FPAI Indian Player of the Year

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The FPAI Indian Player of the Year is an annual award given to an Indian player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in Indian football. The award has been presented since the 2008–09 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the Football Players' Association of India (FPAI). Sunil Chhetri won the inaugural award in 2009. The women's category has also been introduced in 2022, with Anju Tamang being the first winner.

Men's Player of the Year

FPAI Indian Player of the Year (Men's)
SportAssociation football
CompetitionAll levels of Indian football
CountryIndia
Presented byFPAI
History
First award2009
First winnerSunil Chhetri
Most winsSunil Chhetri (4)
Most recentLallianzuala Chhangte (2023)
FPAI Indian Player of the Year (Men's)
YearPlayerClub(s)Ref
2008–09Sunil ChhetriCategory:Articles with hCardsDempo[1]
2009–10Mohammed RafiCategory:Articles with hCardsMahindra United[2]
2010–11Mehtab HussainCategory:Articles with hCardsEast Bengal[3]
2011–12Syed Rahim NabiCategory:Articles with hCardsMohun Bagan[4]
2012–13Lenny RodriguesCategory:Articles with hCardsChurchill Brothers[5]
2013–14Balwant SinghCategory:Articles with hCardsChurchill Brothers[6]
2014–15Eugeneson LyngdohCategory:Articles with hCardsBengaluru[7]
2015–16Jeje LalpekhluaCategory:Articles with hCardsMohun Bagan, Chennaiyin[8]
2016–17Anas EdathodikaCategory:Articles with hCardsMohun Bagan, Delhi Dynamos[9]
2017–18Sunil ChhetriCategory:Articles with hCards (2)Bengaluru[10]
2018–19Sunil ChhetriCategory:Articles with hCards (3)Bengaluru[11]
2019–20 Sunil ChhetriCategory:Articles with hCards (4) Bengaluru [12]
2020–21 Arindam BhattacharyaCategory:Articles with hCards ATK Mohun Bagan [12]
2021–22 Liston ColacoCategory:Articles with hCards ATK Mohun Bagan [13]
2022–23 Lallianzuala ChhangteCategory:Articles with hCards Mumbai City [14]

Women's Player of the Year

FPAI Indian Player of the Year (Women's)
SportAssociation football
CompetitionAll levels of Indian football
CountryIndia
Presented byFPAI
History
First award2022
First winnerAnju Tamang
Most recentGrace Dangmei (2023)
FPAI Indian Player of the Year (Women's)
YearPlayerClub(s)Ref
2021–22 Anju TamangCategory:Articles with hCards Gokulam Kerala [13]
2022–23 Grace DangmeiCategory:Articles with hCards Gokulam Kerala [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FPAI Awards: A Night To Remember!". goal.com. 13 December 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "FPAI Awards: Mohammed Rafi Bags The Best Indian Player, While Subrata Is Still The Fan's Favourite". goal.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mehtab Hussain happy to have earned FPAI Best Indian Player of the Year nomination". goal.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "FPAI Indian Football Awards 2012". goal.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "FPAI honours outstanding performers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Balwant Singh named Indian Player of the Year and more from the FPAI Indian Football Awards". goal.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "FPAI Indian Football Awards: Lyngdoh named Indian Player of the Year". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Indian Football Awards: Jeje Lalpekhlua named Best Indian Player". goal.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "FPAI Awards 2017: Anas Edathodika, Khalid Jamil, CK Vineeth, Alfred Jaryan win major laurels". goal.com. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sunil Chhetri awarded FPAI Indian player of the year | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "FPAI Indian Football Awards 2019 successfully held in Gangtok". blog.cpdfootball.de. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Arindam, Angulo win FPAI award". timesofindia.com. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Liston Colaco Wins FPAI Indian Player of the Year Award, Akash Mishra Adjudged Young Player of the Year". news18.com. 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022.
  14. 1 2 ISL Media Team (14 May 2023). "Hero ISL players win big at the Indian Football Awards 2023". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
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