SFWA Women's International Player of the Year
{{Short description|Player of the Year award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = SFWA Women's International Player of the Year
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| image = 20170719 WEURO ENG SCO 6100 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Caroline Weir (left), the inaugural winner in 2022
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| country = Scotland
| presenter = Scottish Football Writers' Association
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| year = 2022
| year2 = 2024
| holder_label = Last winner
| holder = Erin Cuthbert (2023–24)
| most_awards = Caroline Weir (2)
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The Scottish Football Writers' Association Women's International Player of the Year award is given to the player in the Scotland women's national football team who is seen to have made the best contribution to the previous season. The award is given by the Scottish Football Writers' Association (SFWA).
List of winners
A companion to the men's award established in 2008, the women's award was first made in 2022, at that time sponsored by Glen's Vodka. At the ceremony itself on 8 May, several guests left during the dinner in response to sexist jokes by one of the speakers.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61379507 TV presenter walks out of sport awards over sexism], BBC News, 9 May 2022
An award organised by the Scottish Football Association itself and voted for by supporters was already in place (winners including Weir and Erin Cuthbert),[https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2020/12/former-hibs-star-announced-as-the-bt-womens-player-of-the-year-2020/?amp Former Hibs' star announced as the BT Women’s Player of the Year 2020], The Edinburgh Reporter, 16 December 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2022[https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/erin-cuthbert-and-john-mcginn-win-bt-players-of-the-year/ Erin Cuthbert and John McGinn win BT Players of the Year], Scottish Football Association, 23 December 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022 and PFA Scotland also introduced awards for Player, Young Player and Team of the Year in 2022,{{cite news |url=https://www.thenational.scot/sport/20106691.pfa-nomination-caps-priscila-chinchillas-remarkable-rise---alan-campbell/?ref%3Drss |title=PFA nomination caps Priscila Chinchilla’s remarkable rise|author=Alan Campbell|newspaper=The National|date=1 May 2022 |access-date=1 May 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/colette-cavanagh-hibs-midfielder-named-in-inaugural-pfa-scotland-womens-team-of-the-year-3671162 |title=Colette Cavanagh: Hibs midfielder named in inaugural PFA Scotland Women's Team of the Year|author=Patrick McPartlin|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=27 April 2022 |access-date=1 May 2022}} in addition to those for the domestic leagues (the SWPL and lower divisions).[https://web.archive.org/web/20200115142354/https://scotwomensfootball.com/swf-annual-awards/award-winners/ Award Winners], Scottish Women's Football, 30 November 2019 (archived version, 2020)
{{notelist}}
=Winners by club=
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| width=32%|Club | Width=9%|Number of wins | Width=9%|Number of players | Width=50%|Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | style="text-align:center;" |1 | style="text-align:center;" |1 | 2023–24 |
| Manchester City | style="text-align:center;" |1 | style="text-align:center;" |1 | 2021–22 |
| Real Madrid | style="text-align:center;" |1 | style="text-align:center;" |1 | 2022–23 |
References
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{{SFWA awards}}
{{Scotland women's national football team}}
Category:Scottish football trophies and awards
Category:Awards established in 2022