The footballer of the year in Israel ( Hebrew כדורגלן העונה של מערי -) is the annual award given by the Israeli newspaper Maariv to the best player Ligat Ha-al since 1965. Mordechai Spiegler received four times this title. Five times the award was presented to the legionnaire: Giovani Rosso (twice), Gustavo Boccoli , Vincent Enyam and Miguel Vitor
Winners
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Zvi Hayman | ||
| Shmuel Rosenthal Mordechai Spiegler | Maccabi (Netanya) | |
| - | ||
| Abraham Numa | ||
| Mordechai Spiegler | ||
| Mordechai Spiegler | ||
| Mordechai Spiegler | ||
| Abba Gindin | ||
| Zvi Rosen | ||
| Ali Othman | ||
| Uri Binyamin | ||
| Uri Malmilian | ||
| Shraga Topolyansky | ||
| Oded Makhnes | ||
| Avi Cohen | ||
| Yitzhak Whisker | ||
| Moshe Sinai | ||
| Oded Makhnes | ||
| Oded Makhnes | ||
| Eli Ohana | ||
| Moshe Selecter | ||
| Avi Run | ||
| Uri Malmilian | ||
| Eli Cohen | ||
| Nir Klinger | ||
| Moshe Sinai | ||
| Nir Levin Tal Banin | Maccabi (Haifa) | |
| Avi Cohen | ||
| Ronen Harazi | ||
| Eyal Berkovich | ||
| Chaim Revivo | ||
| Chaim Revivo | ||
| Eli Ohana | ||
| Yosi abukasis | ||
| Giovani Rosso | ||
| Shavit Elimelech | ||
| Yossi Benayoun | ||
| Giovani Rosso | ||
| Baruch Dego | ||
| Nir Davidovich | ||
| Idan Tal | ||
| Gustavo Boccoli | ||
| Michael Sandberg | ||
| Gal Alberman | ||
| Vincent Enyama | ||
| Gil Vermouth | ||
| Lior Refaelov | ||
| Ahmad Sabaa | ||
| Eliran Atar | ||
| Eran Zahavi | ||
| Eran Zahavi | ||
| Eljaniv Barda | ||
| Miguel Vitor | ||
| Hanan Maman | ||
| Dor Micah |