| Footballer of the Year | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:CSKA-RM18_(7)_(cropped).jpg) Toni Kroos won the award in 2024 | |
| Country | Germany |
| Formerly called | West Germany Footballer of the Year (1960–1991) |
| First awarded | 1960 |
| Current holder | Toni Kroos (2024) |
| Most awards | Franz Beckenbauer (4) |
| Women's Footballer of the Year | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:2023-07-03_Fussball,_Frauen,_Deutsche_Nationalmannschaft,_Media_Day_1DX_6562_by_Stepro-2.jpg) Ann-Katrin Berger won the award in 2024 | |
| Country | Germany |
| First awarded | 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 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]
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]
- ^ "Wahl zum Fußballer des Jahres – Jerome Boateng triumphiert". sportjournalist.de (in German). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Marozsans Vorgängerinnen: Die Fußballerinnen des Jahres seit 1996". kicker. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Fußballer des Jahres seit 1960: Die Siegerliste". kicker (in German). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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