Footballer of the year in Denmark
The Footballer of the Year in Denmark has been voted by Danish players since 1963 under the leadership of the Danish Players Association. Since 2006 there has also been an award given by the television station TV 2 and the Danish Football Association .
Jens Petersen was the first Danish player to receive an award in 1963. In 1975, Henning Munk Jensen became the first player to receive the award for the second time, after he had been awarded the title for the first time in 1968.
The record title holder is Brian Laudrup with four awards as an outstanding Danish player. Brøndby IF is the club with the most award-winning players: a total of eight times the award was given to a player who was on the club's squad the year the title was awarded.
Previous title holder
Players Association
TV 2
year | player | society |
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2006 | Christian Poulsen | FC Schalke 04 / FC Sevilla |
2007 | Dennis Rommedahl | Charlton Athletic / Ajax Amsterdam |
2008 | Martin Laursen | Aston Villa |
2009 | Nicklas Bendtner | Arsenal FC |
2010 | Dennis Rommedahl | Olympiacos Piraeus |
2011 | Christian Eriksen | Ajax Amsterdam |
2012 | Daniel Agger | Liverpool FC |
2013 | Christian Eriksen | Tottenham Hotspur |
2014 | Christian Eriksen | Tottenham Hotspur |
2015 | Christian Eriksen | Tottenham Hotspur |
2016 | Kasper Schmeichel | Leicester City |
Women
year | player | society |
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2000 | Gitte Krogh | Odense BK |
2001 | Christina Bonde | Fortuna Hjørring |
2002 | Heidi Johansen | Odense BK |
2003 | Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen | IK Skovbakken |
2004 | Cathrine Paaske Sørensen | Brøndby IF |
2005 | Merete Pedersen | ASD Torres Calcio |
2006 | Cathrine Paaske Sørensen | Brøndby IF |
2007 | Cathrine Paaske Sørensen | Brøndby IF |
2008 | Mariann Gajhede Knudsen | Fortuna Hjørring |
2009 | Maiken With Pape | Stabæk Fotball |
2010 | Line Røddik Hansen | Tyresö FF |
2011 | Katrine Pedersen | Stabæk Fotball |
2012 | Theresa Nielsen | Brøndby IF |
2013 | Katrine Pedersen | Stabæk Fotball |
2014 | Mariann Knudsen | Linköpings FC |
2015 | Pernille Harder | Linköpings FC |
2016 | Nadia Nadim | Portland Thorns |
2017 | Nadia Nadim | Portland Thorns / Manchester City |