Gullballen Explained

Gullballen
Description:Association football award
Country:Norway
Presenter:Norwegian Football Federation
Year:2014
Holder:Erling Haaland
Caroline Graham Hansen
(4th awards)
Most Awards:Erling Haaland
Caroline Graham Hansen
(4 awards)

Gullballen (English: the Golden Ball) is a Norwegian football award given by the Norwegian Football Federation to the best male and female Norwegian footballers each year. The award replaced Kniksen of the Year as the main award given to the best Norwegian footballer in a calendar year.

The first award was given in 2014 to Stefan Johansen.[1] Until 2018, the award was given to only one player, either male or female. In 2015, Ada Hegerberg became the first woman to win the award.[2] Hegerberg, Caroline Graham Hansen, and Erling Haaland are the only players to have won the award more than twice. Gullballen has been given out at Norwegian sport award Idrettsgallaen since 2015.

Winners

2014–2017

YearWinnerClub(s)
Celtic
Ada Hegerberg Lyon
Ada Hegerberg (2) Lyon
Joshua King Bournemouth

2018–present

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

Year! Winner! Club(s)
Rune Jarstein Hertha BSC
Martin Ødegaard Vitesse
Real Sociedad
Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund
Erling Haaland (2) Borussia Dortmund
Erling Haaland (3) Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City
Erling Haaland (4) Manchester City
Year! Winner! Club(s)
Ada Hegerberg (3) Lyon
Caroline Graham Hansen VfL Wolfsburg
Barcelona
Caroline Graham Hansen (2) Barcelona
Caroline Graham Hansen (3) Barcelona
Guro Reiten Chelsea
Caroline Graham Hansen (4) Barcelona

By club

Men's clubs

ClubWins
Borussia Dortmund3
Manchester City2
Bournemouth1
Celtic1
Hertha BSC1
Real Sociedad1
Vitesse1

Women's clubs

ClubWins
Barcelona4
Lyon3
Chelsea1
VfL Wolfsburg1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stefan Johansen ble Gullballen-vinner. nrk.no. NRK. no. 10 November 2014. 13 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Gullballen til Ada Hegerberg. tk.no. Tidens Krav. no. 9 January 2016. 13 January 2019.