UNFP Player of the Month

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The UNFP Player of the Month trophy is an award that recognises the best Ligue 1 player each month of the season. The winner is chosen by a combination of an online public vote, which contributes to 50% of the final tally, and the players of each Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs.[1]

A similar award goes to the best player in Ligue 2.

Ligue 1

Winners

Kylian Mbappé holds the record for most individual Player of the Month awards, with eleven.
As of February 2025 award[2]
Contents

2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20 · 2020–21 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24 · 2024–25

Key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Month Year[nb 1] Nationality Player Team Position
August 2003.62003  DR Congo Shabani Nonda Monaco FW
September 2003.72003  France Ludovic Giuly Monaco FW
October 2003.82003  Portugal Pauleta Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2003.92003  France Ludovic Giuly Monaco FW
December 2003.102003  France Djibril Cissé Auxerre FW
January 2004.12004  Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Marseille FW
February 2004.22004  Serbia and Montenegro Danijel Ljuboja Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2004.32004  Romania Viorel Moldovan Nantes FW
April 2004.42004  Argentina Juan Pablo Sorín Paris Saint-Germain DF
May 2004.52004  Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Marseille FW
August 2004.62004  France Franck Ribéry Metz FW
September 2004.72004  France Fabien Barthez Marseille GK
October 2004.82004  Ghana Michael Essien Lyon MF
November 2004.92004  France Camel Meriem Bordeaux MF
December 2004.102004  France Frédéric Piquionne Saint-Étienne FW
January 2005.12005  France Péguy Luyindula Marseille FW
February 2005.22005  Brazil Juninho Lyon MF
March 2005.32005  Brazil Juninho Lyon MF
April 2005.42005  Republic of the Congo Matt Moussilou Lille FW
May 2005.52005  Senegal Mamadou Niang Strasbourg FW
August 2005.62005  France Jérôme Leroy Lens MF
September 2005.72005  France Grégory Coupet Lyon GK
October 2005.82005  France Franck Ribéry Marseille FW
November 2005.92005  France Franck Ribéry Marseille FW
December 2005.102005  Senegal Mamadou Niang Marseille FW
January 2006.12006  Japan Daisuke Matsui Le Mans MF
February 2006.22006  Nigeria John Utaka Rennes FW
March 2006.32006  France Yoann Gourcuff Rennes MF
April 2006.42006  France Franck Ribéry Marseille FW
August 2006.62006  France Steve Savidan Valenciennes FW
September 2006.72006  France Jérémie Janot Saint-Étienne GK
October 2006.82006  Brazil Juninho Lyon MF
November 2006.92006  France Florent Malouda Lyon MF
December 2006.102006  France Frédéric Piquionne Saint-Étienne FW
January 2007.12007  France Bafétimbi Gomis Saint-Étienne FW
February 2007.22007  Sweden Johan Elmander Toulouse FW
March 2007.32007  France Samir Nasri Marseille MF
April 2007.42007  France Péguy Luyindula Paris Saint-Germain FW
August 2007.62007  France David Bellion Bordeaux FW
September 2007.72007  France Jérôme Rothen Paris Saint-Germain MF
October 2007.82007  France Jérôme Leroy Rennes MF
November 2007.92007  France Sébastien Puygrenier Nancy DF
December 2007.102007  Senegal Mamadou Niang Marseille FW
January 2008.12008  France Karim Benzema Lyon FW
February 2008.22008  France Steve Mandanda Marseille GK
March 2008.32008  Ivory Coast Kader Keïta Lyon FW
April 2008.42008  France Karim Benzema Lyon FW
August 2008.62008  France Steve Mandanda Marseille GK
September 2008.72008  France André-Pierre Gignac Toulouse FW
October 2008.82008  France Guillaume Hoarau Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2008.92008  France Olivier Echouafni Nice MF
December 2008.102008  Benin Stéphane Sessègnon Paris Saint-Germain MF
January 2009.12009  France Péguy Luyindula Paris Saint-Germain FW
February 2009.22009  France Guillaume Hoarau Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2009.32009  France André-Pierre Gignac Toulouse FW
April 2009.42009  France Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux MF
August 2009.62009  Argentina Lisandro López Lyon FW
September 2009.72009  France Hugo Lloris Lyon GK
October 2009.82009  Poland Ireneusz Jeleń Auxerre FW
November 2009.92009  France Fabrice Abriel Marseille MF
December 2009.102009  France Jérémie Janot Saint-Étienne GK
January 2010.12010  Morocco Karim Aït-Fana Montpellier FW
February 2010.22010  France Hatem Ben Arfa Marseille MF
March 2010.32010  Belgium Eden Hazard Lille MF
April 2010.42010  Argentina Lucho González Marseille MF
September 2010.72010  France Dimitri Payet Saint-Étienne MF
October 2010.82010  France Steeve Elana Brest GK
November 2010.92010  France Clément Chantôme Paris Saint-Germain MF
December 2010.102010  Brazil Nenê Paris Saint-Germain FW
January 2011.12011  France Marvin Martin Sochaux MF
February 2011.22011  France Mickaël Landreau Lille GK
March 2011.32011  Belgium Eden Hazard Lille MF
April 2011.42011  France Mamadou Sakho Paris Saint-Germain DF
September 2011.72011  Argentina Javier Pastore Paris Saint-Germain MF
October 2011.82011  Brazil Nenê Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2011.92011  Morocco Younès Belhanda Montpellier MF
December 2011.102011  Italy Salvatore Sirigu Paris Saint-Germain GK
January 2012.12012  Serbia Milan Biševac Paris Saint-Germain DF
February 2012.22012  Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Saint-Étienne FW
March 2012.32012  Belgium Eden Hazard Lille MF
April 2012.42012  Belgium Eden Hazard Lille MF
September 2012.72012  Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain FW
October 2012.82012  Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Saint-Étienne FW
November 2012.92012  France Stéphane Ruffier Saint-Étienne GK
December 2012.102012  Argentina Darío Cvitanich Nice FW
January 2013.12013  Italy Salvatore Sirigu Paris Saint-Germain GK
February 2013.22013  Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Saint-Étienne FW
March 2013.32013  Brazil Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain DF
April 2013.42013  Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou Lille FW
