Kniksen Award


The Kniksen Award, established in 1990, honors the best players in the Norwegian football premiership. The award is named after the legendary Norwegian football player Roald Jensen, nicknamed "Kniksen".

Categories

Category A

A jury composed of players, leaders, coaches and officials in the Tippeligaen, nominates and choose the winners in each category. All the nominees must play in the Norwegian top division. The player's nationality does not matter. The categories are:Goalkeeper of the YearDefender of the YearMidfielder of the YearStriker of the YearCoach of the Year Referee of the Year
In 2006, two further categories were also awarded: Young player of the year, and 1. divisjon player of the year.

Category B (the main awards)

Kniksen of the Year

This is awarded to the best Norwegian player of the year. The Kniksen of the year award was replaced by "Gullballen" in 2014. The player can play abroad or in Norway and can be won by both female and male players.

Kniksen's honour award

The Kniksen's honour award is awarded to a person or a team, who have made a great contribution to Norwegian football. This award can be considered a lifetime achievement award, and is recognized as Norwegian football's most prestigious award. The Kniksen's honour award was not awarded in 2005 or 2006, but was resumed in 2007.
The main awards were presented annually at Idrettsgallaen at Hamar in January, but in 2007, all Kniksen awards were presented at a separate award show in November.

Winners

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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;2011Goalkeeper of the Year: Espen Bugge Pettersen, MoldeDefender of the Year: Even Hovland, SogndalMidfielder of the Year: Michael Barrantes, AalesundStriker of the Year: Nikola Djurdjic, HaugesundCoach of the Year: Ole Gunnar Solskjær, MoldeReferee of the Year: Svein Oddvar Moen, HaugarKniksen of the Year: Mohammed Abdellaoue, HannoverKniksen's honour award: Sigurd Rushfeldt, Tromsø
;2012Goalkeeper of the Year: Kenneth Udjus, SogndalDefender of the Year: Vegard Forren, MoldeMidfielder of the Year: Magnus Wolff Eikrem, MoldeStriker of the Year: Alexander Søderlund, HaugesundCoach of the Year: Ole Gunnar Solskjær, MoldeReferee of the Year: Svein Oddvar Moen, HaugarKniksen of the Year: Brede Hangeland, Fulham
;2013Goalkeeper of the Year: Adam Larsen Kwarasey, StrømsgodsetDefender of the Year: Lars Christopher Vilsvik, StrømsgodsetMidfielder of the Year: Stefan Johansen, StrømsgodsetStriker of the Year: Frode Johnsen, OddCoach of the Year: Ronny Deila, Strømsgodset1. divisjon Player of the Year: Badou, Bodø/Glimt
  • Kniksen's honour award: Not Awarded
;2014Goalkeeper of the Year: Ørjan Nyland, MoldeDefender of the Year: Martin Linnes, MoldeMidfielder of the Year: Jone Samuelsen, OddStriker of the Year: Vidar Örn Kjartansson, VålerengaCoach of the Year: Tor Ole Skullerud, MoldeYoung Player of the Year: Martin Ødegaard, StrømsgodsetPlayer of the Year: Jone Samuelsen, Odd
;2015Goalkeeper of the Year: Ørjan Nyland, MoldeDefender of the Year: Jonas Svensson, RosenborgMidfielder of the Year: Ole Selnæs, RosenborgStriker of the Year: Alexander Søderlund, RosenborgCoach of the Year: Bob Bradley, StabækYoung Player of the Year: Iver Fossum, StrømsgodsetPlayer of the Year: Ole Selnæs, Rosenborg
;2016Goalkeeper of the Year: Piotr Leciejewski, BrannDefender of the Year: Jonas Svensson, RosenborgMidfielder of the Year: Mike Jensen, RosenborgStriker of the Year: Christian Gytkjær, RosenborgCoach of the Year: Lars Arne Nilsen, BrannYoung Player of the Year: Sander Berge, VålerengaPlayer of the Year: Mike Jensen, Rosenborg
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2020s

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2021Kniksen's honour award: Berg Family from Bodø
2022Kniksen's honour award: Martin Ødegaard, Arsenal
2023Kniksen's honour award: Teddy Moen
2024Kniksen's honour award:
Caroline Graham Hansen, Barcelona and Kjetil Knutsen, Bodø/Glimt

Other awards

This is a list of awards awarded in connection with the Kniksen awards, but not considered official Kniksen awards:

Gullballen

From 2018, the Gullballen has been awarded to both a male and a female footballer.

Men

Women

Eliteserien

Player of the Year

Goal of the Year

Breakthrough of the Year

Young Player of the Year

Coach of the Year

Toppserien

Player of the Year

Goal of the Year

Breakthrough of the Year

Young Player of the Year

Coach of the Year

1. divisjon

Player of the Year

Breakthrough of the Year

Coach of the Year