La Liga Best Player Award Winners List (All Time)
La Liga officially started to reward the best player of the season through a gala night since 2008-09. The festive night included a number of prizes including the league’s best footballer of the season. However, the authority canceled the gala night since 2016-17. They introduced the “Most Valuable Player” award for the league campaign’s best footballer. Here GoalTheBall lists the La Liga Best Player Award Winners by year for all time.
7 different players have won the La Liga Best Player or MVP award since 2008-09. During the 2008-16 era when Gala Night used to be hosted, Messi dominated with 6 awards out of 8 seasons only leaving apiece for each of Cristiano Ronaldo & Antoine Griezmann. From 2016 onwards when the MVP award came, Messi again won thrice with Benzema winning 2. Oblak & Ter Stegen are the only 2 keepers to win this award. Who won the best player award in La Liga 2024? Jude Bellingham won the award as a reward of his performance during the latest season.
La Liga Best Player of the Year Award Winners
| Season | Award Winner | Club | Country | Category |
| 2023-24 | Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid | England | Most Valuable Player |
| 2022-23 | Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona | Germany | Most Valuable Player |
| 2021-22 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | France | Most Valuable Player |
| 2020-21 | Jan Oblak | Atletico Madrid | Slovenia | Most Valuable Player |
| 2019-20 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | France | Most Valuable Player |
| 2018-19 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | Most Valuable Player |
| 2017-18 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | Most Valuable Player |
| 2016-17 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | Most Valuable Player |
| 2015-16 | Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid | France | Best Player |
| 2014-15 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | Best Player |
| 2013-14 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portugal | Best Player |
| 2012-13 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | Best Player |
| 2011-12 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | Best Player |
| 2010-11 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | Best Player |
| 2009-10 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | Best Player |
| 2008-09 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | Best Player |
Who has more La Liga “Player of the Season” Award, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has as many as 9 La Liga Best Player of the Season awards including 6 Best Player awards (2008-16) and 3 MVP awards (2016-19). Meanwhile, Ronaldo won a solitary “La Liga Best Player Award” in 2013-14. So, Messi has more La Liga player of the season, in fact, 8 more than his arch-rival.
| Player Name | Total No. Of La Lige Best Player of the Season Award | La Liga Best Player Award (2008-16) | La Liga Most Valuable Player Award (2016-Present) | Club & Country |
| Lionel Messi | 9 | 6 | 3 | Barcelona, Argentina |
| Karim Benzema | 2 | 0 | 2 | Real Madrid, France |
| Jude Bellingham | 1 | 0 | 1 | Real Madrid, England |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 | 1 | 0 | Real Madrid, Portugal |
| Antoine Griezmann | 1 | 1 | 0 | Atletico Madrid, France |
| Marc-André ter Stegen | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barcelona, Germany |
| Jan Oblak | 1 | 0 | 1 | Atletico Madrid, Slovenia |
Karim Benzema is in the 2nd place with 2 MVP awards. None of the other winners have won more than 1 award to date.
La Liga Most Valuable Player Award Winners By Club
| Club Name | Total No of Awards | No. Of La Liga Best Player Award (2008-16) | No. Of La Liga Most Valuable Player Award (2016-Present) | Winning Players |
| Barcelona | 10 | 6 | 4 | Messi (6+3), Ter Stegen (0+1) |
| Real Madrid | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ronaldo (1+0), Benzema (0+2), Bellingham (0+1) |
| Atletico Madrid | 2 | 1 | 1 | Griezemann (1+0), Oblak (0+1) |
Players from only 3 clubs have won La Liga’s Best Player of the Season award. So, no players outside Barca, Real, or Atletico have won the alluded award yet. Barca has 2 representatives winning a total of 10 times. 3 players from Real Madrid won a total of 4 times. Griezmann and Oblak represent Atletico in this list with each of them winning apiece.
