BBC Women's Footballer of the Year
 2023 winner Mary Earps | |
| Sport | Women's association football |
|---|---|
| Presented by | BBC World Service |
| History | |
| First award | 2015 |
| Editions | 9 (as of 2023) |
| First winner | Asisat Oshoala |
| Most wins | Lucy Bronze Ada Hegerberg (2 wins) |
| Most recent | Mary Earps (2023) |
The BBC Women's Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best women's footballer of the year. Finalists are shortlisted by an expert panel made up of current and former professional players, coaches, administrators, journalists, and experts. The winner is decided by fan voting from all around the world.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Shortlist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Asisat Oshoala Nigeria and  Liverpool |
[1][2] | |
| 2016 | Kim Little Scotland and  Seattle Reign FC |
[3][4] | |
| 2017 | Ada Hegerberg Norway and  Lyon |
[5][6] | |
| 2018 | Lucy Bronze England and Lyon |
[7][8] | |
| 2019 | Ada Hegerberg Lyon |
[9][10] | |
| 2020 | Lucy Bronze England and Lyon |
[11][12] | |
| 2021 | Vivianne Miedema Netherlands and Arsenal |
[13][14] | |
| 2022 | Beth Mead England and Arsenal |
|
[15][16] |
| 2023 | Mary Earps England and Manchester United |
[20][21][22] |
Records
[edit]
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Ada Hegerberg and Lucy Bronze with two wins have jointly won the most BBC Women's Footballer of the Year awards.
Only those with multiple wins will be listed.
Wins by player
[edit]| Rank | Player | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucy Bronze
|
2 (2018, 2020) |
| Ada Hegerberg
|
2 (2017, 2019) |
Wins by club
[edit]| Rank | Club | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon
|
4 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| 2 | Arsenal
|
2 (2021, 2022) |
Wins by nationality
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | England
|
4 (2018, 2020, 2022, 2023) |
| 2 | Norway
|
2 (2017, 2019) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year nominations revealed". BBC Sport. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award: Asisat Oshoala wins". BBC Sport. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: Five vie for award". BBC Sport. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: Kim Little wins award". BBC Sport. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2017: Vote for one of five nominees". BBC Sport. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2017: Ada Hegerberg wins award". BBC Sport. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2018: Five nominees up for award". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2018: Lucy Bronze wins award". BBC Sport. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019 shortlist revealed - vote for your favourite". BBC Sport. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Ada Hegerberg named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019". BBC Sport. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020 shortlist revealed - vote for your favourite". BBC Sport. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Lucy Bronze named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020". BBC Sport. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Vote for BBC Women's Footballer of 2021". BBC Sport. 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Vivianne Miedema named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021". BBC World Service. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of 2022 - the contenders". BBC Sport. 4 October 2022.
- ^ "England's Mead wins BBC world football award". BBC Sport. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Is Bonmati your Women's Footballer of the Year?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Is Kerr your Women's Footballer of the Year?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Is Rolfo your Women's Footballer of the Year?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer Of The Year 2023 nominations announced". BBC. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year - the contenders". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Mary Earps: England & Man Utd goalkeeper named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2023". BBC Sport. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.