Georgian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best Georgian footballer. The award for an official year is given in summer on the basis of players' performance in a winter league season. The winner is elected by results of a poll conducted among Georgian journalists. From 1993, it is awarded by sports daily newspaper Sarbieli (სარბიელი). Earlier, in 1990 and 1992, another newspaper, Kartuli Pekhburti (ქართული ფეხბურთი), awarded it.
Winners Year Footballer Club Points
1990 Temur Ketsbaia Dinamo Tbilisi 1992 Mikhail Jishkariani Tskhumi Sokhumi 1993 Giorgi Kinkladze Dinamo Tbilisi 1994 Shota Arveladze Trabzonspor 1995 Akaki Devadze Rostselmash 1996 Giorgi Kinkladze Manchester City 1997 Temur Ketsbaia AEK Athens 1998 Shota Arveladze Ajax 1999 Zaza Janashia Lokomotiv Moscow 2000 Levan Kobiashvili Freiburg 2001 Kakha Kaladze Milan 2002 Kakha Kaladze Milan 2003 Kakha Kaladze Milan
2004 Aleksandr Iashvili Freiburg 2005 Levan Kobiashvili Schalke 04 2006 Kakha Kaladze Milan 2007 Shota Arveladze AZ 2008 Aleksandr Iashvili Karlsruhe 2009 Jano Ananidze Spartak Moscow 2010 Giorgi Merebashvili Vojvodina
2011 Kakha Kaladze Genoa 2012 Guram Kashia Vitesse Arnhem 2013 Guram Kashia Vitesse Arnhem 2014 Saba Kvirkvelia Rubin Kazan 2015 Jaba Kankava Reims 2016 Tornike Okriashvili Krasnodar 2017 Saba Kvirkvelia Lokomotiv Moscow 2018 Giorgi Chakvetadze KAA Gent 2019 Jaba Kankava FC Tobol 2020 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Rubin Kazan 2021 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Rubin Kazan 2022Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Napoli2023Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Napoli2024Giorgi Mamardashvili Valencia2025Khvicha Kvaratskhelia PSG
Multiple winners
Players in bold are still active in professional football.
+ Multiple winnersRankPlayerWins1Kakha Kaladze5Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 3Shota Arveladze34Temur Ketsbaia2Giorgi KinkladzeLevan KobiashviliAleksandr IashviliGuram KashiaSaba KvirkveliaJaba Kankava
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