Montenegrin Footballer of the Year

Mirko Vučinić has won the Player of the Year award seven times.

The Montenegrin Footballer of the Year is an annual award chosen by the team captains and the coaches of the Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga — 1. CFL to determine the best player in Montenegro. It is published by the Football Association of Montenegro.

The most successful player is Mirko Vučinić, who has won the award seven times, as well as being the inaugural winner. Stevan Jovetić is the youngest player to receive this honour so far; he was 20 years old when he won the award.

Winners

Stevan Jovetić is the youngest Player of the Year.
Year Name Nationality Club Position
2006Mirko Vučinić  MontenegroItaly RomaForward
2007Mirko Vučinić  MontenegroItaly RomaForward
2008Mirko Vučinić  MontenegroItaly RomaForward
2009Stevan Jovetić  MontenegroItaly FiorentinaForward
2010Mirko Vučinić  MontenegroItaly RomaForward
2011Mirko Vučinić  MontenegroItaly JuventusForward
2012Mirko Vučinić  MontenegroItaly JuventusForward
2013Mirko Vučinić  MontenegroItaly JuventusForward
2014Marko Baša  MontenegroFrance LilleDefender
2015Stevan Jovetić  MontenegroItaly InternazionaleForward
2016Stefan Savić  MontenegroSpain Atlético MadridDefender
2017Stefan Savić  MontenegroSpain Atlético MadridDefender

Players

Place Name Number of wins Winning years
1Mirko Vučinić72006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
2Stevan Jovetić22009, 2015
2Stefan Savić22016, 2017
3Marko Baša12014

2013 controversies

In 2013, Mirko Vučinić won the Montenegrin Footballer of the Year for the seventh time. However, the public opinion was that in 2013, Dejan Damjanović should have been given the award. Damjanović scored four goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (two against England and one against Poland and Ukraine), was announced as the top scorer of the K-League and the MVP of the 2013 AFC Champions League. The media agreed that Vučinić was the best overall Montenegrin footballer, however, Damjanović's performances in 2013 were far better than Vučinić's, who was injured during the decisive qualification matches of the national team.[1][2] Finally, Montenegrin website CG-Fudbal awarded Damjanović "Best Montenegrin Footballer of the Year", according to a poll voted by the fans.[3]

Breakdown of winners

Winners by country

Place Club Number of wins Winning years
1Italy Italy92006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
2Spain Spain22016,2017
3France France12014

Winners by club

Place Club Number of wins Winning years
1Roma42006, 2007, 2008, 2010
2Juventus32011, 2012, 2013
3Atlético Madrid22016,2017
4Fiorentina12009
4Lille OSC12014
4Internazionale12015

Winners by position

Place Position Number of wins
1Forward9
2Defender3
0Goalkeeper0
0Midfielder0

References

  1. ↑ Bozo Jankovic. "Boske zaslužio crnogorsku zlatnu loptu". Cafe del Montenegro. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Danilo Mitrović, Aleksandar Radović. "Glasali po automatizmu i inerciji". Vijesti. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "CG fudbal: Damjanović fudbaler godine". Portal Analitika. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
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