September 2013.72013  Italy Marco Verratti Paris Saint-Germain MF
October 2013.82013  Nigeria Vincent Enyeama Lille GK
November 2013.92013  Nigeria Vincent Enyeama Lille GK
December 2013.102013  Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou Lille FW
January 2014.12014  Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain FW
February 2014.22014  Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2014.32014  Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain FW
April 2014.12014  Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov Monaco FW
September 2014.72014  France André-Pierre Gignac Marseille FW
October 2014.82014  Brazil Lucas Moura Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2014.92014  Argentina Javier Pastore Paris Saint-Germain MF
December 2014.102014  France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon FW
January 2015.12015  France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon FW
February 2015.22015  Argentina Emiliano Sala Caen FW
March 2015.32015  Argentina Javier Pastore Paris Saint-Germain MF
April 2015.42015  Argentina Javier Pastore Paris Saint-Germain MF
September 2015.72015  France Lassana Diarra Marseille MF
October 2015.82015  Belgium Michy Batshuayi Marseille FW
November 2015.92015  Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain FW
December 2015.102015  Argentina Ángel Di María Paris Saint-Germain MF
January 2016.12016  France Hatem Ben Arfa Nice MF
February 2016.22016  Belgium Guillaume Gillet Nantes MF
March 2016.32016  France Ousmane Dembélé Rennes FW
April 2016.42016  Morocco Sofiane Boufal Lille MF
August 2016.62016  France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon FW
September 2016.72016  Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain FW
October 2016.82016  Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2016.92016  France Thomas Lemar Monaco MF
December 2016.102016  France Maxime Lopez Marseille MF
January 2017.12017  Portugal Bernardo Silva Monaco MF
February 2017.22017  Italy Marco Verratti Paris Saint-Germain MF
March 2017.32017  France Florian Thauvin Marseille FW
April 2017.42017  France Kylian Mbappé Monaco FW
August 2017.62017  Colombia Radamel Falcao Monaco FW
September 2017.72017  France Steve Mandanda Marseille GK
October 2017.82017  France Nabil Fekir Lyon FW
November 2017.92017  France Florian Thauvin Marseille FW
December 2017.102017  Brazil Neymar Paris Saint-Germain FW
January 2018.12018  France Florian Thauvin Marseille FW
February 2018.22018  France Mathieu Debuchy Saint-Étienne DF
March 2018.32018  France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
April 2018.42018  Netherlands Memphis Depay Lyon FW
August 2018.62018  France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
September 2018.72018  Ivory Coast Nicolas Pépé Lille FW
October 2018.82018  Argentina Emiliano Sala Nantes FW
November 2018.92018  Tunisia Wahbi Khazri Saint-Étienne FW
December 2018.102018  France Kenny Lala Strasbourg DF
January 2019.12019  Ivory Coast Nicolas Pépé Lille FW
February 2019.22019  France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2019.32019  Italy Mario Balotelli Marseille FW
April 2019.42019  France Jonathan Bamba Lille FW
August 2019.62019  France Eduardo Camavinga Rennes MF
September 2019.72019  Nigeria Victor Osimhen Lille FW
October 2019.82019  Brazil Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain DF
November 2019.92019  France Jeff Reine-Adélaïde Lyon MF
December 2019.102019  France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco FW
January 2020.12020  Brazil Neymar Paris Saint-Germain FW
September 2020.72020  Senegal Ibrahima Niane Metz FW
October 2020.82020  France Jonathan Bamba Lille FW
November 2020.92020  Algeria Andy Delort Montpellier FW
December 2020.102020  Turkey Yusuf Yazıcı Lille MF
January 2021.12021  Algeria Farid Boulaya Metz MF
February 2021.22021  France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2021.32021  Costa Rica Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain GK
April 2021.42021  Turkey Burak Yılmaz Lille FW
August 2021.62021  France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
September 2021.72021  Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Lens MF
October 2021.82021  Brazil Lucas Paquetá Lyon MF
November 2021.92021  France Gaëtan Laborde Rennes FW
December 2021.102021  France Téji Savanier Montpellier MF
January 2022.12022  France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco FW
February 2022.22022  France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2022.32022  France Martin Terrier Rennes FW
April 2022.42022  France Benjamin Bourigeaud Rennes MF
August 2022.62022  Brazil Neymar Paris Saint-Germain FW
September 2022.72022  Argentina Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain FW
October 2022.82022  France Martin Terrier Rennes FW
November/December 2022.92022  France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
January 2023.12023  France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco FW
February 2023.22023  France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
March 2023.32023  Belgium Loïs Openda Lens FW
April 2023.42023  Belgium Loïs Openda Lens FW
August 2023.62023  Japan Takumi Minamino Monaco MF
September 2023.72023  Poland Marcin Bułka Nice GK
October 2023.82023  France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
November 2023.92023  France Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain FW
December 2023.102023  Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Marseille FW
January 2024.12024  France Martin Terrier Rennes FW
February 2024.22024  France Pierre Lees-Melou Brest MF
March 2024.32024  Kosovo Edon Zhegrova Lille MF
April 2024.42024  France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon FW
September 2024.72024  France Bradley Barcola Paris Saint-Germain FW
October 2024.82024  Georgia Zuriko Davitashvili Saint-Étienne FW
November 2024.92024  Canada Jonathan David Lille FW
December 2024.102024  England Mason Greenwood Marseille FW
January 2025.12025  France Ousmane Dembélé Paris Saint-Germain FW
February 2025.22025  Algeria Amine Gouiri Marseille FW

