Ebony Shoe

Moroccan Mbark Boussoufa won the Ebony Shoe a record three times

The Ebony Shoe award (Dutch: Ebbenhouten schoen, French: Soulier d’ébène[1]) is a football award in Belgium given annually to the best African or African origin player in the Belgian Pro League. The jury is composed of the coaches of league clubs, the Belgian national team manager, sport journalists, and honorary juror(s).

As of 2017, Mbark Boussoufa (3 wins), Daniel Amokachi (2 wins) and Vincent Kompany (2 wins) are the only players to have won the trophy more than once.

Winners

Year Winner Second Third
Player Club Player Club Player Club
1992 Daniel Amokachi (NGA)Club Bruggeonly the winner declared
1993 Victor Ikpeba (NGA)RFC Liège Chidi Nwanu (NGA)Beveren Daniel Amokachi (NGA)Club Brugge
1994 Daniel Amokachi (NGA)Club Brugge Jean-Jacques Missé-Missé (CMR)Charleroi Roger Lukaku (ZAI)Seraing
1995 Godwin Okpara (NGA)Eendracht Aalst Celestine Babayaro (NGA)Anderlecht Yaw Preko (GHA)Anderlecht
1996 Celestine Babayaro (NGA)Anderlecht Michel Ngonge (ZAI)Harelbeke Jean-Claude Mukanya (ZAI)Lommel
1997 Émile Mpenza (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Mouscron Mbo Mpenza (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Mouscron Khalilou Fadiga (SEN)Lommel
1998 Eric Addo (GHA)Club Brugge Souleymane Oulare (GUI)Genk Khalilou Fadiga (SEN)Club Brugge
1999 Souleymane Oulare (GUI)Genkonly the winner ranked; the rest of the top 5 unordered (Fadiga, Keita, É. Mpenza and M. Mpenza)
2000 Hervé Nzelo-Lembi (COD)Club Brugge Elos Elonga-Ekakia (COD)Anderlecht Souleymane Youla (GUI)Lokeren
2001 Mido (EGY)Gent Hervé Nzelo-Lembi (COD)Club Brugge Adékambi Olufadé (TOG)Lokeren
2002 Moumouni Dagano (BFA)Genk Sambégou Bangoura (GUI)Lokeren Ibrahim Kargbo (SLE)RWDM
2003 Aruna Dindane (CIV)Anderlecht Sambégou Bangoura (GUI)Lokeren Paul Kpaka (SLE)Germinal Beerschot
2004 Vincent Kompany (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Anderlecht Aruna Dindane (CIV)Anderlecht Mbo Mpenza (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Mouscron
2005 Vincent Kompany (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Anderlecht Sambégou Bangoura (GUI)Standard Liège Aruna Dindane (CIV)Anderlecht
2006 Mbark Boussoufa (MAR)Gent Ibrahim Salou (GHA)Zulte Waregem Mohammed Tchité (BDI)Standard Liège
2007 Mohammed Tchité (BDI)Anderlecht Ahmed Hassan (EGY)Anderlecht Adékambi Olufadé (TOG)Gent
2008 Marouane Fellaini (BEL) (Morocco)Standard Liège Mbark Boussoufa (MAR)Anderlecht Mohamed Sarr (SEN)Standard Liège
2009 Mbark Boussoufa (MAR)Anderlecht Copa (CIV)Lokeren Nana Asare (GHA)Mechelen
2010 Mbark Boussoufa (MAR)Anderlecht Romelu Lukaku (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Anderlecht Dorge Kouemaha (CMR)Club Brugge
2011 Romelu Lukaku (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Anderlecht Mohammed Tchité (BDI)Standard Liège Mehdi Carcela-González (MAR)Standard Liège
2012 Dieumerci Mbokani (COD)Anderlecht Cheikhou Kouyaté (SEN)Anderlecht Mohammed Tchité (BDI)Standard Liège
2013[2] Mbaye Leye (SEN)Zulte Waregem Cheikhou Kouyaté (SEN)Anderlecht Dieumerci Mbokani (COD)Anderlecht
2014[3] Michy Batshuayi (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Standard Liège Hamdi Harbaoui (TUN)Lokeren Paul-Jose M'Poku (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Standard Liège
2015[4] Neeskens Kebano (COD)Charleroi Moses Simon (NGA)Gent Chancel Mbemba (COD)Anderlecht
2016 Sofiane Hanni (ALG)Mechelen Nana Asare (GHA)Gent Frank Acheampong (GHA)Anderlecht
2017 Youri Tielemans (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Anderlecht Landry Dimata (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Oostende Sofiane Hanni (ALG)Anderlecht
2018 Anthony Limbombe (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Club Brugge Mehdi Carcela (MAR)Standard Liège Ibrahima Seck (SEN)Genk

Breakdown of winners

By country of origin

Country Number of wins Winning years
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
10
1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
Nigeria Nigeria
5
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Morocco Morocco
4
2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Ghana Ghana
1
1998
Guinea Guinea
1
1999
Egypt Egypt
1
2001
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
1
2002
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
1
2003
Burundi Burundi
1
2007
Senegal Senegal
1
2012
Algeria Algeria
1
2016

By club

Club Number of wins Winning years
Anderlecht
10
1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
Club Brugge
5
1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2018
Genk
2
1999, 2002
Gent
2
2001, 2006
Standard Liège
2
2008, 2014
RFC Liège
1
1993
Eendracht Aalst
1
1995
Mouscron
1
1997
Zulte Waregem
1
2013
Charleroi
1
2015
Mechelen
1
2016

References

  1. ↑ premier trophée pour les Zèbres --"L'Avenier"
  2. ↑ "Mbaye Leye wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 13 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Michy Batshuayi krijgt de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 5 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Neeskens Kebano wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 11 May 2015.


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