Golden Foot

The Golden Foot award is an international football award, given to players who stand out for their athletic achievements (both as individuals and team players) and for their personality. The award is only given to active players of at least 28 years of age, and can only be won once.[1]

Golden Foot
Francesco Totti's 2010 Golden Foot imprint
LocationHôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo
CountryMonaco
Presented byMonarchy of Monaco
First awarded2003
Currently held by Cristiano Ronaldo (2020)
Websitegoldenfoot.com

Ten nominees are chosen by a panel of international journalists based on the criteria that they are at least 28 years of age and still playing. Out of this list, the winner is selected by an online poll, where anyone can vote.[2] The winner of the award leaves a permanent mould of his footprints on "The Champions Promenade", on the seafront of the Principality of Monaco.

Since 2009, there has been a charity auction accompanying the Golden Foot event. The auction is held during the gala evening at the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, and raises funds for fighting AIDS.

Award winners

List of Golden Foot award winners[3]
Year Player Club
2003 Roberto Baggio Brescia
2004 Pavel Nedvěd Juventus
2005 Andriy Shevchenko Milan
2006 Ronaldo Real Madrid
2007 Alessandro Del Piero Juventus
2008 Roberto Carlos Fenerbahçe
2009 Ronaldinho Milan
2010 Francesco Totti Roma
2011 Ryan Giggs Manchester United
2012 Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain
2013 Didier Drogba Galatasaray
2014 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona
2015 Samuel Eto'o Antalyaspor
2016 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus
2017 Iker Casillas Porto
2018 Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain
2019 Luka Modrić Real Madrid
2020 Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus

By country

Country Players
 Italy 4
 Brazil 3
 Spain 2
 Croatia 1
 Czech Republic 1
 Ukraine 1
 Wales 1
 Sweden 1
 Ivory Coast 1
 Cameroon 1
 Uruguay 1
 Portugal 1

By club

Club Players
Juventus 4
Milan 2
Paris Saint-Germain 2
Real Madrid 2
Barcelona 1
Brescia 1
Antalyaspor 1
Fenerbahçe 1
Galatasaray 1
Manchester United 1
Roma 1
Porto 1

Award legends

List of Golden Foot award legends[4]
Year Winner Legends
2003 Roberto Baggio Diego Maradona
Eusébio
Gianni Rivera
Just Fontaine
2004 Pavel Nedvěd Alfredo Di Stéfano
Dino Zoff
Michel Platini
2005 Andriy Shevchenko Francisco Gento
George Best
George Weah
Gigi Riva
Roberto Rivellino
2006 Ronaldo Alcides Ghiggia
Ferenc Puskás
Giacinto Facchetti
Raymond Kopa
Zico
2007 Alessandro Del Piero Gerd Müller
Hristo Stoitchkov
Mario Kempes
Paolo Rossi
Romário
2008 Roberto Carlos Aldair
Igor Belanov
Luis Suárez
Zinedine Zidane
2009 Ronaldinho Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Nilton Santos
Oleg Blokhin
René Higuita
Zbigniew Boniek
2010 Francesco Totti Carlos Dunga
Francisco Varallo
Franz Beckenbauer
Giancarlo Antognoni
Hugo Sánchez
2011 Ryan Giggs Abedi Pele
Javier Zanetti
Luís Figo
Rabah Madjer
Ruud Gullit
2012[5] Zlatan Ibrahimović Eric Cantona
Franco Baresi
Lothar Matthäus
Pelé
2013 Didier Drogba Carlos Valderrama
Jean-Pierre Papin
Osvaldo Ardiles
2014 Andrés Iniesta Antonín Panenka
Jean-Marie Pfaff
Hakan Sukur
Hidetoshi Nakata
Mia Hamm
Roger Milla
2015 Samuel Eto'o Gheorghe Hagi
Daniel Passarella
David Trezeguet
Rinat Dasayev
2016 Gianluigi Buffon Frank de Boer
Claudio Ranieri
Carles Puyol
Deco
2017 Iker Casillas Roberto Mancini
Michael Owen
Marcel Desailly
Oliver Kahn
Li Ming
2018 Edinson Cavani Leonardo Araújo
Clarence Seedorf
Andrea Pirlo
Marcello Lippi
Didier Deschamps
2019 Luka Modrić Paulo Roberto Falcao
Patrick Vieira
José Altafini
2020 Cristiano Ronaldo Golden Foot Prestige
Andrea Agnelli

Total by country

References

  1. "GoldenFoot". World Champion Club Ltd.
  2. "ESPN Classic supports Golden Foot Awards". ESPN Soccernet. 26 May 2010.
  3. "Golden Foot - Winners". goldenfoot.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  4. LEGENDS – GoldenFoot
  5. “Golden Foot Awards 2012 – Ibrahimovic, Pele, And Cantona”. Amfm magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2018
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