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{{Short description|Annual award given to the best young Indian player in the Indian Super League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox sports award
| name        = Indian Super League: Emerging Player of the League
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| sport       = [[Association football|Football]]
| competition = [[Indian Super League]]
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| givenfor    = Best Young Player in a season of [[Indian Super League]]
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| country     = {{flagicon|IND}} [[India]]
| presenter   = [[All India Football Federation]],<br>[[Football Sports Development|Football Sports Development Limited]],<br>[[Indian Super League|ISL Organising Committee]]
| first       = 2014
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| firstwinner = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sandesh Jhingan]]
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| mostrecent  = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalengmawia Ralte]]<br>(2020-21) 
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The '''Indian Super League: Emerging Player of the League''' is an annual award given to the best young Indian player in that seasons' [[Indian Super League]] (ISL) campaign. The award has been presented since the league's inaugural season in 2014. The first award winner was [[Sandesh Jhingan]] of the [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]. The current holder is [[Lalengmawia|Apuia]] of [[Northeast United FC]].

==Winners==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Season (sortable), Player (sortable), Club (sortable), Other Finalists (sortable)"
! Season
! Player
! Club
! Ref
|-
| align=center|[[2014 Indian Super League season|2014]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sandesh Jhingan]]
| [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=ISL 2014: Full list of award winners |url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/isl-2014-full-list-award-winners-elano-blumer-takes-golden-boot-020749.html |accessdate=2 July 2020 |work=My Khel |date=20 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
| align=center|[[2015 Indian Super League season|2015]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]
| [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=ISL 2015: Chennaiyin FC's Stiven Mendoza is the league's bonafide superstar |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/hero-of-the-league-chennaiyin-fcs-stiven-mendoza-is-the-isls-bonafide-superstar-2553834.html |accessdate=2 July 2020 |work=FirstPost |date=21 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
| align=center|[[2016 Indian Super League season|2016]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jerry Lalrinzuala]]
| [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Marcelinho wins Golden Boot, Florent Malouda Hero of the League |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/isl-2016-marcelinho-wins-golden-boot-florent-malouda-hero-of-the-league/story-975jRAUqweyfY1ofZq7FaJ.html |accessdate=2 July 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=19 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=center|[[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017–18]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalruatthara]]
| [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Sunil Chhetri named ‘Hero’ of Indian Super League, Ferran Corominas wins Golden Boot |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/sunil-chhetri-named-hero-of-indian-super-league-ferran-corominas-wins-golden-boot/story-0DrkyJekuBHtDAG1jLJCvO.html |accessdate=2 July 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| align=center|[[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sahal Abdul Samad]]
| [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=ISL 2018-19: List of award winners |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/isl-2018-19-list-of-award-winners-coro-gurpreet/uyvd3xu0f1g91foek8go8nmb2 |accessdate=2 July 2020 |work=Goal.com |date=17 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
| align=center|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sumit Rathi]]
| [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=ISL 2019-20: End-of-season award winners |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/indian-football-isl-2019-20-award-winners/l35b42vc9g171tgbpvnaqnhd9 |accessdate=2 July 2020 |work=Goal.com |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align=center|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalengmawia Ralte]]
| [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
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|}

==By club==
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
!Club!!Number of wins!!Winning seasons
|- 
| [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] || <center>3</center> || [[2014 Indian Super League season|2014]], [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]
|-
| [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] || <center>2</center> || [[2015 Indian Super League season|2015]], [[2016 Indian Super League season|2016]]
|-
| [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] || <center>1</center> || [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
|-
| [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] || <center>1</center>||  [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Indian Super League Golden Boot]]
* [[Indian Super League Hero of the League]]
* [[Indian Super League Golden Glove]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.indiansuperleague.com/ Indian Super League website]

{{Indian Super League}}
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[[Category:Indian football trophies and awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 2014]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Annual events in India]]
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