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Premier League Player of the Month: Most wins and nominations

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Evan Walker

Like the division itself, the Premier League Player of the Month award has evolved considerably since its inception.

The emergence and subsequent prominence of social media has turned the crowning of the monthly award into somewhat of an event.

The award is significant enough to make it onto a player's individual honours list on Wikipedia and there's almost a guarantee that disgruntled supporters will vent their frustrations at their favourite player being pipped to the post by an undoubtedly more suitable alternative.

From Diafra Sakho to Erling Haaland and Mickey Evans to Thierry Henry, the Player of the Month award celebrates both unlikely purple patches and sustained brilliance.

Here's everything you need to know about the Premier League's Player of the Month award.

History of the Premier League Player of the Month award

Jurgen Klinsmann became the first player to win the Premier League Player of the Month award / Gary M. Prior/GettyImages

The Premier League Player of the Month award has been handed out to the month's standout performer since the start of the 1994/95 season, a year after the inaugural Manager of the Month award was handed out.

Tottenham striker Jurgen Klinsmann became the first-ever Premier League Player of the Month in August 1994.

The award has since been received by some of the all-time greats, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney. The honour has also been shared on six occasions, with teammates taking co-honours in five of these instances. However, there hasn't been a joint-Player of the Month since April 2014.

For sponsorship purposes, the award has been called the EA Sports Player of the Month since 2016 and was previously known as the Carling Premiership Player of the Month (1994–2001), the Barclaycard Premiership Player of the Month (2001–2004) and the Barclays Player of the Month (2004–2016).

How does voting for Player of the Month work?

There are typically six players shortlisted for the Premier League Player of the Month award. A winner is then chosen by a combination of a public vote and the opinions of an 'expert panel'.

However, to avoid bias swinging the vote too heavily in a particular player's favour, the public vote accounts for just 10% of the overall decision. Thus, the award is pretty much decided by the experts - a panel made up of former players, journalists, referees and the captains of every Premier League club.

Who has won the Premier League Player of the Month award the most?

Sergio Aguero racked up seven Player of the Month wins / Getty Images/GettyImages

The two current leaders regarding most Premier League Player of the Month wins are no longer plying their trade in the English top flight.

Sergio Aguero departed Manchester City having won the award seven times and his tally was matched by Harry Kane before he left Tottenham for Bayern Munich in 2023. While Aguero is fully retired, there's a chance Kane returns to the Premier League in a bid to break Alan Shearer's all-time goal record before he hangs up his boots.

Steven Gerrard and Cristiano Ronaldo were both crowned the league's Player of the Month on six occasions, while Mohamed Salah has the most wins among players still present in the Premier League (five).

