Johnny Warren Medal

The Johnny Warren Medal is awarded to the best player each season of the domestic top-tier Men's competition. 

The Medal was first awarded in 1990 for the National Soccer League season, and continues to this day in the A-League Men competition. 

Johnny Warren, MBE, OAM was a legendary Socceroo and Australian Football figure, making 42 appearances in the Green & Gold across a prominent career. 

National Soccer League Winners

YearPlayerClub
1989–90Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

 Željko Adžić

Melbourne Croatia
1990–91Australia

 Milan Ivanovic

Adelaide City
1991–92Australia

 Josip Biskic

Melbourne CSC
1992–93Australia

 Paul Trimboli

South Melbourne
1993–94Australia

 Mark Viduka

Melbourne Knights
1994–95Australia

 Mark Viduka

Melbourne Knights
1995–96Australia

 Damian Mori

Adelaide City
1996–97Australia

 Kresimir Marusic

Sydney United
1997–98Australia

 Paul Trimboli

South Melbourne
1998–99Australia

 Brad Maloney

Marconi-Fairfield
1999–2000Australia

 Scott Chipperfield

Wollongong Wolves
2000–01Australia

 Scott Chipperfield

Wollongong Wolves
2001–02Brazil

 Fernando Rech

Brisbane Strikers
2002–03Australia

 Damian Mori

Perth Glory
2003–04Australia

 Ante Milicic

Parramatta Power

A-League Men Winners

YearPlayerClub
2005–06Australia

 Bobby Despotovski

Perth Glory
2006–07Australia

 Nick Carle

Newcastle Jets
2007–08Australia

 Joel Griffiths

Newcastle Jets
2008–09New Zealand

 Shane Smeltz

Wellington Phoenix
2009–10Costa Rica

 Carlos Hernández

Melbourne Victory
2010–11Argentina

 Marcos Flores

Adelaide United
2011–12Germany

 Thomas Broich

Brisbane Roar
2012–13New Zealand

 Marco Rojas

Melbourne Victory
2013–14Germany

 Thomas Broich

Brisbane Roar
2014–15Australia

 Nathan Burns

Wellington Phoenix
2015–16Spain

 Diego Castro

Perth Glory
2016–17Serbia

 Miloš Ninković

Sydney FC
2017–18Poland

 Adrian Mierzejewski

Sydney FC
2018–19Fiji

 Roy Krishna

Wellington Phoenix
2019–20Italy

 Alessandro Diamanti

Western United
2020-21

Serbia Miloš Ninković

Mexico Ulises Dávila

Sydney FC

Wellington Phoenix

2021–22Australia

Jake Brimmer

Melbourne Victory
2022–23Australia

Craig Goodwin

Adelaide United
2023-24Australia

Josh Nisbet

Central Coast Mariners