| Ghana Player of the Year | |
| Location: | Accra International Conference Centre |
| Mostrecent: | Daniel Afriyie (2022, home based) Mohammed Kudus (2022, foreign) |
| Mostwins: | Samuel Kuffour (3) |
| Firstwinner: | Mohammed Ahmed Polo (1975) |
| Number: | 29 |
| First: | 1975 |
| Presenter: | Sport Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) |
| Country: | Republic of Ghana |
| Sport: | Association football |
| Caption: | 2020 winner Jordan Ayew |
The Ghana Player of the Year (or Ghanaian Footballer of the Year) is an annual award from Football Association of Ghana, govern in recognition of excellence to the best Ghanaian professional association footballer of the year.
The title has been awarded yearly in Ghana since 1975. The award is determined annually by the members of the Sport Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), with additional votes from the Ghana Premier League team captains and coaches, in collaboration with Goal.com's corporate subdivision of Perform Group, and is published by the Ghana Football Association (GFA). All Ghanaian professional association footballers all eligible. The award has been presented on 28 occasions as of 2020.
The most successful player of the award is Samuel Kuffour, who was chosen as Ghana Player of the Year three times. Asamoah Gyan, André Ayew, Stephen Appiah, Kwadwo Asamoah and Thomas Partey have each won the award twice, the latter three all in consecutive years.
| Year | Winner | Club | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Forward | |||
| 1978 | Midfielder | |||
| 1979 | John Nketia Yawson | Midfielder | ||
| 1980 | Francis Kumi | Forward | ||
| 1984 | Joe Odoi | Defender | ||
| 1993 | Forward | |||
| 1997 | Forward | |||
| 1998 | Defender | |||
| 1999 | Defender | |||
| 2000 | Midfielder | |||
| 2001 | Defender | |||
| 2002 | Forward | |||
| 2003 | Defender | |||
| 2004 | Midfielder | |||
| 2005 | Midfielder | |||
| 2006 | Defender | |||
| 2007 [1] | Midfielder | |||
| 2008 | Defender | |||
| 2009[2] |  Milan | Forward | ||
| 2010[3] | Sunderland | Forward | ||
| 2011[4] |  Marseille | Forward | ||
| 2012[5] | Juventus | Midfielder | ||
| 2013[6] | Al Ain | Forward | ||
| 2014[7] | Harrison Afful |  Espérance de Tunis | Defender | |
| 2015[8] | André Ayew | Swansea City | Forward | |
| 2016[9] | Solomon Asante | TP Mazembe | Forward | |
| 2017[10] | Thomas Partey |  Atlético Madrid | Midfielder | |
| 2018[11] | Thomas Partey | Atlético Madrid | Midfielder | |
| 2020[12] | Jordan Ayew | Crystal Palace | Forward |
| Year | Winner | Club | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021[13] | Forward | |||
| 2022[14] |  Hearts of Oak | Forward |
| Year | Winner | Club | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021[15] | Ajax | Midfielder | ||
| 2022[16] | Ajax | Midfielder |
| Rank | Name | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2001 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2004, 2005 | |
| 2 | 2010, 2013 | ||
| 2 | 2011, 2015 | ||
| 2 | 2017, 2018 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 2012 | |
| 1 | 1975 | ||
| Karim Abdul Razak | 1 | 1978 | |
| John Nketia Yawson | 1 | 1979 | |
| Francis Kumi | 1 | 1980 | |
| Joe Odoi | 1 | 1984 | |
| 1 | 1993 | ||
| 1 | 1997 | ||
| 1 | 2000 | ||
| 1 | 2002 | ||
| 1 | 2003 | ||
| 1 | 2006 | ||
| 1 | 2007 | ||
| 1 | 2008 | ||
| 1 | 2009 | ||
| 1 | 2014 | ||
| 1 | 2016 | ||
| 1 | 2020 |
| Rank | League | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 2000, 2002, 2003 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2020 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012 | |
| 4 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1993, 2006, 2011 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2017, 2018 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2016 | |
| 1 | 2013 | ||
| 1 | 2014 |
| Rank | Club | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1975, 1979, 1984, 2000, 2002 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1978, 1980, 2003 | |
| 3 | 1998, 1999, 2001 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1993, 2011 | |
| 2 | 2018, 2019 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 1997 | |
| 1 | 2006 | ||
| 1 | 2007 | ||
| 1 | 2008 | ||
| 1 | 2009 | ||
| 1 | 2010 | ||
| 1 | 2014 | ||
| 1 | 2015 | ||
| 1 | 2016 | ||
| 1 | 2017 | ||
| 1 | 2020 |
| Rank | Position | Number of wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 0 |