Every Premier League Player of the Month winner

Month	Year	Winner	Club
August	1994	Jurgen Klinsmann	Tottenham
September	1994	Rob Lee	Newcastle
October	1994	Paul Ince	Manchester United
November	1994	Alan Shearer & Chris Sutton	Blackburn Rovers
December	1994	Matt Le Tissier	Southampton
January	1995	Chris Waddle	Sheffield Wednesday
February	1995	Duncan Ferguson	Everton
March	1995	Tony Yeboah	Leeds
April	1995	David Seaman	Arsenal
August	1995	David Ginola	Newcastle
September	1995	Tony Yeboah	Leeds
October	1995	Trevor Sinclair	QPR
November	1995	Rob Lee	Newcastle
December	1995	Robbie Fowler	Liverpool
January	1996	Stan Collymore & Robbie Fowler	Liverpool
February	1996	Dwight Yorke	Aston Villa
March	1996	Eric Cantona	Manchester United
April	1996	Andrei Kanchelskis	Everton
August	1996	David Beckham	Manchester United
September	1996	Patrick Berger	Liverpool
October	1996	Matt Le Tissier	Southampton
November	1996	Ian Wright	Arsenal
December	1996	Gianfranco Zola	Chelsea
January	1997	Tim Flowers	Blackburn Rovers
February	1997	Robbie Earle	Wimbledon
March	1997	Juninho	Middlesbrough
April	1997	Mickey Evans	Southampton
August	1997	Dennis Bergkamp	Arsenal
September	1997	Dennis Bergkamp	Arsenal
October	1997	Paulo Wanchope	Derby County
November	1997	Andy Cole & Kevin Davies	Manchester United & Southampton
December	1997	Steve McManaman	Liverpool
January	1998	Dion Dublin	Coventry
February	1998	Chris Sutton	Blackburn Rovers
March	1998	Alex Manninger	Arsenal
April	1998	Emmanuel Petit	Arsenal
August	1998	Michael Owen	Liverpool
September	1998	Alan Shearer	Newcastle
October	1998	Roy Keane	Manchester United
November	1998	Dion Dublin	Aston Villa
December	1998	David Ginola	Tottenham
January	1999	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United
February	1999	Nicolas Anelka	Arsenal
March	1999	Ray Parlour	Arsenal
April	1999	Kevin Campbell	Everton
August	1999	Robbie Keane	Coventry
September	1999	Muzzy Izzet	Leicester
October	1999	Kevin Phillips	Sunderland
November	1999	Sami Hyypia	Liverpool
December	1999	Roy Keane	Manchester United
January	2000	Gareth Southgate	Aston Villa
February	2000	Paul Merson	Aston Villa
March	2000	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United
April	2000	Thierry Henry	Arsenal
August	2000	Alan Smith	Leeds
September	2000	Tim Flowers	Leicester
October	2000	Teddy Sheringham	Manchester United
November	2000	Paul Robinson	Leeds
December	2000	James Beattie	Southampton
January	2001	Robbie Keane	Leeds
February	2001	Stuart Pearce	West Ham
March	2001	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool
April	2001	Gary McAllister	Liverpool
August	2001	Louis Saha	Fulham
September	2001	Juan Sebastian Veron	Manchester United
October	2001	Rio Ferdinand	Leeds
November	2001	Danny Murphy	Liverpool
December	2001	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United
January	2002	Marcus Bent	Ipswich Town
February	2002	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United
March	2002	Dennis Bergkamp	Arsenal
April	2002	Freddie Ljungberg	Arsenal
August	2002	Sylvain Wiltord	Arsenal
September	2002	Thierry Henry	Arsenal
October	2002	Gianfranco Zola	Chelsea
November	2002	James Beattie	Southampton
December	2002	Alan Shearer	Newcastle
January	2003	Paul Scholes	Manchester United
February	2003	Robert Pires	Arsenal
March	2003	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool
April	2003	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United
August	2003	Teddy Sheringham	Portsmouth
September	2003	Frank Lampard	Chelsea
October	2003	Alan Shearer	Newcastle
November	2003	Jay-Jay Okocha	Bolton
December	2003	Paul Scholes	Manchester United
January	2004	Thierry Henry	Arsenal
February	2004	Dennis Bergkamp & Edu	Arsenal
March	2004	Mikael Forssell	Birmingham
April	2004	Thierry Henry	Arsenal
August	2004	Jose Antonio Reyes	Arsenal
September	2004	Ledley King	Tottenham
October	2004	Andrew Johnson	Crystal Palace
November	2004	Arjen Robben	Chelsea
December	2004	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool
January	2005	John Terry	Chelsea
February	2005	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
March	2005	Joe Cole	Chelsea
April	2005	Frank Lampard	Chelsea
August	2005	Darren Bent	Charlton
September	2005	Danny Murphy	Charlton
October	2005	Frank Lampard	Chelsea
November	2005	Robin van Persie	Arsenal
December	2005	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
January	2006	Anton Ferdinand	West Ham
February	2006	Kevin Nolan	Bolton
March	2006	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
April	2006	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool
August	2006	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United
September	2006	Andrew Johnson	Everton
October	2006	Paul Scholes	Manchester United
November	2006	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
December	2006	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
January	2007	Cesc Fabregas	Arsenal
February	2007	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United
March	2007	Petr Cech	Chelsea
April	2007	Robbie Keane & Dimitar Berbatov	Tottenham
August	2007	Micah Richards	Manchester City
September	2007	Cesc Fabregas	Arsenal
October	2007	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
November	2007	Gabriel Agbonlahor	Aston Villa
December	2007	Roque Santa Cruz	Blackburn Rovers
January	2008	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
February	2008	Fernando Torres	Liverpool
March	2008	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
April	2008	Ashley Young	Aston Villa
August	2008	Deco	Chelsea
September	2008	Ashley Young	Aston Villa
October	2008	Frank Lampard	Chelsea
November	2008	Nicolas Anelka	Chelsea
December	2008	Ashley Young	Aston Villa
January	2009	Nemanja Vidic	Manchester United
February	2009	Phil Jagielka	Everton
