FIH Awards

The FIH Awards are awarded annually by the International Hockey Federation to the male and female field hockey players adjudged to be the best in the world. The awards were established in 1998 and have been awarded annually ever since. In 2001 the FIH Young Player of the Year award was created, to be awarded to the best young field hockey player of the year.^[1]^[2]

Male Player of the Year

Year	Player(s)	Ref
1998	Stephan Veen
1999	Jay Stacy
2000	Stephan Veen
2001	Florian Kunz
2002	Michael Green
2003	Teun de Nooijer
2004	Jamie Dwyer
2005	Teun de Nooijer Jamie Dwyer Jorge Lombi Troy Elder Brent Livermore Devesh Chauhan Dilip Tirkey Sohail Abbas Waseem Ahmad Pol Amat Xavier Ribas
2006	Teun de Nooijer Brent Livermore Stephen Mowlam Philipp Crone Kim Yong-Bae Jeroen Delmee Ryan Archibald Pol Amat
2007	Jamie Dwyer Matthias Witthaus Prabhjot Singh Seo Jong-Ho Teun de Nooijer Rob Reckers Dilawar Hussain Eduard Tubau
2008	Pol Amat Jamie Dwyer Bevan George Barry Middleton Timo Weß Tibor Weißenborn Teun de Nooijer Robert van der Horst
2009	Jamie Dwyer Barry Middleton Christopher Zeller Seo Jong-Ho Teun de Nooijer Pol Amat
2010	Jamie Dwyer Barry Middleton Moritz Fürste Seo Jong-Ho Teun de Nooijer
2011	Jamie Dwyer Eddie Ockenden Moritz Fürste Max Müller Teun de Nooijer
2012	Moritz Fürste Jamie Dwyer Tobias Hauke Sardara Singh Robert van der Horst	^[3]
2013	Tobias Hauke Lucas Vila Kieran Govers Mark Knowles Tom Boon John-John Dohmen Barry Middleton Moritz Fürste Maximilian Müller Robbert Kemperman	^[4]
2014	Mark Knowles Eddie Ockenden Ashley Jackson Robbert Kemperman Robert van der Horst	^[5]
2015	Robert van der Horst Chris Ciriello Mark Knowles John-John Dohmen Tobias Hauke	^[6]
2016	John-John Dohmen Pedro Ibarra Gonzalo Peillat Moritz Fürste Tobias Hauke
2017	Arthur Van Doren Gonzalo Peillat Mats Grambusch Billy Bakker Mirco Pruyser
2018	Arthur Van Doren Billy Bakker Simon Gougnard Barry Middleton Jake Whetton	^[7]
2019	Manpreet Singh Lucas Vila Eddie Ockenden Aran Zalewski Arthur Van Doren Victor Wegnez
2020–21	Harmanpreet Singh Tim Brand Arthur Van Doren Alexander Hendrickx Jake Whetton Aran Zalewski
2022	Harmanpreet Singh Tom Boon Thierry Brinkman Arthur De Sloover Niklas Wellen	^[8]
2023	Hardik Singh Thierry Brinkman Jeremy Hayward Zachary Wallace Niklas Wellen	^[9]
2024	Harmanpreet Singh Joep de Mol Thierry Brinkman Hannes Müller Zach Wallace	^[10]

Female Player of the Year

Year	Player(s)	Ref
1998	Alyson Annan
1999	Natascha Keller
2000	Alyson Annan
2001	Luciana Aymar
2002	Cecilia Rognoni
2003	Mijntje Donners
2004	Luciana Aymar
2005	Luciana Aymar Katie Allen Julie Towers Fu Baorong Nie Yali Sachimi Iwao Minke Booij Mijntje Donners Núria Camón
2006	Minke Booij Luciana Aymar Fu Baorong Natascha Keller Fanny Rinne Kaori Chiba Janneke Schopman María Jesús Rosa
2007	Luciana Aymar Peta Gallagher Ma Yibo Fanny Rinne Kaori Chiba Marilyn Agliotti Minke Booij Amy Tran
2008	Luciana Aymar Carla Rebecchi Fu Baorong Natascha Keller Fanny Rinne Minke Booij Janneke Schopman Naomi van As
2009	Luciana Aymar Naomi van As Madonna Blyth Fu Baorong Helen Richardson Natascha Keller
2010	Luciana Aymar Soledad García Fu Baorong Natascha Keller Maartje Paumen
2011	Maartje Paumen Luciana Aymar Li Hongxia Natascha Keller Pietie Coetzee
2012	Maartje Paumen Luciana Aymar Crista Cullen Kim Lammers Kayla Sharland	^[11]
2013	Luciana Aymar Carla Rebecchi Madonna Blyth Alex Danson Tina Bachmann Eva de Goede Ellen Hoog Maartje Paumen Kayla Sharland Park Mi-Hyun	^[12]
2014	Ellen Hoog Luciana Aymar Maartje Paumen Lidewij Welten Lauren Crandall
2015	Lidewij Welten Delfina Merino Jodie Kenny Alex Danson Park Mi-Hyun
2016	Naomi van As Carla Rebecchi Alex Danson Kate Richardson-Walsh Stacey Michelsen
2017	Delfina Merino Alex Danson Lidewij Welten Stacey Michelsen Melissa Gonzalez
2018	Eva de Goede Xan de Waard Stacey Michelsen Georgina Oliva Lidewij Welten
2019	Eva de Goede Carla Rebecchi Janne Müller-Wieland Frédérique Matla Stacey Michelsen Olivia Merry
2020–21	Gurjit Kaur Agustina Albertarrio Eva de Goede Agustina Gorzelany Frédérique Matla Maria Verschoor
2022	Felice Albers María José Granatto Agustina Gorzelany Frédérique Matla Georgina Oliva
2023	Xan de Waard Charlotte Englebert Ambrosia Malone Eugenia Trinchinetti Sonja Zimmermann
2024	Yibbi Jansen Gu Bingfeng Xan de Waard Nike Lorenz Stephanie Vanden Borre

