Danish Football Player of the Year
The Danish Player of the Year award is an annual prize, which has been given to the best male Danish football player by the Danish Football Association since 1963. The winner is decided in a vote among the professional Danish footballers. Since 2000, there has also been an award for the top female player. The winner is decided by a vote among all Elitedivisionen players.
Jens Petersen was the first player to win the award in 1963. When receiving the award in 1975, Henning Munk Jensen became the first player to win the prize for a second time. Up until 1978, the Danish Football Association's rule of amateurism meant only players in the domestic league could win the prize. Even after the emergence of paid football in Denmark in 1978, no players in foreign clubs were eligible for the award - in part, the reason why 1977 European Footballer of the Year striker Allan Simonsen didn't win the award, as he played abroad from 1972 to 1983. When the award was finally opened to all Danish players in 1983, national team captain Morten Olsen was the first player to win the award.
The record title holder is Pernille Harder, who has eight honours. The record male holder is Christian Eriksen, with five. Brøndby IF is the football club with most players selected for the award.
Winners
[edit ]Men
[edit ]- 1961 Harald Nielsen, Frederikshavn/Bologna
- 1963 Jens Petersen, Esbjerg
- 1964 Ole Madsen, HIK
- 1965 Kaj Poulsen, Vejle
- 1966 Leif Nielsen, Frem
- 1967 Johnny Hansen, Vejle
- 1968 Henning Munk Jensen, AaB
- 1969 Allan Michaelsen, B 1903
- 1970 Jan Larsen, AB
- 1971 Birger Pedersen, Hvidovre
- 1972 Per Røntved, Brønshøj
- 1973 Hans Aabech, Hvidovre
- 1974 Niels-Christian Holmstrøm, KB
- 1975 Henning Munk Jensen (2), AaB
- 1976 Flemming Ahlberg, Frem
- 1977 Allan Hansen, OB
- 1978 Ole Kjær, Esbjerg
- 1979 Jens Jørn Bertelsen, Esbjerg
- 1980 Lars Bastrup, AGF
- 1981 Allan Hansen (2), OB
- 1982 Michael Laudrup, Brøndby
- 1983 Morten Olsen, Anderlecht
- 1984 Preben Elkjær, Hellas Verona
- 1985 Michael Laudrup (2), Juventus
- 1986 Morten Olsen (2), 1. FC Köln
- 1987 John 'Faxe' Jensen, Brøndby
- 1988 Lars Olsen, Brøndby
- 1989 Brian Laudrup, Brøndby/Bayer Uerdingen
- 1990 Peter Schmeichel, Brøndby
- 1991 Kim Vilfort, Brøndby
- 1992 Brian Laudrup (2), Bayern Munich/Fiorentina
- 1993 Peter Schmeichel (2), Manchester United
- 1994 Thomas Helveg, Udinese
- 1995 Brian Laudrup (3), Rangers
- 1996 Allan Nielsen, Brøndby/Tottenham Hotspur
- 1997 Brian Laudrup (4), Rangers
- 1998 Ebbe Sand, Brøndby
- 1999 Peter Schmeichel (3), Manchester United
- 2000 René Henriksen, Panathinaikos
- 2001 Ebbe Sand (2), Schalke 04
- 2002 Jon Dahl Tomasson, Feyenoord/Milan
- 2003 Morten Wieghorst, Brøndby
- 2004 Jon Dahl Tomasson (2), Milan
- 2005 Christian Poulsen, Schalke 04
- 2006 Christian Poulsen (2), Schalke 04/Sevilla
- 2007 Daniel Agger, Liverpool
- 2008 Martin Laursen, Aston Villa
- 2009 Nicklas Bendtner, Arsenal
- 2010 William Kvist, Copenhagen
- 2011 William Kvist (2), VfB Stuttgart
- 2012 Daniel Agger (2), Liverpool
- 2013 Christian Eriksen, Ajax/Tottenham Hotspur
- 2014 Christian Eriksen (2), Tottenham Hotspur
- 2015 Christian Eriksen (3), Tottenham Hotspur
- 2016 Kasper Schmeichel, Leicester City
- 2017 Christian Eriksen (4), Tottenham Hotspur
- 2018 Christian Eriksen (5), Tottenham Hotspur
- 2019 Kasper Schmeichel (2), Leicester City
- 2020 Kasper Schmeichel (3), Leicester City
- 2021 Simon Kjær (2), Milan [1]
- 2022 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Tottenham Hotspur [2]
- 2023 Andreas Christensen, Barcelona [3]
- 2024 Morten Hjulmand, Sporting [4]
Women
[edit ]- 2000 Gitte Krogh, OB
- 2001 Christine Bonde, Fortuna Hjørring
- 2002 Heidi Johansen, OB
- 2003 Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen, Skovbakken
- 2004 Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen, Brøndby
- 2005 Merete Pedersen, Torres
- 2006 Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen (2), Brøndby
- 2007 Katrine S. Pedersen, Asker Fotball
