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Canberra United Player of the Year
Michelle Heyman was the most recent award winner.
SportAssociation football
Awarded forbeing the best performing Canberra United player over the course of a season
Presented byCanberra United FC
History
First award2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Editions14
First winnerAustralia Ellie Brush
Most recentAustralia Michelle Heyman

The Canberra United Player of the Year award is an official award given by Canberra United Football Club to the best performing player from the club over the course of the season.

The inaugural award was handed to Ellie Brush in 2009. Michelle Heyman is the most recent winner of the award, following the 2023–24 season.

Award recipients

Ellie Brush won the inaugural award in 2009.
Sally Shipard was the first player to win back-to-back awards.

Players in bold are still playing for Canberra United

Award recipients
Season Player Nationality Position Ref.
2008–09 Ellie Brush  Australia Defender
2009 Ellyse Perry  Australia Defender
2010–11 Sally Shipard  Australia Midfielder
2011–12 Sally Shipard (2)  Australia Midfielder
2012–13 Nicole Sykes  Australia Defender
2015–16 Ashleigh Sykes  Australia Forward
2016–17 Yukari Kinga  Japan Defender
2017–18 Ellie Carpenter  Australia Defender
2018–19 Rachel Corsie  Scotland Defender
2019–20 Kaleigh Kurtz  United States Defender
2020–21 Kendall Fletcher  United States Defender
2021–22 Allyson Haran  United States Defender
2022–23 Michelle Heyman  Australia Forward
2023–24 Michelle Heyman (2)  Australia Forward

Multiple wins

Players with multiple wins
Rank Winner Total wins Years won
1  Sally Shipard (AUS) 2 2011, 2012
 Michelle Heyman (AUS) 2023, 2024

Wins by nationality

Wins by nationality
Nationality Wins
 Australia 8
 United States 3
 Japan 1
 Scotland 1

Wins by playing position

Wins by playing position
Position Wins
Goalkeeper 0
Defender 9
Midfielder 2
Forward 3

References

  1. "Brush named inaugural Player of the Year". Canberra United. 16 February 2009.
  2. "Perry sweeps the board at awards". Canberra United. 21 December 2009.
  3. "Shipard named Canberra United Player of the Year". Canberra United. 14 February 2011.
  4. "United clean up at FFA awards". Canberra United. 11 April 2012.
  5. "Double delight for Nicole Sykes". Canberra United. 25 January 2013.
  6. "Hat Trick for Sykes as Striker Sweeps Awards". Canberra United. 1 February 2016.
  7. "W-League: Japanese international Yukari Kinga cleans up at Canberra United awards". Canberra United. 6 February 2017.
  8. "Carpenter nets double at United awards". Canberra United. 2 February 2018.
  9. "Westfield W-League stars rewarded for strong seasons". Canberra United. 3 February 2019.
  10. "American imports recognised at Canberra United's 2019/20 Awards Night". Canberra United. 27 February 2020.
  11. "Fletcher, Heyman and Nash Claim Top Honours at Awards Night". Canberra United. 8 April 2021.
  12. "RICHARDS, LINCOLN AND HARAN CLAIM TOP HONOURS AT CANBERRA UNITED AWARDS NIGHT". Canberra United. 12 March 2022.
  13. "HEYMAN SCOOPS TOP CANBERRA UNITED AWARD". Canberra United. 14 April 2023.
  14. "HEYMAN WINS CANBERRA UNITED PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Canberra United. 3 April 2024.
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