PFAM Player of the Month

For Malaysia Premier League player, see PFAM Player of the Month (Malaysia Premier League).

The PFAM Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best Malaysian League player each month of the season. The player nominated in the month will be selected by a panel comprising representatives from PFAM, asiana.my and media practitioners. Assessment will be made by the Nomination Committee PFAM Player of the Month Award – asiana.my comprising practitioners experienced sports media. Among the matters considered by the Nomination Committee is the player's performance during the month, the goal scored and assists. They are free to choose any player from the Premier League who they felt deserved to receive the award. Votes will be made through PFAM official website which is [www.pfam.my.] The voters can vote via desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet and can use all types of browsers. Anyone can vote for the candidates that was chosenfor the award. PFAM will include a list of nominations to the site for each month.[1]

Organised by Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia, the Player of the Month award was introduced in May 2015, Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria is the first winner for this award. The winner is picked via a votes in the PFAM official websites by the fan and will also be announced on their official websites. The most recent winner is Kelantan FA player, Mohammed Ghaddar for April 2017.

Prize

In 2015, the winner received a trophy and picture contributed by All Sport Images and News Agency (asiana.my) and RM500 by MVP Sports Agency.

In 2016, MVP Sports Agency has added RM1000 into the money prize and making the money prize worth RM1500 along with a trophy and picture[2]

Selection panel

As of March 2017

  • Fariz Fikri Zolkarnain from MVP Sport Agency Sdn Bhd.
  • Saiyed Ismail Saiyed Hussin, sports journalist) from Saiyed Ismail Saiyed Hussin TV3
  • Vijhay Vick, journalist from FourFourTwo (Malaysian edition)
  • Aziman Rosdi, sport journalist from Harian Metro
  • Ahmad Fazli, sport journalist from Kosmo!
  • Ahmad Muzammil, chief editor from Semuanya BOLA

Winners

Year Month Player Nationality Team Position Ref
2015 May Wan Zaharulnizam Malaysia Malaysia Kelantan MF [3]
June Malaysia Muhammad Nurridzuan Malaysia Malaysia Perak MF [4]
July Argentina Luciano Figueroa Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. FW [5]
Aug. Canada Issey Nakajima-Farran Terengganu MF [6]
Sept. Brazil Sandro Da Silva Kedah MF [7]
Oct. Canada Issey Nakajima-Farran Terengganu MF [8]
Nov. Malaysia Mohd Safiq Rahim Malaysia Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. MF [9]
2016 Feb. Malaysia Mohd Faiz Subri Malaysia Malaysia Penang FA MF [10]
Mar. Argentina Jorge Pereyra Díaz Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. FW [11]
Apr. Argentina Juan Martín Lucero Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. FW [12]
May. Malaysia Izham Tarmizi Roslan Malaysia Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. GK [13]
July Malaysia Fazrul Hazli Malaysia Malaysia Perak FA MF [14]
Aug. Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar Malaysia Malaysia Kedah FA MF [15]
Sept. Brazil Thiago Augusto Fernandes Kedah FA FW [16]
2017 Feb. Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar Kedah FA MF [17]
Mar. No award given due to limited number of matches in March
Apr. Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar Kelantan FA FW [18]
Jul. Denmark Ken Ilsø Kedah FA FW
Sep. Spain Malaysia Natxo Insa Johor Darul Ta'zim MF [19]
2018 Feb. South Korea Do Dong-hyun Kelantan F.C.
Apr. Brazil Sandro da Silva Mendonçai Kedah F.C. AM
May Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Liridon Krasniqi Kedah F.C. AM
June Ivory Coast Kipré Tchétché Terengganu F.C. FW
July Nigeria Ifedayo Olusegun Melaka United F.C. FW
2019 Feb. Singapore Shakir Hamzah Kedah F.C. CB
Mar. Malaysia Ifwat Akmal Kedah F.C. GK
Apr. Ivory Coast Kipré Tchétché Kedah F.C. FW
May Nigeria Ifedayo Olusegun Melaka United F.C. FW
June Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar Kedah F.C. MF
July Malaysia Safawi Rasid Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. FW
2023 August Engku Nur Shakir Terengganu FC Malaysia Malaysia FW [20]

