Trofeo EFE

Trofeo EFE is an annual football award given by the EFE news agency since the 1990–91 season to the best Latin-American player in Spanish football. Recipients are selected based on assessments from the agency's sports editors.[1]

The inaugural winner was Rommel Fernández from Panama. Chilean Iván Zamorano and Brazilian Ronaldo Nazário have won the award twice. In 2000 Argentine Fernando Redondo received a special distinction as the best player of the 1990s decade. In the 2017–18 season, the award expanded beyond Spain, with Uruguayan Edinson Cavani becoming the first player outside the Spanish La Liga to win the award, doing so with French Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain.[2] In the 2018–19 season, the award was not given, and in 2019–20 it was won by a woman for the first time ever, Colombian midfielder Leicy Santos.[3]

Argentine legend Lionel Messi has won the award a record five times, more than any other player.[4]

Lionel Messi is the award's record holder with five wins, four of which came consecutively.

Winners
Season Player Club
1990–91
 Rommel Fernández
Tenerife
1991–92
 José Zalazar
Albacete
1992–93
 Iván Zamorano
Real Madrid
1993–94
 Romário
Barcelona
1994–95
 Iván Zamorano
Real Madrid
1995–96
 Diego Simeone
Atlético Madrid
1996–97
 Ronaldo
Barcelona
1997–98
 Roberto Carlos
Real Madrid
1998–99
 Rivaldo
Barcelona
1999–2000
 Martín Herrera
Alavés
2000–01
 Roberto Acuña
Zaragoza
2001–02
 Javier Saviola
Barcelona
2002–03
 Ronaldo
Real Madrid
2003–04
 Ronaldinho
Barcelona
2004–05
 Diego Forlán
Villarreal
2005–06
 Pablo Aimar
Valencia
2006–07
 Lionel Messi
Barcelona
2007–08
 Sergio Agüero
Atlético Madrid
2008–09
 Lionel Messi
Barcelona
2009–10
 Lionel Messi
Barcelona
2010–11
 Lionel Messi
Barcelona
2011–12
 Lionel Messi[5]
Barcelona
2012–13*
 Cristiano Ronaldo[6]
Real Madrid
2013–14
 Diego Costa
Atlético Madrid
2014–15
 Luis Suárez[1]
Barcelona
2015–16
 Keylor Navas[7]
Real Madrid
2016–17
 Real Madrid[8]
Special edition
2017–18
 Edinson Cavani[9]
Paris Saint-Germain
2018–19
 Not awarded
–
2019–20
 Casemiro (Men)

Leicy Santos (Women)
Real Madrid

Atlético Madrid

2020–21
 Luis Suárez[10]
Atlético Madrid

    Wins by player
    Player Wins
    Lionel Messi 5
    Iván Zamorano 2
    Ronaldo 2
    Luis Suárez 2
    • Note: In 2013 the player was not eligible for the award as his birth country (Portugal) belongs to the continent of Europe, not Latin America.

    See also

    References
    1. "Barca's Suarez wins EFE Trophy for best Latin player of 2015". EFE. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
    2. "Cavani se lleva el trofeo al jugador latino más valioso". BeSoccer (in Spanish). 30 January 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
    3. "Leicy Santos recibe el Trofeo EFE como jugadora latinoamericana más valiosa" (in Spanish). EFE. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    4. "Messi recibe el Trofeo EFE como mejor futbolista latinoamericano de la Liga BBVA". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    5. "Messi recibe el Trofeo EFE como mejor futbolista latinoamericano de la Liga BBVA". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2016.
    6. "Ronaldo, ganador del Trofeo EFE" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
    7. "Keylor Navas gana el Trofeo EFE al Jugador Iberoamericano de 2016".
    8. "El Real Madrid recibirá este viernes Trofeo EFE a mejor club iberoamericano".
    9. "Cavani recibirá en París el Trofeo EFE al jugador latino más valioso".
    10. "Luis Suárez recibe el Trofeo EFE; "un premio al esfuerzo y al trabajo"". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.