Faroese Footballer of the Year

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Frodi Benjaminsen, pictured here in 2013, is a four-time winner of the award. FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs Faroe Islands 2013-03-22 - Frodi Benjaminsen 02.jpg
Fróði Benjaminsen, pictured here in 2013, is a four-time winner of the award.

The Faroese Footballer of the Year is an annual award chosen by a national newspaper, Sosialurin , to determine the best player in the Faroe Islands.

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Winners

YearPlayerClubReference
1995 John Petersen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg GÍ [1]
1999 John Petersen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B36 Tórshavn [1]
2000 Rúni Nolsøe Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg HB Tórshavn [1]
2001 Fróði Benjaminsen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B68 Toftir [1]
2002 Andrew av Fløtum Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg HB Tórshavn [1]
2003 Pól Thorsteinsson Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B36 Tórshavn [1]
2004 Súni Olsen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg GÍ [1]
2005 Jákup Mikkelsen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B36 Tórshavn [2]
2006 Jákup á Borg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg HB Tórshavn [3]
2007 Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Stanković Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg NSÍ Runavík [4]
2008 Arnbjørn Hansen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg EB/Streymur [5]
2009 Fróði Benjaminsen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg HB Tórshavn [6]
2010 Fróði Benjaminsen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg HB Tórshavn [7]
2011 Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Cieślewicz Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B36 Tórshavn [8]
2012 Flag of Brazil.svg Clayton Soares Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg ÍF [9]
2013 Fróði Benjaminsen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg HB Tórshavn [10]
2014 Flag of Nigeria.svg Adeshina Lawal [lower-alpha 1] Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B36 Tórshavn [11]
2015 Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Cieślewicz Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B36 Tórshavn [12]
2016 Sølvi Vatnhamar Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Víkingur [1]
2017 Sølvi Vatnhamar Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Víkingur [1]
2018 Adrian Justinussen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg HB Tórshavn [1]
2019 Jóannes Bjartalíð Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg KÍ [1]
2020 Anthony Alger Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg NSÍ Runavík [13]
2021 Árni Frederiksberg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg KÍ [1]
2022 Sølvi Vatnhamar Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Víkingur [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Initially awarded to Łukasz Cieślewicz on 21 November 2014. Six days later, the organisers announced that there had been a mix-up in the counting of votes, and Lawal was awarded Footballer of the Year instead, by the margin of a single vote.

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  2. ↑ "Jákup Mikklesen is Player of the Year 2005 in the Faroe Islands". Soccer and Equipment. 30 October 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jákup á Borg is Player of the Year 2006 in the Faroe Islands". Soccer and Equipment. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nenad Stankovic is Player of the Year 2007 in the Faroe Islands". Soccer and Equipment. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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