The Ghana Player of the Year (or Ghanaian Footballer of the Year ) is an 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.
Winners [ ]
Samuel Kuffour has won the most awards, with three titles in 1998, 1999 and 2001
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
Asante Kotoko
Forward
1984
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
Essien, Michael Michael Essien
Chelsea
Midfielder
2008
Paintsil, John John Paintsil
Fulham
Defender
2009 [1]
Adiyiah, Dominic Dominic Adiyiah
Milan
Forward
2010 [2]
Gyan, Asamoah Asamoah Gyan
Sunderland
Forward
2011 [3]
Ayew, André André Ayew
Marseille
Forward
2012
Asamoah, Kwadwo Kwadwo Asamoah
Juventus
Midfielder
2013 [4]
Asamoah, Kwadwo Kwadwo Asamoah
Juventus
Midfielder
2014 [5]
Gyan, Asamoah Asamoah Gyan
Al Ain
Forward
2015 [6]
Harrison Afful
Espérance de Tunis
Defender
2016 [7]
André Ayew
Swansea City
Forward
2017 [8]
Solomon Asante
TP Mazembe
Forward
2018 [9]
Thomas Partey
Atlético Madrid
Midfielder
2019 [10]
Thomas Partey
Atlético Madrid
Midfielder
2020 [11]
Jordan Ayew
Crystal Palace
Forward
Breakdown of winners [ ]
Number of wins by player [ ]
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, 2014
Ayew, André André Ayew
2
2011, 2016
Asamoah, Kwadwo Kwadwo Asamoah
2
2012, 2013
Partey, Thomas Thomas Partey
2
2018, 2019
7
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
2015
Asante, Solomon Solomon Asante
1
2017
Ayew, Jordan Jordan Ayew
1
2020
Number of wins by league [ ]
Rank
League
Number of wins
Winning years
1
Ghana Premier League
8
1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2002, 2003
2
Premier League
5
2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2020
Serie A
5
2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013
4
Bundesliga
4
1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
5
Ligue 1
3
1993, 2006, 2011
6
La Liga
2
2018, 2019
7
Linafoot
1
2017
UAE Pro League
1
2014
Ligue Professionnelle 1
1
2015
Number of wins by club [ ]
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 [ ]
References [ ]
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