Candidates

Indicates the Winner in that month
Year Month Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 3 Candidate 4 Candidate 5
2015 May SingaporeKhairul Amri NigeriaDickson Nwakaeme NigeriaAustin Amutu MalaysiaWan Zaharulnizam MalaysiaHairuddin Omar
June South KoreaNamkung Woong ArgentinaMatías Conti MaliDramane Traoré MalaysiaNurridzuan Abu Hassan MalaysiaMohd Razman Roslan
July MalaysiaMohd Safiq Rahim PakistanZesh Rehman ArgentinaLuciano Figueroa MalaysiaIsmail Faruqi MalaysiaMohd Hafiz Kamal
August MalaysiaNor Farhan Muhammad CanadaIssey Nakajima-Farran MalaysiaAhmad Hazwan Bakri MalaysiaBaddrol Bakhtiar BrazilGuilherme de Paula
September BrazilSandro da Silva MalaysiaAzamuddin Akil MalaysiaMuhammad Farhan Roslan MalaysiaAzizon Abdul Kadir MalaysiaMohd Badhri Mohd Radzi
October AustraliaRobert Cornthwaite Argentina Gabriel Guerra MalaysiaKhairul Fahmi Che Mat CanadaIssey Nakajima-Farran IndonesiaAndik Vermansyah
November MalaysiaMohd Afiq Azmi LiberiaZah Rahan Krangar BrazilThiago Augusto Fernandes Malaysia Mohd Syazwan Zainon MalaysiaMohd Safiq Rahim
2016 February LiberiaZah Rahan Krangar MalaysiaFarizal Marlias MalaysiaFaiz Subri MalaysiaNorazlan Razali SingaporeHariss Harun
March MalaysiaMuhamad Hafizul Hakim MalaysiaR. Gopinathan ArgentinaJorge Pereyra Díaz MalaysiaFarhan Abu Bakar CanadaIssey Nakajima-Farran
April LiberiaFrancis Doe ArgentinaJuan Martín Lucero BrazilPatrick Cruz MalaysiaWan Zaharulnizam SloveniaDalibor Volas
May MalaysiaAhmad Fakri Saarani MalaysiaJoseph Kalang Tie ArgentinaJorge Pereyra Díaz East TimorJunior Apreciado MalaysiaIzham Tarmizi Roslan
July North MacedoniaBaže Ilijoski LiberiaFrancis Doe South KoreaJeong Seok-min MalaysiaFazrul Hazli BrazilGuilherme de Paula
August Malaysia Wan Zack Haikal MalaysiaAdam Nor Azlin ArgentinaJorge Pereyra Díaz MalaysiaMuhamad Hafizul Hakim MalaysiaBaddrol Bakhtiar
September Malaysia Matthew Davies Malaysia Fakrul Aiman Sidid Brazil Thiago Augusto Fernandes ArgentinaJuan Martín Lucero Malaysia Indra Putra Mahayuddin
2017 February Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar Philippines Mark Hartmann Brazil Matheus Alves The GambiaMohamadou Sumareh Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar
April Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar Malaysia Safiq Rahim Malaysia Nor Hakim Hassan Brazil Matheus Alves Malaysia Mohd Hafiz Kamal
July Malaysia Fadhli Shas Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar Denmark Ken Ilsø Malaysia Alif Haikal Sabri Brazil Thiago Augusto Fernandes
2018 February Spain Rufino Segovia Malaysia Mahali Jasuli Ivory Coast Kipré Tchétché Spain MalaysiaNatxo Insa South Korea Do Dong-hyun

Voting percentage

Year Month Candidates Number of votes (Percentage) Total votes
2017 July Denmark Ken Ilsø 10,662 (74.53%) 14,305
Malaysia Fadhli Shas 1,911 (13.36%)
Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar 818 (5.72%)
Brazil Thiago Augusto Fernandes 624 (4.36%)
Malaysia Alif Haikal Sabri 290 (2.03%)
April[21] Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar 6,560 (55.45%) 11,830
Malaysia Mohd Safiq Rahim 3,815 (32.25%)
Malaysia Mohd Hafiz Kamal 599 (5.06%)
Brazil Matheus Alves 446 (3.77%)
Malaysia Nor Hakim Hassan 410 (3.47%)
February[22] Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar 17,073 (65.00%) 26,209
Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar 6,020 (23.00%)
Brazil Matheus Alves 1,830 (7.00%)
Philippines Mark Hartmann 765 (3.00%)
Liberia Mohamadou Sumareh 521 (2.00%)
2016 September[23] Brazil Thiago Augusto Fernandes 7,530 (55.69%) 12,387
Argentina Juan Martín Lucero 3,225 (23.97%)
Malaysia Indra Putra Mahayuddin 1,983 (14.74%)
Australia Matthew Davies 586 (4.35%)
Malaysia Fakrul Aiman Sidid 133 (0.99%)
August[24] Malaysia Baddrol Bakhtiar 7,146 (41.98%) 17,002
Argentina Jorge Pereyra Díaz 5,686 (33.40%)
Malaysia Wan Zack Haikal 1,764 (10.36%)
Malaysia Muhamad Hafizul Hakim 1,708 (10.03%)
Malaysia Adam Nor Azlin 718 (4.22%)

Multiple winners

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.

indicates current Malaysia Super League player
Bold text indicates players still playing professional football
Rank Player Wins
1st Issey Nakajima-Farran 2
2nd Baddrol Bakhtiar 2

Awards won by position

As of July 2017
Position Wins
Forward 6
Midfielder 8
Defender 0
Goalkeeper 1

Awards won by nationality

As of 9 May 2017
Country Wins
 Malaysia 8
 Argentina 3
 Canada 2
 Brazil 2
 Lebanon 1
 Denmark 1

Awards won by club

As of July 2017
Club Wins
Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. 5
Kedah FA 5
Terengganu FA 2
Perak FA 2
Kelantan FA 2
Penang FA 1

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