Paraguayan Footballer of the Year

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The Paraguayan Footballer of the Year is an award given to the best Paraguayan professional football player every year. The award began officially in 1997 and it is presented by Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color. Players that participate in this award can play in any professional football club in the world (although they do not necessarily have to be Paraguayan football clubs) and have to be either Paraguayan-born or Paraguayan-naturalised players.

José Cardozo, pictured here in 2006, is a three-time winner of the journalists' award.
Miguel Almirón, also a three-time winner of the journalists' award.

A second award, voted by the public, was established in 2004. Justo Villar was the inaugural winner.

Winners

Journalists' vote

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Year Player Club(s) Ref.
1997 Carlos Gamarra Portugal Benfica [1]
1998 Carlos Gamarra Brazil Corinthians [1]
1999 Roque Santa Cruz Paraguay Olimpia
Germany Bayern Munich[a]		 [1]
2000 José Cardozo Mexico Toluca [1]
2001 Roberto Acuña Spain Zaragoza [1]
2002 José Cardozo Mexico Toluca [1]
2003 José Cardozo Mexico Toluca [1]
2004 Justo Villar Argentina Newell's Old Boys [1]
2005 Julio dos Santos Paraguay Cerro Porteño [1]
2006 Óscar Cardozo Paraguay Nacional
Argentina Newell's Old Boys[b]		 [1]
2007 Salvador Cabañas Mexico América [1]
2008 Claudio Morel Argentina Boca Juniors [1]
2009 Óscar Cardozo Portugal Benfica [1]
2010 Lucas Barrios Germany Borussia Dortmund [1]
2011 Pablo Zeballos Paraguay Olimpia [1]
2012 Pablo Aguilar Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
Mexico Tijuana[c]		 [1]
2013 Ángel Romero Paraguay Cerro Porteño [1]
2014 Fernando Fernández Paraguay Guaraní [1]
2015 Derlis González Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv [1]
2016 Rodrigo Rojas Paraguay Cerro Porteño [1]
2017 Miguel Almirón United States Atlanta United [1]
2018 Miguel Almirón United States Atlanta United [1]
2019 Roque Santa Cruz Paraguay Olimpia [2]
2020 Not awarded
2021 Gustavo Gómez Brazil Palmeiras [3]
2022 Miguel Almirón England Newcastle United [4]
2023 Mathías Villasanti Brazil Grêmio [5]
2024 Diego Gómez United States Inter Miami [6]
2025 Omar Alderete Spain Getafe
England Sunderland[d]		 [7]
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Public vote

More information Year, Player ...
Year Player Club(s) Ref.
2004 Justo Villar Argentina Newell's Old Boys [1]
2005 Julio dos Santos Paraguay Cerro Porteño [1]
2006 Óscar Cardozo Paraguay Nacional
Argentina Newell's Old Boys[b]		 [1]
2007 Nelson Valdez Germany Borussia Dortmund [1]
2008 Salvador Cabañas Mexico América [1]
2009 Salvador Cabañas Mexico América [1]
2010 Nelson Valdez Spain Hércules [1]
2011 Pablo Zeballos Paraguay Olimpia [1]
2012 Fidencio Oviedo Paraguay Cerro Porteño [1]
2013 Pablo Aguilar Mexico Tijuana [1]
2014 Fernando Fernández Paraguay Guaraní [1]
2015 Rodrigo Rojas Paraguay Cerro Porteño [1]
2016 William Mendieta Brazil Palmeiras [1]
2017 Miguel Almirón United States Atlanta United [1]
2018 Roque Santa Cruz Paraguay Olimpia [1]
2019 Roque Santa Cruz Paraguay Olimpia [2]
2020 Not awarded
2021 Gustavo Gómez Brazil Palmeiras [3]
2022 Miguel Almirón England Newcastle United [4]
2023 Mathías Villasanti Brazil Grêmio [5]
2024 Diego Gómez United States Inter Miami [6]
2025 Blas Riveros Argentina Talleres
Paraguay Cerro Porteño[e]		 [7]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Santa Cruz played the first half of 1999 for Olimpia, before being transferred to Bayern Munich in August 1999.
  2. [b]
    Cardozo played the first half of 2006 for Nacional, before being transferred to Newell's Old Boys in the second half of 2006.
  3. [c]
    Aguilar played the first half of 2012 on loan to Sportivo Luqueño, and the second half of 2012 on loan to Tijuana.
  4. [d]
    Alderete played the first half of 2025 for Getafe, before being transferred to Sunderland in August 2025.
  5. [e]
    Riveros played the first half of 2025 for Talleres, before being transferred to Cerro Porteño in August 2025.

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