Footballer of the Year in Russia (Sport-Express)
# Footballer of the Year in Russia (Sport-Express)

Footballer of the Year in Russia is an annual award given by Sport-Express daily to the Russian Premier League player of the season. The title is awarded according to the results of a poll conducted by the newspaper. 11 players of each Premier League club are polled.

Brazilian Daniel Carvalho became the first foreign player to win the award in 2005.

## List of winners

| Year | Winner | Club |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Igor Korneev | CSKA Moscow |
| 1992 | Igor Ledyakhov | Spartak Moscow |
| 1993 | Viktor Onopko | Spartak Moscow |
| 1994 | Igor Simutenkov | Dynamo Moscow |
| 1995 | Ilya Tsymbalar | Spartak Moscow |
| 1996 | Andrey Tikhonov | Spartak Moscow |
| 1997 | Dmitri Alenichev | Spartak Moscow |
| 1998 | Yegor Titov | Spartak Moscow |
| 1999 | Alexei Smertin | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2000 | Yegor Titov | Spartak Moscow |
| 2001 | Ruslan Nigmatullin | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2002 | Dmitri Loskov | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2003 | Dmitri Loskov | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2004 | Dmitri Sychev | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2005 | Daniel Carvalho | CSKA Moscow |
| 2006 | Andrei Arshavin | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2007 | Konstantin Zyryanov | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2008 | Vágner Love | CSKA Moscow |
| 2009 | Alejandro Domínguez | Rubin Kazan |
| 2010 | Danny | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2011 | Seydou Doumbia | CSKA Moscow |
| 2012–13 | Igor Akinfeev | CSKA Moscow |
| 2013–14 | No voting | No voting |
| 2014–15 | Hulk | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2015–16 | Fyodor Smolov | Krasnodar |
| 2016–17 | Fyodor Smolov | Krasnodar |
| 2017–18 | Fyodor Smolov | Krasnodar |
| 2018–19 | Artem Dzyuba | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2019–20 | Artem Dzyuba | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