Young Male Player of the Year

Year	Player(s)	Ref
2001	Tibor Weißenborn
2002	Jamie Dwyer
2003	Grant Schubert
2004	Santi Freixa
2005	Robert van der Horst
2006	Christopher Zeller Mark Knowles Robert van der Horst Shakeel Abbasi David Alegre Santi Freixa
2007	Mark Knowles Lucas Vila Moritz Fürste Liam Doidge Robert van der Horst Sergi Enrique
2008	Eddie Ockenden Desmond Abbott Ashley Jackson Simon Child Jeroen Hertzberger
2009	Ashley Jackson Eddie Ockenden Tobias Hauke Simon Child Robbert Kemperman Sergi Enrique
2010	Tobias Hauke Ashley Jackson Florian Fuchs Nick Wilson Robbert Kemperman
2011	Matthew Swann Florent van Aubel Florian Fuchs Nick Wilson Billy Bakker
2012	Florian Fuchs Gonzalo Peillat Simon Gougnard Harry Martin Muhammad Rizwan Jr.
2013	Christopher Rühr Gonzalo Peillat Arthur Van Doren Mats Grambusch Manpreet Singh
2014	Gonzalo Peillat Jeremy Hayward Arthur Van Doren Christopher Rühr Akashdeep Singh
2015	Christopher Rühr Sukhi Panesar Akashdeep Singh Shane O'Donoghue Blake Govers
2016	Arthur Van Doren Timm Herzbruch Christopher Rühr Harmanpreet Singh Jorrit Croon
2017	Arthur Van Doren Victor Wegnez Timm Herzbruch Thierry Brinkman Jorrit Croon
2018	Arthur De Sloover Tim Brand Jake Harvie Timm Herzbruch Thijs van Dam
2019	Vivek Prasad Maico Casella Blake Govers Zachary Wallace Jonas de Geus
2020-21	Vivek Prasad Mustaphaa Cassiem Sean Findlay
2022	Timothée Clément Miles Bukkens Pau Cunill Rizwan Ali Sanjay Rana
2023	Gaspard Xavier
2024	Sufyan Khan Bautista Capurro Arno Van Dessel Bruno Font Michel Struthoff

Young Female Player of the Year

Year	Player(s)	Ref
2001	Angie Skirving
2002	Soledad García
2003	Maartje Scheepstra
2004	Soledad García
2005	Maartje Goderie
2006	Park Mi-Hyun Madonna Blyth Crista Cullen Naomi van As Esther Termens Rachel Dawson
2007	Maike Stöckel Madonna Blyth Park Mi-Hyun Maartje Goderie
2008	Maartje Paumen Song Qingling Crista Cullen Janne Müller-Wieland Ellen Hoog
2009	Casey Eastham Josefina Sruoga Susie Gilbert Miyuki Nakagawa Gemma Flynn Emilie Mol
2010	Zhao Yudiao Daniela Sruoga Casey Eastham Rani Rampal Eva de Goede
2011	Stacey Michelsen Willemijn Bos Joyce Sombroek Charlotte Harrison Katelyn Falgowski
2012	Anna Flanagan Florencia Habif Erica Coppey Cheon Eun-Bi Stacey Michelsen
2013	Maria Verschoor Agustina Albertario Florencia Habif Lily Owsley Rani Rampal
2014	Florencia Habif Anna Flanagan Peng Yang Rani Rampal Xan de Waard
2015	Lily Owsley Charlotte Stapenhorst Xan de Waard Maria Verschoor Rose Keddell
2016	María José Granatto Florencia Habif Kathryn Slattery Nike Lorenz Lily Owsley
2017	María José Granatto Nike Lorenz Xan de Waard Frédérique Matla Laura Nunnink
2018	Lucina von der Heyde Nike Lorenz Ambrosia Malone Lena Tice Marijn Veen
2019	Lalremsiami Julieta Jankunas Zhong Jiaqi Nike Lorenz Frédérique Matla
2020–21	Sharmila Devi Fiona Crackles Valentina Raposo
2022	Mumtaz Khan Jip Dicke Charlotte Englebert Luna Fokke Amy Lawton
2023	Teresa Lima
2024	Zoe Díaz Tan Jinzhuang Emily White Claire Colwill Linnea Weidemann

