Indian Super League Player of the League

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Indian Super League Player of the season
Awarded forBest player of a given Indian Super League season
CountryIndia
Presented byIndian Super League
First award2014
Currently held by Alaaeddine Ajaraie (1st title)

The Indian Super League Player of the League is an annual association football award presented to the best player in the Indian Super League each season. The winner is presented with the Golden Ball.

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The Indian Super League was founded in 2013 and played its inaugural season in 2014. It became the joint top-tier of the Indian football league system by the 2017–18 season and has been the top-tier since the 2022–23 season. The first Player of the League (then known as the Hero of the League for sponsorship reasons) was awarded to Iain Hume in 2014. Sunil Chhetri is the first Indian player to have won the award in the 2017–18 season.

Winners

Iain Hume won the inaugural Indian Super League Hero of the League in 2014. Iain Hume photo by Djuradj Vujcic.jpg
Iain Hume won the inaugural Indian Super League Hero of the League in 2014.
Key
Player (X)Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
†Denotes the club were ISL Shield winners or ISL Trophy winners in the same season
Indian Super League Hero of the League Winners
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityClubRef(s)
2014 Iain Hume Forward Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Kerala Blasters [1]
2015 Stiven Mendoza Forward Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Chennaiyin † [2]
2016 Florent Malouda Midfielder Flag of France.svg France Delhi Dynamos [3]
2017–18 Sunil Chhetri Forward Flag of India.svg India Bengaluru [4]
2018–19 Coro Forward Flag of Spain.svg Spain Goa [5]
2019–20 Hugo Boumous Midfielder Flag of France.svg France Goa † [6]
2020–21 Roy Krishna Forward Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Mohun Bagan SG [7]
2021–22 Greg Stewart Forward Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Jamshedpur † [8]
2022–23 Lallianzuala Chhangte Forward Flag of India.svg India Mumbai City † [9]
2023–24 Dimitri Petratos Forward Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Mohun Bagan SG † [10]
2024–25 Alaaeddine Ajaraie Forward Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco NorthEast United FC [11]

Awards won by nationality

CountryPlayersTotal
Flag of France.svg  France 22
Flag of India.svg  India 22
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 11
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11

Awards won by club

ClubTotal
Goa 2
Mohun Bagan SG 2
NorthEast United FC 1
Bengaluru 1
Chennaiyin 1
Jamshedpur 1
Kerala Blasters 1
Odisha 1
Mumbai City 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Aprameya (20 December 2014). "ISL 2014: Full list of award winners". oneindia.com. OneIndia. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Last-minute Mendoza blitz gives Chennai the title". thehindu.com. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Marcelinho wins Golden Boot, Florent Malouda Hero of the League". Hindustan Times. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sunil Chhetri named 'Hero' of Indian Super League, Ferran Corominas wins Golden Boot". hindustantimes.com. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Creme de la creme: Hero ISL 2018-19 Season Award winners and their contributions". indiansuperleague.com. 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Creme de la creme: Hero ISL 2019-20 Season Award winners and their contributions". indiansuperleague.com. 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Top-notch performers: Hero ISL 2020-21 season award winners". indiansuperleague.com. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Standout performers: Hero ISL 2021–22 season awards". indiansuperleague.com. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  9. ↑ ISL Media Team (19 March 2023). "Hero ISL 2022-23: A list of all individual and team awards at the end of the season". indiansuperleague.com. Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Report: Mumbai City FC come from behind to win ISL Cup". Indian Super League. 4 May 2024. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  11. ↑ https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/isl-2024-25-full-list-of-award-winners
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