Swiss Footballer of the Year

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The Swiss Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best footballer based in Switzerland and the best Swiss national team player.

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From the 1972–73 season until the 1997–98 season, the award was chosen by the now defunct Swiss newspaper Sport. Since the original award could only be won by a Swiss national, there was also a Foreigner of the Year award from 1973–74 until 1997–98.

Since 1998, two Player of the Year trophies have been awarded each year; one to the best player in the Swiss Super League known as the Axpo Swiss Super League Player of the Year and the other to the best national team player known as the Credit Suisse Player of the Year. [1] [2] [3]

Award winners

Swiss Super League Player of the Year

Awarded annually to the best player in the Swiss Super League.

YearPlayerNationalityClubRef.
1998 Stefan Rehn Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Lausanne-Sport [1] [3]
1999 Alexandre Rey Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Servette [1] [3]
2000 Charles Amoah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana St. Gallen [1] [3]
2001 Stéphane Chapuisat Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Grasshoppers [1] [3]
2002 Murat Yakin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Basel [4]
2003 Hakan Yakin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Basel [5]
2004 Stéphane Chapuisat (2)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Young Boys [1] [3]
2005 Ricardo Cabanas Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Grasshoppers [1] [3]
2006 Matías Delgado Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Basel [6]
2007 Mladen Petrić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Basel [7] [8]
2008 Hakan Yakin (2)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Young Boys [1] [3]
2009 Seydou Doumbia Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Young Boys [9]
2010 Seydou Doumbia (2)Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Young Boys [9]
2011 Alexander Frei Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Basel [10]
2012 Alexander Frei (2)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Basel [10] [11]
2013 Mohamed Salah Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Basel [12]
2014 Shkëlzen Gashi Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Grasshoppers [13]
2015 Breel Embolo Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Basel [14]
2016 Guillaume Hoarau Flag of France.svg  France Young Boys [15]
2017 Michael Lang Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Basel [16]
2018 Kevin Mbabu Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Young Boys [17]
2019 Jean-Pierre Nsame Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Young Boys [18]
2020 Jean-Pierre Nsame (2)Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Young Boys [18]
2021 Arthur Cabral Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Basel [19]
2022 Fabian Rieder Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Young Boys [20]
2023 Meschak Elia Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Young Boys [21]

Swiss Player of the Year

Awarded to the best player of the Swiss national team.

YearPlayerClubRef.
1998 Raphaël Wicky Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen [22]
1999 Ciriaco Sforza Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Kaiserslautern [22]
2000 David Sesa Flag of Italy.svg Lecce [22]
2001 Stéphane Henchoz Flag of England.svg Liverpool [22]
2002 Stéphane Henchoz (2) Flag of England.svg Liverpool [22]
2003 Jörg Stiel Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach [22]
2004 Alexander Frei Flag of France.svg Rennes [22]
2005 Alexander Frei (2) Flag of France.svg Rennes [22]
2006 Philippe Senderos Flag of England.svg Arsenal [22]
2007 Alexander Frei (3) Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund [8]
2008 Tranquillo Barnetta Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen [22]
2009 Diego Benaglio Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg [23]
2010 Benjamin Huggel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel [24]
2011 Xherdan Shaqiri Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel [25]
2012 Xherdan Shaqiri (2) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel [26]
2013 Diego Benaglio (2) Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg [27]
2014 Ricardo Rodríguez Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg [28]
2015 Stephan Lichtsteiner Flag of Italy.svg Juventus [29]
2016 Yann Sommer Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach [30]
2017 Granit Xhaka Flag of England.svg Arsenal [31]
2018 Yann Sommer (2) Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach [2]
2019 Haris Seferovic Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica [32]
2020Not awarded[ citation needed ]
2021 Yann Sommer (3) Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach [33]
2022 Granit Xhaka (2) Flag of England.svg Arsenal [34]
2023 Granit Xhaka (3) Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen [21]

By player

RankPlayerWins
1 Alexander Frei 3
Yann Sommer
Granit Xhaka
4 Diego Benaglio 2
Stéphane Henchoz
Xherdan Shaqiri

