The football community can now choose the best Brazilian players of the year, as the voting for Samba Gold 2024 is officially open to the public. Since the award’s inception in 2008, fans have been given the chance to vote for the best Brazilian players of the year through the prestigious Sambafoot award.
With 10 nominees in each of the three categories, fans can cast their votes for the best male player, the standout female player, and the most promising Brazilian U-20 player who shone throughout 2024.
Let’s take a look at past Samba Gold winners and how the voting process works.
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Previous Samba Gold Men winners
Created in 2008 by Samba Agency, the Samba Gold initially focused solely on the best Brazilian male players playing abroad. This was the standard from its first edition, where Kaká gained the upper hand, until 2021, when the criteria expanded to include players competing in Brazil.
Neymar currently holds the record for the most Samba Gold awards with six.
- 2008: Kaká
- 2009: Luís Fabiano Clemente
- 2010: Maicon Douglas Sisenando
- 2011: Thiago Silva
- 2012: Thiago Silva
- 2013: Thiago Silva
- 2014: Neymar
- 2015: Neymar
- 2016: Philippe Coutinho
- 2017: Neymar
- 2018: Roberto Firmino
- 2019: Alisson
- 2020: Neymar
- 2021: Neymar
- 2022: Neymar
- 2023: Vinicius Junior
Previous Samba Gold Women winners
In 2021, the Samba Gold introduced the women’s football category to recognize the best Brazilian female player of the year.
- 2021: Giovana Queiroz
- 2022: Debinha
- 2023: Tamires
Previous Samba Gold U-20 winners
The Samba Gold expanded even more in 2022, adding a U-20 category to honor the best young Brazilian footballer of the year.
- 2022: Endrick
- 2023: Marcos Leonardo
How does the Samba Gold voting process work?
The voting process starts with the Electoral Board, composed of selected professionals from the football world, who choose the nominees in each category.
Once the nominees are selected, public voting opens to decide the winners. Each Sambafoot user, reader, or follower can vote for a candidate in each category.
How to vote for the 2024 Samba Gold?
Voting for Samba Gold is simple: go to the official website, select your favorite candidate, enter your email, and click “confirm.”
To vote for the Samba Gold Men, click here.
To vote for the Samba Gold Women, click here.
To vote for the Samba Gold U-20, click here.
