Footballer of the Year (Germany)

Award of a German organization of sports journalists

Footballer of the Year

Toni Kroos won the award in 2024

Country| Germany
Formerly called| West Germany Footballer of the Year (1960–1991)
First award| 1960
Current holder| Toni Kroos (2024)
Most awards| Franz Beckenbauer (4)
Women's Footballer of the Year

Ann-Katrin Berger won the award in 2024

Country| Germany
First award| 1996
Current holder| Ann-Katrin Berger (2024)
Most awards| Birgit Prinz (8)

The title Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballer des Jahres) has been awarded in West Germany from 1960 to 1990 and Germany since 1991. 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]

The current titleholders are Toni Kroos of Real Madrid and Ann-Katrin Berger of NJ/NY Gotham FC.[4][5] In 2004, Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain the honour.[6]

## Footballer of the Year

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Year  | Player[3] | Club[7]

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1960 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV
1961 | Max Morlock | 1\. FC Nürnberg
1962 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | 1\. FC Köln
1963 | Hans Schäfer | 1\. FC Köln
1964 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV
1965 | Hans Tilkowski | Borussia Dortmund
1966 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich
1967 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich
1968 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich
1969 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich
1970 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV
1971 | Berti Vogts | Borussia Mönchengladbach
1972 | Günter Netzer | Borussia Mönchengladbach
1973 | Günter Netzer | Borussia Mönchengladbach
1974 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich
1975 | Sepp Maier | Bayern Munich
1976 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich
1977 | Sepp Maier | Bayern Munich
1978 | Sepp Maier | Bayern Munich
1979 | Berti Vogts | Borussia Mönchengladbach
1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Bayern Munich
1981 | Paul Breitner | Bayern Munich
1982 | Karlheinz Förster | VfB Stuttgart
1983 | Rudi Völler | Werder Bremen
1984 | Harald Schumacher | 1\. FC Köln
1985 | Hans-Peter Briegel |  Hellas Verona
1986 | Harald Schumacher | 1\. FC Köln
1987 | Uwe Rahn | Borussia Mönchengladbach
1988 | Jürgen Klinsmann | VfB Stuttgart
1989 | Thomas Häßler | 1\. FC Köln
1990 | Lothar Matthäus |  Internazionale
1991 | Stefan Kuntz | 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
1992 | Thomas Häßler |  Roma
1993 | Andreas Köpke | 1\. FC Nürnberg
1994 | Jürgen Klinsmann |  Monaco
1995 | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund
1996 | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund
1997 | Jürgen Kohler | Borussia Dortmund
1998 | Oliver Bierhoff |  Udinese
1999 | Lothar Matthäus | Bayern Munich
2000 | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich
2001 | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich
2002 | Michael Ballack | Bayer Leverkusen
2003 | Michael Ballack | Bayern Munich
2004 |  Aílton | Werder Bremen
2005 | Michael Ballack | Bayern Munich
2006 | Miroslav Klose | Werder Bremen
2007 | Mario Gómez | VfB Stuttgart
2008 |  Franck Ribéry | Bayern Munich
2009 |  Grafite | VfL Wolfsburg
2010 |  Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich
2011 | Manuel Neuer | Schalke 04
2012 | Marco Reus[8] | Borussia Mönchengladbach
2013 | Bastian Schweinsteiger[9] | Bayern Munich
2014 | Manuel Neuer[10] | Bayern Munich
2015 |  Kevin De Bruyne[11] | VfL Wolfsburg
2016 | Jérôme Boateng[12] | Bayern Munich
2017 | Philipp Lahm[13] | Bayern Munich
2018 | Toni Kroos[14] |  Real Madrid
2019 | Marco Reus[15] | Borussia Dortmund
2020 |  Robert Lewandowski[16] | Bayern Munich
2021 |  Robert Lewandowski[17] | Bayern Munich
2022 |  Christopher Nkunku[18] | RB Leipzig
2023 | İlkay Gündoğan[4] |  Manchester City
2024 | Toni Kroos[19] |  Real Madrid

