New Zealand Footballer of the Year

Footballer of the Year
Chris Wood won the award in 2020/21
CountryNew Zealand
First award1970
Current holderChris Wood (2020/21)
Most awardsChris Wood (4)
Women's Footballer of the Year
CountryNew Zealand
First award1987
Current holderKatie Bowen (2023)
Most awardsMaureen Jacobson (2)

The New Zealand Football Awards is an awards ceremony held for the best New Zealand association football players. The ceremony has been held annually since 1970.

Male footballer of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3] Club
1970 Mick Seed Blockhouse Bay
1971 Ron Armstrong North Shore United
1972 Ian Ormond Blockhouse Bay
1973 Maurice Tillotson Gisborne City
1974 Brian Turner Mount Wellington
1975 Roy Drinkwater Christchurch United
1976 Keith Nelson Hamilton United
1977 Alf Stamp Eastern Suburbs
1978 Tony Sibley Mount Wellington
1979 Brian Turner Mount Wellington
1980 Brian Turner Mount Wellington
1981 Grant Turner Gisborne City
1982 Keith Nelson Mount Wellington
1983 Steve Sumner Manurewa
1984 Colin Walker Gisborne City
1985 Kevin Hagan North Shore United
1986 Grant Turner Miramar Rangers
1987 Ceri Evans Christchurch United
1988 Michael McGarry Mosgiel
1989 Noel Barkley Mount Wellington
1990 Noel Barkley Mount Wellington
1991 Michael McGarry Roslyn-Wakari
1992 Noel Barkley Waitakere City
1993 Paul Halford Napier City Rovers
1994 Darren McClennan Waitakere City
1995 Chris Jackson Napier City Rovers
1996 Batram Suri Nelson Suburbs
1997 Jason Batty North Shore United
1998 Fred de Jong Central United
1999 Christian Bouckenooghe Roeselare
2000 Fred de Jong Football Kingz
2001 Graham Little
2002 Graham Little
2003 Andrew Boyens Otago University
2004 Not awarded
2005 Grant Young
2006 Grant Young
2007 Ben Sigmund Auckland City
2008 Ben Sigmund Auckland City/Wellington Phoenix
2009 Roy Krishna Waitakere United
2010 Aaron Clapham Canterbury United
2011 Allan Pearce Waitakere United
2012 Chris Bale Waitakere United/Auckland City
2013 Not awarded
2014 Not awarded
2015 Winston Reid West Ham United
2016 Winston Reid West Ham United
2017[4] Chris Wood Leeds United/Burnley
2018 Chris Wood Burnley
2019[5] Chris Wood Burnley
2020/2021[6] Chris Wood Burnley
2022–2024 Not awarded

Female footballer of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3] Club
1987 Rebecca Roche
Monique Van de Elzen
1988 Not awarded
1989 Not awarded
1990 Not awarded
1991 Debbie Pullen
1992 Lorraine Taylor
1993 Maureen Jacobson Millwall Lionesses
1994 Maureen Jacobson
1995 Kelly Mawston
1996 Amanda Crawford
1997 Melissa Ruscoe
1998 Michele Cox
1999 Wendi Henderson
2000–2015 Not awarded
2016 Annalie Longo
2017[4] Rebekah Stott Seattle Reign/ Melbourne City
2018–2022 Not awarded
2023[7] Katie Bowen Melbourne City/ Inter Milan

Male international footballer of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3] Club
2018 Sarpreet Singh Wellington Phoenix
2019[5] Chris Wood Burnley
2020/2021[6] Chris Wood Burnley
2022 Not awarded
2023[7] Chris Wood Newcastle United/ Nottingham Forest

Female international footballer of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3] Club
2000 Melissa Ruscoe
2001 Amanda Crawford
2002 Rachel Oliver
2003 Nicky Smith
2004 Amber Hearn Arsenal
2005 Simone Ferrara
2006 Ali Riley Stanford Cardinal
2007 Rebecca Smith Sunnanå SK
2008 Ali Riley Stanford Cardinal
2009 Ali Riley Stanford Cardinal/Pali Blues
2010 Ali Riley FC Gold Pride
2011 Ali Riley Western New York Flash
2012–2017 Not awarded
2018 Betsy Hassett KR
2019[5] Rebekah Stott Avaldsnes IL/ Melbourne City
2020/2021[6] Ria Percival Tottenham Hotspur
2022 Not awarded
2023[7] Katie Bowen Melbourne City/ Inter Milan

Male domestic footballer of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3] Club
2018 Callum McCowatt Auckland City/Eastern Suburbs
2019[5] Jack-Henry Sinclair Team Wellington
2020/2021[6] Alex Greive Waitakere United/Birkenhead United
2022 Not awarded
2023[7] Cameron Howieson Auckland City

Female domestic footballer of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3] Club
2018 Annalie Longo Canterbury United Pride
2019[5] Steph Skilton Auckland Football
2020/2021[6] Annalie Longo Canterbury United Pride
2022 Not awarded
2023[7] Deven Jackson Eastern Suburbs

