The Golden Foot award is an international football award, given to players who stand out for their athletic achievements (both as individuals and team players) and for their personality. The award is only given to active players of at least 27 years of age, and can only be won once.[1]
| Golden Foot | |
|---|---|
 Francesco Totti's 2010 Golden Foot imprint | |
| Location | Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo |
| Country | Monaco |
| Presented by | Monarchy of Monaco |
| First awarded | 2003 |
| Currently held by |  Lautaro Martínez(men's, 2024)  Saki Kumagai(women's, 2024) |
| Website | goldenfoot |
Ten nominees are chosen by a panel of international journalists based on the criteria that they are at least 27 years of age and still playing. Out of this list, and until 2022, the winner was selected by an online poll, where anyone could vote.[2] From 2024, the winner is selected by a committee of professionals chaired by Antonio Caliendo, the founder of the award. The winner of the award leaves a permanent mould of his footprints on "The Champions Promenade", on the seafront of the Principality of Monaco.
Since 2009, there has been a charity auction accompanying the Golden Foot event. The auction is held during the gala evening at the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, and raises funds for fighting AIDS.
Award winners
edit| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Roberto Baggio
|
Brescia
|
| 2004 |  Pavel Nedvěd
|
Juventus
|
| 2005 |  Andriy Shevchenko
|
Milan
|
| 2006 |  Ronaldo
|
 Real Madrid
|
| 2007 | Alessandro Del Piero
|
Juventus
|
| 2008 | Roberto Carlos
|
 Fenerbahçe
|
| 2009 | Ronaldinho
|
Milan
|
| 2010 | Francesco Totti
|
Roma
|
| 2011 |  Ryan Giggs
|
 Manchester United
|
| 2012 |  Zlatan Ibrahimović
|
 Paris Saint-Germain
|
| 2013 |  Didier Drogba
|
Galatasaray
|
| 2014 | Andrés Iniesta
|
Barcelona
|
| 2015 |  Samuel Eto'o
|
Antalyaspor
|
| 2016 | Gianluigi Buffon
|
Juventus
|
| 2017 | Iker Casillas
|
 Porto
|
| 2018 |  Edinson Cavani
|
Paris Saint-Germain
|
| 2019 |  Luka Modrić
|
Real Madrid
|
| 2020 | Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Juventus
|
| 2021 |  Mohamed Salah
|
Liverpool
|
| 2022 |  Robert Lewandowski
|
Barcelona
|
| 2024 | Lautaro Martínez
|
Inter Milan
|
By country
edit| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Italy
|
4 |
| Brazil
|
3 |
| Spain
|
2 |
| Croatia
|
1 |
| Portugal
|
1 |
| Egypt
|
1 |
| Czech Republic
|
1 |
| Ukraine
|
1 |
| Wales
|
1 |
| Sweden
|
1 |
| Ivory Coast
|
1 |
| Cameroon
|
1 |
| Uruguay
|
1 |
| Poland
|
1 |
| Argentina
|
1 |
By club
edit| Club | Players |
|---|---|
| Juventus
|
4 |
| Milan
|
2 |
| Paris Saint-Germain
|
2 |
| Real Madrid
|
2 |
| Barcelona
|
2 |
| Brescia
|
1 |
| Antalyaspor
|
1 |
| Fenerbahçe
|
1 |
| Galatasaray
|
1 |
| Manchester United
|
1 |
| Roma
|
1 |
| Porto
|
1 |
| Liverpool
|
1 |
| Inter Milan
|
1 |
Women's Golden Foot
editAn equivalent award for women's football was assigned from 2022 onwards.[4]
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kosovare Asllani
|
Milan
|
| 2024 | Saki Kumagai
|
Roma
|
Award legends
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Total by country
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Golden Foot Prestige Award
editA Prestige Award was given from 2020 onwards.
| 2020 | Andrea Agnelli
|
| 2021 | Gabriele Gravina
|
| 2022 | Florentino Pérez
|
References
edit- ^ "GoldenFoot". World Champion Club Ltd.
- ^ "ESPN Classic supports Golden Foot Awards". ESPN Soccernet. 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Golden Foot - Winners". goldenfoot.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Théo, Théophile (26 December 2022). "Kosovare Asllani, première Golden Foot féminine de l'histoire". WORLD SPORTS ACTU (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ LEGENDS – GoldenFoot
- ^ “Golden Foot Awards 2012 – Ibrahimovic, Pele, And Cantona” Archived 2022-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Amfm magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2018
- ^ Golden Foot Award 2021: a Monte Carlo i Fuoriclasse del Calcio
- ^ Golden Foot presents its awards
External links
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