Ghana Player of the Year
Ghana Player of the Year (or Ghanaian Footballer of the Year) is an annual award from Football Association of Ghana in recognition of excellence to the best Ghanaian professional association footballer of the year.
| Ghana Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Location | Accra International Conference Centre |
| Country | Republic of Ghana |
| History | |
| First award | 1975 |
The title Ghana Footballer of the Year has been yearly awarded in Ghana since 1975. The award is determined annually by the members of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) since 1974 with additional votes from the Ghana Premier League team captains and the coaches of the Ghana Premier League in collaboration with Goal.com corporate subdivision of Perform Group; the leading global digital media player corporate group in the world, acquired for $30,000,000 (GH₵70.3 million and CN¥183.4 million) and is published by the Ghana Football Association (GFA). Eligible are all Ghanaian professional association footballers. The award has been presented on 21 occasions as of 2013.
Three-time African Footballer of the Year, Abedi Pele was the fourth Player of the Year; and the most successful player is Samuel Kuffour, who was chosen as Ghana Player of the Year three times and he was the sixth, seventh and ninth to receive this award; followed by the joint second most successful player Stephen Appiah, who was chosen twice consecutively and Stephen Appiah was the twelfth and thirteenth to receive the award. John Paintsil was chosen as 2009 Ghana Player of the Year. The player to be chosen as 2009 Ghana Player of the Year was Dominic Adiyiah, and by the age of 20 years at his election in 2010, Dominic Adiyiah is the youngest player to receive the award. In 2011, Asamoah Gyan was awarded 2010 Ghana Player of the Year. André Ayew of Olympique de Marseille was chosen as 2011 Ghana Player of the Year, and Kwadwo Asamoah of Juventus was awarded the 2012 and 2013 Ghana Player of the Year and became the joint second most successful professional footballer of Ghana along with Stephen Appiah and followed by Samuel Kuffour, with Kwadwo Asamoah being chosen as Ghana Player of the Year twice consecutively and Kwadwo Asamoah is the twentieth and twenty-first professional footballer of Ghana to receive the award.
Winners
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Players
| Place | Name | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Kuffour | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2001 |
| 2 | Stephen Appiah | 2 | 2004, 2005 |
| Kwadwo Asamoah | 2 | 2012, 2013 | |
| 2 | Thomas Partey | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
| 3 | Mohammed Ahmed Polo | 1 | 1975 |
| John Nketia Yawson | 1 | 1979 | |
| Joe Odoi | 1 | 1984 | |
| Abedi Pele | 1 | 1993 | |
| Tony Yeboah | 1 | 1997 | |
| Charles Asampong | 1 | 2002 | |
| Aziz Ansah | 1 | 2003 | |
| John Mensah | 1 | 2006 | |
| Michael Essien | 1 | 2007 | |
| John Paintsil | 1 | 2008 | |
| Dominic Adiyiah | 1 | 2009 | |
| Asamoah Gyan | 1 | 2010 | |
| André Ayew | 1 | 2011 |
Breakdown of winners
Winners by league
| Place | League | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 6 | 1975, 1979, 1984, 2000, 2002, 2003 |
| 2 |  | 5 | 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
| 3 |  | 4 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 |
| 4 |  | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2010 |
 | 3 | 1993, 2006, 2011 |
Winners by club
| Place | Club | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 5 | 1975, 1979, 1984, 2000, 2002 |
| 2 | | 4 | 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2001 |
| 4 | | 2 | 1993, 2011 |
| 5 | | 1 | 1997 |
| 1 | 2003 | |
| 1 | 2006 | |
| 1 | 2007 | |
| 1 | 2008 | |
| 1 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 2010 | |
Winners by position
| Place | Position | Number of wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defender | 7 |
| Midfielder | 7 | |
| Forward | 7 | |
| Goalkeeper | 0 |
References
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