Canberra United FC Player of the Year

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Canberra United Player of the Year
Michelle Heyman 2016 (cropped).jpg
Michelle Heyman was the most recent award winner.
Sport Association football
Awarded forbeing the best performing Canberra United player over the course of a season
Presented by Canberra United FC
History
First award2009;16 years ago (2009)
Editions14
First winner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellie Brush
Most recent Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Heyman

The Canberra United Player of the Year award is an official award given by Canberra United Football Club to the best performing player from the club over the course of the season.

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The inaugural award was handed to Ellie Brush in 2009. Michelle Heyman is the most recent winner of the award, following the 2023–24 season.

Award recipients

Ellie Brush won the inaugural award in 2009. Ellie Brush.jpg
Ellie Brush won the inaugural award in 2009.
Sally Shipard was the first player to win back-to-back awards. Sally Shipard.jpg
Sally Shipard was the first player to win back-to-back awards.

Players in bold are still playing for Canberra United

Award recipients
SeasonPlayerNationalityPositionRef.
2008–09 Ellie Brush Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Defender [1]
2009 Ellyse Perry Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Defender [2]
2010–11 Sally Shipard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Midfielder [3]
2011–12 Sally Shipard (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Midfielder [4]
2012–13 Nicole Sykes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Defender [5]
2015–16 Ashleigh Sykes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Forward [6]
2016–17 Yukari Kinga Flag of Japan.svg Japan Defender [7]
2017–18 Ellie Carpenter Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Defender [8]
2018–19 Rachel Corsie Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Defender [9]
2019–20 Kaleigh Kurtz Flag of the United States.svg United States Defender [10]
2020–21 Kendall Fletcher Flag of the United States.svg United States Defender [11]
2021–22 Allyson Haran Flag of the United States.svg United States Defender [12]
2022–23 Michelle Heyman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Forward [13]
2023–24 Michelle Heyman (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Forward [14]

Multiple wins

Players with multiple wins
RankWinnerTotal winsYears won
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sally Shipard  (AUS)22011, 2012
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michelle Heyman  (AUS)2023, 2024

Wins by nationality

Wins by nationality
NationalityWins
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia8
Flag of the United States.svg United States3
Flag of Japan.svg Japan1
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland1

Wins by playing position

Wins by playing position
PositionWins
Goalkeeper 0
Defender 9
Midfielder 2
Forward 3

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