Ebony Shoe

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Moroccan Mbark Boussoufa won the Ebony Shoe a record three times

The Ebony Shoe award (Dutch: Ebbenhouten schoen , French: Soulier d'ebene [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 [ edit ]

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 Liege   Chidi Nwanu   ( NGA ) Beveren   Daniel Amokachi   ( NGA ) Club Brugge
1994   Daniel Amokachi   ( NGA ) Club Brugge   Jean-Jacques Misse-Misse   ( 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   Emile 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 Oulare   ( GUI ) Genk   Khalilou Fadiga   ( SEN ) Club Brugge
1999   Souleymane Oulare   ( GUI ) Genk only the winner ranked; the rest of the top 5 unordered ( Fadiga , Keita , E. Mpenza and M. Mpenza )
2000   Herve Nzelo-Lembi   ( COD ) Club Brugge   Elos Elonga-Ekakia   ( COD ) Anderlecht   Souleymane Youla   ( GUI ) Lokeren
2001   Mido   ( EGY ) Gent   Herve Nzelo-Lembi   ( COD ) Club Brugge   Adekambi Olufade   ( TOG ) Lokeren
2002   Moumouni Dagano   ( BFA ) Genk   Sambegou Bangoura   ( GUI ) Lokeren   Ibrahim Kargbo   ( SLE ) RWDM
2003   Aruna Dindane   ( CIV ) Anderlecht   Sambegou 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   Sambegou Bangoura   ( GUI ) Standard Liege   Aruna Dindane   ( CIV ) Anderlecht
2006   Mbark Boussoufa   ( MAR ) Gent   Ibrahim Salou   ( GHA ) Zulte Waregem   Mohammed Tchite   ( BDI ) Standard Liege
2007   Mohammed Tchite   ( BDI ) Anderlecht   Ahmed Hassan   ( EGY ) Anderlecht   Adekambi Olufade   ( TOG ) Gent
2008   Marouane Fellaini   ( BEL ) ( Morocco) Standard Liege   Mbark Boussoufa   ( MAR ) Anderlecht   Mohamed Sarr   ( SEN ) Standard Liege
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 Tchite   ( BDI ) Standard Liege   Mehdi Carcela   ( MAR ) Standard Liege
2012   Dieumerci Mbokani   ( COD ) Anderlecht   Cheikhou Kouyate   ( SEN ) Anderlecht   Mohammed Tchite   ( BDI ) Standard Liege
2013 [3]   Mbaye Leye   ( SEN ) Zulte Waregem   Cheikhou Kouyate   ( SEN ) Anderlecht   Dieumerci Mbokani   ( COD ) Anderlecht
2014 [4]   Michy Batshuayi   ( BEL ) ( Democratic Republic of the Congo) Standard Liege   Hamdi Harbaoui   ( TUN ) Lokeren   Paul-Jose M'Poku   ( BEL ) ( Democratic Republic of the Congo) Standard Liege
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 Liege   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   Theo 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 Tresor   ( BEL ) ( Burundi) Genk   Victor Boniface   ( NGA ) Union SG   Gift Orban   ( NGA ) Gent
2024 [11]   Kevin Denkey   ( TOG ) Cercle Brugge   Mohamed Amoura   ( ALG ) Union SG   Bilal El Khannous   ( MAR ) Genk

Breakdown of winners [ edit ]

By country of origin [ edit ]

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
Togo Togo
1
2024

By club [ edit ]

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 Liege
2
2008, 2014
RFC Liege
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

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "premier trophee pour les Zebres --"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 Tresor is nieuwe Ebbenhouten Schoen, Boniface en Orban mee op podium" [Genk assistking Mike Tresor is new Ebony Shoe, Boniface and Orban also on podium]. 22 May 2023 – via sporza.be.
  11. ^ "Topschutter Kevin Denkey bekroont seizoen met Ebbenhouten Schoen: "Wordt moeilijk om bij Cercle te blijven" " [Topscorer Kevin Denkey crowns season with Ebony Shoe: "It will be difficult to stay with Cercle"]. 13 May 2024 – via sporza.be.


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