Armenian Footballer of the Year

File:Algérie - Arménie - 20140531 - Henrikh Mkhitaryan.jpg has been chosen as the Armenian Footballer of the Year ten times, more than any other player.]]

Armenian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best professional Armenian football player. The winner is elected by Football Federation of Armenia members, referees, inspectors, coaches, captains and presidents of the Armenian Premier League clubs, as well as the journalists and media. On the same occasion, an award is also given for Armenian Coach of the Year.{{cite web|script-title=hy:ԼԱՎԱԳՈՒՅՆ ՖՈՒՏԲՈԼԻՍՏԻ ՄԽԻԹԱՐՅԱՆԻ 2-ՐԴ ՏԻՏՂՈՍԸ|url=http://www.armtown.com/news/am/trt/20111218/194227/|date=18 December 2011|publisher=ArmSport.am|access-date=9 August 2012|language=hy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629025056/http://www.armtown.com/news/am/trt/20111218/194227|archive-date=29 June 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|script-title=hy:Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ֆեդերացիա հայտարարում քվեարկությանը անվանակարգերում համար կոչում են «Լավագույն ֆուտբոլիստի» եւ «Լավագույն մարզչի»|url=http://www.ffa.am/hy/news/item/2010/11/01/attention/|publisher=FFA.am|access-date=7 March 2013|language=hy}}

History

The same year the Football Federation of Armenia was founded, an award for the best Armenian football player began being annually given. The first award was given to former Armenia national football team captain Sargis Hovsepyan in 1992. Hovsepyan, who became the first player to win the award three times, is currently second to Henrikh Mkhitaryan who has won the award eleven times (including seven times in a row from 2011 to 2017). Arthur Petrosyan and Armen Shahgeldyan have both won the award twice. Edgar Manucharyan became the youngest player to win the award in 2004 at the age of 16. Hovsepyan became the oldest player to win the award in 2008 at the age of 36.

List of recipients

File:Sargis Hovsepyan.jpg won the inaugural award in 1992. He was also the first person to receive the award a second and a third time.]]

