Swiss Footballer of the Year
{{Short description|Annual sports award}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
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.
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/footballer_of_the_year/schweiz/|title=Player of the year » Switzerland|publisher=World Football|accessdate=28 July 2019}}{{cite web |title=Sommer and Dickenmann: Switzerland's best footballers |url=https://www.credit-suisse.com/microsites/nationalteams/en/insights-and-stories/sommer-und-dickenmann-die-besten-fussballer-der-schweiz.html |publisher=Credit Suisse |accessdate=29 July 2019}}{{cite web |title=FUSSBALLER DES JAHRES IN DER SCHWEIZ |url=http://www.sfl.ch/sfl/sfl-award-night/geschichte/fussballer-des-jahres/ |publisher=Swiss Football League |language=German |accessdate=20 July 2019}}
Award winners
= Swiss Super League Player of the Year =
Awarded annually to the best player in the Swiss Super League.
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Player !Nationality !Club !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| 1998
|{{flag|Sweden}} |
| 1999
|{{flag|Switzerland}} |
| 2000
|{{flag|Ghana}} |
| 2001
|{{flag|Switzerland}} |
| 2002
|{{flag|Switzerland}} |{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} |
| 2003
|{{flag|Switzerland}} |
| 2004
|Stéphane Chapuisat (2) |{{flag|Switzerland}} |
| 2005
|{{flag|Switzerland}} |
| 2006
|{{flag|Argentina}} |
| 2007
|{{Fba|Croatia}} |{{cite news |date=18 August 2008 |title=Goal.com Profile: Mladen Petric |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/87/germany/2008/08/18/823832/goalcom-profile-mladen-petric |website=Goal |accessdate=28 July 2019}}{{cite web |date=30 May 2007 |title=Swiss skipper Frei nets football award |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-skipper-frei-nets-football-award/60010 |publisher=Swiss Info |accessdate=29 July 2019}} |
| 2008
|Hakan Yakin (2) |{{flag|Switzerland}} |
| 2009
|{{flag|Ivory Coast}} |
| 2010
|Seydou Doumbia (2) |{{flag|Ivory Coast}} |
| 2011
|{{flag|Switzerland}} |
| 2012
|Alexander Frei (2) |{{flag|Switzerland}} |{{cite web |date=25 May 2012 |title=Season review: Switzerland |url=https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1802244.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925032604/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1802244.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2015 |publisher=UEFA |accessdate=28 July 2019}} |
| 2013
|{{Fba|Egypt}} |
| 2014
|{{flag|Albania}} |
| 2015
|{{flag|Switzerland}} |
| 2016
|{{flag|France}} |
| 2017
|{{flag|Switzerland}} |
| 2018
|{{flag|Switzerland}} |
| 2019
|{{flag|Cameroon}} |
| 2020
|Jean-Pierre Nsame (2) |{{flag|Cameroon}} |
| 2021
|{{flag|Brazil}} |
| 2022
|{{flag|Switzerland}} |
| 2023
|{{flag|DR Congo}} |
| 2024
|{{flag|Switzerland}} |{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} |
= Swiss Player of the Year =
Awarded to the best player of the Swiss national team.
