Albanian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best professional Albanian footballer elected by Football Association of Albania members, coaches and captains of the Kategoria Superiore clubs. The award can also be given to a foreign player in the Kategoria Superiore, as Croatian striker Pero Pejić was nominated for the 2014 award after becoming the first foreign player to win the golden boot for the 2013–14 season.
Winners YearPlayerClubRef 2003 Lorik Cana Paris Saint-Germain 2004 Fatmir Vata Arminia Bielefeld 2006 Nevil Dede Elbasani Tirana 2009 Elis Bakaj Dinamo Tirana 2010 Elis Bakaj Dinamo Tirana 2011 Armando Vajushi Vllaznia Shkoder 2012 Orges Shehi Skënderbeu Korçë 2013 Daniel Xhafaj Teuta Durrës 2014 Alban Hoxha Partizani Tirana 2015 Sabien Lilaj Skënderbeu Korçë 2016 Hamdi Salihi Skënderbeu Korçë 2017 Sabien Lilaj Skënderbeu Korçë 2018 Lorenc Trashi Partizani Tirana 2020 Idriz Batha Tirana 2022 Redon Xhixha Tirana 2023 Arinaldo Rrapaj Partizani Tirana 2024 Bekim Balaj Vllaznia Shkodër 2025 Bekim Balaj Vllaznia Shkodër
Number of awards per player PlayerNumberYears Elis Bakaj 2 2009, 2010 Sabien Lilaj 2 2015, 2017 Bekim Balaj 2 2024, 2025 Lorik Cana 1 2003 Fatmir Vata 1 2004 Nevil Dede 1 2006 Armando Vajushi 1 2011 Orges Shehi 1 2012 Daniel Xhafa 1 2013 Alban Hoxha 1 2014 Hamdi Salihi 1 2016 Lorenc Trashi 1 2018 Idriz Batha 1 2020 Redon Xhixha 1 2022 Arinaldo Rrapaj 1 2023
See also Kategoria Superiore Player of the Month
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