The AIC Serie A Footballer of the Year is a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) given to the footballer who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season. The award is part of the Gran Galà del Calcio awards event. Juventus players have won the most awards with twelve. Zlatan Ibrahimović and Andrea Pirlo have won the award the most times (3), with Pirlo's wins coming consecutively.
Zlatan Ibrahimović has the most awards won (jointly), with three awards total; he is also the only player to win with two different teams.
Andrea Pirlo has the most awards won, with three awards total (jointly); he is also the only player to win the award three consecutive times.
Gianluigi Buffon is the only goalkeeper to have ever won the award (2017).
Francesco Totti is an Italian former professional footballer who played solely for Roma and the Italy national team. He was a technically gifted and creative offensive playmaker who could play as an attacking midfielder or as a forward.
Decal of Totti alongside the Scudetto shield, displayed on a house in Rome
Totti lifts the 2007–08 Coppa Italia trophy presented to him by President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano (right).