Premier League Playmaker of the Season

Premier League Playmaker of the Season
Awarded forThe most assists in a given Premier League season
Sponsored byCastrol
CountryEngland
Presented byPremier League
First award2018
Currently held byBruno Fernandes
Highlights
Most awardsKevin De Bruyne (3)
Most team winsManchester City (3)

The Premier League Playmaker of the Season is an annual English football award, presented to the player who has made the most assists (the last pass made before a goal scored) in the Premier League. For sponsorship purposes, it was called the Cadbury Playmaker of the Season between its inception during the 2017–18 season[1] and 2019–20 season. For the 2020–21 season, it was known as the Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Playmaker of the Season; from the 2021–22 to 2024–25 season it was known as the Castrol Playmaker of the Season, before being renamed the Golden Playmaker.

In 2018, the Premier League Playmaker of the Season was first awarded, with Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City its inaugural recipient.[2] The current holder of the award is Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes.

Winners

Key
Player (X) Player name (count of multiple wins if applicable)
Indicates multiple award winners in the same season
Denotes the number of assists was also a Premier League record
Denotes the club were Premier League champions in the same season
Denotes the player also won Premier League Player of the Season
Premier League top assists of the Season winners
Season Player Nationality Club Assists Ref.
1992–93 Eric Cantona (1)  France Leeds United 16 [3]
Manchester United
1993–94 Andy Cole  England Newcastle United 13 [4]
Eric Cantona (2)  France Manchester United 13 [4]
1994–95 Matt Le Tissier  England Southampton 15 [5]
1995–96 Steve McManaman  England Liverpool 15 [6]
1996–97 Eric Cantona (3)  France Manchester United 12 [7]
1997–98 David Beckham (1)  England Manchester United 13 [8]
1998–99 Dennis Bergkamp  Netherlands Arsenal 13 [9]
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink  Netherlands Leeds United 13 [9]
1999–2000 David Beckham (2)  England Manchester United 15 [10]
Nolberto Solano  Peru Newcastle United 15 [10]
2000–01 David Beckham (3)  England Manchester United 12 [11]
2001–02 Robert Pirès  France Arsenal 15 [12]
2002–03 Thierry Henry  France Arsenal 20 [13]
2003–04 Muzzy Izzet  Turkey Leicester City 14 [14]
2004–05 Frank Lampard (1)  England Chelsea 18 [15]
2005–06 Didier Drogba  Ivory Coast Chelsea 11 [16]
2006–07 Cesc Fàbregas (1)  Spain Arsenal 11 [17]
Wayne Rooney  England Manchester United 11 [17]
2007–08 Cesc Fàbregas (2)  Spain Arsenal 17 [18]
2008–09 Frank Lampard (2)  England Chelsea 10 [19]
Robin van Persie  Netherlands Arsenal 10 [19]
2009–10 Frank Lampard (3)  England Chelsea 16 [20]
2010–11 Nani  Portugal Manchester United 14 [21]
2011–12 David Silva  Spain Manchester City 15 [22]
2012–13 Juan Mata  Spain Chelsea 12 [23]
2013–14 Luis Suárez  Uruguay Liverpool 13 [24]
Steven Gerrard  England Liverpool 13 [24]
2014–15 Cesc Fàbregas (3)  Spain Chelsea 19 [25]
2015–16 Mesut Özil  Germany Arsenal 19 [26]
2016–17 Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium Manchester City 18 [27]
Premier League Playmaker of the Season winners
Season Player Nationality Club Assists Ref.
2017–18 Kevin De Bruyne (1)  Belgium Manchester City 16 [2]
2018–19 Eden Hazard  Belgium Chelsea 15 [28]
2019–20 Kevin De Bruyne (2)  Belgium Manchester City 20 [29]
2020–21 Harry Kane  England Tottenham Hotspur 14 [30]
2021–22 Mohamed Salah (1)  Egypt Liverpool 13 [31]
2022–23 Kevin De Bruyne (3)  Belgium Manchester City 16 [32]
2023–24 Ollie Watkins  England Aston Villa 13 [33]
2024–25 Mohamed Salah (2)  Egypt Liverpool 18 [34]
2025–26 Bruno Fernandes  Portugal Manchester United 21 [35]

Multiple awards won by players

The following table lists the number of awards won by players who have won at least two Playmaker of the Season awards.

Players in bold are still active in the Premier League.

Awards Player Country Seasons
3 Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23
2 Mohamed Salah  Egypt 2021–22, 2024–25

Awards won by nationality

Country Players Total
 Belgium 2 4
 England 2 2
 Egypt 1 2
 Portugal 1 1

Awards won by club

Club Players Total
Manchester City 1 3
Liverpool 1 2
Aston Villa 1 1
Chelsea 1 1
Manchester United 1 1
Tottenham Hotspur 1 1

See also

References

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  31. ↑ "Salah wins Playmaker of the Season award". Premier League. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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  33. ↑ "Watkins wins Playmaker of the Season award". Premier League. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  34. ↑ "Salah makes history with Golden Boot and Playmaker awards". Premier League. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  35. ↑ "Fernandes wins 25/26 Coca-Cola Golden Playmaker award with record". Premier League. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
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