Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been crowned the Professional Footballers’ Association Men’s Player of the Year for 2025, becoming the first player to win the award three times.
Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers was named Young Player of the Year, while former England boss Gareth Southgate received the PFA Merit Award for his contributions to football and achievements with the national team.
PFA disclosed this on its website on Tuesday.
Salah, 33, played a pivotal role in Liverpool’s Premier League title triumph last season, finishing as the league’s top scorer with 29 goals and 18 assists.
Reflecting on his journey, he said, “Of course I wanted to be a football player and I wanted to be famous and provide for my family, but you don’t think about the big stuff when you are still in Egypt.
“When you grow, you start to see things differently and you start to have ambition and you start to see the bigger picture.”
The Liverpool star had already scooped the 2024-25 Premier League Player of the Season and the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year awards, completing a remarkable personal campaign.
Other nominees for the PFA award included Reds teammate Alexis Mach Allister, Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, Chelsea forward Cole Palmer, and Arsenal’s Declan Rice.
