Georgian Footballer of the Year

Georgian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best Georgian footballer.

The award for an official year is given in summer on the basis of players' performance in a winter league season. The winner is elected by results of a poll conducted among Georgian journalists. From 1993, it is awarded by sports daily newspaper Sarbieli (სარბიელი). Earlier, in 1990 and 1992, another newspaper, Kartuli Pekhburti (ქართული ფეხბურთი), awarded it.

YearFootballerClubPoints
1990[1]Temur KetsbaiaGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi
1992[1]Mikhail JishkarianiGeorgia (country) Tskhumi Sukhumi
1993[1]Giorgi KinkladzeGeorgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
1994[1]Shota ArveladzeTurkey Trabzonspor
1995[1]Akaki DevadzeRussia Rostselmash
1996[1]Giorgi KinkladzeEngland Manchester City
1997[1]Temur KetsbaiaGreece AEK Athens
1998[1]Shota ArveladzeNetherlands Ajax
1999[1]Zaza JanashiaRussia Lokomotiv Moscow
2000Levan KobiashviliGermany Freiburg
2001Kakha KaladzeItaly Milan
2002Kakha KaladzeItaly Milan
2003Kakha KaladzeItaly Milan
2004Aleksandr IashviliGermany Freiburg
2005[1]Levan KobiashviliGermany Schalke 04
2006[2]Kakha KaladzeItaly Milan
2007[3]Shota ArveladzeNetherlands AZ
2008Aleksandr IashviliGermany Karlsruhe
2009Jano AnanidzeRussia Spartak Moscow
2010Giorgi MerebashviliSerbia Vojvodina
2011Kakha KaladzeItaly Genoa
2012Guram KashiaNetherlands Vitesse Arnhem
2013Guram KashiaNetherlands Vitesse Arnhem
2014Saba KvirkveliaRussia Rubin Kazan
2015Jaba KankavaFrance Reims
2016Tornike OkriashviliRussia Krasnodar
2017Saba KvirkveliaRussia Lokomotiv Moscow
2018Giorgi ChakvetadzeBelgium KAA Gent
2019Jaba KankavaKazakhstan FC Tobol
2020Khvicha KvaratskheliaRussia Rubin Kazan
2021Khvicha KvaratskheliaRussia Rubin Kazan
2022Khvicha KvaratskheliaItaly Napoli
2023Khvicha KvaratskheliaItaly Napoli

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Kobiashvili became best Georgian player" (in Russian). Sport Express. 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  2. ^ "Kaladze became best Georgian footballer for the fourth time" (in Russian). Sport Express. 2006-06-09. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  3. ^ "Shota Arveladze is the best Georgian footballer" (in Russian). Sport Express. 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2008-03-13.