Ghana Player of the Year

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.

Ghana Player of the Year
2020 winner Jordan Ayew
SportAssociation football
LocationAccra International Conference Centre
CountryRepublic of Ghana
Presented bySport Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG)
History
First award1975
Editions29
First winnerMohammed Ahmed Polo (1975)
Most winsSamuel Kuffour (3)
Most recentDaniel Afriyie (2022, home based)
Mohammed Kudus (2022, foreign)

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
Abedi Pele was the winner of the award in 1993, and was also named African Footballer of the Year three times
Samuel Kuffour has won the most awards, with three titles in 1998, 1999 and 2001
John Mensah was the recipient of the award in 2006
Michael Essien won the award in 2007
John Paintsil was the recipient of the award in 2008
André Ayew, winner of the award in 2011
Asamoah Gyan won the award twice 2010 and 2013
Thomas Partey of Atlético Madrid was the first winner that was playing in La Liga, earning two straight awards in 2018 and 2019
Year Winner Club Position
1975Ahmed Polo, MohammedMohammed Ahmed Polo Ghana Hearts of OakForward
1978Razak, Karim AbdulKarim Abdul Razak Ghana Asante KotokoMidfielder
1979John Nketia Yawson Ghana Hearts of OakMidfielder
1980Francis Kumi Ghana Asante KotokoForward
1984Joe Odoi Ghana Hearts of OakDefender
1993Pele, AbediAbedi Pele France MarseilleForward
1997Yeboah, TonyTony Yeboah Germany Hamburger SVForward
1998Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour Germany Bayern MunichDefender
1999Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour Germany Bayern MunichDefender
2000Kuffour, Emmanuel OseiEmmanuel Osei Kuffour Ghana Hearts of OakMidfielder
2001Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour Germany Bayern MunichDefender
2002Asampong, CharlesCharles Asampong Ghana Hearts of OakForward
2003Ansah, AzizAziz Ansah Ghana Asante KotokoDefender
2004Appiah, StephenStephen Appiah Italy JuventusMidfielder
2005Appiah, StephenStephen Appiah Italy JuventusMidfielder
2006Mensah, JohnJohn Mensah France RennesDefender
2007 [1]Essien, MichaelMichael Essien England ChelseaMidfielder
2008Paintsil, JohnJohn Paintsil England FulhamDefender
2009[2]Adiyiah, DominicDominic Adiyiah Italy MilanForward
2010[3]Gyan, AsamoahAsamoah Gyan England SunderlandForward
2011[4]Ayew, AndréAndré Ayew France MarseilleForward
2012[5]Asamoah, KwadwoKwadwo Asamoah Italy JuventusMidfielder
2013[6] Gyan, AsamoahAsamoah Gyan United Arab Emirates Al Ain Forward
2014[7] Harrison Afful Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Defender
2015[8] André Ayew Wales Swansea City Forward
2016[9] Solomon Asante Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Forward
2017[10] Thomas Partey Spain Atlético Madrid Midfielder
2018[11] Thomas Partey Spain Atlético Madrid Midfielder
2020[lower-alpha 1][12] Jordan Ayew England Crystal Palace Forward

Footballer of the Year (Home Based)

Year Winner Club Position
2021[13]Afriyie, Daniel Daniel Afriyie Ghana Hearts of OakForward
2022[14] Afriyie, Daniel Daniel Afriyie Ghana Hearts of Oak Forward

Footballer of the Year (Foreign)

Year Winner Club Position
2021[15]Kudus, MohammedMohammed Kudus Netherlands AjaxMidfielder
2022[16] Kudus, MohammedMohammed Kudus Netherlands Ajax Midfielder

Breakdown of winners

Number of wins by player
Rank Name Number of wins Winning years
1 Kuffour, SamuelSamuel Kuffour 3 1998, 1999, 2001
2 Appiah, StephenStephen Appiah 2 2004, 2005
Gyan, AsamoahAsamoah Gyan 2 2010, 2013
Ayew, AndréAndré Ayew 2 2011, 2015
Partey, ThomasThomas Partey 2 2017, 2018
6 Asamoah, KwadwoKwadwo Asamoah 1 2012
Ahmed Polo, MohammedMohammed Ahmed Polo 1 1975
Karim Abdul Razak 1 1978
John Nketia Yawson 1 1979
Francis Kumi 1 1980
Joe Odoi 1 1984
Pele, AbediAbedi Pele 1 1993
Yeboah, TonyTony Yeboah 1 1997
Kuffour, Emmanuel OseiEmmanuel Osei Kuffour 1 2000
Asampong, CharlesCharles Asampong 1 2002
Ansah, AzizAziz Ansah 1 2003
Mensah, JohnJohn Mensah 1 2006
Essien, MichaelMichael Essien 1 2007
Paintsil, JohnJohn Paintsil 1 2008
Adiyiah, DominicDominic Adiyiah 1 2009
Afful, HarrisonHarrison Afful 1 2014
Asante, SolomonSolomon Asante 1 2016
Ayew, JordanJordan Ayew 1 2020

Number of wins by league
Rank League Number of wins Winning years
1Ghana Ghana Premier League81975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 2000,
2002, 2003
2England Premier League52007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2020
3 Italy Serie A42004, 2005, 2009, 2012
Germany Bundesliga41997, 1998, 1999, 2001
5France Ligue 131993, 2006, 2011
6Spain La Liga22017, 2018
7Democratic Republic of the Congo Linafoot12016
United Arab Emirates UAE Pro League12013
Tunisia Ligue Professionnelle 112014

Number of wins by club
Rank Club Number of wins Winning years
1Ghana Hearts of Oak51975, 1979, 1984, 2000, 2002
2Italy Juventus42004, 2005, 2012, 2013
3Ghana Asante Kotoko31978, 1980, 2003
Germany Bayern Munich31998, 1999, 2001
5France Marseille21993, 2011
Spain Atlético Madrid22018, 2019
7Germany Hamburger SV11997
France Rennes12006
England Chelsea12007
England Fulham12008
Italy Milan12009
England Sunderland12010
United Arab Emirates Al Ain12014
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis12015
Wales Swansea City12016
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe12017
England Crystal Palace12020

Number of wins by position
Rank Position Number of wins
1Forward12
2 Midfielder10
3Defender6
4Goalkeeper0

References
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Notes
  1. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the award covered the both 2019 and 2020
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