Serie B Footballer of the Year

AIC Serie B Footballer of the Year
Sport	Association football
Competition	Serie B
Awarded for	Young footballer considered to have performed the best in each given Serie B season
Local name	Migliore giovane della Serie B AIC (Italian)
Country	Italy
Presented by	Italian Footballers' Association (AIC)
History
First award	2012
Editions	14
First winner	Stephan El Shaarawy (2011)
Most wins	Sandro Tonali; (2 times)
Most recent	Nicolò Bertola (2025)
Website	Official website

The AIC Serie B Young Footballer of the Year (Italian: Migliore giovane della Serie B AIC) is a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) given to the young footballer who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie B season.

The award is part of the Gran Galà del Calcio (formerly known as Oscar del Calcio) awards event.

Winners

Year	Player	Club	Ref(s)
2010–11	Stephan El Shaarawy	Padova	^[1]
2011–12	Lorenzo Insigne Marco Verratti Ciro Immobile	Pescara Pescara Pescara	^[2]
2012–13	Domenico Berardi	Sassuolo	^[3]
2013–14	Daniele Rugani	Empoli	^[4]
2014–15	Adam Masina	Bologna	^[5]
2015–16	Leonardo Morosini	Brescia	^[6]
2016–17	Alessio Cragno	Benevento	^[7]
2017–18	Sandro Tonali	Brescia	^[8]
2018–19	Sandro Tonali	Brescia	^[9]
2020–21	Samuele Ricci	Empoli	^[10]
2021–22	Federico Gatti	Frosinone	^[11]
2022–23	Giovanni Fabbian	Reggina	^[12]
2023–24	Francesco Pio Esposito	Spezia	^[13]
2024–25	Nicolò Bertola	Spezia	^[14]

By club

Club	Players
Pescara	3
Brescia	3
Empoli	2
Spezia	2
Padova	1
Sassuolo	1
Bologna	1
Benevento	1
Frosinone	1
Reggina	1

By country

Country	Players
Italy	15
Morocco	1

By position

Position	Players
Midfielder	6
Forward	5
Defender	4
Goalkeeper	1

References

^ Iaria, Marco (21 January 2012). "Totò, Ibra e Cavani Che tris nel Top 11 dell' Aic". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ "Gran Galà del Calcio Aic. E' Pirlo il migliore del 2012". Tuttosport (in Italian). 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ "Calcio, Gran Galà. Pirlo giocatore dell'anno: "Consiglio Totti a Prandelli"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ "Serie A, 'Gran Galà del calcio': trionfa la Juve". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ "Oscar del Calcio, dominio Juve. Buffon: "Donnarumma ha doti da grande"" [Serie A Oscars, Juve dominate. Buffon: "Donnarumma has the characteristics to be great"]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
^ "Gran Galà del calcio, la Juventus fa incetta di premi". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "Buffon named best player". Football Italia. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
^ "Gran Galà del calcio AIC 2018: Icardi il miglior giocatore 2017-2018. Tutti i premi". Sky Italia (in Italian). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Gran Galà del calcio, la cerimonia: Cristiano Ronaldo miglior giocatore". Sky Italia (in Italian). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ "Gran Galà del Calcio 2021: trionfano Lukaku e Girelli! Scopri tutti gli altri premiati" (in Italian). Gran Galà del Calcio. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "Ecco tutti i vincitori del Gran Galà del Calcio 2022" (in Italian). Gran Galà del Calcio. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ "Gran Galà del Calcio: tutti i vincitori della serata LIVE". Sky Sport (in Italian). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ Young, Peter (2 December 2024). "Every category and Serie A nominee at the Gran Gala del Calcio". Football Italia. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
^ Campanale, Susy (1 December 2025). "Serie A 2025 Awards: McTominay Best Player of the Year". Retrieved 2 December 2025.

External links

(in Italian) List of Gran Galà del Calcio winners on the AIC official website

[gz-1] Iaria, Marco (21 January 2012). "Totò, Ibra e Cavani Che tris nel Top 11 dell' Aic". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[ts-2] "Gran Galà del Calcio Aic. E' Pirlo il migliore del 2012". Tuttosport (in Italian). 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[gz2-3] "Calcio, Gran Galà. Pirlo giocatore dell'anno: "Consiglio Totti a Prandelli"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[cds-4] "Serie A, 'Gran Galà del calcio': trionfa la Juve". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[Oscar_del_Calcio,_dominio_Juve-5] "Oscar del Calcio, dominio Juve. Buffon: "Donnarumma ha doti da grande"" [Serie A Oscars, Juve dominate. Buffon: "Donnarumma has the characteristics to be great"]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

[Gran_Galà_del_calcio_-_2016-6] "Gran Galà del calcio, la Juventus fa incetta di premi". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[serieafootballer-7] "Buffon named best player". Football Italia. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

[8] "Gran Galà del calcio AIC 2018: Icardi il miglior giocatore 2017-2018. Tutti i premi". Sky Italia (in Italian). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[9] "Gran Galà del calcio, la cerimonia: Cristiano Ronaldo miglior giocatore". Sky Italia (in Italian). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[grangala2021-10] "Gran Galà del Calcio 2021: trionfano Lukaku e Girelli! Scopri tutti gli altri premiati" (in Italian). Gran Galà del Calcio. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

[grangala2022-11] "Ecco tutti i vincitori del Gran Galà del Calcio 2022" (in Italian). Gran Galà del Calcio. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[grangala2023-12] "Gran Galà del Calcio: tutti i vincitori della serata LIVE". Sky Sport (in Italian). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[gala2024-13] Young, Peter (2 December 2024). "Every category and Serie A nominee at the Gran Gala del Calcio". Football Italia. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

[14] Campanale, Susy (1 December 2025). "Serie A 2025 Awards: McTominay Best Player of the Year". Retrieved 2 December 2025.

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Gran Galà del calcio Oscar del Calcio
Current	Serie A Team of the Year Serie A Footballer of the Year Serie A Coach of the Year Serie B Footballer of the Year Serie A Referee of the Year Serie A Football Club of the Year Serie A Women's Team of the Year Serie A Female Footballer of the Year
Discontinued	Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year Serie A Young Footballer of the Year Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year Serie A Defender of the Year