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UNFP Player of the Month
Award for the best Ligue 1 player each month of the season
Award for the best Ligue 1 player each month of the season
The UNFP Player of the Month trophy is an award that recognises the best Ligue 1 player each month of the season. The winner is chosen by a combination of an online public vote, which contributes to 50% of the final tally, and the players of each Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs.
A similar award goes to the best player in Ligue 2.
Ligue 1
Winners
|- 2003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–10 2010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–252025–26 |}
| GK | DF | MF | FW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | |||
| Defender | |||
| Midfielder | |||
| Forward |
| Month | YearEach year is linked to an article on the particular season associated with the month of that year. | Nationality | Player | Team | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04}}2003 | DR Congo | Monaco | FW | |||
| 2003]] | France | Monaco | FW | |||
| 2003]] | Portugal | {{sortname | Pauleta | Pauleta}} | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| 2003]] | France | Monaco | FW | |||
| 2003]] | France | Auxerre | FW | |||
| 2004]] | Ivory Coast | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2004]] | Serbia and Montenegro | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2004]] | Romania | Nantes | FW | |||
| 2004]] | Argentina | Paris Saint-Germain | DF | |||
| May | 2003–04}}2004 | Ivory Coast | Marseille | FW | ||
| 2004–05}}2004 | France | Metz | FW | |||
| 2004]] | France | Marseille | ||||
| 2004]] | Ghana | Lyon | ||||
| 2004]] | France | Bordeaux | ||||
| 2004]] | France | Saint-Étienne | FW | |||
| 2005]] | France | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2005]] | Brazil | {{sortname | Juninho | Juninho Pernambucano}} | Lyon | |
| 2005]] | Brazil | {{sortname | Juninho | Juninho Pernambucano}} | Lyon | |
| 2005]] | Republic of the Congo | Lille | FW | |||
| 2005]] | Senegal | Strasbourg | FW | |||
| 2005–06}}2005 | France | Lens | ||||
| 2005]] | France | Lyon | ||||
| 2005]] | France | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2005]] | France | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2005]] | Senegal | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2006]] | Japan | Le Mans | ||||
| 2006]] | Nigeria | Rennes | FW | |||
| 2006]] | France | Rennes | ||||
| 2006]] | France | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2006–07}}2006 | France | Valenciennes | FW | |||
| 2006]] | France | Saint-Étienne | ||||
| 2006]] | Brazil | {{sortname | Juninho | Juninho Pernambucano}} | Lyon | |
| 2006]] | France | Lyon | ||||
| 2006]] | France | Saint-Étienne | FW | |||
| 2007]] | France | Saint-Étienne | FW | |||
| 2007]] | Sweden | Toulouse | FW | |||
| 2007]] | France | Marseille | ||||
| 2007]] | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2007–08}}2007 | France | Bordeaux | FW | |||
| 2007]] | France | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2007]] | France | Rennes | ||||
| 2007]] | France | Nancy | DF | |||
| 2007]] | Senegal | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2008]] | France | Lyon | FW | |||
| 2008]] | France | Marseille | ||||
| 2008]] | Ivory Coast | Lyon | FW | |||
| 2008]] | France | Lyon | FW | |||
| 2008–09}}2008 | France | Marseille | ||||
| 2008]] | France | Toulouse | FW | |||
| 2008]] | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2008]] | France | Nice | ||||
| 2008]] | Benin | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2009]] | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2009]] | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2009]] | France | Toulouse | FW | |||
| 2009]] | France | Bordeaux | ||||
| 2009–10}}2009 | Argentina | Lyon | FW | |||
| 2009]] | France | Lyon | ||||
| 2009]] | Poland | Auxerre | FW | |||
| 2009]] | France | Marseille | ||||
| 2009]] | France | Saint-Étienne | ||||
| 2010]] | Morocco | Montpellier | FW | |||
| 2010]] | France | Marseille | ||||
| 2010]] | Belgium | Lille | ||||
| 2010]] | Argentina | Marseille | ||||
| 2010]] | France | Saint-Étienne | ||||
| 2010]] | France | Brest | ||||
| 2010]] | France | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2010]] | Brazil | {{sortname | Nenê | Nenê (footballer, born 1981)}} | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| 2011]] | France | Sochaux | ||||
| 2011]] | France | Lille | ||||
| 2011]] | Belgium | Lille | ||||
