UNFP Player of the Month

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The UNFP Player of the Month trophy is an award that recognises the best Ligue 1 player each month of the season. The winner is chosen by a combination of an online public vote, which contributes to 50% of the final tally, and the players of each Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs. [1]

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A similar award goes to the best player in Ligue 2.

Ligue 1

Winners

Kylian Mbappe holds the record for most individual Player of the Month awards, with eleven. 2019-07-17 SG Dynamo Dresden vs. Paris Saint-Germain by Sandro Halank-129 (cropped2).jpg
Kylian Mbappé holds the record for most individual Player of the Month awards, with eleven.
As of September 2025 award [2]
Contents

2003–04  · 2004–05  · 2005–06  · 2006–07  · 2007–08  · 2008–09  · 2009–10 2010–11  · 2011–12  · 2012–13  · 2013–14  · 2014–15  · 2015–16  · 2016–17  · 2017–18  · 2018–19  · 2019–20  · 2020–21  · 2021–22  · 2022–23  · 2023–24  · 2024–25

Key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
MonthYear [nb 1] NationalityPlayerTeamPosition
August 2003 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo Shabani Nonda Monaco FW
September 2003 Flag of France.svg France Ludovic Giuly Monaco FW
October 2003 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Pauleta Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2003 Flag of France.svg France Ludovic Giuly Monaco FW
December 2003 Flag of France.svg France Djibril Cissé Auxerre FW
January 2004 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Marseille FW
February 2004 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro Danijel Ljuboja Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2004 Flag of Romania.svg Romania Viorel Moldovan Nantes FW
April 2004 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Juan Pablo Sorín Paris Saint-Germain DF
May 2004 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Marseille FW
August 2004 Flag of France.svg France Franck Ribéry Metz FW
September 2004 Flag of France.svg France Fabien Barthez Marseille GK
October 2004 Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Michael Essien Lyon MF
November 2004 Flag of France.svg France Camel Meriem Bordeaux MF
December 2004 Flag of France.svg France Frédéric Piquionne Saint-Étienne FW
January 2005 Flag of France.svg France Péguy Luyindula Marseille FW
February 2005 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Juninho Lyon MF
March 2005 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Juninho Lyon MF
April 2005 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo Matt Moussilou Lille FW
May 2005 Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Mamadou Niang Strasbourg FW
August 2005 Flag of France.svg France Jérôme Leroy Lens MF
September 2005 Flag of France.svg France Grégory Coupet Lyon GK
October 2005 Flag of France.svg France Franck Ribéry Marseille FW
November 2005 Flag of France.svg France Franck Ribéry Marseille FW
December 2005 Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Mamadou Niang Marseille FW
January 2006 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Daisuke Matsui Le Mans MF
February 2006 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria John Utaka Rennes FW
March 2006 Flag of France.svg France Yoann Gourcuff Rennes MF
April 2006 Flag of France.svg France Franck Ribéry Marseille FW
August 2006 Flag of France.svg France Steve Savidan Valenciennes FW
September 2006 Flag of France.svg France Jérémie Janot Saint-Étienne GK
October 2006 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Juninho Lyon MF
November 2006 Flag of France.svg France Florent Malouda Lyon MF
December 2006 Flag of France.svg France Frédéric Piquionne Saint-Étienne FW
January 2007 Flag of France.svg France Bafétimbi Gomis Saint-Étienne FW
February 2007 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Johan Elmander Toulouse FW
March 2007 Flag of France.svg France Samir Nasri Marseille MF
April 2007 Flag of France.svg France Péguy Luyindula Paris Saint-Germain FW
August 2007 Flag of France.svg France David Bellion Bordeaux FW
September 2007 Flag of France.svg France Jérôme Rothen Paris Saint-Germain MF
October 2007 Flag of France.svg France Jérôme Leroy Rennes MF
November 2007 Flag of France.svg France Sébastien Puygrenier Nancy DF
December 2007 Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Mamadou Niang Marseille FW
January 2008 Flag of France.svg France Karim Benzema Lyon FW
February 2008 Flag of France.svg France Steve Mandanda Marseille GK
March 2008 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Kader Keïta Lyon FW
April 2008 Flag of France.svg France Karim Benzema Lyon FW
August 2008 Flag of France.svg France Steve Mandanda Marseille GK
September 2008 Flag of France.svg France André-Pierre Gignac Toulouse FW
October 2008 Flag of France.svg France Guillaume Hoarau Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2008 Flag of France.svg France Olivier Echouafni Nice MF
December 2008 Flag of Benin.svg Benin Stéphane Sessègnon Paris Saint-Germain MF
January 2009 Flag of France.svg France Péguy Luyindula Paris Saint-Germain FW
February 2009 Flag of France.svg France Guillaume Hoarau Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2009 Flag of France.svg France André-Pierre Gignac Toulouse FW
April 2009 Flag of France.svg France Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux MF
August 2009 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Lisandro López Lyon FW
September 2009 Flag of France.svg France Hugo Lloris Lyon GK
October 2009 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Ireneusz Jeleń Auxerre FW
November 2009 Flag of France.svg France Fabrice Abriel Marseille MF
December 2009 Flag of France.svg France Jérémie Janot Saint-Étienne GK
January 2010 Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Karim Aït-Fana Montpellier FW
February 2010 Flag of France.svg France Hatem Ben Arfa Marseille MF
March 2010 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Eden Hazard Lille MF
April 2010 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Lucho González Marseille MF
September 2010 Flag of France.svg France Dimitri Payet Saint-Étienne MF
October 2010 Flag of France.svg France Steeve Elana Brest GK
November 2010 Flag of France.svg France Clément Chantôme Paris Saint-Germain MF
December 2010 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Nenê Paris Saint-Germain FW
January 2011 Flag of France.svg France Marvin Martin Sochaux MF
February 2011 Flag of France.svg France Mickaël Landreau Lille GK
March 2011 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Eden Hazard Lille MF
April 2011 Flag of France.svg France Mamadou Sakho Paris Saint-Germain DF
September 2011 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Javier Pastore Paris Saint-Germain MF
October 2011 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Nenê Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2011 Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Younès Belhanda Montpellier MF
December 2011 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Salvatore Sirigu Paris Saint-Germain GK
January 2012 Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Milan Biševac Paris Saint-Germain DF
February 2012 Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Saint-Étienne FW
March 2012 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Eden Hazard Lille MF
April 2012 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Eden Hazard Lille MF
September 2012 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain FW
October 2012 Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Saint-Étienne FW
November 2012 Flag of France.svg France Stéphane Ruffier Saint-Étienne GK
December 2012 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Darío Cvitanich Nice FW
January 2013 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Salvatore Sirigu Paris Saint-Germain GK
February 2013 Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Saint-Étienne FW
March 2013 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain DF
April 2013 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou Lille FW
