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TheAlgerian Footballer of the Year is an annualfootball award for the bestAlgerian player presented byEl Heddaf-Le Buteur since 2001. The first winner of the award wasOlympique de Marseille midfielderDjamel Belmadi. As of 2015, onlyKarim Ziani,Madjid Bougherra andRiyad Mahrez have won the award on two consecutive occasions . Of the five, onlyKarim Ziani won his awards playing for two different teams.
Saw the award call many of the stars of world football to deliver the prize to the winner they arePaolo Maldini,Franck Ribéry,Fabio Cannavaro,Emilio Butragueño,Johan Cruyff,Laurent Blanc,Harald Schumacher andRoberto Carlos.
| Player | Wins | Years winning |
|---|---|---|
| Karim Ziani | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Madjid Bougherra | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Riyad Mahrez | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Djamel Belmadi | 1 | 2001 |
| Ali Benarbia | 1 | 2002 |
| Amar Ammour | 1 | 2003 |
| Moussa Saib | 1 | 2004 |
| Billel Dziri | 1 | 2005 |
| Rafik Saïfi | 1 | 2008 |
| Ryad Boudebouz | 1 | 2011 |
| Sofiane Feghouli | 1 | 2012 |
| Islam Slimani | 1 | 2013 |
| Yacine Brahimi | 1 | 2014 |
| Faouzi Ghoulam | 1 | 2017 |
| Baghdad Bounedjah | 1 | 2018 |
| R. | Country | Titles | Years winning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 5 | 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 |
| 2 |  England | 3 | 2002, 2015, 2016 |
| = |  Algeria | 3 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| 4 |  Scotland | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| = |  Portugal | 2 | 2013, 2014 |
| 6 |  Spain | 1 | 2012 |
| = |  Italy | 1 | 2017 |
| = |  Qatar | 1 | 2018 |
| R. | Club | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USM Alger | 2 |
| = | Olympique de Marseille | 2 |
| = | Rangers | 2 |
| = | Leicester City | 2 |
| = | FC Sochaux | 2 |
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