Footballer of the Year in Germany
The title Footballer of the Year has been awarded in Germany since 1960. In 1996 the title Women's Footballer of the Year was awarded for the first time. Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists and the publication kicker. Eligible are German players abroad and players in Germany.
The current titleholders are Marco Reus from Borussia Dortmund and Dzsenifer Marozsán from Olympique Lyonnais. In 2004, the Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain the honour.
Footballer of the Year
Women's Footballer of the Year
| Year | Player | Club |
| 1996 | Martina Voss | FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen |
| 1997 | Bettina Wiegmann | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler |
| 1998 | Silke Rottenberg | SF Siegen |
| 1999 | Inka Grings | FCR Duisburg |
| 2000 | Martina Voss | FCR Duisburg |
| 2001 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2002 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2003 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2004 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2005 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2006 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2007 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2008 | Birgit Prinz | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2009 | Inka Grings | FCR 2001 Duisburg |
| 2010 | Inka Grings | FCR 2001 Duisburg |
| 2011 | Fatmire Bajramaj | Turbine Potsdam |
| 2012 | Célia Okoyino da Mbabi | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr |
| 2013 | Martina Müller | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2014 | Alexandra Popp | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2015 | Célia Šašić | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 2016 | Alexandra Popp | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2017 | Dzsenifer Marozsán |  Olympique Lyonnais |
| 2018 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 2019 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Olympique Lyonnais |
East German Footballer of the Year
From 1963–1991, the publication Die Neue Fußballwoche awarded the East German Footballer of the Year award.| Year | Player | Club |
| 1963 | Manfred Kaiser | FC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| 1964 | Klaus Urbanczyk | SC Chemie Halle |
| 1965 | Horst Weigang | SC Leipzig |
| 1966 | Jürgen Nöldner | Vorwärts Berlin |
| 1967 | Dieter Erler | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| 1968 | Bernd Bransch | Hallescher FC Chemie |
| 1969 | Eberhard Vogel | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
| 1970 | Roland Ducke | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1971 | Peter Ducke | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1972 | Jürgen Croy | Sachsenring Zwickau |
| 1973 | Hans-Jürgen Kreische | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1974 | Bernd Bransch | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1975 | Jürgen Pommerenke | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| 1976 | Jürgen Croy | Sachsenring Zwickau |
| 1977 | Hans-Jürgen Dörner | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1978 | Jürgen Croy | Sachsenring Zwickau |
| 1979 | Joachim Streich | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| 1980 | Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1981 | Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1982 | Rüdiger Schnuphase | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 1983 | Joachim Streich | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| 1984 | Hans-Jürgen Dörner | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1985 | Hans-Jürgen Dörner | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1986 | René Müller | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
| 1987 | René Müller | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
| 1988 | Andreas Thom | Berliner FC Dynamo |
| 1989 | Andreas Trautmann | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1990 | Ulf Kirsten | Dynamo Dresden |
| 1991 | Torsten Gütschow | Dynamo Dresden |