Footballer_of_the_Year_in_Germany

Footballer of the Year (Germany)

Footballer of the Year (Germany)

Award of a German organization of sports journalists


The title Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballer des Jahres) has been awarded in Germany since 1960. Eligible are German players as well as non-German players playing in Germany.[1] In 1996, the title Women's Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballerin des Jahres) was awarded for the first time.[2] Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists (Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten) and the publication kicker.[3]

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The current titleholders are İlkay Gündoğan of FC Barcelona and Alexandra Popp of VfL Wolfsburg.[4][5] In 2004, Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain the honour.[6]

Footballer of the Year

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Women's Footballer of the Year

Birgit Prinz won the Footballer of the Year award eight consecutive times from 2001 to 2008.

Footballer of the Year for East Germany

From 1963 to 1991, the publication Die Neue Fußballwoche awarded the Footballer of the Year for East Germany award.

East German Women's Footballer of the Year

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References

  1. "Wahl zum Fußballer des Jahres – Jerome Boateng triumphiert". sportjournalist.de (in German). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. "Fußballer des Jahres seit 1960: Die Siegerliste". kicker (in German). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. "kicker-Awards: Gündogan ist Fußballer, Fischer Trainer des Jahres 2023". kicker (in German). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. "Alexandra Popp ist zum dritten Mal Fußballerin des Jahres". kicker (in German). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. "Die Fußballer des Jahres seit 1960". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. Pierrend, José Luis (14 March 2013). "(West) Germany – Footballer of the Year". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  7. "Marco Reus ist Fußballer des Jahres". kicker (in German). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  8. "Bastian Schweinsteiger ist Fußballer des Jahres". kicker (in German). 28 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  9. "Manuel Neuer ist Fußballer des Jahres". kicker (in German). 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  10. "Kevin De Bruyne ist Fußballer des Jahres". kicker (in German). 26 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  11. "Jerome Boateng "Fußballspieler des Jahres 2015/2016"". kicker (in German). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  12. "Philipp Lahm ist Fußballer des Jahres 2016/2017". kicker (in German). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  13. "Toni Kroos ist Fußballer des Jahres 2017/18". kicker (in German). 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  14. "Marco Reus ist Fußballer des Jahres 2019". kicker (in German). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  15. "Robert Lewandowski ist Fußballer des Jahres 2020". kicker (in German). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  16. "Robert Lewandowski ist Fußballer des Jahres 2021". kicker (in German). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  17. "Marozsans Vorgängerinnen: Die Fußballerinnen des Jahres seit 1996". kicker (in German). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  18. "Dzsenifer Marozsan erneut Fußballerin des Jahres". kicker (in German). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  19. "Harder ist Fußballerin des Jahres 2020 – und sorgt für Novum". kicker (in German). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  20. "Nicole Billa ist Fußballerin des Jahres 2021". kicker (in German). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  21. "Vor 25 Jahren: Frauen der BSG Post Rostock holen letztes DDR-Double" [25 years ago: Women's team of BSG Post Rostock complete the last East German double]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

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