	PFA Scotland
year	1978
holder_label	Young Player of the Year
holder	Hamza Igamane
most_awards	Kieran Tierney (3)

The PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year, formerly known as the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year, is named at the end of every Scottish football season. The members of the Professional Footballers' Association Scotland vote on which of its young members played the best football in the previous year. The award was first given in 1978, to Graeme Payne. The Bulgarian international Stiliyan Petrov was the first non-Scottish player to win the award, when he did so in

List of winners

As of 2025, the award has been presented 47 times and won by 42 different players. Kieran Tierney (3), Craig Levein (2), Eoin Jess (2) and Phil O'Donnell (2) are the players who have won the award more than once.

Season	Club	Notes	Ref
1977–78	Dundee United
1978–79	Dundee United
1979–80	Rangers
1980–81	Celtic
1981–82	St Mirren
1982–83	Celtic
1983–84	Heart of Midlothian
1984–85	Heart of Midlothian
1985–86	Heart of Midlothian
1986–87	Rangers
1987–88	Hibernian
1988–89	Dundee United
1989–90	Heart of Midlothian
1990–91	Aberdeen
1991–92	Motherwell
1992–93	Aberdeen
1993–94	Motherwell
1994–95	Rangers
1995–96	Celtic
1996–97	Dundee United
1997–98	Heart of Midlothian
1998–99	Rangers
1999–00	Hibernian
2000–01	Celtic
2001–02	Aberdeen
2002–03	Motherwell
2003–04	Celtic
2004–05	Hibernian	Also won the SFWA award.
2005–06	Celtic
2006–07	Kilmarnock
2007–08	Celtic
2008–09	Hamilton Academical		url=http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4264:irelands-james-mccarthy-is-scotlands-young-player-of-the-year&catid=1:senior-men&Itemid=8	title=Ireland's James McCarthy is Scotland's "Young Player of the Year"	publisher=Football Association of Ireland	date=5 May 2009	access-date=2 May 2011}}
2009–10	Rangers	Also won the SFWA award.
2010–11	Dundee United	Also won the SFWA award.
2011–12	Celtic	Also won the SFWA award.
2012–13	Hibernian	Also won the SFWA Footballer of the Year award.
2013–14	Dundee United
2014–15	Celtic
2015–16	Celtic	Also won the SFWA award.
2016–17	Celtic	Also won the SFWA award.
2017–18	Celtic	Also won the SFWA award.
2018–19	Rangers
2019–20		Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PFA Scotland cancelled their awards for the 2019–20 season.
2020–21	Celtic
2021–22	Celtic
2022–23	Rangers
2023–24	Kilmarnock	Also won the SFWA award.
2024–25	Motherwell	Also won the SFWA award.

Breakdown of winners

Winners by club

Club	Number of wins	Winning seasons
Celtic	14	1980–81, 1982–83, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22
Rangers	7	1979–80, 1980–87, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2018–19, 2022–23,2024-2025]]
Dundee United	6	1977–78, 1978–79, 1988–89, 1996–97, 2010–11, 2013–14
Heart of Midlothian	5	1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1997–98
Hibernian	4	1987–88, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2012–13
Motherwell	4	1991–92, 1993–94, 2002–03
Aberdeen	3	1990–91, 1992–93, 2001–02
Kilmarnock	2	2006–07, 2023–24
Hamilton Academical	1	2008–09
St Mirren	1	1981–82

Winners by country

Country	Number of wins	Winning seasons
Scotland	40	1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2023–24
Republic of Ireland	2	2007–08, 2008–09
Belgium	1	2014–15
Bulgaria	1	2000–01
England	1	2018–19
Israel	1	2021–22
United States	1	2022–23

References

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"Season review 2001/02". [[Scottish Premier League]].
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Haggerty, Anthony. (18 February 2009). "Hibs ace Derek Riordan eyes Scotland return". [[Daily Record (Scotland).
{{SFA Profile
(22 April 2007). "Naismith nets young player prize". BBC.
(5 May 2009). "Ireland's James McCarthy is Scotland's "Young Player of the Year"". Football Association of Ireland.
(2 May 2010). "Davis crowned player of the year". BBC.
(1 May 2011). "David Goodwillie named Scotland's top young player". BBC.
(7 May 2012). "Celtic duo Charlie Mulgrew & James Forrest scoop PFA player of the year awards". Trinity Mirror.
(6 May 2013). "Motherwell: Michael Higdon named player of the year". BBC.
(27 April 2014). "Andrew Robertson: Dundee United defender wins PFA prize". BBC.
(3 May 2015). "Celtic's Stefan Johansen named Scottish PFA player of the year". BBC.
(1 May 2016). "Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year". BBC.
(7 May 2017). "Scott Sinclair named SPFA player of the year as Celtic win four awards". BBC.
(25 April 2018). "Kris Boyd, John McGinn & Celtic's Scott Brown & James Forrest up for PFA award". BBC.
(5 May 2019). "James Forrest, Steve Clarke & Ryan Kent win PFA Scotland annual awards". BBC.
McKay, Gabriel. (19 May 2020). "Celtic and Rangers stars in line for end of season gongs as SFWA awards go ahead as planned". Daily Record.
Lindsay, Clive. (12 May 2021). "Ali McCann: Celtic aware of 'impressive' St Johnstone midfielder - Kennedy".
(16 May 2021). "Rangers: Steven Gerrard and James Tavernier win PFA Scotland awards".
(1 May 2022). "Celtic take five prizes at PFA Scotland awards, including manager of the year".
(14 May 2023). "Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi and Caitlin Hayes win PFA Scotland player of the year awards".
(5 May 2024). "Lawrence Shankland, David Watson & Rangers trio win PFA awards".
Wilson, Fraser. (4 May 2025). "Every PFA Scotland award winner as John McGlynn pips Brendan Rodgers to make it 2 in a row". Daily Record.

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