The Austrian Footballer of the Year award () is an annual football award, established in Austria in 1984 and sponsored by the Austria Press Agency (APA). The coaches of all Austrian Football Bundesliga clubs vote to elect the player of the year. Eligible for selection are all players playing in the Austrian league, as well as any Austrian player playing abroad. The winners for the preceding year are usually announced in January.
List of winners YearPlayer (Wins)Club(s)198429MFAustria Wien1985 30MFAustria Wien1986 22 FW Austria Wien1987 32DF Rapid Wien1988 33MF Austria Wien1989 24FW Admira Wacker1990 26FW Austria WienEspanyol 1991 27MF Tirol Innsbruck 1992 24MF Rapid WienWerder Bremen 1993 29GK Austria Wien 1994 28FW Austria Salzburg 1995 26MF Sturm Graz 1996 34GK Rapid Wien 1997 33 FW 1. FC Köln 1998 29MF Sturm Graz 1999 30MF Sturm Graz 2000 29FW Tirol Innsbruck 2001 26FW Grazer AK 2002 26MF Austria Wien 2003 20 MF Rapid Wien 2004 24 MF Rapid Wien 2005 30 MF Grazer AK 2006 32 FW Red Bull Salzburg 2007 38MF LASK 2008 25 FW Red Bull Salzburg 2009 29 MF Rapid Wien 2010 23 MF Austria Wien 2011 19DF Bayern MunichTSG Hoffenheim 2012 20DF Bayern Munich 2013 21DF Bayern Munich 2014 22DF Bayern Munich 2015 23DF Bayern Munich 2016 24DF Bayern Munich 2017 24MF RB Leipzig 2018 29FW West Ham United 2019 19FW Red Bull Salzburg 2020 28DF Bayern Munich 2021 29DF Bayern Munich Real Madrid 2022 30DF Real Madrid 2023 31DF Real Madrid 2024 25MF RB Leipzig 2025 28MF Bayern Munich
Multiple winners Players in bold are still active. WinsPlayerWinning yearsClub(s)10David Alaba2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Real MadridBayern MunichTSG Hoffenheim4Ivica Vastić1995, 1998, 1999, 2007Sturm GrazLASK3Herbert Prohaska1984, 1985, 1988Austria Wien2Toni Polster1986, 1997Austria Wien1. FC Köln2Steffen Hofmann2004, 2009Rapid Wien
See also Austrian Sportspersonality of the year
References bundesliga.at Official website RSSSF