Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year

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Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year is a yearly prize for the best Azerbaijani football player. It has been awarded since 1991, and the winner is chosen by respected Azerbaijani sports journalists. In the same year the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan was founded, an annual award for the best Azerbaijani footballer began. The first winner was Samir Alakbarov, with the prize also awarded in 1992 and 1993. Rashad Sadygov has won it the most times, with six awards. The youngest winner was Vagif Javadov in 2009 at age 20, and the oldest was Mahmud Gurbanov in 2007 at age 34. The award was not given in 1995. Since 2009 there is also the Azerbaijani Football Goalkeeper of the Year, though it has not always been awarded every year; the first goalkeeper award went to Kamran Agayev in 2009, with further awards in 2011 and 2012. Both awards are presented at the end of the football season.