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Player !Club !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| 1998
|{{SortKeyName|Raphaël|Wicky}} |{{Fbaicon|GER}} Werder Bremen |
| 1999
|{{SortKeyName|Ciriaco|Sforza}} |{{Fbaicon|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 2000
|{{SortKeyName|David|Sesa}} |{{Fbaicon|ITA}} Lecce |
| 2001
|{{SortKeyName|Stéphane|Henchoz}} |{{Fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 2002
|{{SortKeyName|Stéphane|Henchoz}} (2) |{{Fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 2003
|{{SortKeyName|Jörg|Stiel}} |{{Fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 2004
|{{SortKeyName|Alexander|Frei}} |{{Fbaicon|FRA}} Rennes |
| 2005
|{{SortKeyName|Alexander|Frei}} (2) |{{Fbaicon|FRA}} Rennes |
| 2006
|{{SortKeyName|Philippe|Senderos}} |{{Fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal |
| 2007
|{{SortKeyName|Alexander|Frei}} (3) |{{Fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund |
| 2008
|{{SortKeyName|Tranquillo|Barnetta}} |{{Fbaicon|GER}} Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2009
|{{SortKeyName|Diego|Benaglio}} |{{Fbaicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2010
|{{SortKeyName|Benjamin|Huggel}} |{{Fbaicon|Switzerland}} Basel |{{cite web |date=24 May 2010 |title=Das sind die Schweizer Fussballer 2010 |url=https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/sport/fussball/das-sind-die-schweizer-fussballer-2010/story/14507056 |publisher=Berner Zeitung |language=German |accessdate=29 July 2019}} |
| 2011
|{{SortKeyName|Xherdan|Shaqiri}} |{{Fbaicon|Switzerland}} Basel |
| 2012
|{{SortKeyName|Xherdan|Shaqiri}} (2) |{{Fbaicon|Switzerland}} Basel |
| 2013
|{{SortKeyName|Diego|Benaglio}} (2) |{{Fbaicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg |{{cite web |date=11 August 2013 |title=SWISS FOOTBALL AWARDS: Awards für Benaglio und Forte in Luzern |url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/amp/zentralschweiz/luzern/swiss-football-awards-awards-fuer-benaglio-und-forte-in-luzern-ld.14272 |publisher=Luzerner Zeitung |language=German |accessdate=29 July 2019}} |
| 2014
|{{Fbaicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2015
|{{SortKeyName|Stephan|Lichtsteiner}} |{{Fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
| 2016
|{{SortKeyName|Yann|Sommer}} |{{Fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 2017
|{{SortKeyName|Granit|Xhaka}} |{{Fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal |
| 2018
|{{SortKeyName|Yann|Sommer}} (2) |{{Fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 2019
|{{SortKeyName|Haris|Seferovic}} |{{Fbaicon|POR}} Benfica |
| 2020
| colspan="2" align="center" |Not awarded{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} | |
| 2021
|{{SortKeyName|Yann|Sommer}} (3) |{{Fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Mönchengladbach |{{cite news |date=29 January 2022 |title=Yann Sommer – Swiss Footballer of the Year for 2021 |website=OneFootball |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/yann-sommer-swiss-footballer-of-the-year-for-2021-34473558 |access-date=10 September 2022}} |
| 2022
|{{SortKeyName|Granit|Xhaka}} (2) |{{Fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal |
| 2023
|{{SortKeyName|Granit|Xhaka}} (3) |{{Fbaicon|GER}} Bayer Leverkusen |
==By player==
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| |Rank
!|Player !|Wins |
|---|
| align=center
| rowspan=3| 1 |{{SortKeyName|Alexander|Frei}} | rowspan=3| 3 |
| align=center
|{{SortKeyName|Yann|Sommer}} |
| align=center
|{{SortKeyName|Granit|Xhaka}} |
| align=center
| rowspan=3| 4 |{{SortKeyName|Diego|Benaglio}} | rowspan=3| 2 |
| align=center
|{{SortKeyName|Stéphane|Henchoz}} |
| align=center
|{{SortKeyName|Xherdan|Shaqiri}} |
''Sport'' Nationalliga A awards
