Gullballen

Gullballen (English: the Golden Ball) is a Norwegian football award given by the Norwegian Football Federation to the best male and female Norwegian footballers each year. The award replaced Kniksen of the Year as the main award given to the best Norwegian footballer in a calendar year.

The first award was given in 2014 to Stefan Johansen. Until 2018, the award was given to only one player, either male or female. In 2015, Ada Hegerberg became the first woman to win the award. Hegerberg, Caroline Graham Hansen, and Erling Haaland are the only players to have won the award more than twice.^{[citation needed]} Gullballen has been given out at Norwegian sport award Idrettsgallaen since 2015.

Winners

2014–2017

Year	Winner	Club(s)
2014	Stefan Johansen	Celtic
2015	Ada Hegerberg	Lyon
2016	Ada Hegerberg (2)
2017	Joshua King	Bournemouth

2018–present

From 2018, the Gullballen has been awarded to both a male and female footballer.

Men's award Year Winner Club(s) 2018 Rune Jarstein Hertha BSC 2019 Martin Ødegaard Vitesse Real Sociedad 2020 Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund 2021 Erling Haaland (2) 2022 Erling Haaland (3) Borussia Dortmund Manchester City 2023 Erling Haaland (4) Manchester City 2024 Erling Haaland (5) 2025 Erling Haaland (6)

Women's award Year Winner Club(s) 2018 Ada Hegerberg (3) Lyon 2019 Caroline Graham Hansen VfL Wolfsburg Barcelona 2020 Caroline Graham Hansen (2) Barcelona 2021 Caroline Graham Hansen (3) 2022 Guro Reiten Chelsea 2023 Caroline Graham Hansen (4) Barcelona 2024 Caroline Graham Hansen (5) 2025 Caroline Graham Hansen (6)

By club

Men's clubs

Club	Wins
Manchester City	4
Borussia Dortmund	3
Bournemouth	1
Celtic	1
Hertha BSC	1
Real Sociedad	1
Vitesse	1

Women's clubs

Club	Wins
Barcelona	6
Lyon	3
Chelsea	1
VfL Wolfsburg	1

References