# Footballer of the Year (Germany)

The title Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballer des Jahres) has been awarded in West Germany from 1960 to 1990 and Germany since 1991. Eligible are German players as well as non-German players playing in Germany.
In 1996, the title Women's Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballerin des Jahres) was awarded for the first time. Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists (Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten) and the publication kicker.
The current titleholders are Toni Kroos of Real Madrid and Ann-Katrin Berger of NJ/NY Gotham FC. In 2004, Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain the honour.

## Footballer of the Year

| Year | Player | Club |
| 1960 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV |
| 1961 | Max Morlock | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 1962 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | 1. FC Köln |
| 1963 | Hans Schäfer | 1. FC Köln |
| 1964 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV |
| 1965 | Hans Tilkowski | Borussia Dortmund |
| 1966 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich |
| 1967 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich |
| 1968 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich |
| 1969 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich |
| 1970 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV |
| 1971 | Berti Vogts | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1972 | Günter Netzer | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1973 | Günter Netzer | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1974 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich |
| 1975 | Sepp Maier | Bayern Munich |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich |
| 1977 | Sepp Maier | Bayern Munich |
| 1978 | Sepp Maier | Bayern Munich |
| 1979 | Berti Vogts | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Bayern Munich |
| 1981 | Paul Breitner | Bayern Munich |
| 1982 | Karlheinz Förster | VfB Stuttgart |
| 1983 | Rudi Völler | Werder Bremen |
| 1984 | Harald Schumacher | 1. FC Köln |
| 1985 | Hans-Peter Briegel | Hellas Verona |
| 1986 | Harald Schumacher | 1. FC Köln |
| 1987 | Uwe Rahn | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1988 | Jürgen Klinsmann | VfB Stuttgart |
| 1989 | Thomas Häßler | 1. FC Köln |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthäus | Internazionale |
| 1991 | Stefan Kuntz | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 1992 | Thomas Häßler | Roma |
| 1993 | Andreas Köpke | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 1994 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Monaco |
| 1995 | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund |
| 1997 | Jürgen Kohler | Borussia Dortmund |
| 1998 | Oliver Bierhoff | Udinese |
| 1999 | Lothar Matthäus | Bayern Munich |
| 2000 | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich |
| 2001 | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich |
| 2002 | Michael Ballack | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2003 | Michael Ballack | Bayern Munich |
| 2004 | Aílton | Werder Bremen |
| 2005 | Michael Ballack | Bayern Munich |
| 2006 | Miroslav Klose | Werder Bremen |
| 2007 | Mario Gómez | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2008 | Franck Ribéry | Bayern Munich |
| 2009 | Grafite | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2010 | Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich |
| 2011 | Manuel Neuer | Schalke 04 |
| 2012 | Marco Reus | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 2013 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Bayern Munich |
| 2014 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich |
| 2015 | Kevin De Bruyne | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2016 | Jérôme Boateng | Bayern Munich |
| 2017 | Philipp Lahm | Bayern Munich |
| 2018 | Toni Kroos | Real Madrid |
| 2019 | Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2020 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
| 2021 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
| 2022 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig |
| 2023 | İlkay Gündoğan | Manchester City |
| 2024 | Toni Kroos | Real Madrid |

## Women's Footballer of the Year

| Year | Player | Club |
| 1996 | Martina Voss | FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen |
| 1997 | Bettina Wiegmann | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler |
| 1998 | Silke Rottenberg | SF Siegen |
| 1999 | Inka Grings | FCR Duisburg |
| 2000 | Martina Voss | FCR Duisburg |
| 2001 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2002 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2003 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2004 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2005 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2006 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2007 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2008 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2009 | Inka Grings | FCR 2001 Duisburg |
| 2010 | Inka Grings | FCR 2001 Duisburg |
| 2011 | Fatmire Bajramaj | Turbine Potsdam |
| 2012 | Célia Okoyino da Mbabi | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr |
| 2013 | Martina Müller | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2014 | Alexandra Popp | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2015 | Célia Šašić | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2016 | Alexandra Popp | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2017 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Lyon |
| 2018 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Lyon |
| 2019 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Lyon |
| 2020 | Pernille Harder | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2021 | Nicole Billa | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 2022 | Lea Schüller | Bayern Munich |
| 2023 | Alexandra Popp | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2024 | Ann-Katrin Berger | NJ/NY Gotham FC |

## Footballer of the Year for East Germany

From 1963 to 1991, the publication Die Neue Fußballwoche awarded the Footballer of the Year for East Germany award.
| Year | Player | Club |
| 1963 | Manfred Kaiser | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| 1964 | Klaus Urbanczyk | SC Chemie Halle |
| 1965 | Horst Weigang | SC Leipzig |
| 1966 | Jürgen Nöldner | FC Vorwärts Berlin |
| 1967 | Dieter Erler | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| 1968 | Bernd Bransch | Hallescher FC Chemie |
| 1969 | Eberhard Vogel | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| 1970 | Roland Ducke | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1971 | Peter Ducke | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1972 | Jürgen Croy | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
| 1973 | Hans-Jürgen Kreische | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1974 | Bernd Bransch | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1975 | Jürgen Pommerenke | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| 1976 | Jürgen Croy | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
| 1977 | Hans-Jürgen Dörner | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1978 | Jürgen Croy | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
| 1979 | Joachim Streich | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| 1980 | Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1981 | Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1982 | Rüdiger Schnuphase | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1983 | Joachim Streich | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| 1984 | Hans-Jürgen Dörner | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1985 | Hans-Jürgen Dörner | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1986 | René Müller | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
| 1987 | René Müller | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
| 1988 | Andreas Thom | BFC Dynamo |
| 1989 | Andreas Trautmann | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1990 | Ulf Kirsten | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1991 | Torsten Gütschow | Dynamo Dresden |

## East German Women's Footballer of the Year

| Year | Player | Club |
| 1990 | Katrin Prühs | BSG Post Rostock |