Latvian Footballer of the Year

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Andris Vanins has won the award five times; behind Olga Sevcova with six wins. Andris Vanins.jpg
Andris Vaņins has won the award five times; behind Olga Ševcova with six wins.

Latvian Footballer of the Year is an association football award for Latvia. It is held by the Latvian Football Federation. Since 2005, there has also been an award for the top female player. [1] [2]

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Winners

YearPlayerClub
1992 Ainārs Linards Flag of Sweden.svg Örebro SK
1993Not specified
1994 Vladimirs Babičevs Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC
1995 Vitālijs Astafjevs Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC
1996 Vitālijs Astafjevs Flag of Austria.svg Austria Vienna
1997 Jurijs Ševļakovs Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC
1998 Mihails Zemļinskis Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Kfar Saba
1999 Marians Pahars Flag of England.svg Southampton
2000 Marians Pahars Flag of England.svg Southampton
2001 Marians Pahars [B] Flag of England.svg Southampton
2002 Juris Laizāns Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow
2003 Māris Verpakovskis Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
2004 Māris Verpakovskis Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv
2005 Igors Stepanovs Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper
2006 Aleksandrs Koliņko Flag of Latvia.svg Rubin Kazan
2007 Vitālijs Astafjevs Flag of Latvia.svg Skonto FC
2008 Andris Vaņins Flag of Latvia.svg FK Ventspils
2009 Kaspars Gorkšs Flag of England.svg Queens Park Rangers
2010 Kaspars Gorkšs Flag of England.svg Queens Park Rangers
2011 Aleksandrs Cauņa Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow
2012 Aleksandrs Cauņa Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow
2013 Andris Vaņins Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Sion
2014 Aleksandrs Koliņko Flag of Russia.svg Baltika Kaliningrad
2015 Andris Vaņins Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Sion
2016 Andris Vaņins Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Sion
2017 Andris Vaņins Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Zürich
2018 Dāvis Ikaunieks Flag of the Czech Republic.svg FK Jablonec
2019 Pāvels Šteinbors Flag of Latvia.svg Arka Gdynia
2020 Pāvels Šteinbors Flag of Latvia.svg Arka Gdynia
2021 Vladislavs Gutkovskis Flag of Poland.svg Raków
2022 Vladislavs Gutkovskis Flag of Poland.svg Raków

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References

  1. "Vēsture" (in Latvian). Latvian Football Federation . Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. "Latvijas 2005. gada labākais futbolists - Igors Stepanovs" (in Latvian). Sporta Centrs. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2022.