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The title Footballer of the Year (German: ''Fußballer des Jahres'') has been awarded in Germany since 1960. Eligible are German players as well as non-German players playing in Germany. In 1996, the title Women's Footballer of the Year (German: ''Fußballerin des Jahres'') was awarded for the first time. Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists (''Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten'') and the publication
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. The current titleholders are
Christopher Nkunku Christopher Alan Nkunku (born 14 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the France national team. Nkunku is a graduate of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy and m ...
of
RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bul ...
and
Lea Schüller Lea Schüller (born 12 November 1997) is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Bayern Munich and the German national team. Club career Schüller started playing football at Hülser SV before joining the youth department of SGS Essen ...
of FC Bayern Munich. In 2004, Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain the honour.


Footballer of the Year


Women's Footballer of the Year


Footballer of the Year for East Germany

From 1963 to 1991, the publication ''Die Neue Fußballwoche'' awarded the Footballer of the Year for East Germany award.


East German Women's Footballer of the Year


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See also

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Awards established in 1996
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