Soccer Star of the Year


The Soccer Star of the Year is an annual association football award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in Zimbabwean football. It was first presented at the end of the 1969 Rhodesian football season, when it was founded as the Rhodesian Soccer Star of the Year; the name changed in 1980. Each year's winner is chosen at the end of the season by a vote amongst football writers from around Zimbabwe. The 2010 winner was Charles Sibanda, who won the award while playing for Motor Action. He is the second Motor Action player to have received the award after 2006 winner Clemence Matawu.
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The first winner of the award was George Shaya, who played for Dynamos and won the award five times in all; in 1969, 1972 and three times in a row from 1975 to 1977. There are two other multiple-time winners: Peter Ndlovu of Highlanders won twice consecutively in 1990 and 1991, and Stanley Ndunduma won in 1981 and 1985, playing first for CAPS United and later for Black Rhinos. Malawian midfielder Joseph Kamwendo is the lone foreign player to have won the award, having done so in 2005 while playing for CAPS United.

Winners

SeasonPlayerPlayer's nationClubNotes
1969 Dynamos
1970 Mangula
1971 Chibuku Shumba
1972 Dynamos
1973 Dynamos
1974 Zimbabwe Saints
1975 Dynamos
1976 Dynamos
1977 Dynamos
1978 Arcadia United
1979 CAPS United
1980 Dynamos
1981 CAPS United
1982 Dynamos
1983 Rio Tinto
1984 Zisco Steel
1985 Black Rhinos
1986 Dynamos
1987 Highlanders
1988 Zimbabwe Saints
1989 Black Mambas
1990 Highlanders
1990George Nechironga CAPS United
1991 Highlanders
1992 Black Aces
1993 Zimbabwe Saints
1994 Dynamos
1995 Dynamos
1996 CAPS United
1997 Wankie
1998–99
2000 Highlanders
2001 Chapungu United
2002 Highlanders
2003 CAPS United
2004 CAPS United
2005 CAPS United
2006 Motor Action
2007 Dynamos
2008 Njube Sundowns
2009 Gunners
2010 Motor Action
2011 Dynamos
2012 Dynamos
2013 Dynamos
2014 ZPC Kariba
2015 Chicken Inn
2016 CAPS United
2017 F.C. Platinum
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