Canadian Premier League Player of the Year

The Canadian Premier League Player of the Year award has been awarded since the inaugural 2019 season. The award is given to the most valuable player of the Canadian Premier League as voted by members of the media. It is awarded annually at the Canadian Premier League Awards ceremony.

Player of the Year
SportSoccer
LeagueCanadian Premier League
CountryCanada
History
First award2019
First winnerCanada Tristan Borges
Most wins Tristan Borges (2)
Most recent Tristan Borges
Websitecanpl.ca/awards/

Initially the award was based on the entire Canadian Premier League season, including playoffs and finals.[1] In 2022, a change was made to all CPL awards so that they are only judged based on results from the regular season.[2] Tristan Borges of Forge FC was the first to win the award and is the only player to win the award twice. Kyle Bekker has received the most nominations with five as of the 2024 season.[3]

Winners by year

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Tristan Borges was the first winner of the award
Player of the Year
Season Player Pos Club Statistics[a] Ref
G A Team finish
2019   Tristan Borges MF Forge FC 13 5 Champions [4]
2020   Kyle Bekker MF Forge FC 3 1 Champions [5]
2021   João Morelli FW HFX Wanderers FC 14 0 6th [6]
2022   Ollie Bassett MF Atlético Ottawa 8 2 1st [7]
2023   Daan Klomp DF Cavalry FC 4 1 1st [8]
2024   Tristan Borges MF Forge FC 8 6 1st [9]
  1. ^ Statistics include playoffs for 2019–2021 awards

References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Marty (November 1, 2019). "Canadian Premier League officially unveils 2019 individual awards". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "CPL announces new awards, 2022 voting procedures". Canadian Premier League. September 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2024. Voting for all seven of the CPL's annual awards will this year be based on performances during the regular season, not including Canadian Championship, Concacaf or playoff action
  3. ^ "Bekker, Borges, Hojabrpour, Warschewski, Wright Nominated for 2024 Canadian Premier League Player of the Year". Canadian Premier League. November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Canadian Premier League announces 2019 Award winners". Canadian Premier League. November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Canadian Premier League announces 2020 Award winners". Canadian Premier League. November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Canadian Premier League announces 2021 Award winners". Canadian Premier League. December 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Jacques, John (October 29, 2022). "2022 CPL Awards Roundup". Northern Tribune. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  8. ^ Jacques, John (October 27, 2023). "2023 CPL Awards Round Up: Cavalry Dominates The Show". Northern Tribune. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  9. ^ Jacques, John (November 8, 2024). "2024 CPL Awards Round Up: Parity In Powerhouses". Northern Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2024.