Danish Football Player of the Year


The Danish Player of the Year award is an annual prize, which has been given to the best male Danish football player by the Danish Football Association since 1963. The winner is decided in a vote among the professional Danish footballers. Since 2000, there has also been an award for the top female player. The winner is decided by a vote among all Elitedivisionen players.
Jens Petersen was the first player to win the award in 1963. In 1975, Henning Munk Jensen became the first player to win the prize for a second time. Up until 1978, the Danish Football Association's rule of amateurism meant only players in the domestic league could win the prize. Even after the emergence of paid football in Denmark in 1978, no players in foreign clubs were eligible for the award - this was in part the reason why 1977 European Footballer of the Year striker Allan Simonsen didn't win the award, as he played abroad from 1972 to 1983. When the award was finally opened to all Danish players in 1983, national team captain Morten Olsen was the first player to win the award.
The record title holder is Pernille Harder, who has nine honours. The male record holder is Christian Eriksen, with five awards. Brøndby IF is the football club with most players selected for the award.

Winners

Men

Women

Danish Football Association's award

Since 2006 the Danish Football Association, in association with the TV-station TV2, has also given an award to the best football player in Denmark. The winner of the award is announced at the annual award show called Dansk Fodbold Award.
The past winners of DBUs "Danish player of the year".

Young Players of the Year

Sponsored by Arla Foods, the awards were initially known as Mælkens talentpriser in order to promote the line of dairy products of the company then known as "MD Foods". DBU found new sponsor DONG, an oil company, in 2004 but Arla went on to sponsor the prize which was renamed Arla's talentpriser in 2005.
YearU/21U/19U/17
1987*Johnny Mølby, VejleAnders Maibom, B 1909Diego Tur, B 1903
1988*Henrik Risom, VejleJens Madsen, BrøndbyRonnie Ekelund, Brøndby
1989*Brian Steen Nielsen, VejleJacob Laursen, VejleJeppe Tengbjerg, KB
1990Steen Nedergaard, Odense*Martin & *Michael Johansen KBKenni Sommer, Silkeborg
1991*Miklos Molnar, ServetteChristian Duus, SilkeborgJesper Søgaard, Vejle
1992*Jakob Kjeldbjerg, SilkeborgThomas Jensen, AaBSimon Karkov, Esbjerg
1993*Jesper Kristensen, Brøndby*Ulrik Laursen, OdenseMichael Kremer, Brøndby
1994*Thomas Rytter, Lyngby*Jon Dahl Tomasson, KøgeCarsten Lektonen, Odense
1995*Niclas Jensen, Lyngby*Jesper Grønkjær, AaBDan Anton Johansen, Brøndby
1996*Martin Jørgensen, AGF AarhusStefan K. Hansen, Copenhagen*Kasper Bøgelund, Odense
1997*Ole Tobiasen, Ajax*Lars Jacobsen, OdenseJesper Håkansson, Frem
1998Mikkel Jensen, Brøndby*Peter Løvenkrands, ABTom Christensen, AGF Aarhus
1999Christian Magleby, Lyngby*Hjalte Bo Nørregaard, CopenhagenClaus Pedersen, Odense
2000*Martin Albrechtsen, ABAllan Olesen, BrøndbyMartin Bergvold, KB
2001*Christian Poulsen, Copenhagen*Rasmus Würtz, Skive*Kasper Lorentzen, Brøndby
2002*Jan Kristiansen, EsbjergJeppe Curth, Feyenoord*Michael Jakobsen, B 93
2003*Stephan Andersen, AB*Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen, AGF AarhusLasse Qvist, Lyngby
2004*Thomas Kahlenberg, BrøndbySøren Christensen, Nykøbing FA*Nicklas Bendtner, Arsenal
2005*Daniel Agger, LiverpoolMagnus Troest, MidtjyllandRasmus Christiansen, Lyngby
2006*Niki Zimling, Esbjerg*Mike Jensen, BrøndbyMads Albæk, Midtjylland
2007*Kasper Schmeichel, Manchester City*Simon Kjær, MidtjyllandNikola Saric, Herfølge
2008*Michael Lumb, AGF Aarhus*Mathias "Zanka" Jørgensen, Copenhagen*Christian Eriksen, OB
2009*Anders Randrup, Brøndby*Thomas Delaney, CopenhagenNiels Bisp Rasmussen, Vejle
2010*Jonas Lössl, Midtjylland*Jannik Vestergaard, HoffenheimKenneth Zohore, Copenhagen
2011*Nicolai Boilesen, Ajax*Uffe Manich Bech, Lyngby*Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Brøndby
2012*Jores Okore, FC Nordsjælland*Viktor Fischer, Ajax*Andreas Christensen, Chelsea
2013*Andreas Cornelius, CopenhagenAndrew Hjulsager, BrøndbyDaniel Iversen, Esbjerg
2014*Yussuf Poulsen, RB Leipzig**Joachim Andersen, TwenteMark Brink Christensen, Esbjerg
2015Jeppe Højbjerg, EsbjergMikkel Duelund, FC MidtjyllandNicklas Strunck, FC Nordsjælland
2016*Marcus Ingvartsen, FC Nordsjælland*Jacob Bruun Larsen, Borussia DortmundVictor Jensen, FC København

Players who have played at least one match for the [Denmark national football (soccer)|football team|senior national team].