Goalkeepers of the Year

Year	Male Goalkeeper	Female Goalkeeper
2014	Jaap Stockmann Juan Manuel Vivaldi Andrew Charter George Pinner P. R. Sreejesh	Joyce Sombroek Belén Succi Rachael Lynch Maddie Hinch Jackie Kintzer
2015	David Harte Andrew Charter David Carter Jaap Stockmann	Joyce Sombroek Li Dongxiao Kristina Reynolds Maddie Hinch Jang Soo Ji
2016	David Harte Juan Manuel Vivaldi Vincent Vanasch P. R. Sreejesh Jaap Stockmann	Maddie Hinch Belén Succi Kristina Reynolds Joyce Sombroek Jackie Briggs
2017	Vincent Vanasch Juan Manuel Vivaldi George Pinner David Harte Quico Cortés	Maddie Hinch Aisling D'Hooghe Li Dongxiao Anne Veenendaal Jackie Briggs
2018	Vincent Vanasch Pirmin Blaak Tyler Lovell George Pinner Tobias Walter	Maddie Hinch Ye Jiao Rachael Lynch Ayeisha McFerran María Ruiz
2019	Vincent Vanasch Tyler Lovell David Carter Quico Cortés Victor Aly	Rachael Lynch Maria Ruiz Mathilde Petriaux Ayeisha McFerran Megumi Kageyama
2020–21	P. R. Sreejesh Andrew Charter Vincent Vanasch	Savita Punia Maddie Hinch Belén Succi
2022	P. R. Sreejesh Pirmin Blaak Loic Van Doren Alexander Stadler Arthur Thieffry	Savita Punia Jocelyn Bartram Josine Koning Phumelela Mbande Belén Succi
2023	Pirmin Blaak Andrew Charter Jean-Paul Danneberg Ollie Payne Vincent Vanasch	Savita Punia Jocelyn Bartram Kelsey Bing Josine Koning Julia Sonntag
2024	P. R. Sreejesh Pirmin Blaak Tomás Santiago Luis Calzado Jean Danneberg	Ye Jiao Anne Veenendaal Cristina Cosentino Aisling D'Hooghe Nathalie Kubalski

Wins by country

Country	Male Player	Female Player	Young Male Player	Young Female Player	Male Goalkeeper	Female Goalkeeper	Total
Argentina	0	10	1	7	0	0	18
Australia	8	2	5	4	0	1	20
Belgium	3	0	3	0	3	0	9
China	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
Germany	4	1	6	1	0	0	12
Great Britain	0	0	1	1	0	3	5
India	5	1	2	3	3	3	15
Ireland	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Netherlands	5	10	1	4	1	2	23
South Korea	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Spain	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Pakistan	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

References

^ "Dwyer receives FIH 'Player of the Year' award". CNN-IBN. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ "FIH Player of the Year Award eludes India yet again". The Times of India. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ "Germany's Fuerste named FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 8 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
^ "Germany's Tobias Hauke crowned men's FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 18 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^ "FIH announce the winners of the FIH 2014 Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "FIH announces winners of the Hockey Stars Awards 2015". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ "De Goede & Van Doren named Players of the Year in 2018 FIH Hockey Stars Awards". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ "Felice Albers (NED) and Harmanpreet Singh (IND) FIH Players of the Year!". FIH. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "Xan de Waard (NED) and Hardik Singh (IND) named FIH Players of the Year!". International Hockey Federation. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "Yibbi Jansen (NED) and Harmanpreet Singh (IND) named FIH Players of the Year!". International Hockey Federation. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
^ "Paumen named 2012 FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
^ "Amazing Aymar lands eighth FIH Player of the Year crown". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

[1] "Dwyer receives FIH 'Player of the Year' award". CNN-IBN. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[2] "FIH Player of the Year Award eludes India yet again". The Times of India. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[2012-men-3] "Germany's Fuerste named FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 8 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.

[4] "Germany's Tobias Hauke crowned men's FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 18 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

[5] "FIH announce the winners of the FIH 2014 Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[6] "FIH announces winners of the Hockey Stars Awards 2015". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[7] "De Goede & Van Doren named Players of the Year in 2018 FIH Hockey Stars Awards". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

[8] "Felice Albers (NED) and Harmanpreet Singh (IND) FIH Players of the Year!". FIH. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[9] "Xan de Waard (NED) and Hardik Singh (IND) named FIH Players of the Year!". International Hockey Federation. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[10] "Yibbi Jansen (NED) and Harmanpreet Singh (IND) named FIH Players of the Year!". International Hockey Federation. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

[11] "Paumen named 2012 FIH Player of the Year". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

[12] "Amazing Aymar lands eighth FIH Player of the Year crown". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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