FIFA World Player of the Year

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FIFA World Player of the Year
Ronaldo Cannes (cropped).jpg
Ronaldo, the youngest recipient of the award aged 20, won it three times.
Presented by FIFA
First awarded1991
Last awarded2009
Most awards Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane
Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo
(3 awards each)
Website fifa.com
Related FIFA Ballon d'Or
The Best FIFA Men's Player
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year
Marta Vieira da Silva 2013.jpg
Marta, the youngest recipient of the award aged 20, won it five times.
Presented by FIFA
First awarded2001
Last awarded2015
Most awards Flag of Brazil.svg Marta (5 awards)
Website fifa.com
Related The Best FIFA Women's Player

The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, between 1991 and 2015 at the FIFA World Player Gala. Coaches and captains of international teams and media representatives selected the player they deem to have performed the best in the previous calendar year.

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Originally a single award for the world's best men's player, parallel awards for men and women were awarded from 2001 to 2009. The men's award was subsumed into the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010 while the women's award remained until 2015. After 2015 both men's and women's awards became part of The Best FIFA Football Awards.

During the men's era, Brazilian players won 8 out of 19 years, compared to three wins – the second most – for French players. In terms of individual players, Brazil again led with five, followed by Italy and Portugal with two each. [1] [2] The youngest winner was Ronaldo, who won at 20 years old in 1996, and the oldest winner was Fabio Cannavaro, who won aged 33 in 2006. [3] [4] Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane each won the award three times, while Ronaldo and Ronaldinho were the only players to win in successive years. From 2010 to 2015, the equivalent men's award was the FIFA Ballon d'Or, following a merging of the FIFA World Player of the Year and the France Football Ballon d'Or awards. [5] [6] Since 2016, the awards have been replaced by The Best FIFA Men's Player and The Best FIFA Women's Player awards. [7]

Eight women's footballers – three Germans, three Americans, one Brazilian, and one Japanese – have won the award. Marta, the youngest recipient at age 20 in 2006, has won five successive awards, the most of any player. Birgit Prinz won three times in a row and Mia Hamm won twice in a row. The oldest winner is Nadine Angerer, who was 35 when she won in 2013; she is also the only goalkeeper of either sex to win.

Voting and selection process

The winners are chosen by the coaches and captains of national teams as well as by international media representatives invited by FIFA. [8] In a voting system based on positional voting, each voter is allotted three votes, worth five points, three points and one point, and the three finalists are ordered based on total number of points. Following criticism from some sections of the media over nominations in previous years, FIFA has since 2004 provided shortlists from which its voters can select their choices. [9]

FIFA World Player of the Year

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Ronaldo (left) and Zinedine Zidane (right) each won the award three times.
YearRankPlayerTeamPoints
1991 1st Flag of Germany.svg Lothar Matthäus Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 128
2nd Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Papin Flag of France.svg Marseille 113
3rd Flag of England.svg Gary Lineker Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 40
1992 1st Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco van Basten Flag of Italy.svg Milan 166
2nd Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Stoichkov Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 88
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Häßler Flag of Italy.svg Roma 61
1993 1st Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Baggio Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 152
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Romário [note 1] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 84
3rd Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Bergkamp [note 2] Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 58
1994 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Romário Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 346
2nd Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Stoichkov Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 100
3rd Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Baggio Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 80
1995 1st Flag of Liberia.svg George Weah [note 3] Flag of Italy.svg Milan 170
2nd Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Maldini Flag of Italy.svg Milan 80
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Klinsmann [note 4] Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 58
1996 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo [note 5] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 329
2nd Flag of Liberia.svg George Weah Flag of Italy.svg Milan 140
3rd Flag of England.svg Alan Shearer [note 6] Flag of England.svg Newcastle United 123
1997 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo [note 7] Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 480
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Carlos Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 85
3rd Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Bergkamp Flag of England.svg Arsenal 62
Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
1998 1st Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 518
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 164
3rd Flag of Croatia.svg Davor Šuker Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 108
1999 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Rivaldo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 543
2nd Flag of England.svg David Beckham Flag of England.svg Manchester United 194
3rd Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Batistuta Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina 79
2000 1st Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 370
2nd Flag of Portugal.svg Luís Figo [note 8] Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 329
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Rivaldo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 263
2001 1st Flag of Portugal.svg Luís Figo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 250
2nd Flag of England.svg David Beckham Flag of England.svg Manchester United 238
3rd Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 96
2002 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo [note 9] Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 387
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Kahn Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 171
3rd Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 148
2003 1st Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 264
2nd Flag of France.svg Thierry Henry Flag of England.svg Arsenal 200
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 176
2004 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldinho Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 620
2nd Flag of France.svg Thierry Henry Flag of England.svg Arsenal 552
3rd Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Shevchenko Flag of Italy.svg Milan 253
2005 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldinho Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 956
2nd Flag of England.svg Frank Lampard Flag of England.svg Chelsea 306
3rd Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Eto'o Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 190
2006 1st Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Cannavaro [note 10] Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 498
2nd Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 454
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldinho Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 380
2007 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Kaká Flag of Italy.svg Milan 1,047
2nd Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 504
3rd Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of England.svg Manchester United 426
2008 1st Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of England.svg Manchester United 935
2nd Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 678
3rd Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Torres Flag of England.svg Liverpool 203
2009 1st Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1,073
2nd Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo [note 11] Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 352
3rd Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 196

Source: [1]

From 2010 to 2015, the award was merged with the Ballon d'Or to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or in a six-year partnership with France Football . In 2016, FIFA rebranded the award as The Best FIFA Men's Player.

