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Cardiff City F.C. Player of the Year

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The Cardiff City F.C. Player of the Year award is voted for annually by Cardiff City's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season. The award was set up by the Cardiff City Supporters' Club during the 1997–98 season.

The fans of Cardiff City Football Club vote for the Player of the Year. Towards the end of the season, the fans are invited to vote either by post, by the hand where it is handed into the Supporter Club's shop or by e-mail. The fans get three choices and each of their choices get points based on their position on the voting slip, 1st = 3 points, 2nd = 2 points and 3rd = 1 point. The fans can also vote for the Young Player of the Year as well.

List of winners

Players in bold are still at the club.

SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityCapsNotes
1995David WilliamsGoalkeeper England—Won the award in his first season with Cardiff
1998Jon HallworthForward England—Won the award in his first season with Cardiff
1999Kevin NugentForward England—
2000Andy LeggMidfielder/Defender Wales5
2001Andy LeggMidfielder Wales6Second Award
2002Graham KavanaghMidfielder Republic of Ireland8
2003Robert EarnshawForward Wales11
2004Tony VidmarDefender Australia76
2005Chris BarkerDefender England—
2006Jason KoumasMidfielder Wales24
2007Michael ChopraForward England—
2008Roger JohnsonDefender England—
2009Roger JohnsonDefender England—Second Award
2010Peter WhittinghamMidfielder England—
2011Kevin McNaughtonDefender Scotland4
2012Peter WhittinghamMidfielder England—Second Award
2013Mark HudsonDefender England—
2014David MarshallGoalkeeper Scotland11
2015Bruno Ecuele MangaDefender Gabon41Won the award in his first season with Cardiff
2016Matthew ConnollyDefender England—
2017Aron GunnarssonMidfielder Iceland70
2018Sean MorrisonDefender England—
2019Neil EtheridgeGoalkeeper Philippines62
2020Lee TomlinMidfielder England—
2021Kieffer Moore[1]Forward Wales18Won the award in his first season with Cardiff
2022Cody DramehDefender England—Won the award whilst on loan with Cardiff
2023Perry NgDefender England—
2024Perry Ng[2]Defender England—Second Award
2025Callum Robinson[3]Forward Republic of Ireland—
2026Ryan Wintle[4]Midfielder England—


Summary of wins by nationality

NationalityNumber of winners
England17
Wales5
Scotland2
Republic of Ireland2
Australia1
Gabon1
Iceland1
Philippines1

Young Player of the Year

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