Who is the best professional footballer, the best female footballer, the best amateur footballer and the best amateur coach of the season? Since 2011, Fußball-Woche and the Berlin Football Association, with the support of LOTTO Berlin, have been looking for the "Berlin Footballer of the Season" in these four categories. The Berlin soccer fans decide. When the time comes, simply vote online.

Attractive prizes will be raffled off among all participants. A total of 32 candidates (eight per category) will be selected in advance by Football Week.

Current award winners

"Berlin footballer of the 2024/2025 season"

  • Berlin professional footballer of the season: Fabian Reese (Hertha BSC)
  • Berlin amateur coach of the season: Karsten Heine (BSV Eintracht Mahlsdorf)
  • Berlin women's soccer player of the season: Elfie Wellhausen (Hertha BSC women)
  • Berlin amateur footballer of the season: Änis Ben-Hatira (Hertha BSC U23)
Fabian Reese. Photo: Hertha BSC
Karsten Heine. Photo: Sandra Ritschel
Elfie Wellhausen. Photo: Hertha BSC
Änis Ben-Hatira. Photo: Hertha BSC

Previous award winners

Footballer of the season 2023/2024

  • Professional soccer player: Fabian Reese (Hertha BSC)
  • Female soccer player: Elfie Wellhausen (Hertha BSC women)
  • Amateur soccer player: Lenny Stein (F.C. Hertha 03 Zehlendorf)
  • Amateur coach: Ailien Poese (1. FC Union Berlin women)
Photos: 1. FC Union/City-Press
Photos: City-Press/FC Hertha 03

Footballers of the 2022/2023 season

  • Professional soccer player: Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin)
  • Female soccer player: Aylin Yaren (FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin)
  • Amateur footballer: Milos Dujkovic (SV Sparta Lichtenberg)
  • Amateur coach: Dragan Kostic (SV Sparta Lichtenberg)
Photos: Sandra Ritschel

Footballer of the season 2021/2022

  • Professional soccer player: Grischa Prömel (1. FC Union Berlin)
  • Female soccer player: Katja Orschmann (1. FC Union Berlin)
  • Amateur soccer player: Philipp Zeiger (VSG Altglienicke)
  • Amateur coach: Karsten Heine (VSG Altglienicke)

Footballers of the 2019/2020 season

  • Female soccer player: Nathalie Götz (1. FC Union Berlin)
  • Amateur soccer player: Stephan Brehmer (VSG Altglienicke)
  • Amateur coach: Karsten Heine (VSG Altglienicke)
  • Professional footballer: Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin)

Footballer of the season 2018/2019

  • Professional footballer: Rafal Gikiewicz (1. FC Union Berlin)
  • Female soccer player: Monique Eichhorn (1. FC Union Berlin)
  • Amateur footballer: Sebastian Huke (FC Hertha 03)
  • Amateur coach: Uwe Lehmann (SV Lichtenberg 47)

Footballer of the season 2017/2018

  • Professional soccer player: Steven Skrzybski (1. FC Union)
  • Female soccer player: Lisa Heiseler (1. FC Union)
  • Amateur footballer: Christian Gawe (SV Lichtenberg 47)
  • Amateur coach: Marco Gebhardt (Blau-Weiß 90)

Footballer of the season 2016/2017

  • Professional soccer player: Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha BSC)
  • Female soccer player: Dina Orschmann (1. FC Union)
  • Amateur soccer player: Christoph Zorn (Eintracht Mahlsdorf)
  • Amateur coach: Jeffrey Seitz (SC Staaken)

Footballer of the season 2015/2016

  • Professional soccer player: Bobby Wood (1. FC Union)
  • Female soccer player: Lisa Budde (1. FC Union)
  • Amateur soccer player: Patrick Kroll (VSG Altglienicke)
  • Amateur coach: Steffen Baumgart (Berliner AK 07)

Footballer of the season 2014/2015

  • Professional soccer player: Sebastian Polter (1. FC Union)
  • Female soccer player: Aylin Yaren (1. FC Lübars)
  • Amateur soccer player: Michael Fuß (Tennis Borussia)
  • Amateur coach: Daniel Volbert (Tennis Borussia)

Footballer of the season 2013/2014

  • Professional soccer player: Torsten Mattuschka (1. FC Union)
  • Female soccer player: Lisa Görsdorf (1. FC Union)
  • Amateur footballer: Sebastian Reiniger (SV Lichtenberg 47)
  • Amateur coach: Timo Szumnarski (FC Hertha 03 Berlin)

Footballer of the season 2012/2013

  • Professional soccer player: Ronny (Hertha BSC)
  • Female soccer player: Madeleine Wojtecki (1. FC Union)
  • Amateur footballer: Björn Brunnemann (BFC Dynamo)
  • Amateur coach: Jens Härtel (Berliner AK 07)

Footballer of the season 2011/2012

  • Professional soccer player: Thomas Kraft (Hertha BSC)
  • Female soccer player: Nadin Bethge (Adlershofer BC)
  • Amateur soccer player: Fabian Holland (Hertha BSC II)
  • Amateur coach: Jens Härtel (Berliner AK 07)

Footballer of the season 2010/2011

  • Professional soccer player: Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Hertha BSC)
  • Female soccer player: Sabrina Liedtke (SV Blau-Gelb Berlin)
  • Amateur footballer: Christopher Quiring (1. FC Union Berlin II)

*The "amateur coach" category has only been voted for since the 2011/2012 season.