PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year


The PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year, formerly known as the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year, is named at the end of every Scottish football season. The members of the Professional Footballers' Association Scotland vote on which of its young members played the best football in the previous year. The award was first given in 1978, to Graeme Payne. The Bulgarian international Stiliyan Petrov was the first non-Scottish player to win the award, when he did so in 2001.

List of winners

As of 2020, the award has been presented 42 times and won by 37 different players. Kieran Tierney, Craig Levein, Eoin Jess and Phil O'Donnell are the players who have won the award more than once.
SeasonNatPlayerClubNotesRef
1977–78Dundee United
1978–79Dundee United
1979–80Rangers
1980–81Celtic
1981–82St Mirren
1982–83Celtic
1983–84Heart of Midlothian
1984–85Heart of Midlothian
1985–86Heart of Midlothian
1986–87Rangers
1987–88Hibernian
1988–89Dundee United
1989–90Heart of Midlothian
1990–91Aberdeen
1991–92Motherwell
1992–93Aberdeen
1993–94Motherwell
1994–95Rangers
1995–96Celtic
1996–97Dundee United
1997–98Heart of Midlothian
1998–99Rangers
1999–00Hibernian
2000–01Celtic
2001–02Aberdeen
2002–03Motherwell
2003–04Celtic
2004–05Hibernian
2005–06Celtic
2006–07Kilmarnock
2007–08Celtic
2008–09Hamilton Academical
2009–10Rangers
2010–11Dundee United
2011–12Celtic
2012–13Hibernian
2013–14Dundee United
2014–15Celtic
2015-16Celtic
2016-17Celtic
2017-18Celtic
2018-19Rangers
2019-20Due to the covid-19 pandemic, PFA Scotland cancelled their awards for the 2019-20 season.

Breakdown of winners

Winners by club

Winners by country