Canberra United FC Player of the Year

Canberra United Player of the Year

Michelle Heyman was the most recent winner of back-to-back awards.
Sport	Association football
Awarded for	being the best performing Canberra United player over the course of a season
Presented by	Canberra United FC
History
First award	2009;16 years ago (2009)
Editions	15
First winner	Ellie Brush
Most recent	Elizabeth Anton

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.

The inaugural award was handed to Ellie Brush in 2009. Elizabeth Anton is the most recent winner of the award, following the 2024–25 season.

Award recipients

Ellie Brush won the inaugural award in 2009.

Sally Shipard was the first player to win back-to-back awards.

Players in bold are still playing for Canberra United

Award recipients

Season	Player	Nationality	Position	Ref.
2008–09	Ellie Brush	Australia	Defender	[1]
2009	Ellyse Perry	Australia	Defender	[2]
2010–11	Sally Shipard	Australia	Midfielder	[3]
2011–12	Sally Shipard (2)	Australia	Midfielder	[4]
2012–13	Nicole Sykes	Australia	Defender	[5]
2015–16	Ashleigh Sykes	Australia	Forward	[6]
2016–17	Yukari Kinga	Japan	Defender	[7]
2017–18	Ellie Carpenter	Australia	Defender	[8]
2018–19	Rachel Corsie	Scotland	Defender	[9]
2019–20	Kaleigh Kurtz	United States	Defender	[10]
2020–21	Kendall Fletcher	United States	Defender	[11]
2021–22	Allyson Haran	United States	Defender	[12]
2022–23	Michelle Heyman	Australia	Forward	[13]
2023–24	Michelle Heyman (2)	Australia	Forward	[14]
2024–25	Elizabeth Anton	New Zealand	Defender	[15]

Multiple wins

Players with multiple wins

Rank	Winner	Total wins	Years won
1	Sally Shipard  (AUS)	2	2011, 2012
	Michelle Heyman  (AUS)		2023, 2024

Wins by nationality

Wins by nationality

Nationality	Wins
Australia	8
United States	3
Japan	1
New Zealand	1
Scotland	1

Wins by playing position

Wins by playing position

Position	Wins
Goalkeeper	0
Defender	10
Midfielder	2
Forward	3

References

1. "Brush named inaugural Player of the Year". Canberra United . 16 February 2009.
2. "Perry sweeps the board at awards". Canberra United . 21 December 2009.
3. "Shipard named Canberra United Player of the Year". Canberra United . 14 February 2011.
4. "United clean up at FFA awards". Canberra United . 11 April 2012.
5. "Double delight for Nicole Sykes". Canberra United . 25 January 2013.
6. "Hat Trick for Sykes as Striker Sweeps Awards". Canberra United . 1 February 2016.
7. "W-League: Japanese international Yukari Kinga cleans up at Canberra United awards". Canberra United . 6 February 2017.
8. "Carpenter nets double at United awards". Canberra United . 2 February 2018.
9. "Westfield W-League stars rewarded for strong seasons". Canberra United . 3 February 2019.
10. "American imports recognised at Canberra United's 2019/20 Awards Night". Canberra United . 27 February 2020.
11. "Fletcher, Heyman and Nash Claim Top Honours at Awards Night". Canberra United . 8 April 2021.
12. "RICHARDS, LINCOLN AND HARAN CLAIM TOP HONOURS AT CANBERRA UNITED AWARDS NIGHT". Canberra United . 12 March 2022.
13. "HEYMAN SCOOPS TOP CANBERRA UNITED AWARD". Canberra United . 14 April 2023.
14. "Heyman wins Canberra United Player of the Year". Canberra United . 3 April 2024.
15. "Anton wins Player of the Year at United awards". Canberra United . 6 May 2025.