Slovak Footballer of the Year Awards
# Slovak Footballer of the Year Awards

The Slovak Footballer of the Year Awards are annual awards given to the best Slovak football players playing abroad or in the Fortuna Liga.

## Ján Popluhár Award

Slovak Footballer of the Year is an annual title awarded to the best Slovak football player of the year since 1993. Its predecessor, Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year award was first presented in 1965, as an award for the whole of Czechoslovakia.

| Year | | Club | | Club | | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | Peter Dubovský | Slovan Bratislava Real Madrid | Ľubomír Moravčík | Saint-Étienne | Ľubomír Luhový | Inter Bratislava |
| 1994 | Vladimír Kinder | Slovan Bratislava | Dušan Tittel | Slovan Bratislava | Peter Dubovský | Real Madrid |
| 1995 | Dušan Tittel | Slovan Bratislava | Ladislav Molnár | Slovan Bratislava | Peter Dubovský | Real Madrid Real Oviedo |
| 1996 | Dušan Tittel | Slovan Bratislava | Peter Dubovský | Real Oviedo | Július Šimon | Spartak Trnava |
| 1997 | Dušan Tittel | Slovan Bratislava Spartak Trnava | Jozef Majoroš | Petra Drnovice | Tibor Jančula | Slovan Bratislava Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 1998 | Jozef Majoroš | Petra Drnovice Slovan Bratislava | Miroslav König | Slovan Bratislava | Dušan Tittel | Spartak Trnava |
| 1999 | Vladimír Labant | Slavia Prague Sparta Prague | Ľubomír Moravčík | Celtic Glasgow | Miroslav Karhan | Spartak Trnava Real Betis |
| 2000 | Szilárd Németh | Inter Bratislava | Stanislav Varga | Slovan Bratislava Sunderland | Vratislav Greško | Bayer Leverkusen Inter Milan |
| 2001 | Ľubomír Moravčík | Celtic | Vladimír Labant | Sparta Prague | Miroslav Karhan | Beşiktaş VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2002 | Miroslav Karhan | VfL Wolfsburg | Vladimír Janočko | Austria Wien | Szilárd Németh | Middlesbrough |
| 2003 | Vladimír Janočko | Austria Wien | Szilárd Németh | Middlesbrough | Marek Mintál | Žilina 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 2004 | Marek Mintál | 1. FC Nürnberg | Róbert Vittek | 1. FC Nürnberg | Miroslav Karhan | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2005 | Marek Mintál | 1. FC Nürnberg | Kamil Čontofalský | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Miroslav Karhan | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2006 | Róbert Vittek | 1. FC Nürnberg | Martin Škrtel | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Marek Sapara | Ružomberok Rosenborg |
| 2007 | Martin Škrtel | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Marek Hamšík | Brescia Napoli | Marek Čech | Porto |
| 2008 | Martin Škrtel | Liverpool | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Stanislav Šesták | Žilina VfL Bochum |
| 2009 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Stanislav Šesták | VfL Bochum | Ján Mucha | Legia Warsaw |
| 2010 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Róbert Vittek | Lille Ankaragücü | Martin Škrtel | Liverpool |
| 2011 | Martin Škrtel | Liverpool | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Juraj Kucka | Genoa |
| 2012 | Martin Škrtel | Liverpool | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Marek Sapara | Trabzonspor |
| 2013 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Martin Škrtel | Liverpool | Juraj Kucka | Genoa |
| 2014 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Martin Škrtel | Liverpool | Ján Ďurica | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2015 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Martin Škrtel | Liverpool | Juraj Kucka | Genoa Milan |
| 2016 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Martin Škrtel | Liverpool Fenerbahçe | Róbert Mak | PAOK Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2017 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Milan Škriniar | Sampdoria Inter Milan | Stanislav Lobotka | Nordsjælland Celta Vigo |
| 2018 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Milan Škriniar | Inter Milan | Stanislav Lobotka | Celta Vigo |
| 2019 | Milan Škriniar | Inter Milan | Martin Dúbravka | Newcastle United | Marek Hamšík | Dalian Professional |
| 2020 | Milan Škriniar | Inter Milan | Juraj Kucka | Parma | Marek Hamšík | Dalian Professional |
| 2021 | Milan Škriniar | Inter Milan | Marek Hamšík | IFK Göteborg Trabzonspor | Juraj Kucka | Parma Watford |
| 2022 | Milan Škriniar | Inter Milan | Stanislav Lobotka | Napoli | Marek Hamšík | Trabzonspor |

## Peter Dubovský Award

Peter Dubovský Award an annual title awarded to the best under-21 Slovak footballer of the year. The honour has been awarded since 2000 together with the Slovak Footballer of the Year award.

