FIH Player of the Year Awards

The FIH Player of the Year Awards are awarded annually by the International Hockey Federation to the male and female field hockey players adjudged to be the best in the world. The awards were established in 1998 and have been awarded annually ever since. In 2001 the FIH Young Player of the Year award was created, to be awarded to the best young field hockey player of the year.^[1]^[2]

Winners

Year	Men	Women	Young Men	Young Women	Male Goalkeeper	Female Goalkeeper
1998	Stephan Veen	Alyson Annan	—		—
1999	Jay Stacy	Natascha Keller
2000	Stephan Veen	Alyson Annan
2001	Florian Kunz	Luciana Aymar	Tibor Weißenborn	Angie Skirving
2002	Michael Green	Cecilia Rognoni	Jamie Dwyer	Soledad García
2003	Teun de Nooijer	Mijntje Donners	Grant Schubert	Maartje Scheepstra
2004	Jamie Dwyer	Luciana Aymar	Santi Freixa	Soledad García
2005
	Teun de Nooijer	Luciana Aymar	Robert van der Horst	Maartje Goderie
	Jamie Dwyer Jorge Lombi Troy Elder Brent Livermore Devesh Chauhan Dilip Tirkey Sohail Abbas Waseem Ahmad Pol Amat Xavier Ribas	Katie Allen Julie Towers Fu Baorong Nie Yali Sachimi Iwao Minke Booij Mijntje Donners Núria Camón
2006
	Teun de Nooijer	Minke Booij	Christopher Zeller	Park Mi-Hyun
	Brent Livermore Stephen Mowlam Philipp Crone Kim Yong-Bae Jeroen Delmee Ryan Archibald Pol Amat	Luciana Aymar Fu Baorong Natascha Keller Fanny Rinne Kaori Chiba Janneke Schopman María Jesús Rosa	Mark Knowles Robert van der Horst Shakeel Abbasi David Alegre Santi Freixa	Madonna Blyth Crista Cullen Naomi van As Esther Termens Rachel Dawson
2007
	Jamie Dwyer	Luciana Aymar	Mark Knowles	Maike Stöckel
	Matthias Witthaus Prabhjot Singh Seo Jong-Ho Teun de Nooijer Rob Reckers Dilawar Hussein Eduard Tubau	Peta Gallagher Ma Yibo Fanny Rinne Kaori Chiba Marilyn Agliotti Minke Booij Amy Tran	Lucas Vila Moritz Fürste Liam Doidge Robert van der Horst Sergi Enrique	Madonna Blyth Park Mi-Hyun Maartje Goderie
2008
	Pol Amat	Luciana Aymar	Eddie Ockenden	Maartje Paumen
	Jamie Dwyer Bevan George Barry Middleton Timo Weß Tibor Weißenborn Teun de Nooijer Robert van der Horst	Carla Rebecchi Fu Baorong Natascha Keller Fanny Rinne Minke Booij Janneke Schopman Naomi van As	Desmond Abbott Ashley Jackson Simon Child Jeroen Hertzberger	Song Qingling Crista Cullen Janne Müller-Wieland Ellen Hoog
2009
	Jamie Dwyer	Luciana Aymar Naomi van As	Ashley Jackson	Casey Eastham
	Barry Middleton Christopher Zeller Seo Jong-Ho Teun de Nooijer Pol Amat	Madonna Blyth Fu Baorong Helen Richardson Natascha Keller	Eddie Ockenden Tobias Hauke Simon Child Robbert Kemperman Sergi Enrique	Josefina Sruoga Susie Gilbert Miyuki Nakagawa Gemma Flynn Emilie Mol
2010
	Jamie Dwyer	Luciana Aymar	Tobias Hauke	Zhao Yudiao
	Barry Middleton Moritz Fürste Seo Jong-Ho Teun de Nooijer	Soledad García Fu Baorong Natascha Keller Maartje Paumen	Ashley Jackson Florian Fuchs Nick Wilson Robbert Kemperman	Daniela Sruoga Casey Eastham Rani Rampal Eva de Goede
2011
	Jamie Dwyer	Maartje Paumen	Matthew Swann	Stacey Michelsen
	Eddie Ockenden Moritz Fürste Max Müller Teun de Nooijer	Luciana Aymar Li Hongxia Natascha Keller Pietie Coetzee	Florent van Aubel Florian Fuchs Nick Wilson Billy Bakker	Willemijn Bos Joyce Sombroek Charlotte Harrison Katelyn Falgowski
2012^[3]^[4]
	Moritz Fürste	Maartje Paumen	Florian Fuchs	Anna Flanagan
	Jamie Dwyer Tobias Hauke Sardara Singh Robert van der Horst	Luciana Aymar Crista Cullen Kim Lammers Kayla Sharland	Gonzalo Peillat Simon Gougnard Harry Martin Muhammad Rizwan Jr.	Florencia Habif Erica Coppey Cheon Eun-Bi Stacey Michelsen
2013^[5]^[6]
	Tobias Hauke	Luciana Aymar	Christopher Rühr	Maria Verschoor
	Lucas Vila Kieran Govers Mark Knowles Tom Boon John-John Dohmen Barry Middleton Moritz Fürste Maximilian Müller Robbert Kemperman	Carla Rebecchi Madonna Blyth Alex Danson Tina Bachmann Eva de Goede Ellen Hoog Maartje Paumen Kayla Sharland Park Mi-Hyun	Gonzalo Peillat Arthur Van Doren Mats Grambusch Manpreet Singh	Agustina Albertario Florencia Habif Lily Owsley Rani Rampal
