FPAI Indian Player of the Year

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FPAI Indian Player of the Year
CountryIndia
Presented byFPAI
First awarded2009
Current holderListon Colaco (Men's)
Anju Tamang (Women's)
Most awardsSunil Chhetri (3)

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 2009–10 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the Football Players' Association of India. The first awardee was Sunil Chhetri. Since 2022, the woman counterpart of the awarded is also presented with Anju Tamang being the first awardee of it.

Winners[edit]

Men's
Year Player Club(s) Ref
2009–10 Sunil Chhetri Dempo [1]
2009–10 Mohammed Rafi Mahindra United [2]
2010–11 Mehtab Hussain East Bengal [3]
2011–12 Syed Rahim Nabi Mohun Bagan [4]
2012–13 Lenny Rodrigues Churchill Brothers [5]
2013–14 Balwant Singh Churchill Brothers [6]
2014–15 Eugeneson Lyngdoh Bengaluru [7]
2015–16 Jeje Lalpekhlua Mohun Bagan, Chennaiyin [8]
2016–17 Anas Edathodika Mohun Bagan, Delhi Dynamos [9]
2017–18 Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru [10]
2019–20 Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru
2020–21 Arindam Bhattachary ATK Mohun Bagan
2021–22 Liston Colaco ATK Mohun Bagan
Year Player Club(s) Ref
Women's
2021–22 Anju Tamang Gokulam Kerala

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "FPAI Awards: A Night To Remember!". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. "FPAI Awards: Mohammed Rafi Bags The Best Indian Player, While Subrata Is Still The Fan's Favourite". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. "Mehtab Hussain happy to have earned FPAI Best Indian Player of the Year nomination". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. "FPAI Indian Football Awards 2012". goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. "FPAI honours outstanding performers". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. "Balwant Singh named Indian Player of the Year and more from the FPAI Indian Football Awards". goal.com. 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. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. "FPAI Awards 2017: Anas Edathodika, Khalid Jamil, CK Vineeth, Alfred Jaryan win major laurels". goal.com. 1 July 2017.
  10. "Sunil Chhetri awarded FPAI Indian player of the year | Goal.com". Retrieved 2018-06-22.