Ebony Shoe

The Ebony Shoe award (Dutch: Ebbenhouten schoen, French: Soulier d'ébène[1]) is a football award in Belgium given annually to the best African or African origin player in the Belgian Pro League. The jury is composed of the coaches of league clubs, the Belgium national team manager, sport journalists, and one or more honorary jurors.

Moroccan Mbark Boussoufa won the Ebony Shoe a record three times

As of 2020, Mbark Boussoufa (3 wins), Daniel Amokachi (2 wins), Vincent Kompany (2 wins) and Dieumerci Mbokani (2) are the only players to have won the trophy more than once.

Winners
Year Winner Second Third
Player Club Player Club Player Club
1992 Daniel Amokachi (NGA)Club Bruggeonly the winner declared
1993 Victor Ikpeba (NGA)RFC Liège Chidi Nwanu (NGA)Beveren Daniel Amokachi (NGA)Club Brugge
1994 Daniel Amokachi (NGA)Club Brugge Jean-Jacques Missé-Missé (CMR)Charleroi Roger Lukaku (ZAI)Seraing
1995 Godwin Okpara (NGA)Eendracht Aalst Celestine Babayaro (NGA)Anderlecht Yaw Preko (GHA)Anderlecht
1996 Celestine Babayaro (NGA)Anderlecht Michel Ngonge (ZAI)Harelbeke Jean-Claude Mukanya (ZAI)Lommel
1997 Émile Mpenza (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Mouscron Mbo Mpenza (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Mouscron Khalilou Fadiga (SEN)Lommel
1998 Eric Addo (GHA)Club Brugge Souleymane Oularé (GUI)Genk Khalilou Fadiga (SEN)Club Brugge
1999 Souleymane Oularé (GUI)Genkonly the winner ranked; the rest of the top 5 unordered (Fadiga, Keita, É. Mpenza and M. Mpenza)
2000 Hervé Nzelo-Lembi (COD)Club Brugge Elos Elonga-Ekakia (COD)Anderlecht Souleymane Youla (GUI)Lokeren
2001 Mido (EGY)Gent Hervé Nzelo-Lembi (COD)Club Brugge Adékambi Olufadé (TOG)Lokeren
2002 Moumouni Dagano (BFA)Genk Sambégou Bangoura (GUI)Lokeren Ibrahim Kargbo (SLE)RWDM
2003 Aruna Dindane (CIV)Anderlecht Sambégou Bangoura (GUI)Lokeren Paul Kpaka (SLE)Germinal Beerschot
2004 Vincent Kompany (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Anderlecht Aruna Dindane (CIV)Anderlecht Mbo Mpenza (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Mouscron
2005 Vincent Kompany (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Anderlecht Sambégou Bangoura (GUI)Standard Liège Aruna Dindane (CIV)Anderlecht
2006 Mbark Boussoufa (MAR)Gent Ibrahim Salou (GHA)Zulte Waregem Mohammed Tchité (BDI)Standard Liège
2007 Mohammed Tchité (BDI)Anderlecht Ahmed Hassan (EGY)Anderlecht Adékambi Olufadé (TOG)Gent
2008 Marouane Fellaini (BEL) (Morocco)Standard Liège Mbark Boussoufa (MAR)Anderlecht Mohamed Sarr (SEN)Standard Liège
2009 Mbark Boussoufa (MAR)Anderlecht Copa (CIV)Lokeren Nana Asare (GHA)Mechelen
2010 Mbark Boussoufa (MAR)Anderlecht Romelu Lukaku (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Anderlecht Dorge Kouemaha (CMR)Club Brugge
2011 Romelu Lukaku (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Anderlecht Mohammed Tchité (BDI)Standard Liège Mehdi Carcela (MAR)Standard Liège
2012 Dieumerci Mbokani (COD)Anderlecht Cheikhou Kouyaté (SEN)Anderlecht Mohammed Tchité (BDI)Standard Liège
2013[2] Mbaye Leye (SEN)Zulte Waregem Cheikhou Kouyaté (SEN)Anderlecht Dieumerci Mbokani (COD)Anderlecht
2014[3] Michy Batshuayi (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Standard Liège Hamdi Harbaoui (TUN)Lokeren Paul-Jose M'Poku (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Standard Liège
2015[4] Neeskens Kebano (COD)Charleroi Moses Simon (NGA)Gent Chancel Mbemba (COD)Anderlecht
2016 Sofiane Hanni (ALG)Mechelen Nana Asare (GHA)Gent Frank Acheampong (GHA)Anderlecht
2017 Youri Tielemans (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Anderlecht Landry Dimata (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Oostende Sofiane Hanni (ALG)Anderlecht
2018 Anthony Limbombe (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Club Brugge Mehdi Carcela (MAR)Standard Liège Ibrahima Seck (SEN)Genk
2019[5] Mbwana Samatta (TAN)Genkonly the winner ranked; the rest of the top 5 unordered (Boli, Carcela, Dimata and Groeneveld)
2020[6] Dieumerci Mbokani (DRC)Antwerp Clinton Mata (ANG)Club Brugge Simon Deli (CIV)Club Brugge
2021[7] Paul Onuachu (NGA)Genk Clinton Mata (ANG)Club Brugge Théo Bongonda (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Genk
2022[8] Tarik Tissoudali (MAR)Gent Paul Onuachu (NGA)Genk Joshua Zirkzee (NED) (Nigeria)Anderlecht
2023[9] Mike Trésor (BEL) (Burundi)Genk Victor Boniface (NGA)Union SG Gift Orban (NGA)Gent

Breakdown of winners

By country of origin
Country Number of wins Winning years
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
11
1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
Nigeria Nigeria
6
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2021
Morocco Morocco
5
2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022
Burundi Burundi
2
2007, 2023
Ghana Ghana
1
1998
Guinea Guinea
1
1999
Egypt Egypt
1
2001
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
1
2002
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
1
2003
Senegal Senegal
1
2013
Algeria Algeria
1
2016
Tanzania Tanzania
1
2019

By club
Club Number of wins Winning years
Anderlecht
10
1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
Club Brugge
5
1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2018
Genk
5
1999, 2002, 2019, 2021, 2023
Gent
3
2001, 2006, 2022
Standard Liège
2
2008, 2014
RFC Liège
1
1993
Eendracht Aalst
1
1995
Mouscron
1
1997
Zulte Waregem
1
2013
Charleroi
1
2015
Mechelen
1
2016
Antwerp
1
2020

References
  1. "premier trophée pour les Zèbres --"L'Avenier"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  2. "Mbaye Leye wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  3. "Michy Batshuayi krijgt de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  4. "Neeskens Kebano wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 11 May 2015.
  5. "Tanzania's Mbwana Samatta wins Belgium's Ebony Shoe award". 7 May 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Antwerp-spits Dieumerci Mbokani wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen". 1 June 2020 – via sporza.be.
  7. "No Mbokani: Ebony Shoe will see new name on honour roll". 21 May 2021 – via sporza.be.
  8. "Tarik Tissoudali bekroont ijzersterk seizoen met Ebbenhouten Schoen" [Tarik Tissoudali crowns strong season with Ebony Shoe]. 19 May 2022 – via sporza.be.
  9. "Genkse assistkoning Mike Trésor is nieuwe Ebbenhouten Schoen, Boniface en Orban mee op podium" [Genk assistking Mike Trésor is new Ebony Shoe, Boniface and Orban also on podium]. 22 May 2023 – via sporza.be.


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