Première Ligue Player of the Month

The Première Ligue Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best adjudged Première Ligue player each month of the season.

Kadidiatou Diani won the inaugural award in September 2020.

The award was created by French Football Federation in September 2020 as Division 1 Féminine Player of the Month with the support of league's title sponsors Arkema and television right holders Canal+.[1] It is currently known as Arkema Première Ligue Player of the Month due to sponsorship reasons. In October 2021, UNFP joined other sponsors to become a partner of the trophy.[2] The winner is chosen by a combination of votes from players of Division 1 Féminine clubs and online public vote.[3]

The most recent recipient of the award is Paris FC player Maeline Mendy, who won the award in April 2026.[4]

Winners

Month Year[a] Player Team Ref
September 2020 France Kadidiatou Diani Paris Saint-Germain [1]
October 2020 Jamaica Khadija Shaw Bordeaux [5]
November 2020 France Marie-Antoinette Katoto Paris Saint-Germain [6]
December 2020 France Marie-Antoinette Katoto Paris Saint-Germain [7]
January 2021 Jamaica Khadija Shaw Bordeaux [8]
February 2021 France Maëlle Garbino Bordeaux [9]
March 2021 Costa Rica Melissa Herrera Reims [10]
April 2021 Costa Rica Melissa Herrera Reims [11]
September 2021 Germany Sara Däbritz Paris Saint-Germain [12]
October 2021 France Selma Bacha Lyon [13]
November 2021 France Selma Bacha Lyon [14]
December 2021 France Sakina Karchaoui Paris Saint-Germain [15]
January 2022 France Marie-Antoinette Katoto Paris Saint-Germain [16]
February 2022 France Clara Mateo Paris FC [17]
March 2022 Ivory Coast Rosemonde Kouassi Fleury [18]
April 2022 United States Catarina Macario Lyon [19]
May 2022 Ivory Coast Rosemonde Kouassi Fleury [20]
September 2022 France Maëlle Garbino Bordeaux [21]
October 2022 France Kadidiatou Diani Paris Saint-Germain [22]
November 2022 France Maëlle Garbino Bordeaux [23]
December 2022 Haiti Melchie Dumornay Reims [24]
January 2023 Germany Sara Däbritz Lyon [25]
February 2023 France Delphine Cascarino Lyon [26]
March 2023 France Amel Majri Lyon [27]
April 2023 France Grace Geyoro Paris Saint-Germain [28]
May 2023 Haiti Melchie Dumornay Reims [29]
September 2023 France Eugénie Le Sommer Lyon [30]
October 2023 Haiti Melchie Dumornay Lyon [31]
November 2023 France Inès Benyahia Le Havre [32]
December 2023 Netherlands Damaris Egurrola Lyon [33]
January 2024 Norway Ada Hegerberg Lyon [34]
February 2024 Malawi Tabitha Chawinga Paris Saint-Germain [35]
March 2024 Malawi Tabitha Chawinga Paris Saint-Germain [36]
April 2024 France Noémie Mouchon Reims [37]
September 2024 United States Lindsey Horan Lyon [38]
October 2024 France Manon Uffren Nantes [39]
November 2024 France Clara Mateo Paris FC [40]
December 2024 France Clara Mateo Paris FC [41]
January 2025 France Kessya Bussy Paris FC [42]
February 2025 France Sakina Karchaoui Paris Saint-Germain [43]
March 2025 Haiti Melchie Dumornay Lyon [44]
September 2025 France Clara Mateo Paris FC [45]
October 2025 France Sonia Ouchene Montpellier [46]
November 2025 Germany Jule Brand Lyon [47]
December 2025 France Lucie Calba Nantes [48]
January 2026 Belgium Mariam Toloba Nantes [49]
February 2026 Netherlands Romée Leuchter Paris Saint-Germain [50]
March 2026 France Sakina Karchaoui Paris Saint-Germain [51]
April 2026 France Maeline Mendy Paris FC [4]

Multiple winners

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

As of April 2026 award

RankPlayerWins
1 Haiti Melchie Dumornay 4
France Clara Mateo
3 France Maëlle Garbino 3
France Sakina Karchaoui
France Marie-Antoinette Katoto
6 France Selma Bacha 2
Malawi Tabitha Chawinga
Germany Sara Däbritz
France Kadidiatou Diani
Costa Rica Melissa Herrera
Ivory Coast Rosemonde Kouassi
Jamaica Khadija Shaw

Awards won by club

As of April 2026 award
Club Players Wins
Lyon 11 13
Paris Saint-Germain 7 13
Paris FC 3 6
Reims 3 5
Nantes 3 3
Bordeaux 2 5
Fleury 1 2
Le Havre 1 1
Montpellier 1 1

Awards won by nationality

As of April 2026 award
Nationality Players Wins
 France 17 28
 Haiti 1 4
 Germany 2 3
 Netherlands 2 2
 United States 2 2
 Costa Rica 1 2
 Ivory Coast 1 2
 Jamaica 1 2
 Malawi 1 2
 Belgium 1 1
 Norway 1 1

All-time table

As of April 2026 award

Rank Club Wins Nominations
1 Paris Saint-Germain 13 35
2 Lyon 13 28
3 Paris FC 6 28
4 Bordeaux 5 9
5 Reims 5 8
6 Nantes 3 6
7 Fleury 2 9
8 Le Havre 1 6
Montpellier
10 Dijon 0 4
11 Saint-Étienne 0 3
12 Guingamp 0 1
Lille
Marseille
Rodez
Strasbourg

Notes

  1. ↑ Each year in the table is linked to the article about the corresponding football season.

