The Premier League Player of the Season is an annual association football award presented to players in England, which recognises the most outstanding player in the Premier League each season. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the league's sponsors consisting of members of "football's governing bodies, the media and fans", and is announced in the second or third week of May. For sponsorship purposes, from 1994 to 2001 it was called the Carling Player of the Year; from 2001 to 2004 as the Barclaycard Player of the Year; and from 2004 to 2016 as the Barclays Player of the Season. Since the 2016–17 season, it is called the EA Sports Player of the Season.
Alan Shearer won the inaugural Premier League Player of the Season in 1995.
Peter Schmeichel, the 1996 winner, is the only goalkeeper to win the award.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the 2007 and 2008 recipient, won his latter award alongside the FIFA World Player of the Year.
Kevin Mark Phillips is an English former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of National League club Hartlepool United.
Phillips playing in Jody Craddock's testimonial match, 2014
While at Sunderland, Phillips is best remembered for his partnership with fellow striker Niall Quinn, resulting in him winning the Premier League Golden Boot and European Golden Shoe in 2000
Warming up for West Bromwich Albion in 2007
Phillips as a coach of Leicester City in 2014