Male young footballer of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3] Club
1979 Duncan Cole North Shore United
1980 Ricki Herbert Mount Wellington
1981 Wynton Rufer Wellington Diamond
1982 Wynton Rufer Norwich City/ Miramar Rangers/ FC Zürich
1983 Colin Tuaa Papatoetoe
1984 Neal Cave
1985 Michael McGarry
1986 Darren McClennan North Shore United
1987 Robert Ironside North Shore United/ Sydney Olympic
1988 Chris Jackson Napier City Rovers
1989 Martin Akers Napier City Rovers
1990 Thomas Edge
1991 Lawrence Fitzpatrick
1992 Vaughan Coveny Miramar Rangers/ Melbourne Knights
1993 Matthew Rennie
1994 Ivan Vicelich Waitakere City
1995 Simon Elliott Wellington Olympic
1996 Danny Hay Central United
1997 Noah Hickey Central United
1998 Paul Urlovic Central United
1999 Ryan Nelsen Stanford Cardinal
2000 Jeff Campbell Football Kingz
2001 Brent Fisher Canterbury United
2002 Jamie Duncan
2003 Stuart Hogg East Auckland
2004 Not awarded
2005 Daniel Keat Team Wellington
2006–2015 Not awarded
2016 Sam Brotherton Wisconsin Badgers/Des Moines Menace
2017[4] Clayton Lewis Auckland City/ Scunthorpe United
2018 Liberato Cacace Wellington Phoenix
2019[5] Sarpreet Singh Wellington Phoenix/ Bayern Munich
2020/2021[6] Liberato Cacace Wellington Phoenix/ Sint-Truiden
2022 Not awarded
2023[7] Marko Stamenić Copenhagen/ Red Star Belgrade

Female young footballer of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3] Club
2000 Nicky Smith
2001 Zoe Thompson
2002 Priscilla Duncan
2003 Priscilla Duncan
2004 Hayley Moorwood Southwest Baptist Bearcats
2005 Kirsty Yallop
2006 Ali Riley Stanford Cardinal
2007 Abby Erceg Western Springs
2008 Rosie White
2009 Rosie White
2010 Olivia Chance Claudelands Rovers
2011 Hannah Wilkinson Glenfield Rovers
2012–2017 Not awarded
2018 Anna Leat East Coast Bays
2019[5] Claudia Bunge Northern Lights
2020/2021[6] Anna Leat Georgetown Hoyas/ West Ham United
2022 Not awarded
2023[7] Indiah-Paige Riley Brisbane Roar/ PSV

Male coach of the year/Male international coach of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3] Club
1986 Dave Farrington
1987 Ian Marshall
1988 Ian Marshall
1989 Keith Buckley
1990 Dave Taylor
1991 Martin Stewart Christchurch United
1992 Roger Wilkinson
1993 Mick Waitt Napier City Rovers
1994 Keith Pritchett Waitakere City
1995 Keith Pritchett Waitakere City
1996 Keith Pritchett New Zealand men's national football team
1997 Mick Waitt Napier City Rovers
1998 Mick Waitt Napier City Rovers
1999 Kevin Fallon New Zealand national under-17 football team
2000 Kevin Fallon
2001 Stu Jacobs
2002 Stu Jacobs
2003 Chris Milicich
2004 Not awarded
2005 Allan Jones Auckland City
2006 John Herdman New Zealand women's national football team
2007 Ricki Herbert New Zealand men's national football team/New Zealand Knights/Wellington Phoenix
2008 John Herdman New Zealand women's national football team
2009 Ricki Herbert New Zealand men's national football team/Wellington Phoenix
2010 Ricki Herbert New Zealand men's national football team/Wellington Phoenix
2011 Ramon Tribulietx Auckland City
2012–2015 Not awarded
2016 Jose Figueira Central United/Team Wellington
2017[4] Hiroshi Miyazawa Onehunga Sports
2018 Leon Birnie New Zealand women's national under-17 football team
2019[5] Des Buckingham New Zealand men's national football team/New Zealand national under-23 football team/New Zealand national under-20 football team
2020/2021[6] Danny Hay New Zealand men's national football team/New Zealand national under-23 football team
2022 Not awarded
2023[7] Darren Bazeley New Zealand men's national football team

Male domestic coach of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3] Club
2023[7] Rupert Kemeys Wellington Olympic

Female coach of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3] Club
2018 Gemma Lewis
2019[5] Alana Gunn Canterbury United Pride
2020/2021[6] Gemma Lewis Football Ferns Development Programme/Wellington Phoenix
2022 Not awarded
2023[7] Maia Vink Western Springs

Male referee of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3]
1990 Gary Fleet
1991 Gary Fleet
1992 Gary Fleet
1993 Gary Fleet
1994 Gary Fleet
1995 Gary Fleet
1996 Brian Precious
1997 Bruce Grimshaw
1998 Bruce Grimshaw
1999 Derek Rugg
2000 Brian Precious
2001 Steve Sargent
2002 Steve Sargent
2003 Ian Walker
2004 Peter O'Leary
2005 Peter O'Leary
2006 Neil Fox
2007 Peter O'Leary
2008 Peter O'Leary
2009 Mike Hester
2010 Mike Hester
2011 Peter O'Leary
2012–2015 Not awarded
2016 Matt Conger
2017[4] Matt Conger
2018 Matt Conger
2019[5] Matt Conger
2020/2021[6] Matt Conger
2022 Not awarded
2023[7] Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh

Female referee of the year

Year Winner[1][2][3]
2018 Anna-Marie Keighley
2019[5] Anna-Marie Keighley
2020/2021[6] Anna-Marie Keighley
2022 Not awarded
2023[7] Anna-Marie Keighley

See also

References

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