Croatian Footballer of the Year

The Croatian Footballer of the Year (Croatian: Nogometaš godine) is the most prestigious annual association football award in Croatia. It is awarded by the newspaper Večernji list to the best Croatian football player in the preceding year, regardless of the league they play in, based on a points system which measures their performances for both club and country. The award is usually presented in a ceremony hosted by the Croatian Football Federation.

The award was established in 1972 and, until 1990, the award was given to the best Yugoslav player in the preceding year. Since the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991, the award is given to the best Croatian player. Davor Šuker holds the record for most wins, with six awards won between 1992 and 1998. Šuker is followed by Luka Modrić with five wins between 2007 and 2016, and by Dado Pršo with three wins from 2003 to 2005. In 1995, a separate award, the Hope of the Year (Croatian: Nada godine), was introduced. It is awarded to the best young Croatian player. As of 2016, only Ivica Olić and Luka Modrić have won both the Hope of the Year and Footballer of the Year awards.

† denotes shared wins

Notes on club name changes:

Players in bold are still active. Wins marked with asterisk (*) denote wins in Yugoslav competition before 1991.

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