- 2008 Mariann Gajhede, Fortuna Hjørring
- 2009 Mia Brogaard, Brøndby
- 2010 Line Røddik Hansen, Tyresö
- 2011 Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen, Skovbakken
- 2012 Pernille Harder, Linköping
- 2013 Katrine S. Pedersen (2), Stabæk
- 2014 Simone Boye Sørensen, Brøndby
- 2015 Pernille Harder (2), Linköping
- 2016 Pernille Harder (3), Linköping
- 2017 Pernille Harder (4), VfL Wolfsburg
- 2018 Pernille Harder (5), VfL Wolfsburg
- 2019 Pernille Harder (6), VfL Wolfsburg
- 2020 Pernille Harder (7), VfL Wolfsburg/ Chelsea
- 2021 Signe Bruun, Lyon
- 2022 Stine Ballisager Pedersen, Vålerenga
- 2023 Amalie Vangsgaard, Paris Saint-Germain [5] [6]
- 2024 Pernille Harder (8), Bayern Munich
Danish Football Association's award
[edit ]Since 2006 the Danish Football Association, in association with the TV-station TV2, has also given an award to the best football player in Denmark. The winner of the award is announced at the annual award show called Dansk Fodbold Award.
The past winners of DBUs "Danish player of the year".
- 2006 Christian Poulsen, Schalke 04/Sevilla
- 2007 Dennis Rommedahl, Ajax
- 2008 Martin Laursen, Aston Villa
- 2009 Nicklas Bendtner, Arsenal
- 2010 Dennis Rommedahl, Ajax/Olympiacos
- 2011 Christian Eriksen, Ajax
- 2012 Daniel Agger, Liverpool
- 2013 Christian Eriksen, Ajax/Tottenham Hotspur
- 2014 Christian Eriksen, Tottenham Hotspur
- 2015 Kasper Schmeichel, Leicester City
- 2016 Kasper Schmeichel, Leicester City
- 2017 Christian Eriksen, Tottenham Hotspur
- 2018 Kasper Schmeichel, Leicester City
- 2019 Kasper Schmeichel, Leicester City
- 2020 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Tottenham Hotspur
- 2021 Simon Kjær, AC Milan
- 2022 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Tottenham Hotspur [7]
- 2023 Andreas Christensen, Barcelona [8]
Young Players of the Year
[edit ]Sponsored by Arla Foods, the awards were initially known as Mælkens talentpriser (the milk's talent awards) in order to promote the line of dairy products of the company then known as "MD Foods". DBU found new sponsor DONG (later DONG Energy), an oil company, in 2004 but Arla went on to sponsor the prize which was renamed Arla's talentpriser (Arla's talent awards) in 2005.[1] Archived 2018年12月12日 at the Wayback Machine [2] [3]
(*) Players who have played at least one match for the senior national team.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Simon Kjær er Årets Mandlige Fodboldspiller 2021" [Simon Kjær is the Male Football Player of the Year 2021]. Spillerforeningen (in Danish). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Højbjerg er Årets Mandlige Fodboldspiller 2022" [Højbjerg is the Male Footballer of the Year 2022]. Spillerforeningen (in Danish). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Den store idrætsfest: Her er vinderne ved Sport 2023" [The big sports festival: Here are the winners at Sport 2023]. Via.Ritzau.dk (in Danish). 6 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Morten Hjulmand er Årets Fodboldspiller 2024" [Morten Hjulmand is the Football Player of the Year 2024]. Spillerforeningen (in Danish). 5 January 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Amalie Vangsgaard er Årets Kvindelige Fodboldspiller 2023" [Amalie Vangsgaard is the Female Football Player of the Year 2023]. The Danish Player Association (in Danish). 6 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Amalie Vangsgaard er Årets Kvindelige Fodboldspiller" [Amalie Vangsgaard is the Female Football Player of the Year]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). 6 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Højbjerg og Ballisager vinder Årets Fodboldspiller 2022" [Højbjerg and Ballisager win Football Player of the Year 2022]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Andreas Christensen er Årets Mandlige Fodboldspiller" [Andreas Christensen is the Male Football Player of the Year]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). 6 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.