Maltese Player of the Year

The Maltese Player of the Year Award is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in Maltese football. The award has been presented since the 1954–55 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (MFA).

The first winner of the award was Floriana player Lolly Debattista. The current holder is Shaun Bajada of Birkirkara. As of 2009, only one player - Gilbert Agius of Valletta - has won the award on three occasions.

Winners

The award has been presented on 54 occasions as of 2009.

Nicky Saliba won the award in the 1991–92 and 1998–99 seasons.

Noel Turner won the award in the 1995–96 and 2002–03 seasons.

Gilbert Agius is the only player to win the award three times (1996–97, 2000–01 and 2006–07).

Mario Muscat won the award in 1997–98.

Stefan Giglio won the award in 2003–04.

Andrew Cohen won the award in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons.

Kevin Sammut is the only Marsaxlokk player to win the award in the 2007–08 season.

Year		Player	Club
1954–55	MLT !	Debattista, LollyLolly Debattista	Floriana
1955–56	MLT !	Nicholl, TonyTony Nicholl	Sliema Wanderers
1956–57	MLT !	Bonnici, JoeJoe Bonnici	Sliema Wanderers
1957–58	MLT !	Cilia, JoeJoe Cilia	Valletta
1958–59	MLT !	Vella James, AlfredAlfred Vella James	Floriana
1959–60	MLT !	Theobald, LouisLouis Theobald	Hibernians
1960–61	MLT !	Zammit, JoeJoe Zammit	Valletta
1961–62	MLT !	Borg, LollyLolly Borg	Floriana
1962–63	MLT !	Schembri, EdwinEdwin Schembri	Valletta
1963–64	MLT !	Cilia, JoeJoe Cilia	Valletta
1965–66	MLT !	Cocks, RonnieRonnie Cocks	Sliema Wanderers
1966–67	MLT !	Theobald, EddieEddie Theobald	Hibernians
1967–68	MLT !	Debono, AlfredAlfred Debono	Floriana
1968–69	MLT !	Privitera, JohnJohn Privitera	Hibernians
1969–70	MLT !	Cini, JoeJoe Cini	Sliema Wanderers
1970–71	MLT !	Theobald, EddieEddie Theobald	Hibernians
1971–72	MLT !	Darmanin, EdwardEdward Darmanin	Sliema Wanderers
1972–73	MLT !	Debono, FreddieFreddie Debono	Valletta
1973–74	MLT !	Vassallo, WillieWillie Vassallo	Floriana
1974–75	MLT !	Vella, EddieEddie Vella	Valletta
1975–76	MLT !	Holland, JohnJohn Holland	Floriana
1976–77	MLT !	Xuereb, RaymondRaymond Xuereb	Floriana
1977–78	MLT !	Holland, JohnJohn Holland	Floriana
1978–79	MLT !	Xuereb, GuziGuzi Xuereb	Hibernians
1979–80	MLT !	Buttigieg, NormanNorman Buttigieg	Hibernians
1980–81	MLT !	Leli FabriLeli Fabri	Sliema Wanderers
1981–82	MLT !	Spiteri Gonzi, ErnestErnest Spiteri Gonzi	Hibernians
1982–83	MLT !	Busuttil, CarmelCarmel Busuttil	Rabat Ajax
1983–84	MLT !	Muscat, CharlesCharles Muscat	Żurrieq
1984–85	MLT !	Farrugia, LeonardLeonard Farrugia	Valletta
1985–86	MLT !	Busuttil, CarmelCarmel Busuttil	Rabat Ajax
1986–87	MLT !	Vella, RaymondRaymond Vella	Ħamrun Spartans
1987–88	MLT !	Buttigieg, JohnJohn Buttigieg	Sliema Wanderers
1988–89	MLT !	Scerri, CharlesCharles Scerri	Hibernians
1989–90	MLT !	Degiorgio , MichaelMichael Degiorgio	Ħamrun Spartans
1990–91	MLT !	Vella, RaymondRaymond Vella	Ħamrun Spartans
1991–92	MLT !	Saliba, NickyNicky Saliba	Valletta
1992–93	MLT !	Brincat, JoeJoe Brincat	Ħamrun Spartans
1993–94	MLT !	Vella, SilvioSilvio Vella	Rabat Ajax
1994–95	MLT !	Woods, MichaelMichael Woods	Hibernians
1995–96	MLT !	Turner, NoelNoel Turner	Sliema Wanderers
1996–97	MLT !	Agius, GilbertGilbert Agius	Valletta
1997–98	MLT !	Muscat, MarioMario Muscat	Hibernians
1998–99	MLT !	Saliba, NickyNicky Saliba	Valletta
1999–00	MLT !	Barry, ErnestErnest Barry	Sliema Wanderers
2000–01	MLT !	Agius, GilbertGilbert Agius	Valletta
2001–02	MLT !	Mifsud, AdrianAdrian Mifsud	Hibernians
2002–03	MLT !	Turner, NoelNoel Turner	Sliema Wanderers
2003–04	MLT !	Giglio, StefanStefan Giglio	Sliema Wanderers
2004–05	MLT !	Cohen, AndrewAndrew Cohen	Hibernians
2005–06	MLT !	Cohen, AndrewAndrew Cohen	Hibernians
2006–07	MLT !	Agius, GilbertGilbert Agius	Valletta
2007–08	MLT !	Sammut, KevinKevin Sammut	Marsaxlokk
2008–09	MLT !	Failla, ClaytonClayton Failla	Hibernians
2009–10	MLT !	Bajada, ShaunShaun Bajada	Birkirkara
2010–11	MLT !	Briffa, RoderickRoderick Briffa	Valletta

Breakdown of winners

Winners by club

Club	Number of wins	Winning years
Hibernians	14	1959–60, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
Valletta	12	1957–58, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1984–85, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2006–07
Sliema Wanderers	11	1955–56, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2003–04
Floriana	8	1954–55, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78
Ħamrun Spartans	4	1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93
Rabat Ajax	3	1982–83, 1985–86, 1993–94
Birkirkara	1	2009–10
Marsaxlokk	1	2007–08
Żurrieq	1	1983–84

External links

• Malta Football