March	2009	Steven Gerrard	Liverpool
April	2009	Andrey Arshavin	Arsenal
August	2009	Jermain Defoe	Tottenham
September	2009	Fernando Torres	Liverpool
October	2009	Robin van Persie	Arsenal
November	2009	Jimmy Bullard	Hull
December	2009	Carlos Tevez	Manchester City
January	2010	Wayne Rooney	Manchester United
February	2010	Mark Schwarzer	Fulham
March	2010	Florent Malouda	Chelsea
April	2010	Gareth Bale	Tottenham
August	2010	Paul Scholes	Manchester United
September	2010	Peter Odemwingie	West Brom
October	2010	Rafael van der Vaart	Tottenham
November	2010	Johan Elmander	Bolton
December	2010	Samir Nasri	Arsenal
January	2011	Dimitar Berbatov	Manchester United
February	2011	Scott Parker	West Ham
March	2011	David Luiz	Chelsea
April	2011	Peter Odemwingie	West Brom
August	2011	Edin Dzeko	Manchester City
September	2011	David Silva	Manchester City
October	2011	Robin van Persie	Arsenal
November	2011	Scott Parker	Tottenham
December	2011	Demba Ba	Newcastle
January	2012	Gareth Bale	Tottenham
February	2012	Peter Odemwingie	West Brom
March	2012	Gylfi Sigurdsson	Swansea
April	2012	Nikica Jelavic	Everton
September	2012	Steven Fletcher	Sunderland
October	2012	Juan Mata	Chelsea
November	2012	Marouane Fellaini	Everton
December	2012	Robin van Persie	Manchester United
January	2013	Adam Le Fondre	Reading
February	2013	Gareth Bale	Tottenham
March	2013	Jan Vertonghen	Tottenham
April	2013	Robin van Persie	Manchester United
August	2013	Daniel Sturridge	Liverpool
September	2013	Aaron Ramsey	Arsenal
October	2013	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City
November	2013	Tim Krul	Newcastle
December	2013	Luis Suarez	Liverpool
January	2014	Adam Johnson	Sunderland
February	2014	Daniel Sturridge	Liverpool
March	2014	Luis Suarez & Steven Gerrard	Liverpool
April	2014	Connor Wickham	Sunderland
August	2014	Diego Costa	Chelsea
September	2014	Graziano Pelle	Southampton
October	2014	Diafra Sakho	West Ham
November	2014	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City
December	2014	Charlie Austin	QPR
January	2015	Harry Kane	Tottenham
February	2015	Harry Kane	Tottenham
March	2015	Olivier Giroud	Arsenal
April	2015	Christian Benteke	Aston Villa
August	2015	Andre Ayew	Swansea
September	2015	Anthony Martial	Manchester United
October	2015	Jamie Vardy	Leicester
November	2015	Jamie Vardy	Leicester
December	2015	Odion Ighalo	Watford
January	2016	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City
February	2016	Fraser Forster	Southampton
March	2016	Harry Kane	Tottenham
April	2016	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City
August	2016	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City
September	2016	Son Heung-min	Tottenham
October	2016	Eden Hazard	Chelsea
November	2016	Diego Costa	Chelsea
December	2016	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Manchester United
January	2017	Dele Alli	Tottenham
February	2017	Harry Kane	Tottenham
March	2017	Romelu Lukaku	Everton
April	2017	Son Heung-min	Tottenham
August	2017	Sadio Mane	Liverpool
September	2017	Harry Kane	Tottenham
October	2017	Leroy Sane	Manchester City
November	2017	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool
December	2017	Harry Kane	Tottenham
January	2018	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City
February	2018	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool
March	2018	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool
April	2018	Wilfried Zaha	Crystal Palace
August	2018	Lucas Moura	Tottenham
September	2018	Eden Hazard	Chelsea
October	2018	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Arsenal
November	2018	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City
December	2018	Virgil van Dijk	Liverpool
January	2019	Marcus Rashford	Manchester United
February	2019	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City
March	2019	Sadio Mane	Liverpool
April	2019	Jamie Vardy	Leicester
August	2019	Teemu Pukki	Norwich
September	2019	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Arsenal
October	2019	Jamie Vardy	Leicester
November	2019	Sadio Mane	Liverpool
December	2019	Trent Alexander-Arnold	Liverpool
January	2020	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City
February	2020	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United
June	2020	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United
July	2020	Michail Antonio	West Ham
September	2020	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	Everton
October	2020	Son Heung-min	Tottenham
November	2020	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United
December	2020	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United
January	2021	Ilkay Gundogan	Manchester City
February	2021	Ilkay Gundogan	Manchester City
March	2021	Kelechi Iheanacho	Leicester
April	2021	Jesse Lingard	West Ham
May	2021	Joe Willock	Newcastle
August	2021	Michail Antonio	West Ham
September	2021	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
October	2021	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool
November	2021	Trent Alexander-Arnold	Liverpool
December	2021	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City
January	2022	David de Gea	Manchester United
February	2022	Joel Matip	Liverpool
March	2022	Harry Kane	Tottenham
April	2022	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United
August	2022	Erling Haaland	Manchester City
September	2022	Marcus Rashford	Manchester United
October	2022	Miguel Almiron	Newcastle
November/December	2022	Martin Odegaard	Arsenal
January	2023	Marcus Rashford	Manchester United
February	2023	Marcus Rashford	Manchester United
March	2023	Bukayo Saka	Arsenal
April	2023	Erling Haaland	Manchester City
August	2023	James Maddison	Tottenham
September	2023	Son Heung-min	Tottenham
October	2023	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool

