Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year

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Ligue 1 Young player of the season
Zinedine Zidane 2008.jpg
Zinedine Zidane won the inaugural award in 1994 with Bordeaux.
Sport Association Football
League Ligue 1
Awarded forbeing the best performing player in a Ligue 1 season whilst aged 23 years or under at the start of the season.
CountryFrance
Presented by Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionels
History
First award1994;29 years ago (1994)
Editions29 (as of 2023)
First winner Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane
Most wins Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé (3 times)
Most recent Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Mendes (2022–23)

The UNFPLigue 1 Young Player of the Year is an official award given by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionels (UNFP) to a player aged 23 years or under at the start of the season whose performances are considered to be the best in Ligue 1, France's top professional football league. The inaugural award was handed to French midfielder Zinedine Zidane of Bordeaux, following the 1993–94 French Division 1 season. [1] It has been awarded ever since its inception, with the exception of the 2019−20 season, where the competition was abruptly cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. [2]

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The award has been given to 26 different players over the course of 29 seasons, with only Eden Hazard and Kylian Mbappé winning the award on more than one occasion. Of these players, only Mbappé has won the award three times. Hazard (Belgium), Marco Verratti (Italy), Younès Belhanda (Morocco) and Nuno Mendes (Portugal) are the only awardees who do not represent France at an international level.

Paris Saint-Germain defender Nuno Mendes is the most recent winner of the award, which was awarded to him for his performances in the 2022–23 Ligue 1 season. [3]

Winners

Award recipients
SeasonPlayerNationalityClubPositionRef.
1993–94 Zinedine Zidane Flag of France.svg France Bordeaux Midfielder [1]
1994–95 Florian Maurice Flag of France.svg France Lyon Forward [1]
1995–96 Robert Pires Flag of France.svg France Metz Forward [1]
1996–97 Thierry Henry Flag of France.svg France Monaco Forward [1]
1997–98 David Trezeguet Flag of France.svg France Monaco Forward [1]
1998–99 Olivier Monterrubio Flag of France.svg France Nantes Midfielder [1]
1999–2000 Philippe Christanval Flag of France.svg France Monaco Defender [1]
2000–01 Sidney Govou Flag of France.svg France Lyon Forward [1]
2001–02 Djibril Cissé Flag of France.svg France Auxerre Forward [1]
2002–03 Lionel Mathis Flag of France.svg France Auxerre Midfielder [1]
2003–04 Patrice Evra Flag of France.svg France Monaco Defender [1]
2004–05 Jérémy Toulalan Flag of France.svg France Nantes Midfielder [1]
2005–06 Franck Ribéry Flag of France.svg France Marseille Forward [1]
2006–07 Samir Nasri Flag of France.svg France Marseille Midfielder [1]
2007–08 Hatem Ben Arfa Flag of France.svg France Lyon Forward [1]
2008–09 Eden Hazard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Lille Forward [1]
2009–10 Eden Hazard (2)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Lille Forward [1]
2010–11 Mamadou Sakho Flag of France.svg France Paris Saint-Germain Defender [1]
2011–12 Younès Belhanda Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Montpellier Midfielder [4]
2012–13 Florian Thauvin Flag of France.svg France Bastia Forward [5]
2013–14 Marco Verratti Flag of Italy.svg Italy Paris Saint-Germain Midfielder [6]
2014–15 Nabil Fekir Flag of France.svg France Lyon Forward [7]
2015–16 Ousmane Dembélé Flag of France.svg France Rennes Forward [8]
2016−17 Kylian Mbappé Flag of France.svg France Monaco Forward [9]
2017−18 Kylian Mbappé (2)Flag of France.svg France Paris Saint-Germain Forward [10]
2018−19 Kylian Mbappé (3)Flag of France.svg France Paris Saint-Germain Forward [11]
2019−20 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [2]
2020−21 Aurélien Tchouaméni Flag of France.svg France Monaco Midfielder [12]
2021−22 William Saliba Flag of France.svg France Marseille Defender [13]
2022−23 Nuno Mendes Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Paris Saint-Germain Defender [3]

Multiple wins

Multiple wins
RankWinnerTotalSeasons
1Flag of France.svg  Kylian Mbappé  (FRA)3 2016−17, 2017−18, 2018−19
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eden Hazard  (BEL)2 2008−09, 2009−10

Awards won by club

Awards won by club
ClubTotal
Monaco 6
Paris Saint-Germain 5
Lyon 4
Marseille 3
Auxerre 2
Lille 2
Nantes 2
Bastia 1
Bordeaux 1
Metz 1
Montpellier 1
Rennes 1

Awards won by nationality

Awards won by nationality
NationalityTotal
Flag of France.svg  France 24
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1

Awards won by playing position

Awards won by playing position
PositionTotal
Forward 16
Midfielder 8
Defender 5
Goalkeeper 0

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