BBC Women's Footballer of the Year
| BBC Women's Footballer of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | BBC World Service |
| First awarded | 2015 |
| Currently held by | Lucy Bronze |
| Website | https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44209041  |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | BBC |
The BBC Women's Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best women's footballer of the year. Finalists are shortlisted by women's football media experts, and the winner is decided by fan voting from all around the world.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Shortlist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Asisat Oshoala Nigeria and  Liverpool |
[1][2] | |
| 2016 | Kim Little Scotland and  Seattle Reign FC |
[3][4] | |
| 2017 | Ada Hegerberg Norway and  Lyon |
[5][6] | |
| 2018 | Lucy Bronze England and Lyon |
[7][8] | |
| 2019 | Ada Hegerberg Lyon |
[9][10] | |
| 2020 | Lucy Bronze England and Lyon |
[11][12] |
Records
- Only those with multiple appearances will be listed.
Appearances by player
| Player | Apps. | Years | Club(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ada Hegerberg
|
2 | 2017, 2019 | Lyon
|
| Kim Little
|
2 | 2015, 2016 | Seattle Reign FC,  Melbourne City
| |
 Pernille Harder
|
2 | 2018, 2019 |  VfL Wolfsburg
| |
| Sam Kerr
|
2 | 2018, 2019 | Chicago Red Stars, Perth Glory
| |
 Marta
|
2 | 2015, 2017 |  FC Rosengård, Orlando Pride
| |
| Lucy Bronze
|
2 | 2018, 2020 | Lyon
|
Appearances by club
| Club | Apps. | Player(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon
|
7 | Henry (2016), Hegerberg (2017, 2019), Bronze (2018, 2020), Marozsán (2018), Kumagai (2019) |
| 2 | VfL Wolfsburg
|
3 | Keßler (2015), Harder (2018, 2019) |
| 3 | Seattle Reign FC
|
2 | Little (2015, 2016) |
| FC Rosengård
|
2 | Marta (2015), Enganamouit (2016) | |
| Chicago Red Stars
|
2 | Kerr (2018, 2019) | |
| Portland Thorns FC
|
2 | Sinclair (2017), Horan (2019) |
Appearances by nationality
| Nationality | Apps. | Player(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany
|
3 | Keßler (2015), Behringer (2017), Marozsán (2018) |
| United States
|
3 | Lloyd (2016), Sauerbrunn (2016), Horan (2019) | |
| 3 | Norway
|
2 | Hegerberg (2017, 2019) |
| Scotland
|
2 | Little (2015, 2016) | |
| Australia
|
2 | Kerr (2018, 2019) | |
| Brazil
|
2 | Marta (2015, 2017) | |
| Denmark
|
2 | Harder (2018, 2019) | |
| England
|
2 | Lucy Bronze (2018, 2020) |
See also
References
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year nominations revealed". BBC Sport. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award: Asisat Oshoala wins". BBC Sport. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: Five vie for award". BBC Sport. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: Kim Little wins award". BBC Sport. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2017: Vote for one of five nominees". BBC Sport. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2017: Ada Hegerberg wins award". BBC Sport. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2018: Five nominees up for award". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2018: Lucy Bronze wins award". BBC Sport. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019 shortlist revealed - vote for your favourite". BBC Sport. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Ada Hegerberg named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019". BBC Sport. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020 shortlist revealed - vote for your favourite". BBC Sport. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Lucy Bronze named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020". BBC Sport. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.