Ibrahimovic, Di Maria and Ben Arfa up for Ligue 1 Player of the Year

The Paris Saint-Germain duo and the Nice forward have been nominated for the UNFP's award along with Marseille midfielder Lassana Diarra.

Paris Saint-Germain duo Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Angel DiMariahave both been nominated for the award for Ligue 1's Player of the Year.

Marseille midfielder Lassana Diarra and Hatem Ben Arfa, who has enjoyed a superb season with Champions League hopefuls Nice, are also up for the prize, which was won by Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette last year. 

Di Maria fires PSG to cup victoryIbrahimovic is seeking an unprecedented third award, after winning in 2013 and 2014, and remains the firm favourite after hitting 32 goals in just 27 apperances to help PSG to the title.

PSG boss Laurent Blanc, winner of the Coach of the Tearaward last season, has been nominated for this year's prize along with Claude Puel of Nice, Stephane Moulin of Angers and Gazelec Ajaccio coach Thierry Laurey.

Ils nous ont ébloui tout au long de l'année.Les 4 meilleurs joueurs de la@ligue1!#TropheesUNFPpic.twitter.com/NRBHbveufD

— UNFP (@UNFP)April 27, 2016

Rising Rennes star Ousmane Dembele, Monaco's Thomas Lemar, PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot and Nice's Vincent Koziello are the nominees for Young Player of the Year, meanwhile.

PSG's Kevin Trapp has been nominated for Goalkeeper of the Year alongside Marseille's Steve Mandanda, Lyon's Anthony Lopes and Lille's Vincent Enyeama.

The UNFP, France's professional footballers' union, will announce the winners at a ceremony on May 8.