Player of the Year in Argentina - An annual reward organized by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle. The prize is given to the best Argentine player or foreign footballer playing in the Argentine League. This award, called the Olimpia de Plata al Mejor Futbolista, is Argentina 's most important personal sports award. The first Argentine to play abroad and win a prize was Mario Kempes, and the first foreigner was Enzo Francescoli, a Uruguayan who played River Plate.
Winners
| Year | Player | A country | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Hector Casimiro Yasalde |  Argentina | Independiente |
| 1971 | Jose Omar Pastoris | Argentina | Independiente |
| 1972 | Angel Hugo Bargas | Argentina | Chakarita Juniors |
| 1973 | Miguel Angel Brindisi | Argentina | Hurricane |
| 1974 | Miguel Angel Raymondo | Argentina | Independiente |
| 1975 | Hector Horacio Scott | Argentina | San lorenzo |
| 1976 | Daniel Alberto Passarella | Argentina | River Plate |
| 1977 | Ubaldo Matildo Fillol | Argentina | River Plate |
| 1978 | Mario Alberto Campes | Argentina |  Valencia |
| 1979 | Diego Armando Maradona | Argentina | Argentinos Juniors |
| 1980 | Diego Maradona | Argentina | Argentinos Juniors |
| 1981 | Diego Maradona | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 1982 | Hugo Orlando Gatti | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 1983 | Ricardo Enrique Bochini | Argentina | Independiente |
| 1984 | Alberto Jose Marsico | Argentina | Ferrocaril Oeste |
| 1985 | Enzo Francescoli | Uruguay | River Plate |
| 1986 | Diego Maradona | Argentina | Napoli |
| 1987 | Nestor Ariel Fabbri | Argentina | Racing ( Avellaneda ) |
| 1988 | Ruben Walter Paz | Uruguay | Racing |
| 1989 | Carlos Alejandro Alfaro Moreno | Argentina | Independiente |
| 1990 | Sergio Javier Goicochea | Argentina | Millionarios / Racing |
| 1991 | Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri | Argentina | Veles Sarsfield |
| 1992 | Louis alberto islas | Argentina | Independiente |
| 1993 | Ramon Ismael Medina Bello | Argentina | River Plate |
| 1994 | Carlos Fernando Navarro Montoya | Colombia | Boca Juniors |
| 1995 | Enzo Francescoli | Uruguay | River Plate |
| 1996 | Jose Luis Felix Chilavert | Paraguay | Veles Sarsfield |
| 1997 | Marcelo Salas | Chile | River Plate |
| 1998 | Gabriel Omar Batistuta | Argentina | Fiorentina |
| 1999 | Javier Pedro Saviola | Argentina | River Plate |
| 2000 | Juan Roman Riquelme | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 2001 | Juan Roman Riquelme | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 2002 | Gabriel Alejandro Milito | Argentina | Independiente |
| 2003 | Carlos Alberto Martinez Tevez | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 2004 | Carlos Tevez | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 2005 | Lionel Andres Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2006 | Juan Sebastian Veron | Argentina | Estudiantes |
| 2007 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2008 NA [1] | Juan Roman Riquelme | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 2008 Zar [2] | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2009 NA | Juan Sebastian Veron | Argentina | Estudiantes |
| 2009 Zar | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2010 CHA | Juan Manuel Martinez | Argentina | Veles Sarsfield |
| 2010 Zar | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2011 cha | Juan Roman Riquelme | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 2011 Zar | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2012 CHA | Lisandro Lopez | Argentina | Arsenal ( Sarandi ) |
| 2012 Zar | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2013 cha | Maxi Rodriguez | Argentina | Newell's Old Boys |
| 2013 Zar | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2014 CHA | Lucas David Pratto | Argentina | Veles Sarsfield |
| 2014 Zar | Angel Fabian Di Maria | Argentina | Real Madrid / Manchester United |
| 2015 CHA | Marco Gaston Ruben | Argentina | Rosario Central |
| 2015 Zar | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2016 CHA | Fernando Daniel Belluschi | Argentina | San lorenzo |
| 2016 Zar | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2017 CHA | Dario Ismael Benedetto | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 2017 Zar | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2018 | Gonzalo Nicholas Martinez | Argentina | River Plate |
Notes
- ↑ Best footballer in Argentina's championship
- ↑ Best Argentinean Abroad
Links
- José Luis Pierrend. Argentina - Player of the Year . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (January 16, 2009). Date of treatment July 13, 2016.
- Winners at weltfussball.de (German)