Mo Salah claims third PFA Player of the Season award as Liverpool, Arsenal dominate Team of the Season list
By Tosin Omojola –
Liverpool forward, Mohammed Salah has emerged as the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) player of the year for the 2024/25 season.
The PFA Player of the Year trophy is widely considered the most prestigious individual award in English football, as it is voted for by the players themselves.
Salah, who has now set a record, taking home the prize for a third time – more than anyone else in the award’s 51-year history – beat teammate Mac Alister, Arsenal’s Declan Rice, Newcastle’s Alexander Isak, Bruno Fernandez of Manchester United and Chelsea’s Cole Plamer to the coveted prize.
Salah previously won the award for his exploits in the 2017/18 season and 2021/22 seasons, but the 2024/25 campaign saw him complete arguably his most well-rounded season. With 34 goals and 23 assists in 52 appearances, the Egyptian was by far the best player in England as he took Liverpool to their 20th top-flight title.
Salah’s third time winning the award beats the two previously managed by Mark Hughes, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Kevin De Bruyne.
He is currently joint-fourth for the most goals in the Premier League era alongside Andy Cole, and 27 league goals this season will see him move above Wayne Rooney (208) and Harry Kane (213) into second, and for assists, he is currently 10th with 87. If he were to hit double figures – as he has done in six of his eight seasons – he will move above James Milner (89), Steven Gerrard (92), David Silva (93) and Dennis Bergkamp (94).
Meanwhile, The Reds dominated the PFA Team of the Year lineup with four players, Mo Salah, Virgil Van Dijik, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Alister, making the cut.
Arsenal supplied three players, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba and Declan Rice, while Nottingham Forest produced the duo of Matz Seles and Chris Wood, with Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez and Newcastle’s Alexander Isak completing the list.
