# Football Oscar

The Football Oscar (Croatian: Nogometni Oscar) is an annual football award given by the Croatian Association Football Union and Sportske novosti since 2013. In the 2017 edition the award was renamed as Trophy Footballer (Croatian: Trofej Nogometaš). It is awarded to the best football player, manager and goalkeeper playing in the Croatian First League. Also, it is awarded to the best overall Croatian player at the end of every season. The best 11 Prva HNL players of the season are also selected. The award is chosen by players and managers of the Croatian league clubs.

## Team of the Year 2013

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Prva HNL player: Sammir
* Best Prva HNL goalkeeper: Ivan Kelava
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Ante Rebić
* Best Prva HNL manager: Tomislav Ivković

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2013

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Ivan Kelava | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Šime Vrsaljko | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Josip Šimunić | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Ivica Križanac | RNK Split | 1 |
| Antonio Milić | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Franko Andrijašević | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Sammir | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Domagoj Antolić | Lokomotiva | 1 |
| Leon Benko | Rijeka | 1 |
| Ante Rebić | RNK Split | 1 |
| Andrej Kramarić | Lokomotiva | 1 |
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## Team of the Year 2014

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Prva HNL player: Andrej Kramarić
* Best Prva HNL goalkeeper: Ivan Vargić
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Mario Pašalić
* Best Prva HNL manager: Matjaž Kek

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2014

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Ivan Vargić | Rijeka | 1 |
| Ivan Tomečak | Rijeka | 1 |
| Mario Maloča | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Josip Šimunić | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Josip Pivarić | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Mario Pašalić | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Marcelo Brozović | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Ivan Močinić | Rijeka | 1 |
| Andrej Kramarić | Rijeka | 2 |
| Duje Čop | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| El Arabi Hillel Soudani | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
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## Team of the Year 2015

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Prva HNL player: Marko Pjaca
* Best Prva HNL goalkeeper: Lovre Kalinić
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Marko Pjaca
* Best Prva HNL manager: Zoran Mamić

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2015

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Dominik Livaković | NK Zagreb | 1 |
| Marin Leovac | Rijeka | 1 |
| Ivan Tomečak | Rijeka | 2 |
| Matej Mitrović | Rijeka | 1 |
| Marko Lešković | Rijeka | 1 |
| Domagoj Pavičić | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Ante Ćorić | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Arijan Ademi | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Dejan Radonjić | Istra 1961 | 1 |
| Angelo Henriquez | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Marko Pjaca | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
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## Team of the Year 2016

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Prva HNL player: Marko Pjaca
* Best Prva HNL goalkeeper: Lovre Kalinić
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Ante Ćorić
* Best Prva HNL manager: Zoran Mamić

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2016

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Lovre Kalinić | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Gordon Schildenfeld | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Josip Pivarić | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Marko Lešković | Rijeka | 2 |
| Stefan Ristovski | Rijeka | 1 |
| Tino-Sven Sušić | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Ante Ćorić | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Marko Rog | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Marko Pjaca | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Ilija Nestorovski | Inter Zaprešić | 1 |
| Marin Tomasov | Rijeka | 1 |
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## Team of the Year 2017

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Croatian goalkeeper: Danijel Subašić
* Best Prva HNL player: Franko Andrijašević
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Lovro Majer
* Best Prva HNL manager: Matjaž Kek

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2017

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Dominik Livaković | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Borna Barišić | Osijek | 1 |
| Josip Elez | Rijeka | 1 |
| Marko Lešković | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 |
| Stefan Ristovski | Rijeka | 2 |
| Franko Andrijašević | Rijeka | 2 |
| Filip Bradarić | Rijeka | 1 |
| Josip Mišić | Rijeka | 1 |
| El Arabi Hillel Soudani | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Márkó Futács | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Mario Gavranović | Rijeka | 1 |
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## Team of the Year 2018

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Croatian female player: Maja Joščak
* Best Croatian goalkeeper: Danijel Subašić
* Best Prva HNL player: El Arabi Hillel Soudani
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Lovro Majer
* Best Prva HNL manager: Matjaž Kek

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2018

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Dominik Livaković | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 |
| Josip Juranović | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Zoran Nižić | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Filip Benković | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Borna Sosa | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Arijan Ademi | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Filip Bradarić | Rijeka | 2 |
| Lovro Majer | Lokomotiva | 1 |
| El Arabi Hillel Soudani | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 |
| Héber Araujo dos Santos | Rijeka | 1 |
| Mario Gavranović | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
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## Team of the Year 2019

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Croatian female player: Leonarda Balog
* Best Croatian goalkeeper: Dominik Livaković
* Best Prva HNL player: Dani Olmo
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Dani Olmo
* Best Prva HNL manager: Nenad Bjelica
* Best Croatian futsal player: Duško Martinac

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2019

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Dominik Livaković | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 |
| Kévin Théophile-Catherine | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Emir Dilaver | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Domagoj Bradarić | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Zoran Kvržić | Rijeka | 1 |
| Luka Ivanušec | Lokomotiva | 1 |
| Domagoj Pavičić | Rijeka | 2 |
| Dani Olmo | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Jairo | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Bruno Petković | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Jakov Puljić | Rijeka | 1 |
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## Team of the Year 2020

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Croatian goalkeeper: Dominik Livaković
* Best Prva HNL player: Bruno Petković
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Luka Ivanušec
* Best Prva HNL manager: Nenad Bjelica
* Best Prva HNL pitch: Stadion Rujevica

