Annual award in Ghana
The Ghana Player of the Year (or Ghanaian Footballer of the Year annual award from Football Association of Ghana , govern in recognition of excellence to the best Ghanaian professional association footballer of the year.
The title has been awarded yearly in Ghana since 1975. The award is determined annually by the members of the Sport Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), with additional votes from the Ghana Premier League team captains and coaches , in collaboration with Goal.com 's corporate subdivision of Perform Group , and is published by the Ghana Football Association (GFA). All Ghanaian professional association footballers all eligible. The award has been presented on 28 occasions as of 2020.
The most successful player of the award is Samuel Kuffour , who was chosen as Ghana Player of the Year three times. Asamoah Gyan , André Ayew , Stephen Appiah , Kwadwo Asamoah and Thomas Partey have each won the award twice, the latter three all in consecutive years.
Samuel Kuffour has won the most awards, with three titles in 1998, 1999 and 2001
Thomas Partey of Atlético Madrid was the first winner that was playing in La Liga , earning two straight awards in 2018 and 2019
Year
Winner
Club
Position
1975 Ahmed Polo, Mohammed Mohammed Ahmed Polo
Hearts of Oak Forward
1978 Razak, Karim Abdul Karim Abdul Razak
Asante Kotoko Midfielder
1979 John Nketia Yawson
Hearts of Oak Midfielder
1980 Francis Kumi
Asante Kotoko Forward
1984 Joe Odoi
Hearts of Oak Defender
1993 Pele, Abedi Abedi Pele
Marseille Forward
1997 Yeboah, Tony Tony Yeboah
Hamburger SV Forward
1998 Kuffour, Samuel Samuel Kuffour
Bayern Munich Defender
1999 Kuffour, Samuel Samuel Kuffour
Bayern Munich Defender
2000 Kuffour, Emmanuel Osei Emmanuel Osei Kuffour
Hearts of Oak Midfielder
2001 Kuffour, Samuel Samuel Kuffour
Bayern Munich Defender
2002 Asampong, Charles Charles Asampong
Hearts of Oak Forward
2003 Ansah, Aziz Aziz Ansah
Asante Kotoko Defender
2004 Appiah, Stephen Stephen Appiah
Juventus Midfielder
2005 Appiah, Stephen Stephen Appiah
Juventus Midfielder
2006 Mensah, John John Mensah
Rennes Defender
2007 [ 1] Essien, Michael Michael Essien
Chelsea Midfielder
2008 Paintsil, John John Paintsil
Fulham Defender
2009 [ 2] Adiyiah, Dominic Dominic Adiyiah
Milan Forward
2010 [ 3] Gyan, Asamoah Asamoah Gyan
Sunderland Forward
2011 [ 4] Ayew, André André Ayew
Marseille Forward
2012[ 5] Asamoah, Kwadwo Kwadwo Asamoah
Juventus Midfielder
2013 [ 6] Gyan, Asamoah Asamoah Gyan
Al Ain
Forward
2014[ 7]
Harrison Afful
Espérance de Tunis
Defender
2015 [ 8] André Ayew
Swansea City
Forward
2016 [ 9] Solomon Asante
TP Mazembe
Forward
2017[ 10]
Thomas Partey
Atlético Madrid
Midfielder
2018 [ 11] Thomas Partey
Atlético Madrid
Midfielder
2020[ a] [ 12] Jordan Ayew
Crystal Palace
Forward
Footballer of the Year (Home Based)
Footballer of the Year (Foreign)
Breakdown of winners [ edit ] Number of wins by player [ edit ]
Rank
Name
Number of wins
Winning years
1
Kuffour, Samuel Samuel Kuffour
3
1998, 1999, 2001
2
Appiah, Stephen Stephen Appiah
2
2004, 2005
Gyan, Asamoah Asamoah Gyan
2
2010, 2013
Ayew, André André Ayew
2
2011, 2015
Partey, Thomas Thomas Partey
2
2017, 2018
6
Asamoah, Kwadwo Kwadwo Asamoah
1
2012
Ahmed Polo, Mohammed Mohammed Ahmed Polo
1
1975
Karim Abdul Razak
1
1978
John Nketia Yawson
1
1979
Francis Kumi
1
1980
Joe Odoi
1
1984
Pele, Abedi Abedi Pele
1
1993
Yeboah, Tony Tony Yeboah
1
1997
Kuffour, Emmanuel Osei Emmanuel Osei Kuffour
1
2000
Asampong, Charles Charles Asampong
1
2002
Ansah, Aziz Aziz Ansah
1
2003
Mensah, John John Mensah
1
2006
Essien, Michael Michael Essien
1
2007
Paintsil, John John Paintsil
1
2008
Adiyiah, Dominic Dominic Adiyiah
1
2009
Afful, Harrison Harrison Afful
1
2014
Asante, Solomon Solomon Asante
1
2016
Ayew, Jordan Jordan Ayew
1
2020
Number of wins by league [ edit ]
Rank
League
Number of wins
Winning years
1
Ghana Premier League 8
1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 2000,
2
Premier League 5
2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2020
3
Serie A 4
2004, 2005, 2009, 2012
Bundesliga 4
1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
5
Ligue 1 3
1993, 2006, 2011
6
La Liga 2
2017, 2018
7
Linafoot 1
2016
UAE Pro League 1
2013
Ligue Professionnelle 1 1
2014
Number of wins by club [ edit ]
Rank
Club
Number of wins
Winning years
1
Hearts of Oak 5
1975, 1979, 1984, 2000, 2002
2
Juventus 4
2004, 2005, 2012, 2013
3
Asante Kotoko 3
1978, 1980, 2003
Bayern Munich 3
1998, 1999, 2001
5
Marseille 2
1993, 2011
Atlético Madrid 2
2018, 2019
7
Hamburger SV 1
1997
Rennes 1
2006
Chelsea 1
2007
Fulham 1
2008
Milan 1
2009
Sunderland 1
2010
Al Ain 1
2014
Espérance de Tunis 1
2015
Swansea City 1
2016
TP Mazembe 1
2017
Crystal Palace 1
2020
Number of wins by position [ edit ]
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^ Due to COVID-19 pandemic the award covered the both 2019 and 2020
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Hearts of Oak
Ajax
Premier League
Serie A
Bundesliga
Ligue 1
La Liga
Linafoot
UAE Pro League
Ligue Professionnelle 1
Swansea City
