WSL PFA Fans' Player of the Year

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The WSL PFA Fans' Player of the Year award (sometimes called the PFA Fans' Women Player of the Year or simply the Fans' Player of the Year) is an annual award given to a footballer in The Football Association's Women's Super League (FA WSL).{{cite news|url=https://shekicks.net/miedema-wins-pfa-bristol-street-motors-fans-player-of-the-year-award/|title=Miedema wins PFA Bristol Street Motors Fans' Player of the Year Award|date=24 August 2020 |access-date=21 February 2021|first=Wilf |last=Frith }}

The award is organised by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) and sponsored by Bristol Street Motors. It was first given in 2020 for best performance during the 2019–20 season. The shortlist is compiled by the members of the PFA, and then the winner is voted for by the fans of the league.

The 2020 winner was Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema.{{cite news |title=Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema voted WSL PFA player of the year |url=https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/arsenal-striker-vivianne-miedema-named-player-of-the-year-3843054 |access-date=29 November 2020 |work=Islington Gazette |date=24 August 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129102921/https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal/arsenal-striker-vivianne-miedema-named-player-of-the-year-1-6806420|first= Josh |last=Bunting}}{{Cite web |date=24 August 2020 |title=Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema Wins PFA Bristol Street Motors Fans' Player Award |url=https://www.bristolstreet.co.uk/news/arsenals-vivianne-miedema-wins-pfa-bristol-street-motors-fans-player-award/ |access-date=13 April 2023 |website=Bristol Street Motors}} Other nominees were Bethany England, Guro Reiten, Sophie Ingle, Ellie Roebuck and Chloe Kelly.{{cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/08/21/-blues-trio-nominated-for-pfa-fans--wsl-award|title=Blues trio nominated for PFA Fans' WSL Award|date=21 August 2020|publisher=Chelsea F.C.|access-date=21 February 2021}}

Winners

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2019–20

|{{sort|NED|{{flagicon|NED}}}} Vivianne Miedema

|Arsenal

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2020–21

|{{sort|AUS|{{flagicon|AUS}}}} Sam Kerr

|Chelsea

|{{cite tweet|number=1405858644307161090|user=PFA|title=🙌🏆 Congratulations @samkerr1, voted WSL PFA @BristolStMotors Fans' Player of the Year! @ChelseaFCW #PFAFansAward https://t.co/ZiezUdgZtD|author=Professional Footballers' Association|date=18 June 2021|access-date=29 June 2022|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108085815/https://twitter.com/PFA/status/1405858644307161090|archive-date=8 January 2022|url-status=live}}

2021–22

|{{sort|AUS|{{flagicon|AUS}}}} Sam Kerr

|Chelsea

|{{Cite web |date=30 May 2022 |title=The winner of the PFA Vertu Motors WSL Fans' Player of the Year - 2021/22 |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/sam-kerr-pfa-wsl-fans-player-of-the-year-2021-22 |access-date=15 April 2023 |website=90min.com}}

See also

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