Premier League Playmaker of the Season
Kevin De Bruyne is the current holder of the award.
Awarded forThe most assists in a given Premier League season
Sponsored byCastrol
CountryEngland England
Presented byPremier League
First awarded2018
Currently held byBelgium Kevin De Bruyne
Highlights
Most awardsBelgium Kevin 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; since the following season it is known as the Castrol Playmaker of the Season.

In 2018, the Premier League Playmaker of the Season was first awarded, with Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City its inaugural recipient.[2] He is also the current and record holder of the award.

Winners

Key
Player (X) Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
† Indicates multiple award winners in the same season
‡ Denotes the club were Premier League champions in the same season
# Denotes the number of assists was also a Premier League record
§ Denotes the player won also Premier League Player of the Season
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 [3]
2019–20 Kevin De Bruyne§ (2)  Belgium Manchester City 20# [4]
2020–21 Harry Kane  England Tottenham Hotspur 14 [5]
2021–22 Mohamed Salah  Egypt Liverpool 13 [6]
2022–23 Kevin De Bruyne (3)  Belgium Manchester City‡ 16 [7]

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

Awards won by nationality

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

Awards won by club

Club Players Total
Manchester City 1 3
Chelsea 1 1
Liverpool 1 1
Tottenham Hotspur 1 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "New Premier League player award announced". Premier League. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "De Bruyne edges Playmaker award". Premier League. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Hazard wins 2018/19 Premier League Playmaker of the Season Award". Premier League. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. ^ "De Bruyne matches Henry as he wins Playmaker Award". Premier League. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Kane wins double with Golden Boot and Playmaker awards". Premier League. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Salah wins Playmaker of the Season award". Premier League. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. ^ "De Bruyne wins Playmaker of the Season award". Premier League. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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