The Paraguayan Footballer of the Year is an award given to the best Paraguayan professional football player every year. The award began officially in 1997 and it is presented by Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color. Players that participate in this award can play in any professional football club in the world (although they do not necessarily have to be Paraguayan football clubs) and have to be either Paraguayan-born or Paraguayan-naturalised players.
A second award, voted by the public, was established in 2004. Justo Villar was the inaugural winner.
Winners Journalists' vote YearPlayerClub(s)1997Carlos Gamarra Benfica1998Carlos Gamarra Corinthians1999Roque Santa Cruz Olimpia Bayern Munich2000José Cardozo Toluca2001Roberto Acuña Zaragoza2002José Cardozo Toluca2003José Cardozo Toluca2004Justo Villar Newell's Old Boys2005Julio dos Santos Cerro Porteño2006Óscar Cardozo Nacional Newell's Old Boys2007Salvador Cabañas América2008Claudio Morel Boca Juniors2009Óscar Cardozo Benfica2010Lucas Barrios Borussia Dortmund2011Pablo Zeballos Olimpia2012Pablo Aguilar Sportivo Luqueño Tijuana2013Ángel Romero Cerro Porteño2014Fernando Fernández Guaraní2015Derlis González Dynamo Kyiv2016Rodrigo Rojas Cerro Porteño2017Miguel Almirón Atlanta United2018Miguel Almirón Atlanta United2019Roque Santa Cruz Olimpia2020Not awarded2021Gustavo Gómez Palmeiras2022Miguel Almirón Newcastle United2023Mathías Villasanti Grêmio2024Diego Gómez Inter Miami2025Omar Alderete Getafe Sunderland
Public vote YearPlayerClub(s)2004Justo Villar Newell's Old Boys2005Julio dos Santos Cerro Porteño2006Óscar Cardozo Nacional Newell's Old Boys2007Nelson Valdez Borussia Dortmund2008Salvador Cabañas América2009Salvador Cabañas América2010Nelson Valdez Hércules2011Pablo Zeballos Olimpia2012Fidencio Oviedo Cerro Porteño2013Pablo Aguilar Tijuana2014Fernando Fernández Guaraní2015Rodrigo Rojas Cerro Porteño2016William Mendieta Palmeiras2017Miguel Almirón Atlanta United2018Roque Santa Cruz Olimpia2019Roque Santa Cruz Olimpia2020Not awarded2021Gustavo Gómez Palmeiras2022Miguel Almirón Newcastle United2023Mathías Villasanti Grêmio2024Diego Gómez Inter Miami2025Blas Riveros Talleres Cerro Porteño
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