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- The Arsenal Player of the Season award is an official award given by Arsenal Football Club to the best performing player from the club over the course of the season. The award has been given based on votes by Arsenal fans on Arsenal.com. However, it has been previously based on votes by the Arsenal Supporters' Trust. The inaugural award was handed to Frank McLintock in 1967 and has been awarded in every season since. The trophy is a replica of a cannon, referring to Arsenal's logo, and the statues of cannons outside the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal's home ground. The 2015–16 and 2016–17 awards were officially called the Vitality Arsenal Player of the Season Award for sponsorship purposes. The award has been given to 41 different players over the course of 56 seasons, with 11 players being awarded 'best player' on more than one occasion. Of these players, only Thierry Henry has won the award 4 times, and is also the only player to have won the award in 3 consecutive years. Alexis Sánchez and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are the only players from outside Europe to have won the award. English players have received the award the most often, notably during the 1980's and 1990's. During Arsène Wenger's reign at the club during the early 21st century, recipients were regularly French, receiving a total of 8 awards. Bukayo Saka is the most recent winner of the award, following the 2021–22 Arsenal season. (en)
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