2014^[7]
	Mark Knowles	Ellen Hoog	Gonzalo Peillat	Florencia Habif	Jaap Stockmann	Joyce Sombroek
	Eddie Ockenden Ashley Jackson Robbert Kemperman Robert van der Horst	Luciana Aymar Maartje Paumen Lidewij Welten Lauren Crandall	Jeremy Hayward Arthur Van Doren Christopher Rühr Akashdeep Singh	Anna Flanagan Peng Yang Rani Rampal Xan de Waard	Juan Manuel Vivaldi Andrew Charter George Pinner P. R. Sreejesh	Belén Succi Rachael Lynch Maddie Hinch Jackie Kintzer
2015^[8]
	Robert van der Horst	Lidewij Welten	Christopher Rühr	Lily Owsley	David Harte	Joyce Sombroek
	Chris Ciriello Mark Knowles John-John Dohmen Tobias Hauke	Delfina Merino Jodie Kenny Alex Danson Park Mi-Hyun	Sukhi Panesar Akashdeep Singh Shane O'Donoghue Blake Govers	Charlotte Stapenhorst Xan de Waard Maria Verschoor Rose Keddell	Andrew Charter David Carter Jaap Stockmann	Li Dongxiao Kristina Reynolds Maddie Hinch Jang Soo Ji
2016
	John-John Dohmen	Naomi van As	Arthur Van Doren	María José Granatto	David Harte	Maddie Hinch
	Pedro Ibarra Gonzalo Peillat Moritz Fürste Tobias Hauke	Carla Rebecchi Alex Danson Kate Richardson-Walsh Stacey Michelsen	Timm Herzbruch Christopher Rühr Harmanpreet Singh Jorrit Croon	Florencia Habif Kathryn Slattery Nike Lorenz Lily Owsley	Juan Manuel Vivaldi Vincent Vanasch P. R. Sreejesh Jaap Stockmann	Belén Succi Kristina Reynolds Joyce Sombroek Jackie Briggs
2017
	Arthur Van Doren	Delfina Merino	Arthur Van Doren	María José Granatto	Vincent Vanasch	Maddie Hinch
	Gonzalo Peillat Mats Grambusch Billy Bakker Mirco Pruyser	Alex Danson Lidewij Welten Stacey Michelsen Melissa Gonzalez	Victor Wegnez Timm Herzbruch Thierry Brinkman Jorrit Croon	Nike Lorenz Xan de Waard Frédérique Matla Laura Nunnink	Juan Manuel Vivaldi George Pinner David Harte Quico Cortés	Aisling D'Hooghe Li Dongxiao Anne Veenendaal Jackie Briggs
2018^[9]
	Arthur Van Doren	Eva de Goede	Arthur De Sloover	Lucina von der Heyde	Vincent Vanasch	Maddie Hinch
	Billy Bakker Simon Gougnard Barry Middleton Jake Whetton	Xan de Waard Stacey Michelsen Georgina Oliva Lidewij Welten	Tim Brand Jake Harvie Timm Herzbruch Thijs van Dam	Nike Lorenz Ambrosia Malone Lena Tice Marijn Veen	Pirmin Blaak Tyler Lovell George Pinner Tobias Walter	Ye Jiao Rachael Lynch Ayeisha McFerran María Ruiz
2019
	Manpreet Singh	Eva de Goede	Vivek Prasad	Lalremsiami	Vincent Vanasch	Rachael Lynch
	Lucas Vila Eddie Ockenden Aran Zalewski Arthur Van Doren Victor Wegnez	Carla Rebecchi Janne Müller-Wieland Frédérique Matla Stacey Michelsen Olivia Merry	Maico Casella Blake Govers Zachary Wallace Jonas de Geus	Julieta Jankunas Zhong Jiaqi Nike Lorenz Frédérique Matla	Tyler Lovell David Carter Quico Cortés Victor Aly	Maria Ruiz Mathilde Petriaux Ayeisha McFerran Megumi Kageyama
2020–21
	Harmanpreet Singh	Gurjit Kaur	Vivek Prasad	Sharmila Devi	P. R. Sreejesh	Savita Punia
	Tim Brand Arthur Van Doren Alexander Hendrickx Jake Whetton Aran Zalewski	Agustina Albertarrio Eva de Goede Agustina Gorzelany Frédérique Matla Maria Verschoor	Mustaphaa Cassiem Sean Findlay	Fiona Crackles Valentina Raposo	Andrew Charter Vincent Vanasch	Maddie Hinch Belén Succi
2022^[10]
	Harmanpreet Singh	Felice Albers	Timothée Clément	Mumtaz Khan	P. R. Sreejesh	Savita Punia
	Tom Boon Thierry Brinkman Arthur De Sloover Niklas Wellen	María José Granatto Agustina Gorzelany Frédérique Matla Georgina Oliva	Miles Bukkens Pau Cunill Rizwan Ali Sanjay	Jip Dicke Charlotte Englebert Luna Fokke Amy Lawton	Pirmin Blaak Loic Van Doren Alexander Stadler Arthur Thieffry	Jocelyn Bartram Josine Koning Phumelela Mbande Belén Succi
2023^[11]
	Hardik Singh	Xan de Waard	Gaspard Xavier	Teresa Lima	Pirmin Blaak	Savita Punia
	Thierry Brinkman Jeremy Hayward Zachary Wallace Niklas Wellen	Charlotte Englebert Ambrosia Malone Eugenia Trinchinetti Sonja Zimmermann	—	—	Andrew Charter Jean-Paul Danneberg Oliver Payne Vincent Vanasch	Jocelyn Bartram Kelsey Bing Josine Koning Julia Sonntag

