# Israeli Footballer of the Year

The title Footballer of the Year of Israel has been bestowed annually since 1960 by the Israeli newspaper Maariv at the end of each season. In the years 1963, 1966 and 1991 two players have been honoured. Mordechai Spiegler, who is considered the foremost player in Israeli football history, has between 1964 and 1971, been given the accolade a record four times.

## Winners

| Year | Player | Club |
| 2023 | Omer Atzili (T) | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2022 | Omer Atzili (T) | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2021 | Josh Cohen (GK) | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2020 | Dan Glazer | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2019 | Dor Micha | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2018 | Hanan Maman | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 2017 | Miguel Vitor | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 2016 | Elyaniv Barda | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 2015 | Eran Zahavi (T) | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2014 | Eran Zahavi (T) | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2013 | Eliran Atar (T) | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2012 | Achmad Saba'a (T) | Maccabi Netanya |
| 2011 | Lior Rafaelov | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2010 | Gil Vermouth | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2009 | Vincent Enyeama (GK) | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2008 | Gal Alberman | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 2007 | Michael Zandberg | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 2006 | Gustavo Boccoli | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2005 | Idan Tal | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2004 | Nir Davidovich (GK) | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2003 | Baruch Dego | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2002 | Đovani Roso | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2001 | Yossi Benayoun | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2000 | Shavit Elimeleh (GK) | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 1999 | Đovani Roso | Hapoel Haifa |
| 1998 | Yossi Abuksis | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 1997 | Eli Ohana | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 1996 | Haim Revivo (T) | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1995 | Haim Revivo (T) | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1994 | Eyal Berkovic | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1993 | Ronen Harazi | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 1992 | Avi Cohen II | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 1991 | Nir Levine (T) Tal Banin | Hapoel Petah Tikva Maccabi Haifa |
| 1990 | Moshe Sinai | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv |
| 1989 | Nir Klinger | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1988 | Eli Cohen | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 1987 | Uri Malmilian | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 1986 | Avi Ran (GK) | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1985 | Moshe Selecter | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1984 | Eli Ohana | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 1983 | Oded Mahnes (T) | Maccabi Netanya |
| 1982 | Oded Mahnes (T) | Maccabi Netanya |
| 1981 | Moshe Sinai | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 1980 | Itzhak Vissoker (GK) | Maccabi Netanya |
| 1979 | Avi Cohen I | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 1978 | Oded Mahnes | Maccabi Netanya |
| 1977 | Shraga Topolansky | Beitar Tel Aviv |
| 1976 | Uri Malmilian | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 1975 | Uri Benjamin | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 1974 | Ali Ottman | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 1973 | Zvi Rosen | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 1972 | Abba Gindin | Hapoel Haifa |
| 1971 | Mordechai Spiegler | Maccabi Netanya |
| 1970 | Mordechai Spiegler | Maccabi Netanya |
| 1969 | Shmuel Rosenthal | Hapoel Petah Tikva |
| 1968 | Avraham Numa | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (season started in 1966) |
| 1966 | Shmuel Rosenthal Mordechai Spiegler (T) | Hapoel Petah Tikva Maccabi Netanya |
| 1965 | Haim Levin | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 1964 | Mordechai Spiegler | Maccabi Netanya |
| 1963 | Gideon Tish Ya'akov Hodorov (GK) | Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| 1962 | Shaul Matania | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 1961 | Amatzia Levkovich | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 1960 | Amatzia Levkovich | Hapoel Tel Aviv | T = also top scorer of the season GK = Goalkeeper |