5 players with the most Premier League Player of the Month awards

Footballers that have been awarded the Player of the Month award the most times

The Premier League has always been home to some of the best talents across the globe. Ever since its inception in 1992, innumerable players have dazzled us with their skill.

Players who put in stellar performances in a month in the league are recognized for the same by the 'Player of the Month' award. This award was first introduced in the 1994–95 season, and Tottenham Hotspur's Jurgen Klinsmann was its first recipient.

The winner is chosen after careful consideration by a combination of an online public vote, football pundits and experts, and the captains of each club. Winning this honor in such a competitive league is no mean feat, and only the best manage to do so.

We now take a look at the five players that have won the most Premier League Player of the Month awards:

#5 Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney is widely regarded as Manchester United's greatest centre-forward. Rooney famously scored a hat-trick on his debut against Fenerbache at the age of 18 in 2004. The Englishman spent 13 years with the Red Devils and won five league titles, one Champions League, one FA Cup, and four League Cups.

Rooney won the Player of the Month award five times in his career. The Englishman won the award for the first time during his debut season with Manchester United in 2004-05.

With 208 goals, Rooney is the second-highest goalscorer in Premier League history.

Rooney departed Manchester United at the end of the 2016-17 season and had stints with Everton, DC United and Derby County. He was made manager of Derby in the 2020-21 season. Rooney has admirably stayed with Derby even though they have been in administration and slapped with a penalty of 21 points due to financial breaches.

#4 Cristiano Ronaldo

A man synonymous with goals, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest players in the history of football. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner turns 37 on February 5th but he continues to break records at the highest level. Ronaldo is the 21st century’s leading goal scorer with more than 800 goals.

Ronaldo has won the Player of the Month award on five occasions. The Portuguese sensation scored three goals in September this season and won the honor for the fifth time. He won the prize after a gap of 13 years, which is a league record.

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Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United last summer hasn’t quite gone according to plan though. The Red Devils’ performances throughout the campaign have been poor and drastic changes are needed if they are to secure a top-four spot. United are currently fourth in the league but can be easily overtaken by Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.