Ligue 1 Player of the Year

Ligue 1 Player of the Year
SportAssociation football
LeagueLigue 1
Awarded forbeing the best performing player in a Ligue 1 season.
CountryFrance
Presented byUnion Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels
History
First award1994 (1994)
Editions31 (as of 2025)
First winner David Ginola
Most wins Kylian Mbappé (5 awards)
Most recent Ousmane Dembélé (2024–25)

The UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year is an official award given by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to the Ligue 1 player whose performances are considered to be the best of the season. The award has been presented since the 1993–94 season and the first winner of the award was Paris Saint-Germain winger David Ginola. The record winner is Kylian Mbappé, who won five consecutive awards from 2019 to 2024.

In 2025, Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé won his first award.