PFA Women's Young Player of the Year

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The Professional Footballers' Association Women's Young Player of the Year is an annual award given to the player who is voted to have been the best of the year in English women's football.[1] The award has been presented since the 2013–14 season[2] and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).

The current holder is Beth Mead, who won the award on 24 April 2016 for helping Sunderland finish 4th in their first season in WSL 1 by scoring 12 league goals, finishing as the league's top goalscorer in the process.[3]

Winners

The women's award has been presented since 2014 while the men's PFA Players' Player of the Year has been awarded since 1974. The table below also indicates where the winning player also won one or more of the other major "player of the year" awards in English women's football, namely the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year award.[4]

Year Player Club Also won Notes
2013-14 England Martha Harris Liverpool
2014-15 England Leah Williamson Arsenal
2015-16 England Beth Mead Sunderland

Breakdown of winners

By country

Country Number of wins Winning years
England England
3
 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16

By club

Club Number of wins Winning years
Liverpool
1
 2013-14
Arsenal
1
 2014-15
Sunderland
1
 2015-16

References

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External links

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