He is awarded the prize "for his unique and path-winning style of play which is based on playing fast and finishing at top speed", it says in the motivation.
The 32-year-old Kalmarsund player is the men's national team's leading scorer of all time (192 points) and receives the award for the second time in his career.
The world's best player on the women's side, something that was presented already in December, is the Czech Eliska Krupnová, Pixbo.