September 2013 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Marco Verratti Paris Saint-Germain MF
October 2013 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Vincent Enyeama Lille GK
November 2013 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Vincent Enyeama Lille GK
December 2013 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou Lille FW
January 2014 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain FW
February 2014 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2014 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain FW
April 2014 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov Monaco FW
September 2014 Flag of France.svg France André-Pierre Gignac Marseille FW
October 2014 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Lucas Moura Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2014 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Javier Pastore Paris Saint-Germain MF
December 2014 Flag of France.svg France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon FW
January 2015 Flag of France.svg France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon FW
February 2015 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Emiliano Sala Caen FW
March 2015 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Javier Pastore Paris Saint-Germain MF
April 2015 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Javier Pastore Paris Saint-Germain MF
September 2015 Flag of France.svg France Lassana Diarra Marseille MF
October 2015 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Michy Batshuayi Marseille FW
November 2015 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain FW
December 2015 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Ángel Di María Paris Saint-Germain MF
January 2016 Flag of France.svg France Hatem Ben Arfa Nice MF
February 2016 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Guillaume Gillet Nantes MF
March 2016 Flag of France.svg France Ousmane Dembélé Rennes FW
April 2016 Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Sofiane Boufal Lille MF
August 2016 Flag of France.svg France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon FW
September 2016 Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain FW
October 2016 Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2016 Flag of France.svg France Thomas Lemar Monaco MF
December 2016 Flag of France.svg France Maxime Lopez Marseille MF
January 2017 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Bernardo Silva Monaco MF
February 2017 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Marco Verratti Paris Saint-Germain MF
March 2017 Flag of France.svg France Florian Thauvin Marseille FW
April 2017 Flag of France.svg France Kylian Mbappé Monaco FW
August 2017 Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Radamel Falcao Monaco FW
September 2017 Flag of France.svg France Steve Mandanda Marseille GK
October 2017 Flag of France.svg France Nabil Fekir Lyon FW
November 2017 Flag of France.svg France Florian Thauvin Marseille FW
December 2017 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Neymar Paris Saint-Germain FW
January 2018 Flag of France.svg France Florian Thauvin Marseille FW
February 2018 Flag of France.svg France Mathieu Debuchy Saint-Étienne DF
March 2018 Flag of France.svg France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
April 2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Memphis Depay Lyon FW
August 2018 Flag of France.svg France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
September 2018 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Nicolas Pépé Lille FW
October 2018 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Emiliano Sala Nantes FW
November 2018 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Wahbi Khazri Saint-Étienne FW
December 2018 Flag of France.svg France Kenny Lala Strasbourg DF
January 2019 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Nicolas Pépé Lille FW
February 2019 Flag of France.svg France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2019 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mario Balotelli Marseille FW
April 2019 Flag of France.svg France Jonathan Bamba Lille FW
August 2019 Flag of France.svg France Eduardo Camavinga Rennes MF
September 2019 Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Victor Osimhen Lille FW
October 2019 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain DF
November 2019 Flag of France.svg France Jeff Reine-Adélaïde Lyon MF
December 2019 Flag of France.svg France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco FW
January 2020 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Neymar Paris Saint-Germain FW
September 2020 Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Ibrahima Niane Metz FW
October 2020 Flag of France.svg France Jonathan Bamba Lille FW
November 2020 Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Andy Delort Montpellier FW
December 2020 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Yusuf Yazıcı Lille MF
January 2021 Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Farid Boulaya Metz MF
February 2021 Flag of France.svg France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2021 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain GK
April 2021 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Burak Yılmaz Lille FW
August 2021 Flag of France.svg France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
September 2021 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Lens MF
October 2021 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Lucas Paquetá Lyon MF
November 2021 Flag of France.svg France Gaëtan Laborde Rennes FW
December 2021 Flag of France.svg France Téji Savanier Montpellier MF
January 2022 Flag of France.svg France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco FW
February 2022 Flag of France.svg France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2022 Flag of France.svg France Martin Terrier Rennes FW
April 2022 Flag of France.svg France Benjamin Bourigeaud Rennes MF
August 2022 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Neymar Paris Saint-Germain FW
September 2022 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain FW
October 2022 Flag of France.svg France Martin Terrier Rennes FW
November/December 2022 Flag of France.svg France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
January 2023 Flag of France.svg France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco FW
February 2023 Flag of France.svg France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Loïs Openda Lens FW
April 2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Loïs Openda Lens FW
August 2023 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Takumi Minamino Monaco MF
September 2023 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Marcin Bułka Nice GK
October 2023 Flag of France.svg France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2023 Flag of France.svg France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
December 2023 Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Marseille FW
January 2024 Flag of France.svg France Martin Terrier Rennes FW
February 2024 Flag of France.svg France Pierre Lees-Melou Brest MF
March 2024 Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Edon Zhegrova Lille MF
April 2024 Flag of France.svg France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon FW
September 2024 Flag of France.svg France Bradley Barcola Paris Saint-Germain FW
October 2024 Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Zuriko Davitashvili Saint-Étienne FW
November 2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Jonathan David Lille FW
December 2024 Flag of England.svg England Mason Greenwood Marseille FW
January 2025 Flag of France.svg France Ousmane Dembélé Paris Saint-Germain FW
February 2025 Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Amine Gouiri Marseille FW
March 2025 Flag of France.svg France Désiré Doué Paris Saint-Germain FW
April 2025 Flag of England.svg England Mason Greenwood Marseille FW
August 2025 Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Ilan Kebbal Paris FC FW
September 2025 Flag of France.svg France Florian Thauvin Lens FW

