Awarded for | Association football award |
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Country | Norway |
Presented by | Norwegian Football Federation |
History | |
First award | 2014 |
Most wins | Erling Haaland Caroline Graham Hansen (4 awards) |
Most recent | Erling Haaland Caroline Graham Hansen (4th awards) |
Website | Fotball.no |
Gullballen (English: the Golden Ball) is a Norwegian football award given by the Norwegian Football Federation to the best male and female Norwegian footballers each year. The award replaced Kniksen of the Year as the main award given to the best Norwegian footballer in a calendar year.
The first award was given in 2014 to Stefan Johansen. [1] Until 2018, the award was given to only one player, either male or female. In 2015, Ada Hegerberg became the first woman to win the award. [2] Hegerberg, Caroline Graham Hansen, and Erling Haaland are the only players to have won the award more than twice.[ citation needed ] Gullballen has been given out at Norwegian sport award Idrettsgallaen since 2015.
Year | Winner | Club(s) |
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2014 | Stefan Johansen | Celtic |
2015 | Ada Hegerberg | Lyon |
2016 | Ada Hegerberg (2) | Lyon |
2017 | Joshua King | Bournemouth |
From 2018, the Gullballen has been awarded to both a male and female footballer.
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Club | Wins |
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Borussia Dortmund | 3 |
Manchester City | 2 |
Bournemouth | 1 |
Celtic | 1 |
Hertha BSC | 1 |
Real Sociedad | 1 |
Vitesse | 1 |
Club | Wins |
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Barcelona | 4 |
Lyon | 3 |
Chelsea | 1 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 1 |
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