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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

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Winners

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Kylian Mbappé holds the record for most individual Player of the Month awards, with eleven.
As of April 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
March 2025.32025 France Désiré Doué Paris Saint-Germain FW
April 2025.42025 England Mason Greenwood Marseille FW

Multiple winners

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

As of April 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
Mason Greenwood
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

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As of April 2025 award
Country Wins
 France 92
 Argentina 12
 Brazil
 Belgium 8
 Ivory Coast
 Sweden 6
 Italy 5
 Gabon 4
 Nigeria
 Senegal
 Algeria 3
 Morocco
 England 2
 Japan
 Poland
 Portugal
 Serbia[nb 2]
 Turkey
 Uruguay
 Benin 1
 Bulgaria
 Canada
 Colombia
 Congo
 Costa Rica
 DR Congo
 Georgia
 Ghana
 Kosovo
 Netherlands
 Romania
 Tunisia

Awards won by club

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As of April 2025 award
Club Wins
Paris Saint-Germain 51
Marseille 28
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

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  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

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