Indian Super League Player of the League

The Indian Super League Player of the League is an annual association football award presented to the best player in the Indian Super League each season. The winner is presented with the Golden Ball.

Indian Super League Player of the League
Awarded forBest player of a given Indian Super League season
CountryIndia
Presented byIndian Super League
First awarded2014
Currently held byDimitri Petratos (1st title)

The Indian Super League was founded in 2013 and played its inaugural season in 2014. It became the joint top-tier of the Indian football league system by the 2017–18 season and has been the top-tier since the 2022–23 season. The first Player of the League (then known as the Hero of the League for sponsorship reasons) was awarded to Iain Hume in 2014. Sunil Chhetri is the first Indian player to have won the award in the 2017–18 season.

Winners

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Iain Hume won the inaugural Indian Super League Hero of the League in 2014.
Key
Player (X) Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
Denotes the club were Indian Super League premiers or champions in the same season
Indian Super League Hero of the League Winners
Season Player Position Nationality Club Ref(s)
2014 Iain Hume Forward   Canada Kerala Blasters [1]
2015 Stiven Mendoza Forward   Colombia Chennaiyin [2]
2016 Florent Malouda Midfielder   France Odisha [3]
2017–18 Sunil Chhetri Forward   India Bengaluru [4]
2018–19 Coro Forward   Spain Goa [5]
2019–20 Hugo Boumous Midfielder   France Goa [6]
2020–21 Roy Krishna Forward   Fiji Mohun Bagan SG [7]
2021–22 Greg Stewart Forward   Scotland Jamshedpur [8]
2022–23 Lallianzuala Chhangte Forward   India Mumbai City [9]
2023–24 Dimitri Petratos Forward   Australia Mohun Bagan SG [10]

Awards won by nationality

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Country Players Total
  France 2 2
  India 2 2
  Canada 1 1
  Colombia 1 1
  Fiji 1 1
  Scotland 1 1
  Spain 1 1
  Australia 1 1

Awards won by club

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Club Total
Goa 2
Mohun Bagan SG 2
Bengaluru 1
Chennaiyin 1
Jamshedpur 1
Kerala Blasters 1
Odisha 1
Mumbai City 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Aprameya (20 December 2014). "ISL 2014: Full list of award winners". oneindia.com. OneIndia. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Last-minute Mendoza blitz gives Chennai the title". thehindu.com. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Marcelinho wins Golden Boot, Florent Malouda Hero of the League". Hindustan Times. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Sunil Chhetri named 'Hero' of Indian Super League, Ferran Corominas wins Golden Boot". hindustantimes.com. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Creme de la creme: Hero ISL 2018-19 Season Award winners and their contributions". indiansuperleague.com. 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Creme de la creme: Hero ISL 2019-20 Season Award winners and their contributions". indiansuperleague.com. 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Top-notch performers: Hero ISL 2020-21 season award winners". indiansuperleague.com. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Standout performers: Hero ISL 2021–22 season awards". indiansuperleague.com. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  9. ^ ISL Media Team (19 March 2023). "Hero ISL 2022-23: A list of all individual and team awards at the end of the season". indiansuperleague.com. Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Report: Mumbai City FC come from behind to win ISL Cup". Indian Super League. 4 May 2024. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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