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Trofeo EFE

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

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Trofeo EFE is an annual football award given by the EFE news agency since the 1990–91 season to the best Ibero-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, the Argentinian 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

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

Winners

Season Player Club
1990–91
 Panama Rommel Fernández
Tenerife
1991–92
 Uruguay José Zalazar
Albacete
1992–93
 Chile Iván Zamorano
Real Madrid
1993–94
 Brazil Romário
Barcelona
1994–95
 Chile Iván Zamorano
Real Madrid
1995–96
 Argentina Diego Simeone
Atlético Madrid
1996–97
 Brazil Ronaldo
Barcelona
1997–98
 Brazil Roberto Carlos
Real Madrid
1998–99
 Brazil Rivaldo
Barcelona
1999–2000
 Argentina Martín Herrera
Alavés
2000–01
 Paraguay Roberto Acuña
Zaragoza
2001–02
 Argentina Javier Saviola
Barcelona
2002–03
 Brazil Ronaldo
Real Madrid
2003–04
 Brazil Ronaldinho
Barcelona
2004–05
 Uruguay Diego Forlán
Villarreal
2005–06
 Argentina Pablo Aimar
Valencia
2006–07
 Argentina Lionel Messi
Barcelona
2007–08
 Argentina Sergio Agüero
Atlético Madrid
2008–09
 Argentina Lionel Messi
Barcelona
2009–10
 Argentina Lionel Messi
Barcelona
2010–11
 Argentina Lionel Messi
Barcelona
2011–12
 Argentina Lionel Messi5
Barcelona
2012–13
 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo6
Real Madrid
2013–14
 Brazil Diego Costa
Atlético Madrid
2014–15
 Uruguay Luis Suárez
Barcelona
2015–16
 Costa Rica Keylor Navas7
Real Madrid
2016–17
 Spain Real Madrid8
Special edition
2017–18
 Uruguay Edinson Cavani9
Paris Saint-Germain
2018–19
 Not awarded
–
2019–20
 Brazil Casemiro (Men)

Colombia Leicy Santos (Women)

Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
2020–21
 Uruguay Luis Suárez10
Atlético Madrid
2021–22
 Brazil Vinícius Júnior11
Real Madrid
2022–23
 Brazil Vinícius Júnior12
Real Madrid
2023–24
 Brazil Vinícius Júnior1314
Real Madrid
2024–25
 Colombia Linda Caicedo15
Real Madrid

    Wins by player

    Player Wins
    Argentina Lionel Messi 5
    Brazil Vinícius Júnior 3
    Chile Iván Zamorano 2
    Brazil Ronaldo 2
    Uruguay Luis Suárez 2
    See also

    See also

    References

    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.
    11. "El brasileño Vinicius recibe el XXXIII Trofeo EFE al mejor jugador Iberoamericano". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
    12. "El brasileño Vinicius recibe el Trofeo EFE al mejor jugador Iberoamericano". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
    13. "Vini Jr. receives EFE Trophy for the Best Ibero-American Player of 2024". www.realmadrid.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
    14. Santesteban, Nuria (2024-12-31). "Vinicius recibe el Trofeo EFE al mejor jugador Iberoamericano 2024 - EFE". EFE Noticias (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
    15. "Linda Caicedo receives the EFE award for Best Ibero-American Player of 2025". www.realmadrid.com. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
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