LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year

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Ricardo Quaresma was the first player to win the award. Ricardo Quaresma (L), Marcos Rojo (R) - Portugal vs. Argentina, 9th February 2011 (1).jpg
Ricardo Quaresma was the first player to win the award.

The Portuguese League for Professional Football Primeira Liga Player of the Year (often called the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year, the Primeira Liga Player of the Year or simply the Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in Primeira Liga. Between 2006 and 2010 the winner was chosen only by a vote amongst the members of Sports National Press Club (CNID). Since 2011, thanks to new sponsorship agreements, all the awards related to football belong to Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP) and are chosen by a vote amongst their associated. [1] [2] [3]

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The award has been presented officially since the 2005–06 season, when the inaugural winner was Ricardo Quaresma. That trophy was delivered during the celebration of Sports National Press Club (CNID) 40th anniversary. [4] [5] Since the 2011–12 season, the award ceremony takes place at Palácio do Freixo, in Porto, Portugal. All Primeira Liga draws are also performed during the same event. [6] [7] The first non-Portuguese to win the award was Lisandro López after the 2007–08 season. In 2012, Hulk became the first player to win the award twice, followed by Jonas in 2016 and Bruno Fernandes in 2019.

Winners

List of winners

Hulk became the first player to win the award two times. Givanildo Vieira de Souza.jpg
Hulk became the first player to win the award two times.
Jonas became the second player to win the award twice. Benf-Zen 2016 (8).jpg
Jonas became the second player to win the award twice.

This award has been presented on 18 occasions as of 2023, with 15 different winners. The table indicates the winners and their information, including country, club and position. Every winner was playing for one of the Big Three.

SeasonPlayerNationalityClubPositionSourcesNotes
2005–06 Ricardo Quaresma Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Porto Winger [4] [5]
2006–07 Simão Sabrosa Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Benfica Winger [8] [9]
2007–08 Lisandro López Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Porto Striker [10] [11] [A]
2008–09 Bruno Alves Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Porto Centre back [12] [13]
2009–10 David Luiz Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Benfica Centre back [14] [15]
2010–11 Hulk Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Porto Winger [16] [17]
2011–12 Hulk Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Porto Winger [18] [19] [B]
2012–13 Nemanja Matić Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Benfica Midfielder [20] [C]
2013–14 Enzo Pérez Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Benfica Midfielder [21]
2014–15 Jonas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Benfica Striker [22]
2015–16 Jonas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Benfica Striker
2016–17 Pizzi Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Benfica Midfielder [23]
2017–18 Bruno Fernandes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Sporting CP Midfielder [24]
2018–19 Bruno Fernandes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Sporting CP Midfielder [25]
2019–20 Jesús Corona Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Porto Winger [26]
2020–21 Sebastián Coates Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Sporting CP Centre back [27]
2021–22 Darwin Núñez Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Benfica Striker [28]
2022–23 Otávio Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Porto Midfielder [29]

Breakdown of winners

By country
RankCountryNumber of winsWinning years
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 7 2006, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2 2008, 2014
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2021, 2022
5Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1 2013
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2020
By club
RankClubNumber of winsWinning years
1 Benfica 8 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
2 Porto 7 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2020, 2023
3 Sporting CP 3 2018, 2019, 2021

Notes

A.  ^ First non-Portuguese player to win the award.
B.  ^ First player to win the award twice.
C.  ^ First non-Portuguese European player to win the award.

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  2. ↑ "Liga organiza gala no final da temporada" [League performs a gala at the end of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Gala oficial da Liga Portuguesa de Futebol" [Official Portuguese Football League Gala]. LPFP (in Portuguese). 1 July 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Portuguese Association celebrates 40th birthday with style". AIPS. 19 May 2006. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  5. 1 2 "CNID entrega prémios anuais" [CNID delivers annual awards]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012.
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  7. ↑ "Liga Portugal lança próxima época com dois eventos" [Portuguese League starts new season with two events] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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  9. ↑ "Veloso é a revelação, Simão é a consagração" [Veloso is the breakthrough, Simão the consecration] (in Portuguese). CNID. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
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  11. ↑ "Restantes Prémios do CNID Atribuídos" [Remaining CNID Awards delivered] (in Portuguese). CNID. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
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  13. ↑ "Apresentação dos Prémios CNID – MEO 2009" [Presentation of CNID awards - MEO 2009] (in Portuguese). CNID. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
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  23. ↑ "Pizzi é o nosso Jogador da Época 2016/17 na Liga portuguesa" [Pizzi is our Player of Season 2016/17] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  24. ↑ "Bruno Fernandes eleito melhor jogador da 1 Liga" [Bruno Fernandes elected best player of the First Division]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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  26. ↑ "Jesús Corona foi eleito o melhor jogador da I Liga 2019-20" [Jesús Corona was elected the best player of I Liga 2019-20]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 August 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  27. ↑ "Coates eleito o melhor jogador da liga" [Coates elected best liga player]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  28. ↑ "Darwin Nuñez eleito melhor jogador da época no campeonato". Rádio Renascença (in Portuguese). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  29. ↑ "Otávio is the Player of the Year of Liga Portugal bwin 2022-23". Liga Portugal. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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