{{Infobox sports award|name=Nationalliga A Foreigner of the Year|image=File:FC Bayern Munchen tegen Aston Villa 0-1 Europa Cup I Rummennige in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 932-1815.jpg|caption=1989 award recipient Karl-Heinz Rummenigge|sport=Association football|league=Nationalliga A|awardedfor=best performing foreign player over the course of a season in the Nationalliga A.|presenter=Sport|first={{start date and age|1975|df=yes}}|number=24|last={{start date and age|1998|df=yes}}|firstwinner={{fbaicon|Yugoslavia}} Ilija Katić|mostwins={{fbaicon|Yugoslavia}} Jurica Jerković (3 wins)|mostrecent={{fbaicon|DR Congo}} Shabani Nonda}}
= 1975−1998: Foreigner of the Year =
Previously awarded annually to the best foreign player in the Nationalliga A.{{Cite web |last=Garin |first=Erik |date=20 June 2007 |title=Switzerland - Footballer of the Year |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zwitpoy.html |access-date=27 August 2022 |website=RSSSF}}
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" |Season
!Player !Nationality !Club |
|---|
| 1975
! scope="row" |Ilija Katić |{{Fba|Yugoslavia}} |
| 1976
! scope="row" |Ilija Katić (2) |{{Fba|Yugoslavia}} |
| 1977
! scope="row" |Eigil Nielsen |{{Fba|Denmark}} |
| 1978
! scope="row" |Martin Chivers |{{Fba|ENG}} |
| 1979
! scope="row" |Jurica Jerković |{{Fba|Yugoslavia}} |
| 1980
! scope="row" |Piet Hamberg |{{Fba|Netherlands}} |
| 1981
! scope="row" |Robert Kok |{{Fba|Netherlands}} |
| 1982
! scope="row" |Jurica Jerković (2) |{{Fba|Yugoslavia}} |
| 1983
! scope="row" |Jurica Jerković (3) |{{Fba|Yugoslavia}} |
| 1984
! scope="row" |Raúl Nogués |{{Fba|Argentina}} |
| 1985
! scope="row" |Charly Herberth |{{Fba|Germany}} |
| 1986
! scope="row" |Lars Lunde |{{Fba|Denmark}} |
| 1987
! scope="row" |Robert Prytz |{{Fba|Sweden}} |
| 1988
! scope="row" |John Eriksen |{{Fba|Denmark}} |
| 1989
! scope="row" |Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |{{Fba|Germany}} |
| 1990
! scope="row" |Ivan Zamorano |{{Fba|Chile}} |
| 1991
! scope="row" |Edwin Gorter |{{Fba|Netherlands}} |
| 1992
! scope="row" |Igor Dobrovolski |{{Fba|Russia}} |
| 1993
! scope="row" |Sonny Anderson |{{Fba|Brazil}} |
| 1994
! scope="row" |Giovane Élber |{{Fba|Brazil}} |
| 1995
! scope="row" |Petar Aleksandrov |{{Fba|Bulgaria}} |
| 1996
! scope="row" |Viorel Moldovan |{{Fba|Romania}} |
| 1997
! scope="row" |Viorel Moldovan (2) |{{Fba|Romania}} |
| 1998
! scope="row" |Shabani Nonda |{{Fba|DRC}} |
= 1973−1998: Swiss Footballer of the Year =
Previously awarded to the best Swiss player playing in the Swiss Super League.
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Season
!Player !Club |
|---|
| 1973
! scope="row" |Karl Odermatt |
| 1974
| colspan="2" align="center" |Not awarded |
| 1975
! scope="row" |Umberto Barberis |
| 1976
! scope="row" |Köbi Kuhn |
| 1977
! scope="row" |Hansjörg Pfister |
| 1978
! scope="row" |Rudolf Elsener |
| 1979
! scope="row" |Umberto Barberis (2) |
| 1980
! scope="row" |Umberto Barberis (3) |
| 1981
! scope="row" |Heinz Lüdi |
| 1982
! scope="row" |Claudio Sulser |
| 1983
! scope="row" |Lucien Favre |
| 1984
! scope="row" |Heinz Hermann |
| rowspan="2" |1985
! scope="row" |Heinz Hermann (2) |
| scope="row" |Rolf Osterwalder |
| 1986
! scope="row" |Heinz Hermann (3) |
| 1987
! scope="row" |Heinz Hermann (4) |
| 1988
! scope="row" |Heinz Hermann (5) |
| 1989
! scope="row" |Peter Nadig |
| 1990
! scope="row" |Andy Egli |
| 1991
! scope="row" |Adrian Knup |
| 1992
! scope="row" |Jean-Paul Brigger |Sion |
| 1993
! scope="row" |Ciriaco Sforza |
| 1994
! scope="row" |Thomas Bickel |
| 1995
! scope="row" |Nestor Subiat |
| 1996
! scope="row" |Kubilay Türkyilmaz |
| 1997
! scope="row" |Kubilay Türkyilmaz (2) |
| 1998
! scope="row" |Kubilay Türkyilmaz (3) |
References
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External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zwitpoy.html Switzerland - Footballer of the Year] on RSSSF
{{ASF-SFV football awards}}{{Sport Nationalliga A awards}}{{National Footballer of the Year}}
{{Portal bar|Association football|Switzerland}}
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