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This page is about the accolade awarded by the Premier League. For the Match of the Day accolade, see BBC Goal of the Season.
Emre Can 2014
Emre Can won the first award in the 2016–17 season.

The Premier League Goal of the Season is a special yearly award in football. It celebrates the player who scored the most amazing goal during the Premier League season. Imagine the most incredible, jaw-dropping goal you've ever seen – that's what this award is all about!

Each season, the Premier League creates a list of the best goals. This list usually includes goals that won the Premier League Goal of the Month award. Sometimes, a super goal scored in May, which didn't have a monthly vote, also makes it onto the list. To pick the winner, fans get to vote online (this counts for 10% of the final decision). A group of football experts also votes, and their choices are combined with the public vote to find the winning goal.

This exciting award first started after the 2016–17 season. Over the years, it has had different sponsors. From the 2024–25 season, it has been known as the Guinness Goal of the Season. Before that, it was sponsored by Carling and Budweiser. In 2020, the Premier League also decided to look back at all the seasons since the league began and chose 'unofficial' winners for many past incredible goals.

The very first official winner was Emre Can from Liverpool. He scored an amazing bicycle kick goal against Watford. The most recent winner is Omar Marmoush from Manchester City, who scored a fantastic long-range strike against Bournemouth.

Official Winners: Amazing Goals of the Season

Here are the players who have officially won the Premier League Goal of the Season award since it began.

Key
Bold Player is still playing in the Premier League
dagger This player also won the FIFA Puskás Award for the same goal!
double-dagger This player also won the Premier League Golden Boot (most goals in a season) in the same year!
§ This player's club were the Premier League champions in the same season!
Italics This shows the home team in the match.
Season Player Nationality Team Score Opponent Date Ref.
2016–17 Can, EmreEmre Can  Germany Liverpool 1–0 Watford 1 May 2017
2017–18 Boufal, SofianeSofiane Boufal  Morocco Southampton 1–0 West Bromwich Albion 21 October 2017
2018–19 Townsend, AndrosAndros Townsend  England Crystal Palace 2–1 Manchester City 22 December 2018
2019–20 Son, Heung-minSon Heung-mindagger  South Korea Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Burnley 7 December 2019
2020–21 Lamela, ErikErik Lameladagger  Argentina Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal 14 March 2021
2021–22 Salah, MohamedMohamed Salahdouble-dagger  Egypt Liverpool 2–1 Manchester City 3 October 2021
2022–23 Enciso, JulioJulio Enciso  Paraguay Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Manchester City 24 May 2023
2023–24 Garnacho, AlejandroAlejandro Garnachodagger  Argentina Manchester United 1–0 Everton 26 November 2023
2024–25 Marmoush, OmarOmar Marmoush  Egypt Manchester City 1–0 Bournemouth 20 May 2025

Looking Back: Unofficial Winners

Before the official Goal of the Season award began, many incredible goals were scored in the Premier League. In 2020, the Premier League decided to celebrate these past moments by naming 'unofficial' winners for each season since 1992. These awards were given out later and were not part of the original season's awards.

Season Player Nationality Team Score Opponent Date Ref.
1992–93 Atkinson, DalianDalian Atkinson  England Aston Villa 3–1 Wimbledon 3 October 1992
1993–94 Wallace, RodRod Wallace  England Leeds United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur 17 April 1994
1994–95 Le Tissier, MattMatt Le Tissier  England Southampton 2–3 Blackburn Rovers 10 December 1994
1995–96 Yeboah, TonyTony Yeboah  Ghana Leeds United 3–1 Wimbledon 23 September 1995
1996–97 Beckham, DavidDavid Beckham  England Manchester United§ 3–0 Wimbledon 17 August 1996
1997–98 Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp (1)  Netherlands Arsenal§ 3–2 Leicester City 27 August 1997
1998–99 Izzet, MuzzyMuzzy Izzet  Turkey Leicester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur 19 October 1998
1999–2000 Di Canio, PaoloPaolo Di Canio  Italy West Ham United 1–0 Wimbledon 26 March 2000
2000–01 Bartlett, ShaunShaun Bartlett  South Africa Charlton Athletic 2–0 Leicester City 1 April 2001
2001–02 Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp (2)  Netherlands Arsenal§ 1–0 Newcastle United 2 March 2002
2002–03 Henry, ThierryThierry Henry  France Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur 16 November 2002
2003–04 Hamann, DietmarDietmar Hamann  Germany Liverpool 1–0 Portsmouth 17 March 2004
2004–05 Berger, PatrikPatrik Berger  Czech Republic Portsmouth 1–1 Charlton Athletic 21 August 2004
2005–06 Taylor, MatthewMatthew Taylor  England Portsmouth 3–1 Sunderland 29 October 2005
2006–07 Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney (1)  England Manchester United§ 2–0 Bolton Wanderers 17 March 2007
2007–08 Adebayor, EmmanuelEmmanuel Adebayor  Togo Arsenal 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur 15 September 2007
2008–09 Johnson, GlenGlen Johnson  England Portsmouth 2–1 Hull City 22 November 2008
2009–10 Figueroa, MaynorMaynor Figueroa  Honduras Wigan Athletic 2–1 Stoke City 12 December 2009
2010–11 Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney (2)  England Manchester United§ 2–1 Manchester City 12 February 2011
2011–12 Cissé, PapissPapiss Cissé  Senegal Newcastle United 2–0 Chelsea 2 May 2012
2012–13 van Persie, RobinRobin van Persiedouble-dagger  Netherlands Manchester United§ 2–0 Aston Villa 22 April 2013
2013–14 Wilshere, JackJack Wilshere (1)  England Arsenal 1–0 Norwich City 19 October 2013
2014–15 Wilshere, JackJack Wilshere (2)  England Arsenal 3–0 West Bromwich Albion 24 May 2015
2015–16 Alli, DeleDele Alli  England Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Crystal Palace 23 January 2016

Where Do the Best Goals Come From?

These tables show which countries and clubs have had the most players win the Goal of the Season award.

Other Cool Premier League Awards

The Premier League gives out many awards each season to celebrate amazing achievements. Here are some others:

  • Premier League Goal of the Month
  • BBC Goal of the Season
  • Premier League Most Powerful Goal
  • Premier League Save of the Season
  • Premier League Player of the Season
  • Premier League Young Player of the Season
  • Premier League Playmaker of the Season
  • Premier League Manager of the Season
  • Premier League Game Changer of the Season
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