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.
Country | Number of wins | Winning years |
---|---|---|
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 |
1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 |
Nigeria | 6 |
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2021 |
Morocco | 5 |
2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022 |
Burundi | 2 |
2007, 2023 |
Ghana | 1 |
1998 |
Guinea | 1 |
1999 |
Egypt | 1 |
2001 |
Burkina Faso | 1 |
2002 |
Ivory Coast | 1 |
2003 |
Senegal | 1 |
2013 |
Algeria | 1 |
2016 |
Tanzania | 1 |
2019 |
Togo | 1 |
2024 |
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 |
Cercle Brugge | 1 |
2024 |
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.
Country | Number of wins | Winning years |
---|---|---|
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 |
1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 |
Nigeria | 6 |
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2021 |
Morocco | 5 |
2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022 |
Burundi | 2 |
2007, 2023 |
Ghana | 1 |
1998 |
Guinea | 1 |
1999 |
Egypt | 1 |
2001 |
Burkina Faso | 1 |
2002 |
Ivory Coast | 1 |
2003 |
Senegal | 1 |
2013 |
Algeria | 1 |
2016 |
Tanzania | 1 |
2019 |
Togo | 1 |
2024 |
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 |
Cercle Brugge | 1 |
2024 |