Awards by country

Country	Men	Women	Young Men	Young Women	Male Goalkeeper	Female Goalkeeper	Total
Argentina	0	10	1	6	0	0	17
Australia	8	2	5	4	0	1	20
Belgium	3	0	3	0	3	0	9
China	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Germany	4	1	6	1	0	0	12
Great Britain	0	0	1	1	0	3	5
India	4	1	2	3	2	3	15
Ireland	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Netherlands	5	10	1	4	1	2	23
South Korea	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Spain	1	0	1	0	0	0	2

References

^ "Dwyer receives FIH 'Player of the Year' award". CNN-IBN. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ "FIH Player of the Year Award eludes India yet again". The Times of India. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ "Germany's Fuerste named FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 8 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
^ "Paumen named 2012 FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
^ "Germany's Tobias Hauke crowned men's FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 18 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^ "Amazing Aymar lands eighth FIH Player of the Year crown". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
^ "FIH announce the winners of the FIH 2014 Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "FIH announces winners of the Hockey Stars Awards 2015". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ "De Goede & Van Doren named Players of the Year in 2018 FIH Hockey Stars Awards". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ "Felice Albers (NED) and Harmanpreet Singh (IND) FIH Players of the Year!". FIH. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "Xan de Waard (NED) and Hardik Singh (IND) named FIH Players of the Year!". International Hockey Federation. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[1] "Dwyer receives FIH 'Player of the Year' award". CNN-IBN. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[2] "FIH Player of the Year Award eludes India yet again". The Times of India. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[2012-men-3] "Germany's Fuerste named FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 8 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

[4] "Paumen named 2012 FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

[5] "Germany's Tobias Hauke crowned men's FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 18 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

[6] "Amazing Aymar lands eighth FIH Player of the Year crown". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

[7] "FIH announce the winners of the FIH 2014 Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[8] "FIH announces winners of the Hockey Stars Awards 2015". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[9] "De Goede & Van Doren named Players of the Year in 2018 FIH Hockey Stars Awards". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

[10] "Felice Albers (NED) and Harmanpreet Singh (IND) FIH Players of the Year!". FIH. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[11] "Xan de Waard (NED) and Hardik Singh (IND) named FIH Players of the Year!". International Hockey Federation. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

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