Multiple winners

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.

As of February 2025 award
Indicates current Ligue 1 player
Italics Indicates player still playing professional football
Rank Player Wins
1st Kylian Mbappé 11
2nd Zlatan Ibrahimović 5
3rd Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 4
Eden Hazard
Alexandre Lacazette
Javier Pastore
Franck Ribéry
8th Wissam Ben Yedder 3
André-Pierre Gignac
Juninho
Peguy Luyindula
Steve Mandanda
Neymar
Mamadou Niang
Martin Terrier
Florian Thauvin
17th Jonathan Bamba 2
Hatem Ben Arfa
Karim Benzema
Edinson Cavani
Ousmane Dembélé
Didier Drogba
Vincent Enyeama
Ludovic Giuly
Yoann Gourcuff
Guillaume Hoarau
Jérémie Janot
Salomon Kalou
Jérôme Leroy
Nenê
Loïs Openda
Nicolas Pépé
Frédéric Piquionne
Emiliano Sala
Thiago Silva
Salvatore Sirigu
Marco Verratti

Awards won by nationality

As of February 2025 award
Country Wins
 France 91
 Argentina 12
 Brazil
 Belgium 8
 Ivory Coast
 Sweden 6
 Italy 5
 Gabon 4
 Nigeria
 Senegal
 Algeria 3
 Morocco
 Japan 2
 Poland
 Portugal
 Serbia[nb 2]
 Turkey
 Uruguay
 Benin 1
 Bulgaria
 Canada
 Colombia
 Congo
 Costa Rica
 DR Congo
 England
 Georgia
 Ghana
 Kosovo
 Netherlands
 Romania
 Tunisia

Awards won by club

As of February 2025 award
Club Wins
Paris Saint-Germain 50
Marseille 27
Lille 19
Lyon
Saint-Étienne 15
Monaco 12
Rennes 10
Lens 4
Montpellier
Nice
Bordeaux 3
Metz
Nantes
Toulouse
Auxerre 2
Brest
Strasbourg
Caen 1
Le Mans
Nancy
Sochaux
Valenciennes

Footnotes

  1. ^ Each year is linked to an article on the particular season associated with the month of that year.
  2. ^ Danijel Ljuboja played for Serbia and Montenegro when he was rewarded in 2004, which was renamed as Serbia in 2006.

References

  1. ^ "Les Trophées UNFP Par le Menu…". tropheesunfp.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Palmarès". tropheesunfp.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.