Florian Wirtz has been awarded Germany's men's Footballer of the Year for 2024-25 after an exceptional season with Bayer Leverkusen, scoring 16 goals and providing 15 assists. He garnered 191 votes, surpassing competitors like Michael Olise and Thomas Muller. Giulia Gwinn and Ann-Katrin Berger received equal votes for the women's award, reflecting their contributions despite differing circumstances at the Women's European Championship. Julian Schuster was voted Coach of the Year for leading Freiburg to the Europa League in his debut season. Wirtz emphasizes the team's collective effort behind individual accolades.
In football, the personal recognition of individual players is always and above all an award for the collective. I am aware that I still have a lot of work ahead of me to meet all the expectations that are associated with an award such as Footballer of the Year.
I can't think of a more worthy successor than you, former winner Toni Kroos said of Wirtz.
Gwinn and Berger could not be separated despite the pair having opposing luck during the Women's European Championship in Switzerland.
Germany captain Gwinn suffered a tournament-ending injury during the team's opening match of the competition against Poland.
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