Steve Mandanda Mpidi is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Rennes.
Dimitri Payet is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama. A set-piece specialist known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described as a player who is "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills".
The Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels is the main trade union for professional football players in France. It was founded on 16 November 1961 by Eugène N'Jo Léa and Just Fontaine, two footballers, and Jacques Bertrand, a jurist. As of May 2021, the presidents of the UNFP are Philippe Piat and Sylvain Kastendeuch.
The Trophées UNFP du football are a number of awards given annually by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to players playing in France's Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and Division 1 Féminine, as well as to managers and referees. The most prestigious award is the Ligue 1 Player of the Year. Created in 1988 under the name Oscars du football, they were renamed in 2004 after a complaint by the Academy Awards committee. The ceremony has been broadcast live on Canal+ since 1994.
Marco Verratti is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi and the Italy national team.
Rhys James Evitt-Healey is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Huddersfield Town.
Téji Tedy Savanier is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Montpellier, of which he is the captain.
Neal Maupay is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Brentford, on loan from Everton.
Seko Mohamed Fofana is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq, on loan from Al Nassr. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
Brice Lauriche Samba is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lens. Born in the Republic of the Congo, he plays for the France national team.
Nicolas Pépé is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
Philana Tinotenda "Tino" Kadewere is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Ligue 1 club Nantes, on loan from Lyon, and the Zimbabwe national team.
Kylian Mbappé Lottin is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the France national team. Regarded as one of the best players in the world, he is known for his dribbling, speed, and finishing.
Mouhamadou Habibou "Habib" Diallo is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab and the Senegal national team.
The UNFPLigue 1 Young Player of the Year is an official award given by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (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. 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.
The UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year is an official award given by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to the Ligue 1 player whose performances are considered to be the best of the season. The award has been presented since the 1993–94 season and the first winner of the award was Paris Saint-Germain winger David Ginola. The current holder and record winner is Kylian Mbappé, who won the award for his performances throughout the 2022–23 campaign for Paris Saint-Germain, his fourth consecutive award.
Martin Albert Frédéric Terrier is a French professional footballer who plays as winger or forward for Ligue 1 club Rennes.
Mohamed Bayo is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Le Havre, on loan from Lille. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.
William Alain André Gabriel Saliba is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Arsenal and the France national team. He is regarded as one of the best centre-backs in the world.
Georges Mikautadze is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Metz, on loan from Eredivisie club Ajax. Born in France, he plays for the Georgia national team.
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