Chelsea F.C. Player of the Year
The Chelsea Player of the Year award is an official award given by Chelsea Football Club, to award the player who has most contributed to the team's success and achievements in that year. The award is given based on votes by Chelsea fans on the club's website.
Eden Hazard has won the award four times, the most of any player | |
| Sport | Association football |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | being the best performing Chelsea player in year |
| Presented by | Chelsea F.C. |
| History | |
| First award | 1967 |
| Editions | 57 (as of 2023) |
| First winner | Peter Bonetti |
| Most wins | Eden Hazard (4 times) |
| Most recent | Thiago Silva (2023) |
The inaugural award was handed to Peter Bonetti in 1967 and it has been presented every season since. The award has been given to 41 different players over the course of 56 seasons, with 12 players being awarded on more than one occasion. Of these players, only Eden Hazard has won the award four times. In 1981, Yugoslavians international Petar Borota became the first Chelsea player from outside the United Kingdom to win the award.
Thiago Silva is the most recent winner of the award.
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