## Women's Footballer of the Year

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

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1996 | Martina Voss[20] | FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen
1997 | Bettina Wiegmann[20] | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
1998 | Silke Rottenberg[20] | SF Siegen
1999 | Inka Grings[20] | FCR Duisburg
2000 | Martina Voss[20] | FCR Duisburg
2001 | Birgit Prinz[20] | 1\. FFC Frankfurt
2002 | Birgit Prinz[20] | 1\. FFC Frankfurt
2003 | Birgit Prinz[20] | 1\. FFC Frankfurt
2004 | Birgit Prinz[20] | 1\. FFC Frankfurt
2005 | Birgit Prinz[20] | 1\. FFC Frankfurt
2006 | Birgit Prinz[20] | 1\. FFC Frankfurt
2007 | Birgit Prinz[20] | 1\. FFC Frankfurt
2008 | Birgit Prinz[20] | 1\. FFC Frankfurt
2009 | Inka Grings[20] | FCR 2001 Duisburg
2010 | Inka Grings[20] | FCR 2001 Duisburg
2011 | Fatmire Bajramaj[20] | Turbine Potsdam
2012 | Célia Okoyino da Mbabi[8] | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
2013 | Martina Müller[9] | VfL Wolfsburg
2014 | Alexandra Popp[10] | VfL Wolfsburg
2015 | Célia Šašić[11] | 1\. FFC Frankfurt
2016 | Alexandra Popp[12] | VfL Wolfsburg
2017 | Dzsenifer Marozsán[13] |  Lyon
2018 | Dzsenifer Marozsán[14] |  Lyon
2019 | Dzsenifer Marozsán[21] |  Lyon
2020 |  Pernille Harder[22] | VfL Wolfsburg
2021 |  Nicole Billa[23] | 1899 Hoffenheim
2022 | Lea Schüller[18] | Bayern Munich
2023 | Alexandra Popp[24] | VfL Wolfsburg
2024 | Ann-Katrin Berger[5] |  NJ/NY Gotham FC

## Footballer of the Year for East Germany

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

Year  | Player  | Club

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1963 | Manfred Kaiser | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
1964 | Klaus Urbanczyk | SC Chemie Halle
1965 | Horst Weigang | SC Leipzig
1966 | Jürgen Nöldner | FC Vorwärts Berlin
1967 | Dieter Erler | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt
1968 | Bernd Bransch | Hallescher FC Chemie
1969 | Eberhard Vogel | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt
1970 | Roland Ducke | FC Carl Zeiss Jena
1971 | Peter Ducke | FC Carl Zeiss Jena
1972 | Jürgen Croy | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau
1973 | Hans-Jürgen Kreische | Dynamo Dresden
1974 | Bernd Bransch | FC Carl Zeiss Jena
1975 | Jürgen Pommerenke | 1\. FC Magdeburg
1976 | Jürgen Croy | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau
1977 | Hans-Jürgen Dörner | Dynamo Dresden
1978 | Jürgen Croy | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau
1979 | Joachim Streich | 1\. FC Magdeburg
1980 | Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin | FC Carl Zeiss Jena
1981 | Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin | FC Carl Zeiss Jena
1982 | Rüdiger Schnuphase | FC Carl Zeiss Jena
1983 | Joachim Streich | 1\. FC Magdeburg
1984 | Hans-Jürgen Dörner | Dynamo Dresden
1985 | Hans-Jürgen Dörner | Dynamo Dresden
1986 | René Müller | 1\. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
1987 | René Müller | 1\. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
1988 | Andreas Thom | BFC Dynamo
1989 | Andreas Trautmann | Dynamo Dresden
1990 | Ulf Kirsten | Dynamo Dresden
1991 | Torsten Gütschow | Dynamo Dresden

## East German Women's Footballer of the Year

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Year  | Player  | Club

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1990 | Katrin Prühs[25] | BSG Post Rostock

