Armenian Footballer of the Year

Armenian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best professional Armenian football player. The winner is elected by Football Federation of Armenia members, referees, inspectors, coaches, captains and presidents of the Armenian Premier League clubs, as well as the journalists and media. On the same occasion, an award is also given for Armenian Coach of the Year.^[1]^[2]

History

The same year the Football Federation of Armenia was founded, an award for the best Armenian football player began being annually given. The first award was given to former Armenia national football team captain Sargis Hovsepyan in 1992. Hovsepyan, who became the first player to win the award three times, is currently second to Henrikh Mkhitaryan who has won the award eleven times (including seven times in a row from 2011 to 2017). Arthur Petrosyan and Armen Shahgeldyan have both won the award twice. Edgar Manucharyan became the youngest player to win the award in 2004 at the age of 16. Hovsepyan became the oldest player to win the award in 2008 at the age of 36.^[1]^[2]

List of recipients

Year	Player	Club	Ref
1992	Sargis Hovsepyan	Pyunik Yerevan	^[1]
1993	Armen Shahgeldyan	Ararat Yerevan	^[1]
1994	Arsen Avetisyan	Homenetmen	^[1]
1995	Sargis Hovsepyan (2)	Pyunik Yerevan	^[1]
1996	Arthur Petrosyan	Shirak	^[1]
1997	Harutyun Vardanyan	Shirak	^[1]
1998	Arthur Voskanyan	Tsement Ararat	^[1]
1999	Harutyun Abrahamyan	FC Yerevan	^[1]
2000	Arthur Petrosyan (2)	Young Boys	^[1]
2001	Vardan Minasyan	Pyunik Yerevan	^[1]
2002	Arman Karamyan	Pyunik Yerevan	^[1]
2003	Ara Hakobyan	Metalurh Donetsk	^[1]
2004	Edgar Manucharyan	Pyunik Yerevan	^[1]
2005	Aram Hakobyan	Banants Yerevan	^[1]
2006	Armen Shahgeldyan (2)	Mika Yerevan	^[1]
2007	Levon Pachajyan	Pyunik Yerevan	^[1]
2008	Sargis Hovsepyan (3)	Pyunik Yerevan	^[1]
2009	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	Pyunik Yerevan	^[1]
2010	Karlen Mkrtchyan	Pyunik Yerevan	^[1]
2011	Henrikh Mkhitaryan (2)	Shakhtar Donetsk	^[3]
2012	Henrikh Mkhitaryan (3)	Shakhtar Donetsk	^[4]
2013	Henrikh Mkhitaryan (4)	Borussia Dortmund	^[5]
2014	Henrikh Mkhitaryan (5)	Borussia Dortmund	^[6]
2015	Henrikh Mkhitaryan (6)	Borussia Dortmund
2016	Henrikh Mkhitaryan (7)	Manchester United
2017	Henrikh Mkhitaryan (8)	Manchester United	^[7]
2018	Marcos Pizzelli	Aktobe	^[8]
2019	Henrikh Mkhitaryan (9)	Roma	^[9]
2020	Henrikh Mkhitaryan (10)	Roma	^[10]
2021	Varazdat Haroyan	Cádiz
2022	Eduard Spertsyan	Krasnodar	^[11]
2023	Henrikh Mkhitaryan (11)	Inter Milan	^[12]

Number of awards per player

Player	Number	Years
Henrikh Mkhitaryan	11	2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023
Sargis Hovsepyan	3	1992, 1995, 2008
Arthur Petrosyan	2	1996, 2000
Armen Shahgeldyan	2	1993, 2006
Harutyun Vardanyan	1	1997
Arthur Voskanyan	1	1998
Harutyun Abrahamyan	1	1999
Vardan Minasyan	1	2001
Arman Karamyan	1	2002
Ara Hakobyan	1	2003
Edgar Manucharyan	1	2004
Aram Hakobyan	1	2005
Levon Pachajyan	1	2007
Karlen Mkrtchyan	1	2010
Marcos Pizzelli	1	2018
Varazdat Haroyan	1	2021
Eduard Spertsyan	1	2022

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ԼԱՎԱԳՈՒՅՆ ՖՈՒՏԲՈԼԻՍՏԻ ՄԽԻԹԱՐՅԱՆԻ 2-ՐԴ ՏԻՏՂՈՍԸ (in Armenian). ArmSport.am. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ֆեդերացիա հայտարարում քվեարկությանը անվանակարգերում համար կոչում են «Լավագույն ֆուտբոլիստի» եւ «Լավագույն մարզչի» (in Armenian). FFA.am. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^ Հենրիխ Մխիթարյանը՝ Հայաստանի 2011թ. լավագույն ֆուտբոլիստ. Tert.am (in Armenian). December 15, 2011. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
^ "Shakhtar's Mkhitaryan collects Armenia award again". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^ "Soccer: Mkhitaryan best player, Minasyan best coach in 2013". ArmeniaNow. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
^ "Mkhitaryan named Armenian Footballer of the Year". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ "Mkhitaryan wins Armenian Footballer of the Year". Arsenal F.C. 22 March 2018.
^ "Marcos Pizzelli: "I am happy and proud"". Football Federation of Armenia. 29 December 2018.
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^ "Mkhitaryan named 2023 Footballer of the Year". armenpress.am. 29 December 2023.

[ABP2T-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ԼԱՎԱԳՈՒՅՆ ՖՈՒՏԲՈԼԻՍՏԻ ՄԽԻԹԱՐՅԱՆԻ 2-ՐԴ ՏԻՏՂՈՍԸ (in Armenian). ArmSport.am. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.

[FFABPBC-2] Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ֆեդերացիա հայտարարում քվեարկությանը անվանակարգերում համար կոչում են «Լավագույն ֆուտբոլիստի» եւ «Լավագույն մարզչի» (in Armenian). FFA.am. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[3] Հենրիխ Մխիթարյանը՝ Հայաստանի 2011թ. լավագույն ֆուտբոլիստ. Tert.am (in Armenian). December 15, 2011. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2012.

[4] "Shakhtar's Mkhitaryan collects Armenia award again". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[5] "Soccer: Mkhitaryan best player, Minasyan best coach in 2013". ArmeniaNow. 25 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

[6] "Mkhitaryan named Armenian Footballer of the Year". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

[7] "Mkhitaryan wins Armenian Footballer of the Year". Arsenal F.C. 22 March 2018.

[8] "Marcos Pizzelli: "I am happy and proud"". Football Federation of Armenia. 29 December 2018.

[9] "Henrikh Mkhitaryan named Armenia's Best Footballer of 2019". PanArmenian.net. 29 January 2020.

[10] "Henrikh Mkhitaryan is the Player of the Year in Armenia". ffa.am. 25 December 2020.

[11] "Eduard Spertsyan voted Armenia's Player of the Year". en.armradio.am/. 26 December 2022.

[12] "Mkhitaryan named 2023 Footballer of the Year". armenpress.am. 29 December 2023.

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