Albanian Footballer of the Year

Albanian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best professional Albanian footballer elected by Football Association of Albania members, coaches and captains of the Kategoria Superiore clubs.^[1] The award can also be given to a foreign player in the Kategoria Superiore, as Croatian striker Pero Pejić was nominated for the 2014 award after becoming the first foreign player to win the golden boot for the 2013–14 season.

Winners

Year	Player	Club	Ref
2003	Lorik Cana	Paris Saint-Germain
2004	Fatmir Vata	Arminia Bielefeld	[2][3]
2006	Nevil Dede	Elbasani Tirana	[4]
2009	Elis Bakaj	Dinamo Tirana	[5]
2010	Elis Bakaj	Dinamo Tirana	[5]
2011	Armando Vajushi	Vllaznia Shkoder	[6]
2012	Orges Shehi	Skënderbeu Korçë	[7]
2013	Daniel Xhafaj	Teuta Durrës	[8]
2014	Alban Hoxha	Partizani Tirana	[9]
2015	Sabien Lilaj	Skënderbeu Korçë	[10]
2016	Hamdi Salihi	Skënderbeu Korçë	[11]
2017	Sabien Lilaj	Skënderbeu Korçë	[12]
2018	Lorenc Trashi	Partizani Tirana	[13]
2022	Redon Xhixha	Qarabağ	[14]

Number of awards per player

Player	Number	Years
Elis Bakaj	2	2009, 2010
Sabien Lilaj	2	2015, 2017
Lorik Cana	1	2003
Fatmir Vata	1	2004
Nevil Dede	1	2006
Armando Vajushi	1	2011
Orges Shehi	1	2012
Daniel Xhafa	1	2013
Alban Hoxha	1	2014
Hamdi Salihi	1	2016
Lorenc Trashi	1	2018
Redon Xhixha	1	2022

See also

• Kategoria Superiore Player of the Month