## References

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1. ^ "Wahl zum Fußballer des Jahres – Jerome Boateng triumphiert". sportjournalist.de (in German). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
2. ^ "Marozsans Vorgängerinnen: Die Fußballerinnen des Jahres seit 1996". kicker. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
3. ^ a b "Fußballer des Jahres seit 1960: Die Siegerliste". kicker (in German). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
4. ^ a b "kicker-Awards: Gündogan ist Fußballer, Fischer Trainer des Jahres 2023". kicker (in German). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
5. ^ a b "Nationaltorhüterin Berger ist Deutschlands Fußballerin des Jahres". kicker (in German). 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
6. ^ "Die Fußballer des Jahres seit 1960". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
7. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (14 March 2013). "(West) Germany – Footballer of the Year". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
8. ^ a b "Marco Reus ist Fußballer des Jahres". kicker (in German). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
9. ^ a b "Bastian Schweinsteiger ist Fußballer des Jahres". kicker (in German). 28 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
10. ^ a b "Manuel Neuer ist Fußballer des Jahres". kicker (in German). 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
11. ^ a b "Kevin De Bruyne ist Fußballer des Jahres". kicker (in German). 26 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
12. ^ a b "Jerome Boateng "Fußballspieler des Jahres 2015/2016"". kicker (in German). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
13. ^ a b "Philipp Lahm ist Fußballer des Jahres 2016/2017". kicker (in German). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
14. ^ a b "Toni Kroos ist Fußballer des Jahres 2017/18". kicker (in German). 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
15. ^ "Marco Reus ist Fußballer des Jahres 2019". kicker (in German). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
16. ^ "Robert Lewandowski ist Fußballer des Jahres 2020". kicker (in German). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
17. ^ "Robert Lewandowski ist Fußballer des Jahres 2021". kicker (in German). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
18. ^ a b "Fußballer, Fußballerin und Trainer des Jahres: kicker-Awards an Nkunku, Schüller und Streich". kicker (in German). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
19. ^ "kicker-Awards: Kroos ist Fußballer des Jahres, Xabi Alonso Trainer des Jahres". kicker (in German). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Marozsans Vorgängerinnen: Die Fußballerinnen des Jahres seit 1996". kicker (in German). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
21. ^ "Dzsenifer Marozsan erneut Fußballerin des Jahres". kicker (in German). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
22. ^ "Harder ist Fußballerin des Jahres 2020 – und sorgt für Novum". kicker (in German). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
23. ^ "Nicole Billa ist Fußballerin des Jahres 2021". kicker (in German). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
24. ^ "Alexandra Popp ist zum dritten Mal Fußballerin des Jahres". kicker (in German). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
25. ^ "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.

## See also

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* Women's association football portal
* Germany portal

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* 1960: Seeler
* 1961: Morlock
* 1962: Schnellinger
* 1963: Schäfer
* 1964: Seeler
* 1965: Tilkowski
* 1966: Beckenbauer
* 1967: Müller
* 1968: Beckenbauer
* 1969: Müller
* 1970: Seeler
* 1971: Vogts
* 1972: Netzer
* 1973: Netzer
* 1974: Beckenbauer
* 1975: Maier
* 1976: Beckenbauer
* 1977: Maier
* 1978: Maier
* 1979: Vogts
* 1980: Rummenigge
* 1981: Breitner
* 1982: K. Förster
* 1983: Völler
* 1984: Schumacher
* 1985: Briegel
* 1986: Schumacher
* 1987: Rahn
* 1988: Klinsmann
* 1989: Häßler
* 1990: Matthäus
* 1991: Kuntz
* 1992: Häßler
* 1993: Köpke
* 1994: Klinsmann
* 1995: Sammer
* 1996: Sammer
* 1997: Kohler
* 1998: Bierhoff
* 1999: Matthäus
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* 2004: Aílton
* 2005: Ballack
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* 2008: Ribéry
* 2009: Grafite
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* 2011: Neuer
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* 2013: Schweinsteiger
* 2014: Neuer
* 2015: De Bruyne
* 2016: Boateng
* 2017: Lahm
* 2018: Kroos
* 2019: Reus
* 2020: Lewandowski
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* 2022: Nkunku
* 2023: Gündoğan
* 2024: Kroos

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