| 2011]] | France | Paris Saint-Germain | DF | |||
| 2011]] | Argentina | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2011]] | Brazil | {{sortname | Nenê | Nenê (footballer, born 1981)}} | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| 2011]] | Morocco | Montpellier | ||||
| 2011]] | Italy | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2012]] | Serbia | Paris Saint-Germain | DF | |||
| 2012]] | Gabon | Saint-Étienne | FW | |||
| 2012]] | Belgium | Lille | ||||
| 2012]] | Belgium | Lille | ||||
| 2012–13}}2012 | Sweden | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2012]] | Gabon | Saint-Étienne | FW | |||
| 2012]] | France | Saint-Étienne | ||||
| 2012]] | Argentina | Nice | FW | |||
| 2013]] | Italy | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2013]] | Gabon | Saint-Étienne | FW | |||
| 2013]] | Brazil | Paris Saint-Germain | DF | |||
| 2013]] | Ivory Coast | Lille | FW | |||
| 2013–14}}2013 | Italy | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2013–14}}2013 | Nigeria | Lille | ||||
| 2013–14}}2013 | Nigeria | Lille | ||||
| 2013–14}}2013 | Ivory Coast | Lille | FW | |||
| 2013–14}}2014 | Sweden | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2013–14}}2014 | Sweden | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2014]] | Sweden | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2013–14}}2014 | Bulgaria | Monaco | FW | |||
| 2014–15}}2014 | France | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2014–15}}2014 | Brazil | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2014–15}}2014 | Argentina | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2014–15}}2014 | France | Lyon | FW | |||
| 2014–15}}2015 | France | Lyon | FW | |||
| 2014–15}}2015 | Argentina | Caen | FW | |||
| 2014–15}}2015 | Argentina | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2014–15}}2015 | Argentina | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2015–16}}2015 | France | Marseille | ||||
| 2015–16}}2015 | Belgium | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2015–16}}2015 | Sweden | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2015–16}}2015 | Argentina | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2015–16}}2016 | France | Nice | ||||
| 2015–16}}2016 | Belgium | Nantes | ||||
| 2015–16}}2016 | France | Rennes | FW | |||
| 2015–16}}2016 | Morocco | Lille | ||||
| 2016–17}}2016 | France | Lyon | FW | |||
| 2016–17}}2016 | Uruguay | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2016–17}}2016 | Uruguay | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2016–17}}2016 | France | Monaco | ||||
| 2016–17}}2016 | France | Marseille | ||||
| 2016–17}}2017 | Portugal | Monaco | ||||
| 2016–17}}2017 | Italy | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2016–17}}2017 | France | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2016–17}}2017 | France | Monaco | FW | |||
| 2017–18}}2017 | Colombia | Monaco | FW | |||
| 2017–18}}2017 | France | Marseille | ||||
| 2017–18}}2017 | France | Lyon | FW | |||
| 2017–18}}2017 | France | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2017–18}}2017 | Brazil | {{sortname | Neymar | Neymar}} | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| 2017–18}}2018 | France | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2017–18}}2018 | France | Saint-Étienne | DF | |||
| 2017–18}}2018 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2017–18}}2018 | Netherlands | Lyon | FW | |||
| 2018–19}}2018 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2018–19}}2018 | Ivory Coast | Lille | FW | |||
| 2018–19}}2018 | Argentina | Nantes | FW | |||
| 2018–19}}2018 | Tunisia | Saint-Étienne | FW | |||
| 2018–19}}2018 | France | Strasbourg | DF | |||
| 2018–19}}2019 | Ivory Coast | Lille | FW | |||
| 2018–19}}2019 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2018–19}}2019 | Italy | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2018–19}}2019 | France | Lille | FW | |||
| 2019–20}}2019 | France | Rennes | ||||
| 2019–20}}2019 | Nigeria | Lille | FW | |||
| 2019–20}}2019 | Brazil | Paris Saint-Germain | DF | |||
| 2019–20}}2019 | France | Lyon | ||||
| 2019–20}}2019 | France | Monaco | FW | |||
| 2019–20}}2020 | Brazil | {{sortname | Neymar | Neymar}} | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| 2020–21}}2020 | Senegal | Metz | FW | |||
| 2020–21}}2020 | France | Lille | FW | |||
| 2020–21}}2020 | Algeria | Montpellier | FW | |||
| 2020–21}}2020 | Turkey | Lille | ||||
| 2020–21}}2021 | Algeria | Metz | ||||
