The title Footballer of the Year has been awarded in West Germany from 1960 to 1990 and Germany since 1991. Eligible are German players as well as non-German players playing in Germany.
Harry Kane won the award in 2026
Giulia Gwinn won the award in 2026
Birgit Prinz won the Footballer of the Year award eight consecutive times from 2001 to 2008.
Michael Ballack
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Michael Ballack is a German former professional footballer who is now a football agent. He was selected by Pelé as one of FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players, and as the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Yea
Footballer of the Year (Germany)
…Borussia Dortmund 1998 Oliver Bierhoff Udinese 1999 Lothar Matthäus Bayern Munich 2000 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 2001 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 2002 Michael Ballack Bayer Leverkusen 2003 Michael Ballack Bayern Munich 2004 Aílton Werder Bremen 2005 Michael Ballack Bayern Munich 2006 Miroslav Klose Werder Bremen 2007…
Ballack in 2014
Ballack playing for Bayern Munich in April 2006
Ballack with Chelsea in 2008
Ballack in action against Fulham in December 2009