BBC Women's Footballer of the Year explained

BBC Women's Footballer of the Year
Sport:Women's association football
Presenter:BBC World Service
First:2015
Number:9 (as of 2023)
Firstwinner:Asisat Oshoala
Mostwins:Lucy Bronze
Ada Hegerberg (2 wins)
Mostrecent:Mary Earps (2023)

The BBC Women's Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best women's footballer of the year. Finalists are shortlisted by an expert panel made up of current and former professional players, coaches, administrators, journalists, and experts. The winner is decided by fan voting from all around the world.

Winners

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Year Winner Shortlist Ref.
2015 [1] [2]
2016 Kim Little
and Seattle Reign FC		 [3] [4]
2017 [5] [6]
2018 [7] [8]
2019 Ada Hegerberg
Lyon		 [9] [10]
2020 [11] [12]
2021 [13] [14]
2022 Beth Mead
and Arsenal		 [15] [16]
2023 Mary Earps
and Manchester United		 [20] [21] [22]

Records

Only those with multiple wins will be listed.

Wins by player

RankPlayerWins
1 Lucy Bronze2 (2018, 2020)
Ada Hegerberg2 (2017, 2019)

Wins by club

RankClubWins
1 Lyon4 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
2 Arsenal2 (2021, 2022)

Wins by nationality

RankNationWins
14 (2018, 2020, 2022, 2023)
22 (2017, 2019)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year nominations revealed. 1 May 2017. BBC Sport. 26 April 2015.
  2. Web site: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award: Asisat Oshoala wins. BBC Sport. 3 May 2016. 26 May 2015.
  3. Web site: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: Five vie for award. BBC Sport. 3 May 2016. 24 April 2016.
  4. News: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: Kim Little wins award. 1 May 2017. BBC Sport. 24 May 2016.
  5. News: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2017: Vote for one of five nominees. 1 May 2017. BBC Sport. 30 April 2017.
  6. News: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2017: Ada Hegerberg wins award . BBC Sport . 30 May 2017 . 30 May 2017 .
  7. Web site: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2018: Five nominees up for award . BBC Sport . 8 May 2018 . 4 June 2018 .
  8. Web site: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2018: Lucy Bronze wins award . BBC Sport . 22 May 2018 . 4 June 2018 .
  9. News: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019 shortlist revealed - vote for your favourite . 18 April 2019 . BBC Sport . 18 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Ada Hegerberg named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019 . BBC Sport . 22 May 2019 . 22 May 2019.
  11. News: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020 shortlist revealed - vote for your favourite . 12 February 2020 . BBC Sport . 12 February 2020.
  12. Web site: Lucy Bronze named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020 . BBC Sport . 24 March 2020 . 26 March 2020.
  13. Web site: Vote for BBC Women's Footballer of 2021. BBC.
  14. Web site: Vivianne Miedema named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021. BBC World Service. 29 November 2021. 29 November 2021.
  15. Web site: BBC Women's Footballer of 2022 - the contenders. BBC.
  16. News: 9 November 2022 . England's Mead wins BBC world football award . en-GB . BBC Sport . 9 November 2022.
  17. News: Is Bonmati your Women's Footballer of the Year? . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-10-24.
  18. News: Is Kerr your Women's Footballer of the Year? . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-10-24.
  19. News: Is Rolfo your Women's Footballer of the Year? . en-GB . BBC Sport . 24 October 2023.
  20. Web site: BBC Women’s Footballer Of The Year 2023 nominations announced . 24 October 2023 . BBC . en.
  21. News: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year - the contenders . en-GB . BBC Sport . 24 October 2023.
  22. Web site: Mary Earps: England & Man Utd goalkeeper named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2023 . . 28 November 2023 . 28 November 2023.

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