Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been crowned the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year for 2024/25, becoming the first player in history to win the award three times.
The 33-year-old Egyptian, who joined Liverpool in 2017, delivered another outstanding season, finishing as the Premier League’s top scorer with 29 goals and also contributing 18 assists as the Reds clinched their record-equalling 20th league title, finishing 10 points clear of Arsenal.
Salah has already swept the Premier League Player of the Season, Golden Boot and Playmaker Award, making him the first player ever to win all three in a single campaign.
Third-time winner
Salah first lifted the PFA trophy in 2018, after a stunning debut season at Anfield, and again in 2022. This year, he topped a six-man shortlist voted for by fellow professionals across the 92 Premier League and Football League clubs.
The nominees included his Liverpool teammate Alexis Mac Allister, Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak, Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, Arsenal’s Declan Rice, and Chelsea’s Cole Palmer.
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Salah signed a fresh two-year contract extension in April, ending speculation about a move to the Saudi Pro League.
Other winners
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Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa, 23) was named Young Player of the Year, after scoring 8 league goals and bagging a Champions League hat-trick against Celtic.
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Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal) took the Women’s Player of the Year award, after scoring 9 league goals and 8 in the Champions League, helping the Gunners beat her former club Barcelona to lift the trophy.
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Olivia Smith (21), Liverpool’s top scorer last season with 9 goals, was voted Women’s Young Player of the Year. She has since joined Arsenal for a record-breaking £1 million transfer fee, making her the first female footballer to break the seven-figure barrier.
Team of the Year highlights
Salah also features in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year, alongside Liverpool teammates Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Mac Allister.
Other inclusions:
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Arsenal’s William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes and Declan Rice
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Nottingham Forest’s Matz Sels and Chris Wood
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Newcastle’s Alexander Isak, runner-up in the Golden Boot race.