Premier League Player of the Month winners by nationality

Nation	No. of different players to win POTM award	Total POTM wins
England	67	114
France	12	17
Netherlands	7	16
Portugal	3	11
Spain	7	10
Argentina	3	9
Belgium	5	6
Nigeria	4	6
Ireland	3	6
Wales	3	6

Despite the Premier League's heavy foreign influence since the start of the 21st century, the Premier League Player of the Month award has been dominated by English players.

67 different English players have won the award, ranging from Rooney to Bent (Marcus and Darren), with these wins accounting for 114 in total.

France is the most successful foreign nations but only 12 different French players have won the award - highlighting England's domination. Thierry Henry is the most successful Frenchman, winning the award four times.

The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain have each accumulated double-digit POTM wins, while Argentina's nine total wins are carried by Aguero's seven victories.

Premier League Player of the Month by club

Club	No. of different players to win POTM award	Total POTM wins
Manchester United	21	45
Liverpool	17	33
Arsenal	22	32
Tottenham	15	26
Chelsea	13	19
Manchester City	9	19
Newcastle	7	10
Everton	9	9
Aston Villa	7	9
Southampton	6	8

It's the usual suspects at the top of the tree, with the Premier League's dominant force (once upon a time), Manchester United, boasting 21 different players who have been named the league's Player of the Month.

While many of the names are from a more prosperous time, including Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke and David Beckham, both Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford have won the award four times. United's winners have combined for 45 wins, with Liverpool's 33 being the next best.

Arsenal have had the most amount winners, but they've only combined for 32 POTM wins. Dennis Bergkamp matched Henry's four triumphs, but no other Gooner has won the award more than twice.