Gullballen

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Gullballen
Awarded for Association football award
Country Norway
Presented by Norwegian Football Federation
History
First award2014
Most wins Erling Haaland
Caroline Graham Hansen
(5 awards)
Most recent Erling Haaland
Caroline Graham Hansen
(5th awards)
Website Fotball.no
Stefan Johansen, the first recipient of Gullballen. Stefan Johansen 2017.jpg
Stefan Johansen, the first recipient of Gullballen.

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.

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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.

Winners

2014–2017

Ada Hegerberg, winner in 2015, 2016 and 2018. 20141015 - PSG-Lyon - 0662.jpg
Ada Hegerberg, winner in 2015, 2016 and 2018.
Caroline Graham Hansen, winner in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024. Caroline Graham Hansen 20181118 (cropped).jpg
Caroline Graham Hansen, winner in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024.
YearWinnerClub(s)
2014
Stefan Johansen Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic
2015
Ada Hegerberg Flag of France.svg Lyon
2016
Ada Hegerberg (2)
2017
Joshua King Flag of England.svg Bournemouth

2018–present

Erling Haaland, winner in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Erling Haaland 2023 (cropped-v2).jpg
Erling Haaland, winner in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Guro Reiten, winner in 2022. Lewes FC Women 1 Chelsea Women 2 Conti Cup 02 11 2019-388 (49006379452).jpg
Guro Reiten, winner in 2022.

From 2018, the Gullballen has been awarded to both a male and female footballer.

Men's award [3]
YearWinnerClub(s)
2018
Rune Jarstein Flag of Germany.svg Hertha BSC
2019
Martin Ødegaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vitesse
Flag of Spain.svg Real Sociedad
2020
Erling Haaland Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
2021
Erling Haaland (2)
2022
Erling Haaland (3) Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
Flag of England.svg Manchester City
2023
Erling Haaland (4) Flag of England.svg Manchester City
2024
Erling Haaland (5)
Women's award [3]
YearWinnerClub(s)
2018
Ada Hegerberg (3) Flag of France.svg Lyon
2019
Caroline Graham Hansen Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
2020
Caroline Graham Hansen (2) Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
2021
Caroline Graham Hansen (3)
2022
Guro Reiten Flag of England.svg Chelsea
2023
Caroline Graham Hansen (4) Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
2024
Caroline Graham Hansen (5)

By club

Men's clubs

ClubWins
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 3
Flag of England.svg Manchester City 3
Flag of England.svg Bournemouth 1
Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic 1
Flag of Germany.svg Hertha BSC 1
Flag of Spain.svg Real Sociedad 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vitesse 1

Women's clubs

ClubWins
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 5
Flag of France.svg Lyon 3
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 1
Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg 1

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References

  1. "Stefan Johansen ble Gullballen-vinner". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Gullballen til Ada Hegerberg". tk.no (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Gullballen 2024 til Graham Hansen og Haaland" [The Golden Ball 2024 to Graham Hansen and Haaland]. Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.