Romanian Footballer of the Year

The Romanian Footballer of the Year (Romanian: Fotbalistul român al anului) is an annual association football award given by the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper to the Romanian player adjudged to have been the best of the year. The current holder is Denis Alibec, who won the award for his performances in 2016 representing Astra Giurgiu.

The award has been presented since 1966, the first winner being Argeș Pitești midfielder Nicolae Dobrin. Gheorghe Hagi, the joint leading goalscorer of the national team alongside Adrian Mutu, has received the trophy on most occasions. Other honours handed out by Gazeta Sporturilor include the Liga I Foreign Player of the Year and the Romania Coach of the Year awards.