Footballer of the year in Kazakhstan
The title Footballer of the Year ( Kazakh Қазақстанның ең үздік футболшысы ) is awarded in Kazakhstan by the Qasaqstannyng Futbol Federazijassy .
A prize has been awarded by the Kazakh Football Association since 1992. The jury includes journalists, coaches, experts, former players and the current captains of the Premjer League teams . From 1999 to 2014 the sports magazine GOAL also presented an award for the best player in the Kazakh league. The only foreign players who have won this award so far were the Brazilian Nilton Mendes in 2000 and the Uzbek Ulugʻbek Baqoyev in 2012. Samat Smaqow has received the most awards so far with a total of five (2/3).
List of award winners
Kazakh Football Association
GOAL magazine
| year | Surname | nationality | society |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Viktor Subarev |
 Kazakhstan
|
Ertis Pavlodar |
| 2000 | Nilton Pereira Mendes |
 Brazil
|
Ertis Pavlodar |
| 2001 | Arsen Tlekhugov |
Kazakhstan
|
Shengiz Astana |
| 2002 | Yevgeny Lovchev |
Kazakhstan
|
Shengiz Astana |
| 2003 | Nurbol Shumasqaliev |
Kazakhstan
|
Tobyl Qostanai |
| 2004 | Samat Smaqow |
Kazakhstan
|
FK Qairat Almaty |
| 2005 | Oleg Litvinenko |
Kazakhstan
|
FK Alma-Ata |
| 2006 | David Lorija |
Kazakhstan
|
FK Astana |
| 2007 | Samat Smaqow |
Kazakhstan
|
FK Aqtöbe |
| 2008 | Samat Smaqow |
Kazakhstan
|
FK Aqtöbe |
| 2009 | Samat Smaqow |
Kazakhstan
|
FK Aqtöbe |
| 2010 | Nurbol Shumasqaliev |
Kazakhstan
|
Tobyl Qostanai |
| 2011 | Heinrich Schmidtgal |
Kazakhstan
|
SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
| 2012 | Ulug'bek Baqoyev |
 Uzbekistan
|
Ertis Pavlodar |
| 2013 | Andrei Finontchenko |
Kazakhstan
|
Shakhtar Karagandy |
| 2014 | Bauyrshan Islamchan |
Kazakhstan
|
FK Qairat Almaty |