Paraguayan Footballer of the Year

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Jose Cardozo, pictured here in 2006, is a three-time winner of the journalists' award. Jose cardozo.jpg
José Cardozo, pictured here in 2006, is a three-time winner of the journalists' award.
Miguel Almiron, also a three-time winner of the journalists' award. Miguel Almiron 2021-08-07 1.jpg
Miguel Almirón, also a three-time winner of the journalists' award.

The Paraguayan Footballer of the Year is an award given to the best Paraguayan professional football player every year. The award began officially in 1997 and it is presented by Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color . Players that participate in this award can play in any professional football club in the world (although they do not necessarily have to be Paraguayan football clubs) and have to be either Paraguayan-born or Paraguayan-naturalised players.

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A second award, voted by the public, was established in 2004. Justo Villar was the inaugural winner.

Winners

Journalists' vote

YearPlayerClub(s)Ref.
1997 Carlos Gamarra Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica [1]
1998 Carlos Gamarra Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians [1]
1999 Roque Santa Cruz Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich [lower-alpha 1] 		[1]
2000 José Cardozo Flag of Mexico.svg Toluca [1]
2001 Roberto Acuña Flag of Spain.svg Zaragoza [1]
2002 José Cardozo Flag of Mexico.svg Toluca [1]
2003 José Cardozo Flag of Mexico.svg Toluca [1]
2004 Justo Villar Flag of Argentina.svg Newell's Old Boys [1]
2005 Julio dos Santos Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño [1]
2006 Óscar Cardozo Flag of Paraguay.svg Nacional
Flag of Argentina.svg Newell's Old Boys [lower-alpha 2] 		[1]
2007 Salvador Cabañas Flag of Mexico.svg América [1]
2008 Claudio Morel Rodríguez Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors [1]
2009 Óscar Cardozo Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica [1]
2010 Lucas Barrios Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund [1]
2011 Pablo Zeballos Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia [1]
2012 Pablo Aguilar Flag of Paraguay.svg Sportivo Luqueño
Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana [lower-alpha 3] 		[1]
2013 Ángel Romero Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño [1]
2014 Fernando Fernández Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní [1]
2015 Derlis González Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv [1]
2016 Rodrigo Rojas Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño [1]
2017 Miguel Almirón Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United [1]
2018 Miguel Almirón Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United [1]
2019 Roque Santa Cruz Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia [2]
2020N/AN/A
2021 Gustavo Gómez Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras [3]
2022 Miguel Almirón Flag of England.svg Newcastle United [4]
2023 Mathías Villasanti Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio

Public vote

YearPlayerClub(s)Ref.
2004 Justo Villar Flag of Argentina.svg Newell's Old Boys [1]
2005 Julio dos Santos Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño [1]
2006 Óscar Cardozo Flag of Paraguay.svg Nacional
Flag of Argentina.svg Newell's Old Boys [lower-alpha 2] 		[1]
2007 Nelson Valdez Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund [1]
2008 Salvador Cabañas Flag of Mexico.svg América [1]
2009 Salvador Cabañas Flag of Mexico.svg América [1]
2010 Nelson Valdez Flag of Spain.svg Hércules [1]
2011 Pablo Zeballos Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia [1]
2012 Fidencio Oviedo Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño [1]
2013 Pablo Aguilar Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana [1]
2014 Fernando Fernández Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní [1]
2015 William Mendieta Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras [1]
2016 Rodrigo Rojas Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño [1]
2017 Miguel Almirón Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United [1]
2018 Roque Santa Cruz Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia [1]
2019 Roque Santa Cruz Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia [2]
2020N/AN/A
2021 Gustavo Gómez Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
2022 Miguel Almirón Flag of England.svg Newcastle United [5]
2023 Mathías Villasanti Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio

Notes

  1. ↑ Santa Cruz played the first half of 1999 for Olimpia, before being transferred to Bayern Munich in August 1999.
  2. 1 2 Cardozo played the first half of 2006 for the Nacional, before being transferred to Newell's Old Boys in the second half of 2006.
  3. ↑ Aguilar played the first half of 2012 on loan to Sportivo Luqueño, and the second half of 2012 on loan to Tijuana.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 "Almirón y Roque, los mejores del 2018". ABC Color (in Spanish). 21 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Roque, el mejor del año". ABC Color (in Spanish). 27 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Gustavo Gómez, el "Mejor futbolista paraguayo del año"". ABC Color.
  4. ↑ "Miguel Almirón, elegido el Mejor Futbolista Paraguayo del 2022"". ABC Color.
  5. ↑ "Miguel Almirón, elegido el Mejor Futbolista Paraguayo del 2022"". ABC Color.
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