Sport Nationalliga A awards

Nationalliga A Foreigner of the Year
FC Bayern Munchen tegen Aston Villa 0-1 Europa Cup I Rummennige in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 932-1815.jpg
1989 award recipient Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Sport Association football
League Nationalliga A
Awarded forbest performing foreign player over the course of a season in the Nationalliga A.
Presented bySport
History
First award1975;49 years ago (1975)
Editions24
Final award1998;26 years ago (1998)
First winner Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ilija Katić
Most wins Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Jurica Jerković (3 wins)
Most recent Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Shabani Nonda

1975−1998: Foreigner of the Year

Previously awarded annually to the best foreign player in the Nationalliga A. [35]

SeasonPlayerNationalityClub
1975 Ilija Katić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Zürich
1976 Ilija Katić (2)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Zürich
1977 Eigil Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Basel
1978 Martin Chivers Flag of England.svg  England Servette
1979 Jurica Jerković Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Zürich
1980 Piet Hamberg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Servette
1981 Robert Kok Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Lausanne Sports
1982 Jurica Jerković (2)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Zürich
1983 Jurica Jerković (3)Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Zürich
1984 Raúl Nogués Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina La Chaux-de-Fonds
1985 Charly Herberth Flag of Germany.svg  Germany FC Aarau
1986 Lars Lunde Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Young Boys Bern
1987 Robert Prytz Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Young Boys Bern
1988 John Eriksen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Servette
1989 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Servette
1990 Ivan Zamorano Flag of Chile.svg  Chile FC St. Gallen
1991 Edwin Gorter Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands FC Lugano
1992 Igor Dobrovolski Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Servette
1993 Sonny Anderson Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Servette
1994 Giovane Élber Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Grasshoppers
1995 Petar Aleksandrov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Neuchâtel Xamax
1996 Viorel Moldovan Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Neuchâtel Xamax
1997 Viorel Moldovan (2)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Grasshoppers
1998 Shabani Nonda Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Zürich
Nationalliga A Swiss Footballer of the Year
Karl Odermatt (1970).jpg
Inaugural award recipient Karl Odermatt
Sport Association football
League Nationalliga A
Awarded forbest performing Swiss player over the course of a season in the Nationalliga A.
Presented bySport
History
First award1973;51 years ago (1973)
Editions25
Final award1998;26 years ago (1998)
First winner Karl Odermatt
Most wins Heinz Hermann (5 wins)
Most recent Kubilay Türkyilmaz

1973−1998: Swiss Footballer of the Year

Previously awarded to the best Swiss player playing in the Swiss Super League. [35] [3]

SeasonPlayerClub
1973 Karl Odermatt Basel
1974Not awarded
1975 Umberto Barberis Grasshoppers
1976 Köbi Kuhn Zürich
1977 Hansjörg Pfister Servette
1978 Rudolf Elsener Grasshoppers
1979 Umberto Barberis (2) Grasshoppers
1980 Umberto Barberis (3) Grasshoppers
1981 Heinz Lüdi Zürich
1982 Claudio Sulser Grasshoppers
1983 Lucien Favre Servette
1984 Heinz Hermann Grasshoppers
1985 Heinz Hermann (2) Grasshoppers
Rolf Osterwalder Aarau
1986 Heinz Hermann (3) Neuchâtel Xamax
1987 Heinz Hermann (4) Neuchâtel Xamax
1988 Heinz Hermann (5) Neuchâtel Xamax
1989 Peter Nadig Luzern
1990 Andy Egli Grasshoppers
1991 Adrian Knup Luzern
1992 Jean-Paul Brigger Sion
1993 Ciriaco Sforza Grasshoppers
1994 Thomas Bickel Grasshoppers
1995 Nestor Subiat Grasshoppers
1996 Kubilay Türkyilmaz Grasshoppers
1997 Kubilay Türkyilmaz (2) Grasshoppers
1998 Kubilay Türkyilmaz (3) Grasshoppers

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