Mohamed Salah has made history by being named the PFA Players’ Player of the Year for the third time, becoming the first player ever to achieve the feat.
The Egyptian forward picked up the award at the 52nd annual ceremony in Manchester on Tuesday night, adding to the trophies he claimed in 2018 and 2022. Only a handful of Premier League greats, including Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alan Shearer and Kevin De Bruyne, have won the prize multiple times.
Salah was instrumental in Liverpool’s march to the Premier League title last season, finishing as Golden Boot winner with 29 goals and adding 18 assists in 38 league appearances. In all competitions, he produced a remarkable 34 goals and 23 assists, underlining his status as one of the world’s most decisive attackers.
His success on the night capped off another dominant showing from Liverpool, who had four players named in the PFA Team of the Year. Salah was joined by Alexis Mac Allister, Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch, while new signing Milos Kerkez was also included following his standout season at Bournemouth.
Elsewhere on the night, former Liverpool Women forward Olivia Smith was named PFA Women’s Young Player of the Year after her breakout season at Anfield before sealing a record-breaking move to Arsenal this summer. Mariona Caldentey of Arsenal claimed the main women’s prize.
In the men’s category, Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers picked up the Young Player of the Year, finishing ahead of Kerkez, Dean Huijsen, Ethan Nwaneri, Liam Delap and Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Other winners included Michael Cheek of Bromley (League Two), Richard Kone of Wycombe Wanderers (League One) and James Trafford of Burnley (Championship), who has since joined Manchester City.
PFA Premier League Team of the Year 2024/25:
Matz Sels; Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Declan Rice; Mohamed Salah, Alexander Isak, Chris Wood.
