Ligue 1 Player of the Year
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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 2023–24 campaign for Paris Saint-Germain, his fifth consecutive award.
David Ginola won the inaugural award in 1994.
Kylian Mbappé has the most wins by a single player in the history of the awards, with five.
Sonny Anderson was the first winner from outside of France.
Kylian Mbappé
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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.
Mbappé playing against Dynamo Dresden in July 2019
Left-to-right: Mbappé, Messi and Neymar playing against Marseille in Le Classique, October 2021