
TheIcelandic Footballer of the Year is an annual award chosen by a panel of officials, coaches and former players, to determine the best player in Iceland.[1]
The inaugural winner wasGuðni Kjartansson in 1973. Initially, the award could have been given to both male and female players.[1] In 1994,Ásta B. Gunnlaugsdóttir became the first woman to win the award. In 1997, the award was split into men and women's categories.[1]
In 1989,Ólafur Þórðarson won the award whilst playing abroad, having played for Norwegian clubBrann.[citation needed]
Up until 2004, the award had been chosen by theFootball Association of Iceland.[1] It is now chosen by a panel of officials, coaches and former players.[2]

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