sentences:  Ronaldo's 2008 win made him the first player to receive the award thrice, having also won in 2004.De Gea won the award in 2016 for the third consecutive year, becoming the second player after Ronaldo to do so, and the first in three consecutive seasons.After Ander Herrera won the award in 2017, David de Gea became the first player to win it four times, in 2018.