Footballer of the Year (Germany)

The title Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballer des Jahres) has been awarded in West Germany from 1960 to 1990 and Germany since 1991. Eligible are German players as well as non-German players playing in Germany.

In 1996, the title Women's Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballerin des Jahres) was awarded for the first time. Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists (Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten) and the publication kicker.

The current titleholders are Harry Kane of Bayern Munich and Giulia Gwinn of Bayern Munich. In 2004, Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain the honour.

Footballer of the Year YearPlayerClub1960 Uwe SeelerHamburger SV1961 Max Morlock1. FC Nürnberg1962 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger1. FC Köln1963 Hans Schäfer1. FC Köln1964 Uwe SeelerHamburger SV1965 Hans TilkowskiBorussia Dortmund1966 Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich1967 Gerd MüllerBayern Munich1968 Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich1969 Gerd MüllerBayern Munich1970 Uwe SeelerHamburger SV1971 Berti VogtsBorussia Mönchengladbach1972 Günter NetzerBorussia Mönchengladbach1973 Günter NetzerBorussia Mönchengladbach1974 Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich1975 Sepp MaierBayern Munich1976 Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich1977 Sepp MaierBayern Munich1978 Sepp MaierBayern Munich1979 Berti VogtsBorussia Mönchengladbach1980 Karl-Heinz RummeniggeBayern Munich1981 Paul BreitnerBayern Munich1982 Karlheinz FörsterVfB Stuttgart1983 Rudi VöllerWerder Bremen1984 Harald Schumacher1. FC Köln1985 Hans-Peter Briegel Hellas Verona1986 Harald Schumacher1. FC Köln1987 Uwe RahnBorussia Mönchengladbach1988 Jürgen KlinsmannVfB Stuttgart1989 Thomas Häßler1. FC Köln1990 Lothar Matthäus Internazionale1991 Stefan Kuntz1. FC Kaiserslautern1992 Thomas Häßler Roma1993 Andreas Köpke1. FC Nürnberg1994 Jürgen Klinsmann Monaco1995 Matthias SammerBorussia Dortmund1996 Matthias SammerBorussia Dortmund1997 Jürgen KohlerBorussia Dortmund1998 Oliver Bierhoff Udinese1999 Lothar MatthäusBayern Munich2000 Oliver KahnBayern Munich2001 Oliver KahnBayern Munich2002 Michael BallackBayer Leverkusen2003 Michael BallackBayern Munich2004 AíltonWerder Bremen2005 Michael BallackBayern Munich2006 Miroslav KloseWerder Bremen2007 Mario GómezVfB Stuttgart2008 Franck RibéryBayern Munich2009 GrafiteVfL Wolfsburg2010 Arjen RobbenBayern Munich2011 Manuel NeuerSchalke 042012 Marco ReusBorussia Mönchengladbach2013 Bastian SchweinsteigerBayern Munich2014 Manuel NeuerBayern Munich2015 Kevin De BruyneVfL Wolfsburg2016 Jérôme BoatengBayern Munich2017 Philipp LahmBayern Munich2018 Toni Kroos Real Madrid2019 Marco ReusBorussia Dortmund2020 Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich2021 Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich2022 Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig2023 İlkay Gündoğan Manchester City2024 Toni Kroos Real Madrid2025 Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen2026 Harry Kane Bayern Munich +By club (clubs with at least 2 awards)ClubTotalFC Bayern Munich25Borussia Mönchengladbach6Borussia Dortmund51. FC Köln5Hamburger SV3VfB Stuttgart3SV Werder Bremen31. FC Nürnberg2Bayer 04 Leverkusen2VfL Wolfsburg2 Real Madrid2 +By player (players with at least 2 awards)PlayerTotalFranz Beckenbauer4Michael Ballack3Sepp Maier3Uwe Seeler3Berti Vogts2Gerd Müller2Günter Netzer2Toni Schumacher (Harald Schumacher)2Jürgen Klinsmann2Lothar Matthäus2Manuel Neuer2Marco Reus2Matthias Sammer2Oliver Kahn2 Robert Lewandowski2Thomas Häßler2Toni Kroos2

Women's Footballer of the Year

YearPlayerClub1996 Martina Voss FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen1997 Bettina Wiegmann Grün-Weiß Brauweiler1998 Silke Rottenberg SF Siegen1999 Inka Grings FCR Duisburg2000 Martina Voss FCR Duisburg2001 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt2002 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt2003 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt2004 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt2005 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt2006 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt2007 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt2008 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt2009 Inka Grings FCR 2001 Duisburg2010 Inka Grings FCR 2001 Duisburg2011 Fatmire Bajramaj Turbine Potsdam2012 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi SC 07 Bad Neuenahr2013 Martina Müller VfL Wolfsburg2014 Alexandra Popp VfL Wolfsburg2015 Célia Šašić 1. FFC Frankfurt2016 Alexandra Popp VfL Wolfsburg2017 Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon2018 Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon2019 Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon2020 Pernille Harder VfL Wolfsburg2021 Nicole Billa 1899 Hoffenheim2022 Lea Schüller Bayern Munich2023 Alexandra Popp VfL Wolfsburg2024 Ann-Katrin Berger NJ/NY Gotham FC2025 Ann-Katrin BergerGiulia Gwinn NJ/NY Gotham FCBayern Munich2026 Giulia Gwinn Bayern Munich

Footballer of the Year for East Germany

From 1963 to 1991, the publication Die Neue Fußballwoche awarded the Footballer of the Year for East Germany award.

YearPlayerClub1963Manfred KaiserSC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt1964Klaus UrbanczykSC Chemie Halle1965Horst WeigangSC Leipzig1966Jürgen NöldnerFC Vorwärts Berlin1967Dieter ErlerFC Karl-Marx-Stadt1968Bernd BranschHallescher FC Chemie1969Eberhard VogelFC Karl-Marx-Stadt1970Roland DuckeFC Carl Zeiss Jena1971Peter DuckeFC Carl Zeiss Jena1972Jürgen CroyBSG Sachsenring Zwickau1973Hans-Jürgen KreischeDynamo Dresden1974Bernd BranschFC Carl Zeiss Jena1975Jürgen Pommerenke1. FC Magdeburg1976Jürgen CroyBSG Sachsenring Zwickau1977Hans-Jürgen DörnerDynamo Dresden1978Jürgen CroyBSG Sachsenring Zwickau1979Joachim Streich1. FC Magdeburg1980Hans-Ulrich GrapenthinFC Carl Zeiss Jena1981Hans-Ulrich GrapenthinFC Carl Zeiss Jena1982Rüdiger SchnuphaseFC Carl Zeiss Jena1983Joachim Streich1. FC Magdeburg1984Hans-Jürgen DörnerDynamo Dresden1985Hans-Jürgen DörnerDynamo Dresden1986René Müller1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig1987René Müller1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig1988Andreas ThomBFC Dynamo1989Andreas TrautmannDynamo Dresden1990Ulf KirstenDynamo Dresden1991Torsten GütschowDynamo Dresden

East German Women's Footballer of the Year Year Player Club1990Katrin PrühsBSG Post Rostock

Footballer of the Year (Germany)

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