__FORCETOC__ The French Player of the Year is an association football award presented annually by the French magazine France Football since 1959. Originally, only French players playing in France were eligible, but starting in 1996 French players playing abroad were in contention to win the trophy. Since 2001, former winners have elected the Player of the Year.
Format In 2023, France Football changed the format of its award by changing its time frame from the calendar year to the football season. They also decided to introduce a French Player of the Year award for women's footballers.
Male winners Year Player Club(s)1959 Angers1960 Raymond Kopa Reims1961 Mahi Khennane Rennes1962 André Lerond Stade Français1963 Yvon Douis Monaco1964 Marcel Artelesa Monaco1965 Philippe Gondet Nantes1966 Philippe Gondet (2) Nantes1967 Bernard Bosquier Saint-Étienne1968 Bernard Bosquier (2) Saint-Étienne1969 Hervé Revelli Saint-Étienne1970 Georges Carnus Saint-Étienne1971 Georges Carnus (2) Saint-Étienne Marseille1972 Marius Trésor Ajaccio Marseille1973 Georges Bereta Saint-Étienne1974 Georges Bereta (2) Saint-Étienne1975 Jean-Marc Guillou Angers Nice1976 Michel Platini Nancy1977 Michel Platini (2) Nancy1978 Jean Petit Monaco1979 Maxime Bossis Nantes1980 Jean-François Larios Saint-Étienne1981 Maxime Bossis (2) Nantes1982 Alain Giresse Bordeaux1983 Alain Giresse Bordeaux1984 Jean Tigana Bordeaux1985 Luis Fernández Paris Saint-Germain1986 Manuel Amoros Monaco1987 Alain Giresse (3) Marseille1988 Stéphane Paille Sochaux1989 Jean-Pierre Papin Marseille1990 Laurent Blanc Montpellier1991 Jean-Pierre Papin (2) Marseille1992 Alain Roche Auxerre Paris Saint-Germain1993 David Ginola Paris Saint-Germain1994 Bernard Lama Paris Saint-Germain1995 Vincent Guérin Paris Saint-Germain1996 Didier Deschamps Juventus1997 Lilian Thuram Parma1998 Zinedine Zidane Juventus1999 Sylvain Wiltord Bordeaux2000 Thierry Henry Arsenal2001 Patrick Vieira Arsenal2002 Zinedine Zidane (2) Real Madrid2003 Thierry Henry Arsenal2004 Thierry Henry Arsenal2005 Thierry Henry Arsenal2006 Thierry Henry (5) Arsenal2007 Franck Ribéry Marseille2008 Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich2009 Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux2010 Samir Nasri Arsenal2011 Karim Benzema Real Madrid2012 Karim Benzema Real Madrid2013 Franck Ribéry (3) Bayern Munich2014 Karim Benzema Real Madrid2015 Blaise Matuidi Paris Saint-Germain2016 Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid2017 N'Golo Kanté Chelsea2018 Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain2019 Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain2020Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021Karim Benzema (4) Real MadridSeasonal format replaced annual calendar format2022–23Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain2023–24Kylian Mbappé (4) Paris Saint-Germain2024–25Ousmane Dembélé Paris Saint-Germain
Player of the Century At the end of the 20th century, the magazine also voted on the French Player of the Century, won by Michel Platini.
RankPlayerVotes1Michel Platini1432Zinedine Zidane1213Raymond Kopa884Laurent Blanc285Just Fontaine226Marius Trésor177Alain Giresse158Jean-Pierre Papin129Didier Deschamps910Eric Cantona8
Manager of the Year Every year, the magazine elects the best French manager of the year. The jury is composed of former laureates.
1970: Albert Batteux 1970: Mario Zatelli 1971: Kader Firoud 1971: Jean Prouff 1972: Jean Snella 1973: Robert Herbin 1974: Pierre Cahuzac 1975: Georges Huart 1976: Robert Herbin 1977: Pierre Cahuzac 1978: Gilbert Gress 1979: Michel Le Millinaire 1980: René Hauss 1981: Aimé Jacquet 1982: Michel Hidalgo 1983: Michel Le Milinaire 1984: Aimé Jacquet 1985: Jean-Claude Suaudeau 1986: Guy Roux 1987: Jean Fernández 1988: Guy Roux 1989: Gérard Gili 1990: Henryk Kasperczak 1991: Daniel Jeandupeux 1992: Jean-Claude Suaudeau 1993: Jean Fernández 1994: Jean-Claude Suaudeau 1995: Francis Smerecki 1996: Guy Roux 1997: Jean Tigana 1998: Aimé Jacquet 1999: Élie Baup 2000: Alex Dupont 2001: Vahid Halilhodžić 2002: Jacques Santini 2003: Didier Deschamps 2004: Paul Le Guen 2005: Claude Puel 2006: Pablo Correa 2007: Pablo Correa 2008: Arsène Wenger 2009: Laurent Blanc 2010: Didier Deschamps 2011: Rudi Garcia 2012: René Girard 2013: Rudi Garcia 2014: Rudi Garcia 2015: Laurent Blanc 2016: Zinedine Zidane 2017: Zinedine Zidane 2018: Didier Deschamps 2019: Christophe Galtier 2020: Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Christophe Galtier 2022–23: Franck Haise 2023–24: Éric Roy 2024–25: Bruno Génésio
See also Onze d'Or (1976–present)
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