| Year | | Club | | Club | | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | Ľubomír Meszároš | Slovan Bratislava | | | | |
| 2001 | Róbert Vittek | Slovan Bratislava | Mário Breška | Matador Púchov | Stanislav Šesták | Tatran Prešov |
| 2002 | Róbert Vittek | Slovan Bratislava | Juraj Halenár | Inter Bratislava | Martin Ďurica Branislav Obžera | Žilina Slovan Bratislava |
| 2003 | Roland Števko | Ružomberok | Milan Ivana | AS Trenčín | Filip Šebo | Köln II Inter Bratislava |
| 2004 | Milan Ivana | Slovácko | Marek Čech Martin Škrtel | Inter Bratislava / Sparta Prague AS Trenčín / Zenit St. Petersburg | Roland Števko | Ružomberok |
| 2005 | Martin Škrtel | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Filip Hološko | Slovan Liberec | Erik Jendrišek | Ružomberok |
| 2006 | Dušan Švento | Slavia Prague | Erik Jendrišek | Ružomberok Hannover 96 | Adam Nemec | Žilina |
| 2007 | Marek Hamšík | Brescia Napoli | Pavol Jurčo Peter Pekarík | Košice Žilina | Filip Hlohovský Peter Kleščík Juraj Kucka Lukáš Opiela Jakub Sylvestr Martin Tóth | Trenčín Trenčín Ružomberok Tescoma Zlín Slovan Bratislava Nitra |
| 2008 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Juraj Kucka Miroslav Stoch | Ružomberok Chelsea | Ľuboš Kamenár | Artmedia Petržalka |
| 2009 | Miroslav Stoch | Chelsea Twente | Vladimír Weiss | Manchester City | Erik Grendel Jakub Sylvestr | Dubnica / Slovan Bratislava Artmedia / Slovan Bratislava |
| 2010 | Miroslav Stoch | Chelsea Fenerbahçe | Vladimír Weiss | Bolton Wanderers Rangers | Jakub Sylvestr | Slovan Bratislava Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2011 | Róbert Mak | 1. FC Nürnberg | Filip Kiss | Slovan Bratislava Cardiff City | Milan Lalkovič | Chelsea Doncaster Rovers |
| 2012 | Róbert Mak | 1. FC Nürnberg | Norbert Gyömbér | Dukla Banská Bystrica | Ján Greguš Lukáš Pauschek Michal Obročník Oliver Práznovský | Baník Ostrava Slovan Bratislava Rim. Sobota / ViOn Ružomberok |
| 2013 | Norbert Gyömbér | Dukla B. Bystrica Catania | Ondrej Duda | Košice | Branislav Niňaj | Slovan Bratislava |
| 2014 | Ondrej Duda | Košice Legia Warsaw | Adam Zreľák | Ružomberok | Patrik Hrošovský Branislav Niňaj Stanislav Lobotka Dobrivoj Rusov | Viktoria Plzeň Slovan Bratislava Jong Ajax / AS Trenčín Spartak Trnava |
| 2015 | Matúš Bero | AS Trenčín | Ondrej Duda | Legia Warsaw | Stanislav Lobotka | AS Trenčín Nordsjælland |
| 2016 | Milan Škriniar | Sampdoria | Matúš Bero | AS Trenčín Trabzonspor | Nikolas Špalek | Žilina |
| 2017 | Denis Vavro | Žilina Copenhagen | László Bénes | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Samuel Mráz | Žilina |
| 2018 | Dávid Hancko | Žilina Fiorentina | Samuel Mráz | Žilina Empoli | Róbert Boženík Andrej Fábry Dominik Greif | Žilina Nitra Slovan Bratislava |
| 2019 | Róbert Boženík | Žilina Feyenoord | Dávid Strelec | Slovan Bratislava | Tomáš Bobček Marián Chobot Peter Pokorný | Ružomberok Nitra Liefering |
| 2020 | David Strelec | Slovan Bratislava | Róbert Boženík | Feyenoord | Peter Pokorný | Liefering St. Pölten |
| 2021 | Tomáš Suslov | Groningen | Jakub Kadák | AS Trenčín | Sebastian Kóša | Spartak Trnava |
| 2022 | Tomáš Suslov | Groningen | Adrián Kaprálik | MŠK Žilina | Adam Obert David Strelec | Cagliari Spezia |

## Jozef Vengloš Award

This award is recognises manager of the year. This category allows the participation of foreign football managers managing Slovak teams, as well Slovak managers managing foreign teams. It was first awarded in 2010 to the best manager of 2009. It was named after Jozef Vengloš, following his passing in January 2021.

