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.
Saw the award call many of the stars of world football to deliver the prize to the winner they are Paolo Maldini, Franck Ribéry, Fabio Cannavaro, Emilio Butragueño, Johan Cruyff, Laurent Blanc, Harald Schumacher and Roberto Carlos.
Player | Wins | Years winning |
---|---|---|
Karim Ziani | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
Madjid Bougherra | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
Riyad Mahrez | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
Djamel Belmadi | 1 | 2001 |
Ali Benarbia | 1 | 2002 |
Amar Ammour | 1 | 2003 |
Moussa Saib | 1 | 2004 |
Billel Dziri | 1 | 2005 |
Rafik Saïfi | 1 | 2008 |
Ryad Boudebouz | 1 | 2011 |
Sofiane Feghouli | 1 | 2012 |
Islam Slimani | 1 | 2013 |
Yacine Brahimi | 1 | 2014 |
Faouzi Ghoulam | 1 | 2017 |
Baghdad Bounedjah | 1 | 2018 |
R. | Country | Titles | Years winning |
---|---|---|---|
1 | France | 5 | 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 |
2 | England | 3 | 2002, 2015, 2016 |
= | Algeria | 3 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
4 | Scotland | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
= | Portugal | 2 | 2013, 2014 |
6 | Spain | 1 | 2012 |
= | Italy | 1 | 2017 |
= | Qatar | 1 | 2018 |
R. | Club | Titles |
---|---|---|
1 | USM Alger | 2 |
= | Olympique de Marseille | 2 |
= | Rangers | 2 |
= | Leicester City | 2 |
= | FC Sochaux | 2 |
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