# Swiss Footballer of the Year

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.

## Award winners
### Swiss Super League Player of the Year

Awarded annually to the best player in the Swiss Super League.
| Year | Player | Nationality | Club |
| 1998 | Stefan Rehn | Sweden | Lausanne-Sport |
| 1999 | Alexandre Rey | Switzerland | Servette |
| 2000 | Charles Amoah | Ghana | St. Gallen |
| 2001 | Stéphane Chapuisat | Switzerland | Grasshoppers |
| 2002 | Murat Yakin | Switzerland | Basel |
| 2003 | Hakan Yakin | Switzerland | Basel |
| 2004 | Stéphane Chapuisat (2) | Switzerland | Young Boys |
| 2005 | Ricardo Cabanas | Switzerland | Grasshoppers |
| 2006 | Matías Delgado | Argentina | Basel |
| 2007 | Mladen Petrić | Croatia | Basel |
| 2008 | Hakan Yakin (2) | Switzerland | Young Boys |
| 2009 | Seydou Doumbia | Ivory Coast | Young Boys |
| 2010 | Seydou Doumbia (2) | Ivory Coast | Young Boys |
| 2011 | Alexander Frei | Switzerland | Basel |
| 2012 | Alexander Frei (2) | Switzerland | Basel |
| 2013 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | Basel |
| 2014 | Shkëlzen Gashi | Albania | Grasshoppers |
| 2015 | Breel Embolo | Switzerland | Basel |
| 2016 | Guillaume Hoarau | France | Young Boys |
| 2017 | Michael Lang | Switzerland | Basel |
| 2018 | Kevin Mbabu | Switzerland | Young Boys |
| 2019 | Jean-Pierre Nsame | Cameroon | Young Boys |
| 2020 | Jean-Pierre Nsame (2) | Cameroon | Young Boys |
| 2021 | Arthur Cabral | Brazil | Basel |
| 2022 | Fabian Rieder | Switzerland | Young Boys |
| 2023 | Meschak Elia | DR Congo | Young Boys |

### Swiss Player of the Year

Awarded to the best player of the Swiss national team.
| Year | Player | Club |
| 1998 | Wicky, RaphaëlRaphaël Wicky | Werder Bremen |
| 1999 | Sforza, CiriacoCiriaco Sforza | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 2000 | Sesa, DavidDavid Sesa | Lecce |
| 2001 | Henchoz, StéphaneStéphane Henchoz | Liverpool |
| 2002 | Henchoz, StéphaneStéphane Henchoz (2) | Liverpool |
| 2003 | Stiel, JörgJörg Stiel | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 2004 | Frei, AlexanderAlexander Frei | Rennes |
| 2005 | Frei, AlexanderAlexander Frei (2) | Rennes |
| 2006 | Senderos, PhilippePhilippe Senderos | Arsenal |
| 2007 | Frei, AlexanderAlexander Frei (3) | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2008 | Barnetta, TranquilloTranquillo Barnetta | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2009 | Benaglio, DiegoDiego Benaglio | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2010 | Huggel, BenjaminBenjamin Huggel | Basel |
| 2011 | Shaqiri, XherdanXherdan Shaqiri | Basel |
| 2012 | Shaqiri, XherdanXherdan Shaqiri (2) | Basel |
| 2013 | Benaglio, DiegoDiego Benaglio (2) | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2014 | Ricardo Rodríguez | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2015 | Lichtsteiner, StephanStephan Lichtsteiner | Juventus |
| 2016 | Sommer, YannYann Sommer | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 2017 | Xhaka, GranitGranit Xhaka | Arsenal |
| 2018 | Sommer, YannYann Sommer (2) | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 2019 | Seferovic, HarisHaris Seferovic | Benfica |
| 2020 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2021 | Sommer, YannYann Sommer (3) | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 2022 | Xhaka, GranitGranit Xhaka (2) | Arsenal |
| 2023 | Xhaka, GranitGranit Xhaka (3) | Bayer Leverkusen |

#### By player

| Rank | Player | Wins |
| 1 | Frei, AlexanderAlexander Frei | 3 |
| 1 | Sommer, YannYann Sommer | 3 |
| 1 | Xhaka, GranitGranit Xhaka | 3 |
| 4 | Benaglio, DiegoDiego Benaglio | 2 |
| 4 | Henchoz, StéphaneStéphane Henchoz | 2 |
| 4 | Shaqiri, XherdanXherdan Shaqiri | 2 |

## Sport Nationalliga A awards
### 1975−1998: Foreigner of the Year

Previously awarded annually to the best foreign player in the Nationalliga A.
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club |
| 1975 | Ilija Katić | Yugoslavia | Zürich |
| 1976 | Ilija Katić (2) | Yugoslavia | Zürich |
| 1977 | Eigil Nielsen | Denmark | Basel |
| 1978 | Martin Chivers | England | Servette |
| 1979 | Jurica Jerković | Yugoslavia | Zürich |
| 1980 | Piet Hamberg | Netherlands | Servette |
| 1981 | Robert Kok | Netherlands | Lausanne Sports |
| 1982 | Jurica Jerković (2) | Yugoslavia | Zürich |
| 1983 | Jurica Jerković (3) | Yugoslavia | Zürich |
| 1984 | Raúl Nogués | Argentina | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 1985 | Charly Herberth | Germany | FC Aarau |
| 1986 | Lars Lunde | Denmark | Young Boys Bern |
| 1987 | Robert Prytz | Sweden | Young Boys Bern |
| 1988 | John Eriksen | Denmark | Servette |
| 1989 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Germany | Servette |
| 1990 | Ivan Zamorano | Chile | FC St. Gallen |
| 1991 | Edwin Gorter | Netherlands | FC Lugano |
| 1992 | Igor Dobrovolski | Russia | Servette |
| 1993 | Sonny Anderson | Brazil | Servette |
| 1994 | Giovane Élber | Brazil | Grasshoppers |
| 1995 | Petar Aleksandrov | Bulgaria | Neuchâtel Xamax |
| 1996 | Viorel Moldovan | Romania | Neuchâtel Xamax |
| 1997 | Viorel Moldovan (2) | Romania | Grasshoppers |
| 1998 | Shabani Nonda | DR Congo | Zürich |

### 1973−1998: Swiss Footballer of the Year

Previously awarded to the best Swiss player playing in the Swiss Super League.
| Season | Player | Club |
| 1973 | Karl Odermatt | Basel |
| 1974 | Not awarded | Not 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 |
| 1985 | 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 |