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Footballer of the Year (Germany)
Award of a German organization of sports journalists
Award of a German organization of sports journalists
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Footballer of the Year |
| subheader | |
| image | Florian Wirtz 04012026 (3) (extracted).jpg |
| caption | Florian Wirtz won the award in 2025 |
| country | Germany |
| former name | West Germany Footballer of the Year (1960–1991) |
| year | 1960 |
| holder_label | Current holder |
| holder | Florian Wirtz (2025) |
| most_awards | Franz Beckenbauer (4) |
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.
In 1996, the title Women's Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballerin des Jahres) was awarded for the first time. 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.
The current titleholders are Florian Wirtz of Liverpool and Ann-Katrin Berger of NJ/NY Gotham FC tied with Giulia Gwinn of FC Bayern Munich. In 2004, Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain the honour.
Footballer of the Year
| Year | Player | Club | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | BRA Aílton | Werder Bremen | ||||||
| 2005 | Michael Ballack | Bayern Munich | ||||||
| 2006 | Miroslav Klose | Werder Bremen | ||||||
| 2007 | Mario Gómez | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||
| 2008 | FRA Franck Ribéry | Bayern Munich | ||||||
| 2009 | BRA Grafite | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||
| 2010 | NED Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich | ||||||
| 2011 | Manuel Neuer | Schalke 04 | ||||||
| 2012 | url = https://www.kicker.de/marco_reus_ist_fussballer_des_jahres-573220/artikel | title = Marco Reus ist Fußballer des Jahres | language = de | magazine = kicker | date = 12 August 2012 | access-date = 12 August 2012}} | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| 2013 | url = https://www.kicker.de/bastian_schweinsteiger_ist_fussballer_des_jahres-589900/artikel | title = Bastian Schweinsteiger ist Fußballer des Jahres | language = de | magazine = kicker | date = 28 July 2013 | access-date = 28 July 2013}} | Bayern Munich | |
| 2014 | url = https://www.kicker.de/manuel_neuer_ist_fussballer_des_jahres-609459/artikel | title = Manuel Neuer ist Fußballer des Jahres | language = de | magazine = kicker | date = 10 August 2014 | access-date = 10 August 2014}} | Bayern Munich | |
| 2015 | BEL Kevin De Bruyne | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||
| 2016 | url = https://www.kicker.de/jerome-boateng-fussballspieler-des-jahres-20152f2016-658066/artikel | title = Jerome Boateng "Fußballspieler des Jahres 2015/2016" | language = de | magazine = kicker | date = 14 August 2016 | access-date = 14 August 2016}} | Bayern Munich | |
| 2017 | url = https://www.kicker.de/philipp_lahm_ist_fussballer_des_jahres_2016_2017-702278/artikel | title = Philipp Lahm ist Fußballer des Jahres 2016/2017 | language = de | magazine = kicker | date = 23 July 2017 | access-date = 23 July 2017}} | Bayern Munich | |
| 2018 | url = https://www.kicker.de/toni-kroos-ist-fussballer-des-jahres-20172f18-728913/artikel | title = Toni Kroos ist Fußballer des Jahres 2017/18 | language = de | magazine = kicker | date = 5 August 2018 | access-date = 5 August 2018}} | Real Madrid | |
| 2019 | url = https://www.kicker.de/marco-reus-ist-fussballer-des-jahres-2019-754206/artikel | title = Marco Reus ist Fußballer des Jahres 2019 | language = de | magazine = kicker | date = 28 July 2019 | access-date = 28 July 2019}} | Borussia Dortmund | |
| 2020 | POL Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | ||||||
| 2021 | POL Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | ||||||
| 2022 | FRA Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | ||||||
| 2023 | url = https://www.kicker.de/kicker-awards-guendogan-ist-fussballer-fischer-trainer-des-jahres-2023-962140/artikel#omrss | title = kicker-Awards: Gündogan ist Fußballer, Fischer Trainer des Jahres 2023 | language = de | magazine = kicker | date = 6 August 2023 | access-date = 6 August 2023}} | Manchester City | |
| 2024 | url = https://www.kicker.de/kicker-awards-kroos-ist-fussballer-des-jahres-xabi-alonso-trainer-des-jahres-1042228/artikel#omrss | title = kicker-Awards: Kroos ist Fußballer des Jahres, Xabi Alonso Trainer des Jahres | language = de | website = kicker | date = 4 August 2024 | access-date = 4 August 2024}} | Real Madrid | |
| 2025 | url = https://www.dfb.de/news/giulia-gwinn-und-ann-katrin-berger-sind-fussballerinnen-des-jahres | title = Gwinn und Berger sind "Fußballerinnen des Jahres" - Wirtz gewinnt bei den Männern | language = de | website = kicker | date = 10 August 2025 | access-date = 10 August 2025}} | Bayer Leverkusen |
Women's Footballer of the Year
| Year | Player | Club | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Martina Voss | FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen | ||||||
| 1997 | Bettina Wiegmann | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | ||||||
| 1998 | Silke Rottenberg | SF Siegen | ||||||
| 1999 | Inka Grings | FCR Duisburg | ||||||
| 2000 | Martina Voss | FCR Duisburg | ||||||
| 2001 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||||||
| 2002 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||||||
| 2003 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||||||
| 2004 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||||||
| 2005 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||||||
| 2006 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||||||
| 2007 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||||||
| 2008 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||||||
| 2009 | Inka Grings | FCR 2001 Duisburg | ||||||
| 2010 | Inka Grings | FCR 2001 Duisburg | ||||||
| 2011 | Fatmire Bajramaj | Turbine Potsdam | ||||||
| 2012 | Célia Okoyino da Mbabi | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | ||||||
| 2013 | Martina Müller | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||
| 2014 | Alexandra Popp | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||
| 2015 | Célia Šašić | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||||||
| 2016 | Alexandra Popp | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||
| 2017 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Lyon | ||||||
| 2018 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Lyon | ||||||
| 2019 | url = https://www.kicker.de/dzsenifer-marozsan-erneut-fussballerin-des-jahres-754201/artikel | title = Dzsenifer Marozsan erneut Fußballerin des Jahres | language = de | magazine = kicker | date = 28 July 2019 | access-date = 28 July 2019}} | Lyon | |
| 2020 | DEN Pernille Harder | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||
| 2021 | AUT Nicole Billa | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||||||
| 2022 | Lea Schüller | Bayern Munich | ||||||
| 2023 | url = https://www.kicker.de/sie-ist-das-paradebeispiel-fuer-flexibilitaet-auf-dem-platz-965346/artikel | title = Alexandra Popp ist zum dritten Mal Fußballerin des Jahres | language = de | magazine = kicker | date = 27 August 2023 | access-date = 27 August 2023}} | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| 2024 | url = https://www.kicker.de/nationaltorhueterin-berger-ist-deutschlands-fussballerin-des-jahres-1046107/artikel | title = Nationaltorhüterin Berger ist Deutschlands Fußballerin des Jahres | language = de | magazine = kicker | date = 25 August 2024 | access-date = 25 August 2024}} | USA NJ/NY Gotham FC | |
| 2025 | Ann-Katrin Berger | |||||||
| Giulia Gwinn | USA NJ/NY Gotham FC | |||||||
| Bayern Munich |
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.
| Year | Player | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Katrin Prühs | BSG Post Rostock |
References
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