Moroccan Mbark Boussoufa won the Ebony Shoe a record three times

The Ebony Shoe award (Dutch: Ebbenhouten schoen, French: Soulier d'ébène[1]) is a football award in Belgium given annually to the best African or African origin player in the Belgian Pro League. The jury is composed of the coaches of league clubs, the Belgium national team manager, sport journalists, and one or more honorary jurors.[2]

As of 2020, Mbark Boussoufa (3 wins), Daniel Amokachi (2 wins), Vincent Kompany (2 wins) and Dieumerci Mbokani (2) are the only players to have won the trophy more than once.

Winners

Year Winner Second Third
Player Club Player Club Player Club
1992  Daniel Amokachi (NGA) Club Brugge only the winner declared
1993  Victor Ikpeba (NGA) RFC Liège  Chidi Nwanu (NGA) Beveren  Daniel Amokachi (NGA) Club Brugge
1994  Daniel Amokachi (NGA) Club Brugge  Jean-Jacques Missé-Missé (CMR) Charleroi  Roger Lukaku (ZAI) Seraing
1995  Godwin Okpara (NGA) Eendracht Aalst  Celestine Babayaro (NGA) Anderlecht  Yaw Preko (GHA) Anderlecht
1996  Celestine Babayaro (NGA) Anderlecht  Michel Ngonge (ZAI) Harelbeke  Jean-Claude Mukanya (ZAI) Lommel
1997  Émile Mpenza (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Mouscron  Mbo Mpenza (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Mouscron  Khalilou Fadiga (SEN) Lommel
1998  Eric Addo (GHA) Club Brugge  Souleymane Oularé (GUI) Genk  Khalilou Fadiga (SEN) Club Brugge
1999  Souleymane Oularé (GUI) Genk only the winner ranked; the rest of the top 5 unordered (Fadiga, Keita, É. Mpenza and M. Mpenza)
2000  Hervé Nzelo-Lembi (COD) Club Brugge  Elos Elonga-Ekakia (COD) Anderlecht  Souleymane Youla (GUI) Lokeren
2001  Mido (EGY) Gent  Hervé Nzelo-Lembi (COD) Club Brugge  Adékambi Olufadé (TOG) Lokeren
2002  Moumouni Dagano (BFA) Genk  Sambégou Bangoura (GUI) Lokeren  Ibrahim Kargbo (SLE) RWDM
2003  Aruna Dindane (CIV) Anderlecht  Sambégou Bangoura (GUI) Lokeren  Paul Kpaka (SLE) Germinal Beerschot
2004  Vincent Kompany (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Anderlecht  Aruna Dindane (CIV) Anderlecht  Mbo Mpenza (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Mouscron
2005  Vincent Kompany (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Anderlecht  Sambégou Bangoura (GUI) Standard Liège  Aruna Dindane (CIV) Anderlecht
2006  Mbark Boussoufa (MAR) Gent  Ibrahim Salou (GHA) Zulte Waregem  Mohammed Tchité (BDI) Standard Liège
2007  Mohammed Tchité (BDI) Anderlecht  Ahmed Hassan (EGY) Anderlecht  Adékambi Olufadé (TOG) Gent
2008  Marouane Fellaini (BEL) (Morocco) Standard Liège  Mbark Boussoufa (MAR) Anderlecht  Mohamed Sarr (SEN) Standard Liège
2009  Mbark Boussoufa (MAR) Anderlecht  Copa (CIV) Lokeren  Nana Asare (GHA) Mechelen
2010  Mbark Boussoufa (MAR) Anderlecht  Romelu Lukaku (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Anderlecht  Dorge Kouemaha (CMR) Club Brugge
2011  Romelu Lukaku (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Anderlecht  Mohammed Tchité (BDI) Standard Liège  Mehdi Carcela (MAR) Standard Liège
2012  Dieumerci Mbokani (COD) Anderlecht  Cheikhou Kouyaté (SEN) Anderlecht  Mohammed Tchité (BDI) Standard Liège
2013[3]  Mbaye Leye (SEN) Zulte Waregem  Cheikhou Kouyaté (SEN) Anderlecht  Dieumerci Mbokani (COD) Anderlecht
2014[4]  Michy Batshuayi (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Standard Liège  Hamdi Harbaoui (TUN) Lokeren  Paul-Jose M'Poku (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Standard Liège
2015[5]  Neeskens Kebano (COD) Charleroi  Moses Simon (NGA) Gent  Chancel Mbemba (COD) Anderlecht
2016  Sofiane Hanni (ALG) Mechelen  Nana Asare (GHA) Gent  Frank Acheampong (GHA) Anderlecht
2017  Youri Tielemans (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Anderlecht  Landry Dimata (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Oostende  Sofiane Hanni (ALG) Anderlecht
2018  Anthony Limbombe (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Club Brugge  Mehdi Carcela (MAR) Standard Liège  Ibrahima Seck (SEN) Genk
2019[6]  Mbwana Samatta (TAN) Genk only the winner ranked; the rest of the top 5 unordered (Boli, Carcela, Dimata and Groeneveld)
2020[7]  Dieumerci Mbokani (DRC) Antwerp  Clinton Mata (ANG) Club Brugge  Simon Deli (CIV) Club Brugge
2021[8]  Paul Onuachu (NGA) Genk  Clinton Mata (ANG) Club Brugge  Théo Bongonda (BEL) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Genk
2022[9]  Tarik Tissoudali (MAR) Gent  Paul Onuachu (NGA) Genk  Joshua Zirkzee (NED) (Nigeria) Anderlecht
2023[10]  Mike Trésor (BEL) (Burundi) Genk  Victor Boniface (NGA) Union SG  Gift Orban (NGA) Gent

