SFWA Young Player of the Year
Award
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The Scottish Football Writers' Association Young Player of the Year (often called the SFWA Young Player of the Year, or simply the Scottish Young Player of the Year) award is given to the footballer in the Scottish football league system, who is seen to have been the best young (under 23) player of the previous season. The shortlist is compiled by the members of the Scottish Football Writers' Association (the SFWA), who also vote for the winner.
| SFWA Young Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
Kieran Tierney won the award three times in consecutive seasons | |
| Awarded for | The outstanding young player in each given Scottish football season |
| Country | Scotland |
| Presented by | Scottish Football Writers' Association |
| First award | 2002 |
| Young Player of the Year | Lennon Miller |
| Most awards | Kieran Tierney (3) |
List of winners
As of 2026, the award has been made 25 times and has been won by 22 different players. Kieran Tierney (3) and Steven Fletcher (2) are the only players to have won the award more than once. The award was first made in 2002, and was won by Motherwell forward James McFadden.[1] As of 2019, the award had been restricted to players who are eligible for selection by the Scotland national under-21 football team.[2][3]
Breakdown of winners
Winners by club
| Club | Number of wins | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Hibernian | 5 | 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2020–21 |
| Celtic | 4 | 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 |
| Motherwell | 4 | 2001–02, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2024–25 |
| Aberdeen | 2 | 2019–20, 2021–22 |
| Dundee United | 2 | 2010–11, 2012–13 |
| Kilmarnock | 2 | 2005–06, 2023–24 |
| Falkirk | 1 | 2025–26 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 | 2014–15 |
| St Johnstone | 1 | 2013–14 |
| Rangers | 1 | 2009–10 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1 | 2003–04 |
| Dundee | 1 | 2002–03 |