F.C. Copenhagen Player of the Year

The F.C. Copenhagen Player of the Year award is voted for annually by the members of the official fan club for F.C. Copenhagen, FCKFC, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season. Towards the end of each season, members are invited to cast their votes for this award. The winner is the player who polls the most votes. The recipient is awarded a diploma, presented on the pitch before one of the last home games of the season.

The inaugural award has existed as long as the club, and was given to Palle Petersen at the end of the club's first season.

Winners edit

Player name in bold text represents players still on the playing staff of the club.

Season Name[1] Age Position[a] Nationality International
Caps
[b][c]
Current club
2023 Kamil Grabara 24 Goalkeeper   Poland 1   F.C. Copenhagen
2022 Pep Biel 25 Midfielder   Spain   Olympiacos F.C.
2021 Zeca (2) 33 Midfielder   Greece 2   Panathinaikos FC
2020 Zeca 32 Midfielder   Greece 2   Panathinaikos FC
2019 Robert Skov 26 Midfielder   Denmark 1   1899 Hoffenheim
2018 Viktor Fischer 27 Midfielder   Denmark 1   Antwerp
2017 Mathias Jørgensen 27 Defender   Denmark 35   Brentford
2016 Thomas Delaney (2) 24 Midfielder   Denmark 72   Sevilla FC
2015 Thomas Delaney 23 Midfielder   Denmark 72   Sevilla FC
2014 Pierre Bengtsson 26 Defender   Sweden 24   Djurgårdens IF
2013 Andreas Cornelius 20 Forward   Denmark 44   F.C. Copenhagen
2012 Johan Wiland 31 Goalkeeper   Sweden 9 retired
2011 Dame N'Doye 26 Forward   Senegal 26 free agent
2010 Atiba Hutchinson 27 Midfielder   Canada 77   Beşiktaş
2009 Hjalte Nørregaard (2) 28 Midfielder   Denmark 4 retired
2008 Libor Sionko 31 Midfielder   Czech Republic 41 retired
2007 Marcus Allbäck 33 Forward   Sweden 74 retired
2006 Tobias Linderoth 27 Midfielder   Sweden 76 retired
2005 Hjalte Nørregaard 24 Midfielder   Denmark 4 retired
2004 Álvaro Santos 24 Forward   Brazil retired
2003 Peter Nielsen 35 Midfielder   Denmark 10 retired
2002 Christian Poulsen 22 Midfielder   Denmark 92 retired
2001 Sibusiso Zuma 25 Forward   South Africa 67 retired
2000 Michael Mio Nielsen 35 Defender   Denmark 1 retired
1999 David Nielsen 22 Forward   Denmark retired
1998 Bjarne Goldbæk 29 Midfielder   Denmark 28 retired
1997 Antti Niemi 25 Goalkeeper   Finland 67 retired
1996 Christian Lønstrup 25 Midfielder   Denmark retired
1995 Michael Johansen 22 Midfielder   Denmark 2 retired
1994 Lars Højer 23 Midfielder   Denmark 1 retired
1993 Palle Petersen 34 Goalkeeper   Denmark retired

Wins by playing position edit

Position Number of
winners
Goalkeeper 4
Defender 3
Midfielder 18
Forward 6

Wins by nationality edit

Nationality Number of
winners
  Brazil 1
  Canada 1
  Czech Republic 1
  Denmark 17
  Finland 1
  Greece 2
  Poland 1
  Senegal 1
  Spain 1
  South Africa 1
  Sweden 4

Notes edit

  1. ^ For a full description of positions see Football Positions.
  2. ^ If blank, uncapped at full international level.
  3. ^ As of 2017-05-29

References edit

  1. ^ "Årets spiller..." (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen Fan Club. 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-02. [dead link]

External links edit