References

  1. 1 2 "DIANI, JOUEUSE DU MOIS DE SEPTEMBRE". 7 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "D1 Arkema : les trois nommées pour le trophée de meilleure joueuse de septembre dévoilées". 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "L'UNFP, PARTENAIRE DU TROPHÉE DE LA JOUEUSE DU MOIS DE D1 ARKEMA". 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Maeline Mendy sacrée en avril". 19 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "KHADIJA SHAW, JOUEUSE DU MOIS D'OCTOBRE". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "JOUEUSE DU MOIS : KATOTO ÉLUE EN NOVEMBRE". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "JOUEUSE DU MOIS : COUP DOUBLE POUR KATOTO". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "TROPHÉE DU MOIS : KHADIJA SHAW RÉCIDIVE". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "JOUEUSE DU MOIS : GARBINO SACRÉE EN FÉVRIER". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "MELISSA HERRERA ÉLUE JOUEUSE DE MARS". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "JOUEUSE DU MOIS : LE DOUBLÉ POUR MELISSA HERRERA". Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "SARA DÄBRITZ, JOUEUSE DE SEPTEMBRE". 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "TROPHÉE DU MOIS : SELMA BACHA ÉLUE EN OCTOBRE". 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "JOUEUSE DU MOIS : BACHA, LE DOUBLÉ". 8 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "KARCHAOUI, MEILLEURE JOUEUSE EN DÉCEMBRE". 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "KATOTO, PREMIÈRE LAURÉATE DE L'ANNÉE 2022". 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "CLARA MATÉO ÉLUE EN FÉVRIER". 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "ROSEMONDE KOUASSI DÉSIGNÉE EN MARS". 7 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "CATARINA MACARIO ÉLUE EN AVRIL". 5 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "ROSEMONDE KOUASSI RÉÉLUE EN MAI". 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  21. ↑ "GARBINO A REÇU SON TROPHÉE". 20 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  22. ↑ "UN PLÉBISCITE POUR DIANI". 16 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  23. ↑ "MAËLLE GARBINO REMET ÇA". 13 December 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "MELCHIE DUMORNAY LAURÉATE EN DÉCEMBRE". 11 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  25. ↑ "SARA DÄBRITZ ÉLUE SUR LE FIL". 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  26. ↑ "DELPHINE CASCARINO, JOUEUSE DE FÉVRIER". 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  27. ↑ "MAJRI SIGNE SON RETOUR". 14 April 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  28. ↑ "GRACE GEYORO, PREMIÈRE DISTINCTION". 12 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  29. ↑ "DUMORNAY TERMINE EN BEAUTÉ". 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  30. ↑ "EUGÉNIE LE SOMMER, PREMIÈRE JOUEUSE DU MOIS". 13 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  31. ↑ "DUMORNAY PREND LE RELAIS". 12 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  32. ↑ "INÈS BENYAHIA, PREMIÈRE NORMANDE". 15 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  33. ↑ "EGURROLA TITRÉE EN DÉCEMBRE". 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  34. ↑ "ADA HEGERBERG COURONNÉE EN JANVIER". 11 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  35. ↑ "TABITHA CHAWINGA JOUEUSE DE FÉVRIER". 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  36. ↑ "CHAWINGA CONSERVE SA COURONNE EN MARS". 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  37. ↑ "NOÉMIE MOUCHON MEILLEURE JOUEUSE D'AVRIL". 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  38. ↑ "Lindsey Horan récompensée en septembre". 22 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  39. ↑ "Manon Uffren meilleure joueuse d'octobre". 15 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  40. ↑ "Clara Mateo, meilleure joueuse en novembre". 14 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  41. ↑ "Clara Mateo de nouveau couronnée". 8 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  42. ↑ "Kessya Bussy en dix dates". 12 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  43. ↑ "Sakina Karchaoui, gauchère adroite". 15 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  44. ↑ "Melchie Dumornay, un printemps fleuri". 26 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  45. ↑ "Mateo, un trophée et un but". 18 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  46. ↑ "Sonia Ouchene joueuse du mois d'octobre". 10 November 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  47. ↑ "Jule Brand joueuse du mois de novembre". 12 December 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  48. ↑ "Lucie Calba, décembre au balcon". 21 January 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  49. ↑ "Mariam Toloba sacrée, Nantes voit double". 17 February 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  50. ↑ "Romée Leuchter, février au plus que parfait". 20 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  51. ↑ "Sakina Karchaoui, mars attaque". 20 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.