Multiple winners

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.

As of September 2025 award
Indicates current Ligue 1 player
ItalicsIndicates player still playing professional football
RankPlayerWins
1st Kylian Mbappé 11
2nd Zlatan Ibrahimović 5
3rd Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 4
Eden Hazard
Alexandre Lacazette
Javier Pastore
Franck Ribéry
Florian Thauvin
9th Wissam Ben Yedder 3
André-Pierre Gignac
Juninho
Peguy Luyindula
Steve Mandanda
Neymar
Mamadou Niang
Martin Terrier
17th Jonathan Bamba 2
Hatem Ben Arfa
Karim Benzema
Edinson Cavani
Ousmane Dembélé
Didier Drogba
Vincent Enyeama
Ludovic Giuly
Yoann Gourcuff
Mason Greenwood
Guillaume Hoarau
Jérémie Janot
Salomon Kalou
Jérôme Leroy
Nenê
Loïs Openda
Nicolas Pépé
Frédéric Piquionne
Emiliano Sala
Thiago Silva
Salvatore Sirigu
Marco Verratti

Awards won by nationality

As of September 2025 award
CountryWins
Flag of France.svg  France 93
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 12
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 4
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3
Flag of England.svg  England 2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [nb 2]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Awards won by club

As of September 2025 award
ClubWins
Paris Saint-Germain 51
Marseille 28
Lille 19
Lyon
Saint-Étienne 15
Monaco 12
Rennes 10
Lens 5
Montpellier 4
Nice
Bordeaux 3
Metz
Nantes
Toulouse
Auxerre 2
Brest
Strasbourg
Caen 1
Le Mans
Nancy
Paris FC
Sochaux
Valenciennes

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Each year is linked to an article on the particular season associated with the month of that year.
  2. ↑ Danijel Ljuboja played for Serbia and Montenegro when he was rewarded in 2004, which was renamed as Serbia in 2006.

References

  1. ↑ "Les Trophées UNFP Par le Menu…". tropheesunfp.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Palmarès". tropheesunfp.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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