Ebony Shoe
Appearance
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 Belgian national team manager, sport journalists, and one or more honorary jurors.[citation needed]
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
Breakdown of winners
By country of origin
Country | Number of wins | Winning years |
---|---|---|
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 | |
Nigeria | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 | |
Morocco | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 | |
Ghana | 1998 | |
Guinea | 1999 | |
Egypt | 2001 | |
Burkina Faso | 2002 | |
Ivory Coast | 2003 | |
Burundi | 2007 | |
Senegal | 2013 | |
Algeria | 2016 | |
Tanzania | 2019 |
By club
Club | Number of wins | Winning years |
---|---|---|
Anderlecht | 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 | |
Club Brugge | 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2018 | |
Genk | 1999, 2002, 2019 | |
Gent | 2001, 2006 | |
Standard Liège | 2008, 2014 | |
RFC Liège | 1993 | |
Eendracht Aalst | 1995 | |
Mouscron | 1997 | |
Zulte Waregem | 2013 | |
Charleroi | 2015 | |
Mechelen | 2016 | |
Antwerp | 2020 |
References
- ^ "premier trophée pour les Zèbres --"L'Avenier"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ "Mbaye Leye wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Michy Batshuayi krijgt de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Neeskens Kebano wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Tanzania's Mbwana Samatta wins Belgium's Ebony Shoe award". 7 May 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Antwerp-spits Dieumerci Mbokani wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen". 1 June 2020 – via sporza.be.