New Zealand Footballer of the Year
| Footballer of the Year | |
|---|---|
 Chris Wood won the award in 2020/21 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| First award | 1970 |
| Current holder | Chris Wood (2020/21) |
| Most awards | Chris Wood (4) |
| Women's Footballer of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| First award | 1987 |
| Current holder | Katie Bowen (2023) |
| Most awards | Maureen Jacobson (2) |
The New Zealand Football Awards is an awards ceremony held for the best New Zealand association football players. The ceremony has been held annually since 1970.
Male footballer of the year
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Female footballer of the year
| Year | Winner[1][2][3] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Rebecca Roche Monique Van de Elzen |
|
| 1988 | Not awarded | |
| 1989 | Not awarded | |
| 1990 | Not awarded | |
| 1991 | Debbie Pullen | |
| 1992 | Lorraine Taylor | |
| 1993 | Maureen Jacobson |  Millwall Lionesses
|
| 1994 | Maureen Jacobson | |
| 1995 | Kelly Mawston | |
| 1996 | Amanda Crawford | |
| 1997 | Melissa Ruscoe | |
| 1998 | Michele Cox | |
| 1999 | Wendi Henderson | |
| 2000–2015 | Not awarded | |
| 2016 | Annalie Longo | |
| 2017[4] | Rebekah Stott |  Seattle Reign/.svg.png){kind=small} Melbourne City
|
| 2018–2022 | Not awarded | |
| 2023[7] | Katie Bowen | Melbourne City/ Inter Milan
|
Male international footballer of the year
| Year | Winner[1][2][3] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sarpreet Singh |  Wellington Phoenix
|
| 2019[5] | Chris Wood | Burnley
|
| 2020/2021[6] | Chris Wood | Burnley
|
| 2022 | Not awarded | |
| 2023[7] | Chris Wood | Newcastle United/ Nottingham Forest
|
Female international footballer of the year
| Year | Winner[1][2][3] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Melissa Ruscoe | |
| 2001 | Amanda Crawford | |
| 2002 | Rachel Oliver | |
| 2003 | Nicky Smith | |
| 2004 | Amber Hearn | Arsenal
|
| 2005 | Simone Ferrara | |
| 2006 | Ali Riley | Stanford Cardinal
|
| 2007 | Rebecca Smith |  Sunnanå SK
|
| 2008 | Ali Riley | Stanford Cardinal
|
| 2009 | Ali Riley | Stanford Cardinal/Pali Blues
|
| 2010 | Ali Riley | FC Gold Pride
|
| 2011 | Ali Riley | Western New York Flash
|
| 2012–2017 | Not awarded | |
| 2018 | Betsy Hassett |  KR
|
| 2019[5] | Rebekah Stott |  Avaldsnes IL/ Melbourne City
|
| 2020/2021[6] | Ria Percival | Tottenham Hotspur
|
| 2022 | Not awarded | |
| 2023[7] | Katie Bowen | Melbourne City/ Inter Milan
|
Male domestic footballer of the year
| Year | Winner[1][2][3] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Callum McCowatt
|
Auckland City/Eastern Suburbs |
| 2019[5] | Jack-Henry Sinclair
|
Team Wellington |
| 2020/2021[6] | Alex Greive
|
Waitakere United/Birkenhead United |
| 2022 | Not awarded | |
| 2023[7] | Cameron Howieson
|
Auckland City |
Female domestic footballer of the year
| Year | Winner[1][2][3] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Annalie Longo
|
Canterbury United Pride |
| 2019[5] | Steph Skilton
|
Auckland Football |
| 2020/2021[6] | Annalie Longo
|
Canterbury United Pride |
| 2022 | Not awarded | |
| 2023[7] | Deven Jackson
|
Eastern Suburbs |
Male young footballer of the year
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Female young footballer of the year
| Year | Winner[1][2][3] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nicky Smith | |
| 2001 | Zoe Thompson | |
| 2002 | Priscilla Duncan | |
| 2003 | Priscilla Duncan | |
| 2004 | Hayley Moorwood | Southwest Baptist Bearcats
|
| 2005 | Kirsty Yallop | |
| 2006 | Ali Riley | Stanford Cardinal
|
| 2007 | Abby Erceg | Western Springs
|
| 2008 | Rosie White | |
| 2009 | Rosie White | |
| 2010 | Olivia Chance | Claudelands Rovers
|
| 2011 | Hannah Wilkinson | Glenfield Rovers
|
| 2012–2017 | Not awarded | |
| 2018 | Anna Leat | East Coast Bays
|
| 2019[5] | Claudia Bunge | Northern Lights
|
| 2020/2021[6] | Anna Leat | Georgetown Hoyas/ West Ham United
|
| 2022 | Not awarded | |
| 2023[7] | Indiah-Paige Riley | Brisbane Roar/ PSV
|
Male coach of the year/Male international coach of the year
Male domestic coach of the year
| Year | Winner[1][2][3] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2023[7] | Rupert Kemeys
|
Wellington Olympic |
Female coach of the year
| Year | Winner[1][2][3] | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Gemma Lewis
|
|
| 2019[5] | Alana Gunn
|
Canterbury United Pride |
| 2020/2021[6] | Gemma Lewis
|
Football Ferns Development Programme/Wellington Phoenix |
| 2022 | Not awarded | |
| 2023[7] | Maia Vink
|
Western Springs |
Male referee of the year
| Year | Winner[1][2][3] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Gary Fleet | |
| 1991 | Gary Fleet | |
| 1992 | Gary Fleet | |
| 1993 | Gary Fleet | |
| 1994 | Gary Fleet | |
| 1995 | Gary Fleet | |
| 1996 | Brian Precious | |
| 1997 | Bruce Grimshaw | |
| 1998 | Bruce Grimshaw | |
| 1999 | Derek Rugg | |
| 2000 | Brian Precious | |
| 2001 | Steve Sargent | |
| 2002 | Steve Sargent | |
| 2003 | Ian Walker | |
| 2004 | Peter O'Leary | |
| 2005 | Peter O'Leary | |
| 2006 | Neil Fox | |
| 2007 | Peter O'Leary | |
| 2008 | Peter O'Leary | |
| 2009 | Mike Hester | |
| 2010 | Mike Hester | |
| 2011 | Peter O'Leary | |
| 2012–2015 | Not awarded | |
| 2016 | Matt Conger | |
| 2017[4] | Matt Conger | |
| 2018 | Matt Conger | |
| 2019[5] | Matt Conger | |
| 2020/2021[6] | Matt Conger | |
| 2022 | Not awarded | |
| 2023[7] | Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh | |
Female referee of the year
| Year | Winner[1][2][3] | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Anna-Marie Keighley | |
| 2019[5] | Anna-Marie Keighley | |
| 2020/2021[6] | Anna-Marie Keighley | |
| 2022 | Not awarded | |
| 2023[7] | Anna-Marie Keighley | |
See also
References
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