Over the course of the season, the 25-year-old has reinvented himself at St. James' Park, particularly since Eddie Howe's appointment as boss in November, and has played a starring role in the Magpies' climb away from relegation danger.
Now deployed in the middle of the park, Joelinton is one of the first names on Howe's teamsheet, excelling from box to box and gaining more and more admirers - both on and away from Tyneside - with each passing week.
The former Hoffenheim man's struggles as a number nine, which saw him net just six times in 69 Premier League appearances during his first two seasons at the club, already feel like a distant memory.
After being presented with the award, the Brazilian beamed: "I'm delighted and very happy to win this award. Thank you to the fans, the players and the staff for helping me, and all my family and friends. Thank you.
"It has been a great season for me. Many things have happened, but I'm very happy to help the team and help the team stay in the Premier League. Hopefully next season will be even better."
Joelinton's name has now been added to the list of previous winners:
1975/76 Alan Gowling1976/77 Micky Burns1977/78 Irving Nattrass1978/79 Peter Withe1979/80 Alan Shoulder1980/81 Kevin Carr1981/82 Mick Martin1982/83 Kevin Keegan1983/84 Kevin Keegan1984/85 Peter Beardsley1985/86 Peter Beardsley1986/87 Paul Goddard1987/88 Paul Gascoigne1988/89 John Hendrie1989/90 Mick Quinn1990/91 John Burridge1991/92 Gavin Peacock1992/93 Lee Clark1993/94 Andy Cole1994/95 Barry Venison1995/96 Darren Peacock1996/97 Steve Watson1997/98 David Batty1998/99 Alan Shearer1999/00 Alan Shearer2000/01 Shay Given2001/02 Nobby Solano2002/03 Alan Shearer2003/04 Olivier Bernard2004/05 Shay Given2005/06 Shay Given2006/07 Nicky Butt2007/08 Habib Beye2008/09 Sébastien Bassong2009/10 José Enrique2010/11 Fabricio Coloccini2011/12 Tim Krul2012/13 Davide Santon2013/14 Mike Williamson2014/15 Daryl Janmaat2015/16 Rob Elliot2016/17 Ciaran Clark2017/18 Jamaal Lascelles2018/19 Salomón Rondón2019/20 Martin Dúbravka2020/21 Callum Wilson2021/22 Joelinton