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2020

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Dominik Livaković | Dinamo Zagreb | 5 |
| Igor Silva | Osijek | 1 |
| Denis Kolinger | Lokomotiva | 1 |
| Mile Škorić | Osijek | 1 |
| Petar Bočkaj | Osijek | 1 |
| Nikola Moro | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Mijo Caktaš | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Arijan Ademi | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 |
| Lirim Kastrati | Lokomotiva | 1 |
| Mirko Marić | Osijek | 1 |
| Bruno Petković | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
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## Team of the Year 2021

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Croatian female player: Izabela Lojna
* Best Croatian goalkeeper: Dominik Livaković
* Best Prva HNL player: Bruno Petković
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Joško Gvardiol
* Best Prva HNL manager: Nenad Bjelica
* Best Prva HNL pitch: Stadion Maksimir

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2021

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Dominik Livaković | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 |
| Igor Silva | Osijek | 2 |
| Rasmus Lauritsen | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Mile Škorić | Osijek | 2 |
| Joško Gvardiol | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Arijan Ademi | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 |
| Luka Ivanušec | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Lovro Majer | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Ramón Miérez | Osijek | 1 |
| Mislav Oršić | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Bruno Petković | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 |
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## Team of the Year 2022

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Croatian goalkeeper: Dominik Livaković
* Best Prva HNL player: Marko Livaja
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Lukas Kačavenda
* Best Prva HNL manager: Goran Tomić
* Best Prva HNL pitch: Stadion Rujevica
* Best Prva HNLŽ player: Aida Hadžić

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2022

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Dominik Livaković | Dinamo Zagreb | 7 |
| Stefan Ristovski | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 |
| Josip Elez | Hajduk Split | 2 |
| Josip Šutalo | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Petar Bočkaj | Dinamo Zagreb$^{OSI}$ | 2 |
| Arijan Ademi | Dinamo Zagreb | 5 |
| Domagoj Pavičić | Rijeka | 3 |
| Filip Krovinivić | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Josip Drmić | Rijeka | 1 |
| Mislav Oršić | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Marko Livaja | Hajduk Split | 1 |
$^{OSI}$ - Petar Bočkaj was transferred from NK Osijek to GNK Dinamo Zagreb during winter break.
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## Team of the Year 2023

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Croatian goalkeeper: Dominik Livaković
* Best Prva HNL player: Marko Livaja
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Martin Baturina
* Best Prva HNL manager: Zoran Zekić
* Best Prva HNL pitch: Stadion Rujevica
* Best Prva HNLŽ player: Izabela Lojna
* Best Prva HMNL player: Kristijan Čekol

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2023

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Dominik Livaković | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 |
| Stefan Ristovski | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 |
| Josip Šutalo | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Dino Perić | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Dario Melnjak | Hajduk Split | 1 |
| Tonio Teklić | Varaždin | 1 |
| Martin Baturina | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Josip Mišić | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Matija Frigan | Rijeka | 1 |
| Luka Ivanušec | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 |
| Marko Livaja | Hajduk Split | 2 |
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## Team of the Year 2024

* Best Croatian player: Luka Modrić
* Best Croatian goalkeeper: Dominik Livaković
* Best Prva HNL player: Bruno Petković
* Best Prva HNL U-21 player: Martin Baturina
* Best Prva HNL manager: Sergej Jakirović
* Best Prva HNL pitch: Opus Arena (NK Osijek)
* Best Prva HNLŽ player: Maja Jošćak
* Best Prva HMNL player: Antonio Sekulić

### Prva HNL Team of the Year 2024

| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Nediljko Labrović | Rijeka | 1 |
| Stefan Ristovski | Dinamo Zagreb | 5 |
| Stjepan Radeljić | Rijeka | 1 |
| Bruno Goda | Rijeka | 1 |
| Niko Galešić | Rijeka | 1 |
| Josip Mišić | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 |
| Martin Baturina | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 |
| Toni Fruk | Rijeka | 1 |
| Ramón Miérez | Osijek | 1 |
| Marko Pjaca | Rijeka | 3 |
| Bruno Petković | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 |
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## Statistics
### Appearance by player

| No. | Player | Appearance |
| 1 | Dominik Livaković | 8 |
| 2 | Arijan Ademi | 5 |
| 3 | Stefan Ristovski | 4 |
| 4 | Marko Lešković | 3 |
| 4 | Bruno Petković | 3 |
| 4 | El Arbi Hillel Soudani | 3 |
| 4 | Domagoj Pavičić | 3 |
| 4 | Luka Ivanušec | 3 |

### Appearance by club

| No. | Club | Appearance |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 58 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 26 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 17 |
| 4 | Osijek | 9 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva | 6 |
| 6 | Split | 2 |
| 7 | Inter Zaprešić | 1 |
| 7 | Istra 1961 | 1 |
| 7 | Zagreb | 1 |
| 7 | Varaždin | 1 |

### Appearance by nation

| No. | Nation | Appearance |
| 1 | Croatia | 91 |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 10 |
| 3 | Brazil | 4 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 |
| 7 | Argentina | 1 |
| 7 | Austria | 1 |
| 7 | Chile | 1 |
| 7 | Denmark | 1 |
| 7 | Spain | 1 |
| 7 | France | 1 |
| 7 | Hungary | 1 |
| 7 | Kosovo | 1 |

## Other awards

* Prva HNL Player of the Year (Tportal), given by the Croatian website Tportal, chosen by captains of league clubs.
* Croatian Footballer of the Year, given by the Croatian newspaper Večernji list, chosen by sport journalists.
* Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award, given by the Croatian newspaper Sportske novosti, chosen by sport journalists.