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" width="500px" !scope=col\|Year !scope=col\|Player !scope=col\|Club !scope=col class=unsortable\|Ref
scope="row"\| 1992 \| {{sortname\|Sargis\|Hovsepyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 1993 \| {{sortname\|Armen\|Shahgeldyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Ararat Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 1994 \| {{sortname\|Arsen\|Avetisyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Homenetmen \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 1995 \| {{sortname\|Sargis\|Hovsepyan}} (2) \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 1996 \| {{sortname\|Arthur\|Petrosyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Shirak \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 1997 \| {{sortname\|Harutyun\|Vardanyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Shirak \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 1998 \| {{sortname\|Arthur\|Voskanyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Tsement Ararat \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 1999 \| {{sortname\|Harutyun\|Abrahamyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} FC Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2000 \| {{sortname\|Arthur\|Petrosyan}} (2) \| {{flagicon\|Switzerland}} Young Boys \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2001 \| {{sortname\|Vardan\|Minasyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2002 \| {{sortname\|Arman\|Karamyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2003 \| {{sortname\|Ara\|Hakobyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Ukraine}} Metalurh Donetsk \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2004 \| {{sortname\|Edgar\|Manucharyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2005 \| {{sortname\|Aram\|Hakobyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Banants Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2006 \| {{sortname\|Armen\|Shahgeldyan}} (2) \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Mika Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2007 \| {{sortname\|Levon\|Pachajyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2008 \| {{sortname\|Sargis\|Hovsepyan}} (3) \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2009 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2010 \| {{sortname\|Karlen\|Mkrtchyan}} \| {{flagicon\|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan \| {{center\|}}
scope="row"\| 2011 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan\|nolink=1}} (2) \| {{flagicon\|Ukraine}} Shakhtar Donetsk \| {{center\|{{cite news\|url=http://www.tert.am/am/news/2011/12/15/mkhitaryan-best-player/\|script-title=hy:Հենրիխ Մխիթարյանը՝ Հայաստանի 2011թ. լավագույն ֆուտբոլիստ\|date=December 15, 2011\|newspaper=Tert.am\|access-date=August 9, 2012\|language=hy\|archive-date=December 26, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226205017/http://www.tert.am/am/news/2011/12/15/mkhitaryan-best-player/\|url-status=dead}}}}
scope="row"\| 2012 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan\|nolink=1}} (3) \| {{flagicon\|Ukraine}} Shakhtar Donetsk \| {{center\|{{cite web\|title=Shakhtar's Mkhitaryan collects Armenia award again\|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1909659.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104165413/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1909659.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=January 4, 2013\|publisher=UEFA\|access-date=7 March 2013}}}}
scope="row"\| 2013 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan\|nolink=1}} (4) \| {{Flagicon\|Germany}} Borussia Dortmund \| {{center\|{{cite news\|title=Soccer: Mkhitaryan best player, Minasyan best coach in 2013\|url=http://www.armenianow.com/news/51089/armenia_soccer_mkhitaryan_minasyan_best_player_coach\|access-date=26 December 2013\|newspaper=ArmeniaNow\|date=25 December 2013\|archive-date=15 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815174127/https://www.armenianow.com/news/51089/armenia_soccer_mkhitaryan_minasyan_best_player_coach\|url-status=dead}}}}
scope="row"\| 2014 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan\|nolink=1}} (5) \| {{Flagicon\|Germany}} Borussia Dortmund \| {{center\|{{cite web\|title=Mkhitaryan named Armenian Footballer of the Year \|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000310248.php \|publisher=Bundesliga \|access-date=30 December 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230003654/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000310248.php \|archive-date=30 December 2014 }}}}
scope="row"\| 2015 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan\|nolink=1}} (6) \| {{Flagicon\|Germany}} Borussia Dortmund \|
scope="row"\| 2016 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan\|nolink=1}} (7) \| {{Flagicon\|England}} Manchester United \|
scope="row"\| 2017 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan\|nolink=1}} (8) \| {{Flagicon\|England}} Manchester United \| {{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/mkhitaryan-wins-armenian-footballer-year\|title=Mkhitaryan wins Armenian Footballer of the Year\|publisher=Arsenal F.C.\|date=22 March 2018}}}}
scope="row"\| 2018 \| {{sortname\|Marcos\|Pizzelli}} \| {{Flagicon\|Kazakhstan}} Aktobe \| {{center\|{{cite web\|title=Marcos Pizzelli: "I am happy and proud"\|url=http://www.ffa.am/en/1546070488\|publisher=Football Federation of Armenia\|date=29 December 2018}}}}
scope="row"\| 2019 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan\|nolink=1}} (9) \| {{Flagicon\|Italy}} Roma \| {{center\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/277390/Henrikh_Mkhitaryan_named_Armenias_Best_Footballer_of_2019\|title=Henrikh Mkhitaryan named Armenia's Best Footballer of 2019\|publisher=PanArmenian.net\|date=29 January 2020}}}}
scope="row"\| 2020 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan\|nolink=1}} (10) \| {{Flagicon\|Italy}} Roma \| {{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.ffa.am/en/1608801280#:~:text=Football%20Federation%20of%20Armenia%20announced,second%20place%20with%2079%20points.\|title=Henrikh Mkhitaryan is the Player of the Year in Armenia\|publisher=ffa.am\|date=25 December 2020}}}}
scope="row"\| 2021 \| {{sortname\|Varazdat\|Haroyan}} \| {{Flagicon\|SPA}} Cádiz
scope="row"\| 2022 \| {{sortname\|Eduard\|Spertsyan}} \| {{Flagicon\|RUS}} Krasnodar \| {{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://en.armradio.am/2022/12/26/eduard-spertsyan-voted-armenias-player-of-the-year/\|title=Eduard Spertsyan voted Armenia's Player of the Year\|publisher=en.armradio.am/\|date=26 December 2022}}}}
scope="row"\| 2023 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan\|nolink=1}} (11) \| {{Flagicon\|Italy}} Inter Milan \| {{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.armenpress.am/eng/news/1127171/#:~:text=YEREVAN%2C%20DECEMBER%2029%2C%20ARMENPRESS.,Footballer%20of%20the%20Year%20title.\|title=Mkhitaryan named 2023 Footballer of the Year\|publisher=armenpress.am\|date=29 December 2023}}}}
scope="row"\| 2024 \| {{sortname\|Henrikh\|Mkhitaryan\|nolink=1}} (12) \| {{Flagicon\|Italy}} Inter Milan \| {{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://en.armradio.am/2024/12/27/henrikh-mkhitaryan-named-armenias-player-of-the-year-for-12th-time/\|title=Henrikh Mkhitaryan named Armenia’s Player of the Year for 12th time\|website=en.armradio.am/\|date=27 December 2024}}}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" width="500px"

!scope=col|Year

!scope=col|Player

!scope=col|Club

!scope=col class=unsortable|Ref

scope="row"| 1992

| {{sortname|Sargis|Hovsepyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 1993

| {{sortname|Armen|Shahgeldyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Ararat Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 1994

| {{sortname|Arsen|Avetisyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Homenetmen

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 1995

| {{sortname|Sargis|Hovsepyan}} (2)

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 1996

| {{sortname|Arthur|Petrosyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Shirak

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 1997

| {{sortname|Harutyun|Vardanyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Shirak

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 1998

| {{sortname|Arthur|Voskanyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Tsement Ararat

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 1999

| {{sortname|Harutyun|Abrahamyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} FC Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2000

| {{sortname|Arthur|Petrosyan}} (2)

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Young Boys

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2001

| {{sortname|Vardan|Minasyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2002

| {{sortname|Arman|Karamyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2003

| {{sortname|Ara|Hakobyan}}

| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Metalurh Donetsk

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2004

| {{sortname|Edgar|Manucharyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2005

| {{sortname|Aram|Hakobyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Banants Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2006

| {{sortname|Armen|Shahgeldyan}} (2)

