Yugoslav Footballer of the Year (1972–90) † denotes shared wins
Croatian Footballer of the Year (1991–present) holds the record for most wins with fourteen awards won the title six times , along with Luka Modrić, is the only player to win both the Croatian Footballer of the Year and the Hope of the Year awards
Notes on club name changes: • Dinamo Zagreb changed their name to "HAŠK Građanski" in June 1991 and then again in February 1993 to "Croatia Zagreb". They reverted to "Dinamo Zagreb" in February 2000. • The
NK Varteks changed their 52-year-old name to "NK Varaždin" in June 2010, then folded in 2015. Two newer clubs, both unassociated with the defunct team, use the defunct club's names:
NK Varteks (founded 2011) and
NK Varaždin (founded 2012 as "Varaždin ŠN", picked up the "NK Varaždin" name when the older club folded). ==Multiple winners==