The Algerian Footballer of the Year is an annual football award for the best Algerian player presented by El Heddaf-Le Buteur since 2001. The first winner of the award was Olympique de Marseille midfielder Djamel Belmadi. As of 2015, only Karim Ziani, Madjid Bougherra and Riyad Mahrez have won the award on two consecutive occasions . Of the five, only Karim Ziani won his awards playing for two different teams.
The award ceremony featured several distinguished figures from world football who presented the trophy to the winner, including Paolo Maldini, Franck Ribéry, Fabio Cannavaro, Emilio Butragueño, Johan Cruyff, Laurent Blanc, Harald Schumacher and Roberto Carlos.
Players of the year (2001–2018) SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird placeFourth placeFifth place2018Baghdad Bounedjah 2017Faouzi Ghoulam (225 Points, 24.25%)Yacine Brahimi (173 Points, 19.03%)Sofiane Hanni (151 Points, 16.61%)Baghdad Bounedjah (138 Points, 15.18%)Abdelmoumene Djabou (81 Points, 8.61%)2016Riyad Mahrez 2015Riyad Mahrez (29.51%)Yacine Brahimi (28.84%)Islam Slimani (17.38%)Faouzi Ghoulam (11.56%)Sofiane Feghouli (6.50%)2014Yacine BrahimiYacine Brahimi élu Ballon d’Or algérien !, www.footmercato.net, 22 décembre 2014.Islam SlimaniSofiane FeghouliAbdelmoumene DjabouEl Arbi Hillel Soudani2013Islam SlimaniSaphir TaïderSofiane FeghouliYacine BrahimiEssaid Belkalem2012Sofiane Feghouli2011Ryad Boudebouz (545 Points)El Arbi Hillel Soudani (318 Points)Djamel Mesbah (306 Points)2010Madjid Bougherra (677 Points)Abdelmoumene Djabou (322 Points)Rafik Halliche (317 Points)Karim Matmour (246 Points)Hassan Yebda (112 Points)2009Madjid Bougherra2008Rafik Saïfi (444 Points)Lamouri Djediat (432 Points)Antar Yahia (352 Points)Samir Zaoui (205 Points)Chérif Abdeslam (151 Points)2007Karim ZianiNadir BelhadjLazhar Hadj Aïssa2006Karim Ziani (502 Points)Noureddine Daham (399 Points)Hamza Yacef (340 Points)2005Billel Dziri2004Moussa Saib (389 Points)Billel Dziri (213 Points)Karim Ziani (191 Points)Hocine Achiou (171 Points)Antar Yahia (150 Points)2003 Amar Ammour (616 Points)Isâad Bourahli (108 Points)Brahim Hemdani (106 Points)2002Ali Benarbia (168 Points)Amar Ammour (99 Points)Farouk Belkaïd (88 Points)Yazid Mansouri (77 Points)Yacine Bezzaz (68 Points)2001Djamel Belmadi
Winners PlayerWinsYears winningKarim Ziani2006, 2007Madjid Bougherra2009, 2010Riyad Mahrez2015, 2016Djamel Belmadi2001Ali Benarbia2002Amar Ammour2003Moussa Saib2004Billel Dziri2005Rafik Saïfi2008Ryad Boudebouz2011Sofiane Feghouli2012Islam Slimani2013Yacine Brahimi2014Faouzi Ghoulam2017Baghdad Bounedjah2018
Winners by country CountryTitlesYears winning1 France5 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 20112 England32002, 2015, 2016= Algeria3 2003, 2004, 20054 Scotland2 2009, 2010= Portugal2 2013, 20146 Spain1 2012= Italy1 2017= Qatar1 2018
Winners by club ClubTitles1 USM Alger2= Olympique de Marseille2= Rangers2= Leicester City2= FC Sochaux2
References
External links Official website of El-Heddaf Magazine