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]

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been chosen as the Armenian Footballer of the Year ten times, more than any other player.

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 nine 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
Sargis Hovsepyan won the inaugural award in 1992. He was also the first person to receive the award a second and a third time.
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]

Number of awards per player
Player Number Years
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 10 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
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

References
  1. 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.
  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. 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. 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.
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