PFA Player of the Year Odds

The PFA Player of The Year award is one of the most coveted individual prizes in English football. It is handed to the player named best of the season in the country as voted by the Professional Footballers Association. Last year, the award went to Erling Haaland following his incredible debut season in the Premier League. 

Curiously, no player has won this award more than twice in their career but there are players who can break this record next year. To have an understanding of who are the favourites to win the award for the 2023/24 season, we can have a look at the PFA Player of the Year odds.

PFA Player of the Year Betting List

As far as the PFA Player of the Year odds are concerned, Erling Haaland is considered the top contender by the bookmakers. The full list includes other players from the top English teams.

Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland’s first season in the Premier League was a record-breaking one as he finished the 2022/23 term with a mind-boggling 36 goals in 35 matches for Manchester City. Of course, those goals played a crucial role in the Citizens’ title win. Considering Haaland’s otherworldly numbers and consistent performances, it was no surprise that he was awarded the PFA Player of the Year at the end of the season.

What is more, there are no signs suggesting that Haaland plans on stopping, already netting six times in the first four league games of the 2023/24 term. The issue here might be that the surprise factor is lost – after his scoring feat from last year, it is expected that the Norwegian scores at least 30 again. So Haaland needs to outdo himself from last season if he is to win his second consecutive PFA Player of the Year.

Mohamed Salah 

The only other player on the list that already has won the PFA Player of the Year in the past – twice, actually – is Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian was named best in England in the 2017/18 and 2021/22 seasons, and while Liverpool did not win the league those terms, Mo had impressive personal numbers.

Salah had a good 2022/23 season with 19 goals and 12 assists in 38 matches but his chances to win the award were certainly hurt by the Reds finishing only fifth in the league standings. The Reds look better this year after the summer transfer, and the 31-year-old has also started strong with two goals and two assists in four matches. 

If Salah gets his hands on the award, he’d become the first player to win it three times, beating the likes of Kevin de Bruyne, Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry who have two wins each.

Declan Rice 

As incredible as it sounds, the last English player to win the PFA Player of the Year award was Wayne Rooney way back in the 2009/10 season. Declan Rice, in case of a good season at his new club Arsenal, has the chance to put an end to this poor spell for the English players in England.

Novelty plays an important role in the PFA Player of the Year awards as we are already used to Kevin De Bruyne bagging assists by the dozen or Mo Salah scoring game in, game out. For Declan Rice, this will be his first season at a top club and his first title charge, giving him all the chances to be the visible, standout performer at Arsenal. He just needs consistency and a few goals and assists to his name – just like the match-winner against Manchester United!

Bukayo Saka 

Despite being only 22 years old, Bukayo Saka is already a key player for Arsenal. The winger had a vital role in the Gunners’ title charge in the 2022/23 season, contributing with 14 goals and 11 assists in 38 league matches. Saka was deservingly named PFA Young Player of the Year and included in the PFA Team of the Year. Bukayo may have even won the PFA Player of the Year if not for the Premier League title slipping away from Arsenal in the final weeks.

Saka has looked great in the opening matches of the 2023/24 season as he recorded two goals and one assist in four games. If Arsenal manage to finish high in the league table again and the 22-year-old improves on his personal record from last season, we may see him claim the PFA Player of the Year award. As it happened with Salah, you don’t have to become champion to win the prize.

Phil Foden 

Phil Foden is a less obvious inclusion on the PFA Player of the Year betting odds list because he wasn’t an undisputed starter at Man City last term. The Englishman made 32 league appearances for the Citizens last term – scoring 11 goals and providing five assists – but 10 of them were from the bench. It is difficult to imagine someone being named PFA Player of the Year without starting at least 30 games for their team. 

However, Foden’s chances of being an undisputed starter are significantly higher this season after the departure of Riyad Mahrez and the injury of Kevin De Bruyne. In fact, he’s started in three of Man City’s four Premier League games so far and has delivered three assists. If the 23-year-old keeps up the same form for the remainder of the season, it may well be Phil Foden who becomes the first English player since Wayne Rooney to win the PFA Player of the Year award.