Breakdown of winners

By country of origin

Country Number of wins Winning years
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
11
 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
Nigeria Nigeria
6
 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2021
Morocco Morocco
5
 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022
Burundi Burundi
2
 2007, 2023
Ghana Ghana
1
 1998
Guinea Guinea
1
 1999
Egypt Egypt
1
 2001
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
1
 2002
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
1
 2003
Senegal Senegal
1
 2013
Algeria Algeria
1
 2016
Tanzania Tanzania
1
 2019

By club

Club Number of wins Winning years
Anderlecht
10
 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
Club Brugge
5
 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2018
Genk
5
 1999, 2002, 2019, 2021, 2023
Gent
3
 2001, 2006, 2022
Standard Liège
2
 2008, 2014
RFC Liège
1
 1993
Eendracht Aalst
1
 1995
Mouscron
1
 1997
Zulte Waregem
1
 2013
Charleroi
1
 2015
Mechelen
1
 2016
Antwerp
1
 2020

References

  1. ^ "premier trophée pour les Zèbres --"L'Avenier"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  2. ^ https://www.soulierdebene.be/
  3. ^ "Mbaye Leye wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Michy Batshuayi krijgt de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Neeskens Kebano wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 11 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Tanzania's Mbwana Samatta wins Belgium's Ebony Shoe award". 7 May 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Antwerp-spits Dieumerci Mbokani wint de Ebbenhouten Schoen". 1 June 2020 – via sporza.be.
  8. ^ "No Mbokani: Ebony Shoe will see new name on honour roll". 21 May 2021 – via sporza.be.
  9. ^ "Tarik Tissoudali bekroont ijzersterk seizoen met Ebbenhouten Schoen" [Tarik Tissoudali crowns strong season with Ebony Shoe]. 19 May 2022 – via sporza.be.
  10. ^ "Genkse assistkoning Mike Trésor is nieuwe Ebbenhouten Schoen, Boniface en Orban mee op podium" [Genk assistking Mike Trésor is new Ebony Shoe, Boniface and Orban also on podium]. 22 May 2023 – via sporza.be.


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