Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year

AIC Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year
Sport	Association football
Competition	Serie A
Awarded for	Foreign player considered to have performed the best in each given Serie A season
Local name	Migliore calciatore straniero AIC (Italian)
Country	Italy
Presented by	Italian Footballers' Association (AIC)
History
First award	1997
Editions	14
Final award	2010
First winner	Zinedine Zidane (1997)
Most wins	Zlatan Ibrahimović ; Kaká ; (3 times each);
Last ceremony	Diego Milito (2010)
Website	Official website

Last updated October 27, 2024

The AICSerie A Foreign Footballer of the Year (Italian : Migliore calciatore straniero AIC) was a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) given to the non-Italian footballer who was considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season. Diego Milito was the last recipient of the award in 2010. The award was part of the Oscar del Calcio awards event.

Winners

Zinedine Zidane, who won the first edition, winning it again in 2001 Zinedine Zidane 20minutos-bis.jpg — Zinedine Zidane, who won the first edition, winning it again in 2001

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has won the award three times Ibra.jpg — Zlatan Ibrahimović, who has won the award three times

Year	Player	Club	Ref(s)
1997	Zinedine Zidane	Juventus	^[1]
1998	Ronaldo	Internazionale	^[1]
1999	Gabriel Batistuta	Fiorentina	^[1]
2000	Andriy Shevchenko	Milan	^[2]
2001	Zinedine Zidane	Juventus	^[3]
2002	David Trezeguet	Juventus	^[1]
2003	Pavel Nedvěd	Juventus	^[4]
2004	Kaká	Milan	^[1]
2005	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Juventus	^[5]
2006	Kaká	Milan	^[6]
2006	David Suazo	Cagliari	^[6]
2007	Kaká	Milan	^[1]
2008	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Internazionale	^[7]
2009	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Internazionale	^[8]
2010	Diego Milito	Internazionale	^[9]

By club

Club	Players	Total
Juventus	4	5
Internazionale	3	4
Milan	2	4
Fiorentina	1	1
Cagliari	1	1

By country

Country	Players	Total
Brazil	2	4
France	2	3
Sweden	1	3
Argentina	2	2
Czech Republic	1	1
Honduras	1	1
Ukraine	1	1

By position

Position	Players	Total
Forward	7	9
Midfielder	3	6

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Albo d'Oro". AssoCalciotori.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
↑ "A Francesco Totti l'Oscar del calcio". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2 October 2000. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
↑ "Oscar: Zidane batte Totti è lui il più bravo calciatore". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2 October 2001. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
↑ "L'«Oscar» Aic a Totti e Nedved". La tribuna di Treviso (in Italian). 13 January 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
↑ "Re Gila". Eurosport (in Italian). 23 January 2006. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
↑ "A Cannavaro l'Oscar 2006". Eurosport (in Italian). 29 January 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
↑ "Ibrahimovic e la Juve i più bravi del 2008". la Repubblica (in Italian). 20 January 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
↑ Masiello, Vince (19 January 2010). "Ex-Inter Star Zlatan Ibrahimovic Wins 2009 'Oscar Del Calcio'". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
↑ "Oscar Aic, nessuno come Milito, Mourinho re degli allenatori". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 24 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

External links

(in Italian) List of Oscar del Calcio winners on the AIC official website
(in Italian) List of Gran Galà del Calcio winners on the AIC official website

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Albo d'Oro". AssoCalciotori.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

[2] "A Francesco Totti l'Oscar del calcio". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2 October 2000. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[3] "Oscar: Zidane batte Totti è lui il più bravo calciatore". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2 October 2001. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[4] "L'«Oscar» Aic a Totti e Nedved". La tribuna di Treviso (in Italian). 13 January 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[Oscar2005-5] "Re Gila". Eurosport (in Italian). 23 January 2006. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[6] "A Cannavaro l'Oscar 2006". Eurosport (in Italian). 29 January 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[7] "Ibrahimovic e la Juve i più bravi del 2008". la Repubblica (in Italian). 20 January 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[8] Masiello, Vince (19 January 2010). "Ex-Inter Star Zlatan Ibrahimovic Wins 2009 'Oscar Del Calcio'". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[9] "Oscar Aic, nessuno come Milito, Mourinho re degli allenatori". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 24 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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Discontinued	Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year Serie A Young Footballer of the Year Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year Serie A Defender of the Year