| 2020–21}}2021 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2020–21}}2021 | Costa Rica | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||
| 2020–21}}2021 | Turkey | Lille | FW | |||
| 2021–22}}2021 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2021–22}}2021 | Ivory Coast | Lens | ||||
| 2021–22}}2021 | Brazil | Lyon | ||||
| 2021–22}}2021 | France | Rennes | FW | |||
| 2021–22}}2021 | France | Montpellier | ||||
| 2021–22}}2022 | France | Monaco | FW | |||
| 2021–22}}2022 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2021–22}}2022 | France | Rennes | FW | |||
| 2021–22}}2022 | France | Rennes | ||||
| 2022–23}}2022 | Brazil | {{sortname | Neymar | Neymar}} | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| 2022–23}}2022 | Argentina | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2022–23}}2022 | France | Rennes | FW | |||
| 2022–23}}2022 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2022–23}}2023 | France | Monaco | FW | |||
| 2022–23}}2023 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2022–23}}2023 | Belgium | Lens | FW | |||
| 2022–23}}2023 | Belgium | Lens | FW | |||
| 2023–24}}2023 | Japan | Monaco | ||||
| 2023–24}}2023 | Poland | Nice | ||||
| 2023–24}}2023 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2023–24}}2023 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2023–24}}2023 | Gabon | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2023–24}}2024 | France | Rennes | FW | |||
| 2023–24}}2024 | France | Brest | ||||
| 2023–24}}2024 | Kosovo | Lille | ||||
| 2023–24}}2024 | France | Lyon | FW | |||
| 2024–25}}2024 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2024–25}}2024 | Georgia | Saint-Étienne | FW | |||
| 2024–25}}2024 | Canada | Lille | FW | |||
| 2024–25}}2024 | England | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2024–25}}2025 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2024–25}}2025 | Algeria | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2024–25}}2025 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | FW | |||
| 2024–25}}2025 | England | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2025–26}}2025 | Algeria | Paris FC | FW | |||
| 2025–26}}2025 | France | Lens | FW | |||
| 2025–26}}2025 | England | Marseille | FW | |||
| 2025–26}}2025 | France | Lens | FW |
Multiple winners
The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.
| Italics | Indicates player still playing professional football |
|---|
| Rank | Player | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kylian Mbappé | 11 |
| 2nd | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 5 |
| Florian Thauvin | ||
| 4th | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 4 |
| Eden Hazard | ||
| Alexandre Lacazette | ||
| Javier Pastore | ||
| Franck Ribéry | ||
| 9th | Wissam Ben Yedder | 3 |
| André-Pierre Gignac | ||
| Mason Greenwood | ||
| Juninho | ||
| Peguy Luyindula | ||
| Steve Mandanda | ||
| Neymar | ||
| Mamadou Niang | ||
| Martin Terrier | ||
| 18th | Jonathan Bamba | 2 |
| Hatem Ben Arfa | ||
| Karim Benzema | ||
| Edinson Cavani | ||
| Ousmane Dembélé | ||
| Didier Drogba | ||
| Vincent Enyeama | ||
| Ludovic Giuly | ||
| Yoann Gourcuff | ||
| Guillaume Hoarau | ||
| Jérémie Janot | ||
| Salomon Kalou | ||
| Jérôme Leroy | ||
| Nenê | ||
| Loïs Openda | ||
| Nicolas Pépé | ||
| Frédéric Piquionne | ||
| Emiliano Sala | ||
| Thiago Silva | ||
| Salvatore Sirigu | ||
| Marco Verratti |
Awards won by nationality
| Country | Wins |
|---|---|
| France | 94 |
| Argentina | |
| Brazil | |
| Belgium | |
| Ivory Coast | |
| Sweden | |
| Italy | |
| Algeria | |
| Gabon | |
| Nigeria | |
| Senegal | |
| England | |
| Morocco | |
| Japan | |
| Poland | |
| Portugal | |
| SerbiaDanijel Ljuboja played for Serbia and Montenegro when he was rewarded in 2004, which was renamed as Serbia in 2006. | |
| Turkey | |
| Uruguay | |
| Benin | |
| Bulgaria | |
| Canada | |
| Colombia | |
| Republic of the Congo | |
| Costa Rica | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Georgia | |
| Ghana | |
| Kosovo | |
| Netherlands | |
| Romania | |
| Tunisia |
Awards won by club
| Club | Wins |
|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Marseille | |
| Lille | |
| Lyon | |
| Saint-Étienne | |
| Monaco | |
| Rennes | |
| Lens | |
| Montpellier | |
| Nice | |
| Bordeaux | |
| Metz | |
| Nantes | |
| Toulouse | |
| Auxerre | |
| Brest | |
| Strasbourg | |
| Caen | |
| Le Mans | |
| Nancy | |
| Paris FC | |
| Sochaux | |
| Valenciennes |
Footnotes
References
References
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