Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has been named as the French Player of the Year for 2007 and received his award at a ceremony on Sunday.
The 24-year-old won the vote cast by former award winners of the France Football-organised honour after impressing for Marseille, Bayern and France.
Thierry Henry came second, having won the gong for the last four years, while highly-rated Olympique Lyonnais forward, Karim Benzema, was third.
Ribery has helped Bayern to the top of the Bundesliga table in his first four months at the club after moving from Marseille in the summer.
Having begun his career at hometown club, Boulogne, the winger then enjoyed spells at Olympique Alés, Stade Bestois and Metz, before joining Galatasaray in 2004.
A few months later he moved to Lyon where he began to make his name and in 2006 he was called into the French squad in time to play in the World Cup Finals in Germany.
