Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year

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Ligue 1 Young Player of the season
Zinedine Zidane won the inaugural award in 1994 with Bordeaux.
SportAssociation football
LeagueLigue 1
Awarded forbeing the best performing player in a Ligue 1 season whilst aged 23 years or under at the start of the season.
CountryFrance
Presented byUnion Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels
History
First award1994 (1994)
Editions29 (as of 2023)
First winnerFrance Zinedine Zidane
Most winsFrance Kylian Mbappé (3 awards)
Most recentFrance Warren Zaïre-Emery (2023–24)

The UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year is an official award given by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to a player aged 23 years or under at the start of the season whose performances are considered to be the best in Ligue 1, France's top professional football league. The inaugural award was handed to midfielder Zinedine Zidane of Bordeaux, following the 1993–94 Division 1 season. It has been awarded ever since its inception, with the exception of the 2019−20 season, where the competition was abruptly cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The award has been given to 27 different players over the course of 30 seasons, with only Eden Hazard and Kylian Mbappé winning the award on more than one occasion. Of these players, only Mbappé has won the award three times. Hazard (Belgium), Marco Verratti (Italy), Younès Belhanda (Morocco), and Nuno Mendes (Portugal) are the only recipients of the award who represent a nation other than France.

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery is the most recent winner of the award, which was awarded to him for his performances in the 2023–24 Ligue 1 season.

Winners

Kylian Mbappé has the most wins by a single player in the history of the awards, with three.
Award recipients
Season Player Nationality Club Position Ref.
1993–94 Zinedine Zidane  France Bordeaux Midfielder
1994–95 Florian Maurice  France Lyon Forward
1995–96 Robert Pires  France Metz Forward
1996–97 Thierry Henry  France Monaco Forward
1997–98 David Trezeguet  France Monaco Forward
1998–99 Olivier Monterrubio  France Nantes Midfielder
1999–2000 Philippe Christanval  France Monaco Defender
2000–01 Sidney Govou  France Lyon Forward
2001–02 Djibril Cissé  France Auxerre Forward
2002–03 Lionel Mathis  France Auxerre Midfielder
2003–04 Patrice Evra  France Monaco Defender
2004–05 Jérémy Toulalan  France Nantes Midfielder
2005–06 Franck Ribéry  France Marseille Forward
2006–07 Samir Nasri  France Marseille Midfielder
2007–08 Hatem Ben Arfa  France Lyon Forward
2008–09 Eden Hazard  Belgium Lille Forward
2009–10 Eden Hazard (2)  Belgium Lille Forward
2010–11 Mamadou Sakho  France Paris Saint-Germain Defender
2011–12 Younès Belhanda  Morocco Montpellier Midfielder
2012–13 Florian Thauvin  France Bastia Forward
2013–14 Marco Verratti  Italy Paris Saint-Germain Midfielder
2014–15 Nabil Fekir  France Lyon Forward
2015–16 Ousmane Dembélé  France Rennes Forward
2016−17 Kylian Mbappé  France Monaco Forward
2017−18 Kylian Mbappé (2)  France Paris Saint-Germain Forward
2018−19 Kylian Mbappé (3)  France Paris Saint-Germain Forward
2019−20 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020−21 Aurélien Tchouaméni  France Monaco Midfielder
2021−22 William Saliba  France Marseille Defender
2022−23 Nuno Mendes  Portugal Paris Saint-Germain Defender
2023−24 Warren Zaïre-Emery  France Paris Saint-Germain Midfielder

Multiple wins

Multiple wins
Rank Player Total Seasons
1  Kylian Mbappé (FRA) 3 2016−17, 2017−18, 2018−19
2  Eden Hazard (BEL) 2 2008−09, 2009−10

Awards won by club

Awards won by club
Club Total
Monaco 6
Paris Saint-Germain
Lyon 4
Marseille 3
Auxerre 2
Lille 2
Nantes 2
Bastia 1
Bordeaux 1
Metz 1
Montpellier 1
Rennes 1

Awards won by nationality

Awards won by nationality
Nationality Total
 France 25
 Belgium 2
 Italy 1
 Morocco 1
 Portugal 1

Awards won by playing position

Awards won by playing position
Position Total
Forward 16
Midfielder 9
Defender 5
Goalkeeper 0

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