Ebony Shoe Award
The Ebony Shoe award (Dutch: Ebbenhouten schoen, French: Soulier d’ébène[1]) is a football award in Belgium given annually to the best African or African origin player in the Belgian Pro League. The jury is composed of the coaches of league clubs, the Belgian national team manager, sport journalists, and honorary juror(s).
As of 2014, Mbark Boussoufa (3 wins), Daniel Amokachi (2 wins) and Vincent Kompany (2 wins) are the only players to have won the trophy more than once.
Winners
Breakdown of winners
By country of origin
Country | Number of wins | Winning years |
---|---|---|
Democratic Republic of the Congo | | 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 |
Nigeria | | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
Morocco | | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Ghana | | 1998 |
Guinea | | 1999 |
Egypt | | 2001 |
Burkina Faso | | 2002 |
Ivory Coast | | 2003 |
Burundi | | 2007 |
Senegal | | 2012 |
Algeria | | 2016 |
By club
Club | Number of wins | Winning years |
---|---|---|
Anderlecht | | 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Club Brugge | | 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000 |
Genk | | 1999, 2002 |
Gent | | 2001, 2006 |
Standard Liège | | 2008, 2014 |
RFC Liège | | 1993 |
Eendracht Aalst | | 1995 |
Mouscron | | 1997 |
Zulte Waregem | | 2013 |
Charleroi | | 2015 |
Mechelen | | 2016 |
References
- ↑ premier trophée pour les Zèbres --"L'Avenier"
- ↑ "Mbaye Leye wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 13 May 2013.
- ↑ "Michy Batshuayi krijgt de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Neeskens Kebano wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 11 May 2015.
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