2001–02 Sami Hyypiä Finland Defender [138] 2002–03 Danny Murphy England Midfielder [139] 2003–04 Steven Gerrard England Midfielder [140] 2004–05 Jamie Carragher England Defender Steven Gerrard was also chosen by the fans as their Player of the Season [141] 2005–06 Steven Gerrard (2) England Midfielder Also won PFA Players' Player of the Year [142] 2006–07 Steven Gerrard (3) England Midfielder [143] 2007–08 Fernando Torres Spain Forward [144] 2008–09 Steven Gerrard (4) England Midfielder Also won FWA Footballer of the Year [145] 2009–10 Pepe Reina Spain Goalkeeper [146] 2010–11 Lucas Leiva Brazil Midfielder [147] 2011–12 Martin Škrtel Slovakia Defender [148] 2012–13 Luis Suárez Uruguay Forward [149] 2013–14 Luis Suárez (2) Uruguay Forward Also won PFA Players' Player of the Year, Premier League Player of the Season and FWA Footballer of the Year [150] 2014–15 Philippe Coutinho Brazil Midfielder [151] 2015–16 Philippe Coutinho (2) Brazil Midfielder [152] 2016–17 Sadio Mané Senegal Forward [153] 2017–18 Mohamed Salah Egypt Forward Also won PFA Players' Player of the Year, PFA Fans' Player of the Year, Premier League Player of the Season and FWA Footballer of the Year [154] 2018–19 Virgil van Dijk Netherlands Defender Also won PFA Players' Player of the Year, Premier League Player of the Season and UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award [155]