| Year | | Club | | Club | | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Vladimír Weiss Sr. | Slovakia | Michal Hipp | Slovakia (assistant) | Jozef Jankech | Dukla Banská Bystrica |
| 2010 | Vladimír Weiss Sr. | Slovakia | Pavel Hapal | Žilina | Stanislav Griga | Senica |
| 2011 | Stanislav Griga | Senica | Vladimír Weiss Sr. | Slovakia Slovan Bratislava | Juraj Jarábek | ViOn Zlaté Moravce |
| 2012 | Adrián Guľa | AS Trenčín | Ivan Galád | Slovakia U21 | Juraj Jarábek | ViOn Zlaté Moravce |
| 2013 | Ján Kozák Sr. | Košice Slovakia | Ladislav Hudec | Spartak Myjava | Ladislav Pecko | Slovakia U17 |
| 2014 | Ján Kozák Sr. | Slovakia | Adrián Guľa | Žilina | Ivan Galád | Slovakia U21 |
| 2015 | Ján Kozák Sr. | Slovakia | Martin Ševela | AS Trenčín | Pavel Hapal | Slovakia U21 |
| 2016 | Ján Kozák Sr. | Slovakia | Pavel Hapal | Slovakia U21 | Adrián Guľa | Žilina |
| 2017 | Ján Kozák Sr. Pavel Hapal | Slovakia Slovakia U21 | Not awarded due to a shared first place | Not awarded due to a shared first place | Adrián Guľa | Žilina |
| 2018 | Nestor El Maestro | Spartak Trnava | Martin Ševela | Slovan Bratislava | Vladimír Weiss | Georgia |
| 2019 | Ján Kozák Jr. | Slovan Bratislava | Martin Ševela | Slovan Bratislava Zagłębie Lubin | Pavel Hapal | Slovakia |
| 2020 | Vladimír Weiss Sr. | Georgia | Ján Kozák Jr. | Slovan Bratislava | Pavol Staňo | Žilina |
| 2021 | Vladimír Weiss Sr. | Slovan Bratislava | Michal Gašparík Jr. | Spartak Trnava | Pavol Staňo | Žilina |
| 2022 | Vladimír Weiss Sr. | Slovan Bratislava | Michal Gašparík Jr. | Spartak Trnava | Peter Struhár Adrián Guľa | Ružomberok Dunajská Streda |

## Domestic Player of the Year

This category is awarded to best domestic top-division players - that is Slovak and foreign players playing in the Fortuna Liga. It was first awarded in 2011, for the best domestic player of 2010.

| Year | | Club | | Club | | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Róbert Jež | Žilina | Mário Pečalka | Žilina | Kornel Saláta | Slovan Bratislava |
| 2011 | Filip Šebo | Slovan Bratislava | Miroslav Karhan | Spartak Trnava | Igor Žofčák | Slovan Bratislava |
| 2012 | Viktor Pečovský | Žilina | David Depetris | AS Trenčín | Miroslav Karhan | Spartak Trnava |
| 2013 | Róbert Vittek | Slovan Bratislava | Tomáš Ďubek | Ružomberok | Viktor Pečovský | Žilina |
| 2014 | Viktor Pečovský | Žilina | Ján Vlasko | Spartak Trnava | Juraj Piroska | Senica |
| 2015 | Matúš Bero Viktor Pečovský | AS Trenčín Žilina | Not awarded due to a shared first place | Not awarded due to a shared first place | Léandre Tawamba | ViOn Zlaté Moravce |
| 2016 | Filip Hlohovský | Žilina | Matúš Bero | AS Trenčín | Michal Škvarka | Žilina |
| 2017 | Michal Škvarka | Žilina | Jakub Mareš | Ružomberok/ Slovan Bratislava | Rangelo Janga | AS Trenčín |
| 2018 | Boris Godál | Spartak Trnava | Andraž Šporar | Slovan Bratislava | Moha | Slovan Bratislava |
| 2019 | Andraž Šporar | Slovan Bratislava | Dominik Greif | Slovan Bratislava | Róbert Boženík | Žilina |
| 2020 | Zsolt Kalmár | DAC Dunajská Streda | Dominik Greif | Slovan Bratislava | David Hrnčár | ViOn Zlaté Moravce |
| 2021 | Vladimír Weiss Jr. | Slovan Bratislava | András Schäfer | DAC Dunajská Streda | Martin Škrtel | Spartak Trnava |
| 2022 | Vladimír Weiss Jr. | Slovan Bratislava | Nikola Krstović | DAC Dunajská Streda | Martin Regáli | Ružomberok |

## Fan Award

It was first awarded during the 2012 award ceremony, for the fan favourite of 2011. Fans vote online and select one of ten shortlisted nominees for the Ján Popluhár Award.

| Year | | Club |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | Miroslav Karhan | Mainz 05 Spartak Trnava |
| 2012 | Martin Škrtel | Liverpool |
| 2013 | Martin Škrtel | Liverpool |
| 2014 | Martin Škrtel | Liverpool |
| 2015 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli |
| 2016 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli |
| 2017 | Milan Škriniar | Sampdoria Genoa Inter Milan |
| 2018 | Milan Škriniar | Inter Milan |
| 2019 | Martin Dúbravka | Newcastle United |
| 2020 | Milan Škriniar | Inter Milan |
| 2021 | Milan Škriniar | Inter Milan |
| 2022 | Stanislav Lobotka | Napoli |