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Mika Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2007

| {{sortname|Levon|Pachajyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2008

| {{sortname|Sargis|Hovsepyan}} (3)

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2009

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2010

| {{sortname|Karlen|Mkrtchyan}}

| {{flagicon|Armenia}} Pyunik Yerevan

| {{center|}}

scope="row"| 2011

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan|nolink=1}} (2)

| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Shakhtar Donetsk

| {{center|{{cite news|url=http://www.tert.am/am/news/2011/12/15/mkhitaryan-best-player/|script-title=hy:Հենրիխ Մխիթարյանը՝ Հայաստանի 2011թ. լավագույն ֆուտբոլիստ|date=December 15, 2011|newspaper=Tert.am|access-date=August 9, 2012|language=hy|archive-date=December 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226205017/http://www.tert.am/am/news/2011/12/15/mkhitaryan-best-player/|url-status=dead}}}}

scope="row"| 2012

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan|nolink=1}} (3)

| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Shakhtar Donetsk

| {{center|{{cite web|title=Shakhtar's Mkhitaryan collects Armenia award again|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1909659.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104165413/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1909659.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 4, 2013|publisher=UEFA|access-date=7 March 2013}}}}

scope="row"| 2013

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan|nolink=1}} (4)

| {{Flagicon|Germany}} Borussia Dortmund

| {{center|{{cite news|title=Soccer: Mkhitaryan best player, Minasyan best coach in 2013|url=http://www.armenianow.com/news/51089/armenia_soccer_mkhitaryan_minasyan_best_player_coach|access-date=26 December 2013|newspaper=ArmeniaNow|date=25 December 2013|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815174127/https://www.armenianow.com/news/51089/armenia_soccer_mkhitaryan_minasyan_best_player_coach|url-status=dead}}}}

scope="row"| 2014

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan|nolink=1}} (5)

| {{Flagicon|Germany}} Borussia Dortmund

| {{center|{{cite web|title=Mkhitaryan named Armenian Footballer of the Year |url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000310248.php |publisher=Bundesliga |access-date=30 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230003654/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2014/0000310248.php |archive-date=30 December 2014 }}}}

scope="row"| 2015

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan|nolink=1}} (6)

| {{Flagicon|Germany}} Borussia Dortmund

scope="row"| 2016

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan|nolink=1}} (7)

| {{Flagicon|England}} Manchester United

scope="row"| 2017

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan|nolink=1}} (8)

| {{Flagicon|England}} Manchester United

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/mkhitaryan-wins-armenian-footballer-year|title=Mkhitaryan wins Armenian Footballer of the Year|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=22 March 2018}}}}

scope="row"| 2018

| {{sortname|Marcos|Pizzelli}}

| {{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Aktobe

| {{center|{{cite web|title=Marcos Pizzelli: "I am happy and proud"|url=http://www.ffa.am/en/1546070488|publisher=Football Federation of Armenia|date=29 December 2018}}}}

scope="row"| 2019

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan|nolink=1}} (9)

| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Roma

| {{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/277390/Henrikh_Mkhitaryan_named_Armenias_Best_Footballer_of_2019|title=Henrikh Mkhitaryan named Armenia's Best Footballer of 2019|publisher=PanArmenian.net|date=29 January 2020}}}}

scope="row"| 2020

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan|nolink=1}} (10)

| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Roma

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.ffa.am/en/1608801280#:~:text=Football%20Federation%20of%20Armenia%20announced,second%20place%20with%2079%20points.|title=Henrikh Mkhitaryan is the Player of the Year in Armenia|publisher=ffa.am|date=25 December 2020}}}}

scope="row"| 2021

| {{sortname|Varazdat|Haroyan}}

| {{Flagicon|SPA}} Cádiz

scope="row"| 2022

| {{sortname|Eduard|Spertsyan}}

| {{Flagicon|RUS}} Krasnodar

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://en.armradio.am/2022/12/26/eduard-spertsyan-voted-armenias-player-of-the-year/|title=Eduard Spertsyan voted Armenia's Player of the Year|publisher=en.armradio.am/|date=26 December 2022}}}}

scope="row"| 2023

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan|nolink=1}} (11)

| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Inter Milan

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.armenpress.am/eng/news/1127171/#:~:text=YEREVAN%2C%20DECEMBER%2029%2C%20ARMENPRESS.,Footballer%20of%20the%20Year%20title.|title=Mkhitaryan named 2023 Footballer of the Year|publisher=armenpress.am|date=29 December 2023}}}}

scope="row"| 2024

| {{sortname|Henrikh|Mkhitaryan|nolink=1}} (12)

| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Inter Milan

| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://en.armradio.am/2024/12/27/henrikh-mkhitaryan-named-armenias-player-of-the-year-for-12th-time/|title=Henrikh Mkhitaryan named Armenia’s Player of the Year for 12th time|website=en.armradio.am/|date=27 December 2024}}}}