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The title Footballer of the Year (German: ''Fußballer des Jahres'') has been awarded in Germany since 1960. 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
Kicker or The Kicker may refer to:
Sports
* Placekicker, a position in American and Canadian football
* ''Kicker'' (sports magazine), in Germany
* Kicker, the German colloquial term for an association football player
* Kicker, the word used i ...
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The current titleholders are Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig
RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bul ...
and Lea Schüller
Lea Schüller (born 12 November 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Bayern Munich and the German national team.
Club career
Schüller started playing football at Hülser SV before joining the youth department of SGS Essen i ...
of FC Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...
. In 2004, Brazilian Aílton Ailton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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* Ailton Krenak (born 1954), Brazilian writer and journalist
* Ailton Graça (born 1964), Brazilian actor
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* Ailton Menegussi (born 1962), Brazilian bi ...
became the first foreign player to attain the honour.
Footballer of the Year
Women's Footballer of the Year
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.East German Women's Footballer of the Year
References
See also
*List of sports awards honoring women
This list of sports awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring sportswomen. The list gives the country of the sponsoring organization, but some awards are open to sportswomen around the world. The list includes sub ...
* Football Manager of the Year (Germany)
* German Sportspersonality of the year
The German Sportspersonality of the Year has been chosen annually since 1947, with separate awards made for men and women. The record holder is tennis player Steffi Graf, who won five awards. Swimmer Michael Groß, tennis player Boris Becker, and ...
* German Volleyball Player of the Year The German Volleyball Player of the Year has been chosen annually since 1979 by the readers of the German '' Volleyball Magazin''.
German Volleyball Player of the Year
Sources: Volleyball Magazin and German Volleyball Federation (DVV)
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Awards established in 1960
1960 establishments in West Germany
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Awards established in 1996
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