Footballer of the Year in Russia is an annual award given by Sport-Express daily to the Russian Premier League player of the season. The title is awarded according to the results of a poll conducted by the newspaper. 11 players of each Premier League club are polled.
Brazilian Daniel Carvalho became the first foreign player to win the award in 2005.
| Year | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Igor Korneev | CSKA Moscow |
| 1992 | Igor Ledyakhov | Spartak Moscow |
| 1993 | Viktor Onopko | Spartak Moscow |
| 1994 | Igor Simutenkov | Dynamo Moscow |
| 1995 | Ilya Tsymbalar | Spartak Moscow |
| 1996 | Andrey Tikhonov | Spartak Moscow |
| 1997 | Dmitri Alenichev | Spartak Moscow |
| 1998 | Yegor Titov | Spartak Moscow |
| 1999 | Alexei Smertin | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2000 | Yegor Titov | Spartak Moscow |
| 2001 | Ruslan Nigmatullin | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2002 | Dmitri Loskov | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2003 | Dmitri Loskov | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2004 | Dmitri Sychev | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 2005 | Daniel Carvalho | CSKA Moscow |
| 2006 | Andrei Arshavin | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2007 | Konstantin Zyryanov | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2008 | Vágner Love | CSKA Moscow |
| 2009 | Alejandro Domínguez | Rubin Kazan |
| 2010 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2011 | Seydou Doumbia | CSKA Moscow |
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