Paraguayan Footballer of the Year

The Paraguayan Footballer of the Year is an award given to the best Paraguayan professional football player every year. The award began officially in 1997 and it is presented by Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color. Players that participate in this award can play in any professional football club in the world (although they do not necessarily have to be Paraguayan football clubs) and have to be either Paraguayan-born or Paraguayan-naturalised players.

José Cardozo, pictured here in 2006, is a three-time winner of the journalists' award.

A second award, voted by the public, was established in 2004. Justo Villar was the inaugural winner.

Winners

Journalists' vote
Year Player Team Ref.
1997 Carlos Gamarra Benfica [1]
1998 Carlos Gamarra Corinthians [1]
1999 Roque Santa Cruz Olimpia
Bayern Munich[lower-alpha 1]		 [1]
2000 José Cardozo Toluca [1]
2001 Roberto Acuña Real Zaragoza [1]
2002 José Cardozo Toluca [1]
2003 José Cardozo Toluca [1]
2004 Justo Villar Newell's Old Boys [1]
2005 Julio dos Santos Cerro Porteño [1]
2006 Óscar Cardozo Nacional
Newell's Old Boys[lower-alpha 2]		 [1]
2007 Salvador Cabañas América [1]
2008 Claudio Morel Rodríguez Boca Juniors [1]
2009 Óscar Cardozo Benfica [1]
2010 Lucas Barrios Borussia Dortmund [1]
2011 Pablo Zeballos Olimpia [1]
2012 Pablo Aguilar Sportivo Luqueño
Tijuana[lower-alpha 3]		 [1]
2013 Ángel Romero Cerro Porteño [1]
2014 Fernando Fernández Guaraní [1]
2015 Derlis González Dynamo Kiev [1]
2016 Rodrigo Rojas Cerro Porteño [1]
2017 Miguel Almirón Atlanta United [1]
2018 Miguel Almirón Atlanta United [1]
2019 Roque Santa Cruz Olimpia [2]

Public vote
Year Footballer Player Ref.
2004 Justo Villar Newell's Old Boys [1]
2005 Julio dos Santos Cerro Porteño [1]
2006 Óscar Cardozo Nacional
Newell's Old Boys		 [1]
2007 Nelson Valdez Borussia Dortmund [1]
2008 Salvador Cabañas América [1]
2009 Salvador Cabañas América [1]
2010 Nelson Valdez Hércules [1]
2011 Pablo Zeballos Olimpia [1]
2012 Fidencio Oviedo Cerro Porteño [1]
2013 Pablo Aguilar Tijuana [1]
2014 Fernando Fernández Guaraní [1]
2015 William Mendieta Palmeiras [1]
2016 Rodrigo Rojas Cerro Porteño [1]
2017 Miguel Almirón Atlanta United [1]
2018 Roque Santa Cruz Olimpia [1]
2019 Roque Santa Cruz Olimpia [2]

Notes
  1. Santa Cruz appears both as a Club Olimpia and Bayern Munich player, because he played the first half of 1999 for the Paraguayan club, before eventually being transferred to Bayern Munich in August 1999.
  2. Cardozo appears both as a Club Nacional and Newell's Old Boys player, because he played the first half of 2006 for the Paraguayan club, before being transferred to Newell's Old Boys in the second half of 2006.
  3. Aguilar appears both as a Sportivo Luqueño and Club Tijuana player, rather than his parent club San Luis, because he played the first half of 2012 on loan to the Paraguayan club, and the second half of 2012 on loan to the Mexican club.

References
  1. "Almirón y Roque, los mejores del 2018". ABC Color (in Spanish). 21 December 2018.
  2. "Roque, el mejor del año". ABC Color (in Spanish). 27 December 2019.
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