A single article from the Portuguese magazine A Bola reporting about the 1992 award mentions the former award winners Lothar Matthäus in 1991, but also Diego Maradona in 1990. There is no other evidence of the award being presented by FIFA prior to 1991. [10]

Wins by player

PlayerWinnerRunner-upThird place
Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane 3 (1998, 2000, 2003)1 (2006)2 (1997, 2002)
Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo 3 (1996, 1997, 2002)1 (1998)1 (2003)
Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldinho 2 (2004, 2005)1 (2006)
Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi 1 (2009)2 (2007, 2008)
Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo 1 (2008)1 (2009)1 (2007)
Flag of Portugal.svg Luís Figo 1 (2001)1 (2000)
Flag of Brazil.svg Romário 1 (1994)1 (1993)
Flag of Liberia.svg George Weah 1 (1995)1 (1996)
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Baggio 1 (1993)1 (1994)
Flag of Brazil.svg Rivaldo 1 (1999)1 (2000)
Flag of Germany.svg Lothar Matthäus 1 (1991)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco van Basten 1 (1992)
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Cannavaro 1 (2006)
Flag of Brazil.svg Kaká 1 (2007)

Wins by country

CountryPlayersTotal
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 58
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 22
Flag of France.svg  France 13
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11
Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 11
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 11

Wins by club

ClubPlayersTotal
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 56
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 44
Flag of Italy.svg Milan 33
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 23
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 22
Flag of England.svg Manchester United 11

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

YearRankPlayerTeamPoints
2001 1st Flag of the United States.svg Mia Hamm Flag of the United States.svg Washington Freedom 154
2nd Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Wen Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta Beat 79
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Tiffeny Milbrett Flag of the United States.svg New York Power 47
2002 1st Flag of the United States.svg Mia Hamm Flag of the United States.svg Washington Freedom 161
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Prinz Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt
Flag of the United States.svg Carolina Courage
96
3rd Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Wen Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta Beat
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SVA
58
2003 1st Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Prinz Flag of the United States.svg Carolina Courage
Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt
268
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Mia Hamm Flag of the United States.svg Washington Freedom 133
3rd Flag of Sweden.svg Hanna Ljungberg Flag of Sweden.svg Umeå IK 84
2004 1st Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Prinz Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt 376
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Mia Hamm Flag of the United States.svg Washington Freedom 286
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Flag of Brazil.svg Santa Cruz
Flag of Sweden.svg Umeå IK
281
2005 1st Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Prinz Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt 513
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Flag of Sweden.svg Umeå IK 429
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Boxx Flag of the United States.svg Ajax America Women 235
2006 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Flag of Sweden.svg Umeå IK 475
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Kristine Lilly Flag of Sweden.svg KIF Örebro DFF 388
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Renate Lingor Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt 305
2007 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Flag of Sweden.svg Umeå IK 988
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Prinz Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt 507
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiane Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg 150
2008 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Flag of Sweden.svg Umeå IK 1,002
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Prinz Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt 328
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiane [note 12] Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 275
2009 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Marta [note 13] Flag of Brazil.svg Santos 833
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Prinz Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt 290
3rd Flag of England.svg Kelly Smith [note 14] Flag of the United States.svg Boston Breakers 252
2010 1st Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Flag of the United States.svg FC Gold Pride 38.20%
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Prinz Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt 15.18%
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Fatmire Bajramaj Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 9.96%
2011 1st Flag of Japan.svg Homare Sawa Flag of Japan.svg INAC Kobe Leonessa 28.51%
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Marta [note 15] Flag of the United States.svg Western New York Flash 17.28%
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Abby Wambach Flag of the United States.svg magicJack 13.26%
2012 1st Flag of the United States.svg Abby Wambach Unattached20.67%
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Flag of Sweden.svg Tyresö FF 13.50%
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Alex Morgan Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders 10.87%
2013 1st Flag of Germany.svg Nadine Angerer [note 16] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Roar 18.85%
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Abby Wambach Flag of the United States.svg Western New York Flash 15.02%
3rd Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Flag of Sweden.svg Tyresö FF 14.02%
2014 1st Flag of Germany.svg Nadine Keßler Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg 17.52%
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Marta [note 17] Flag of Sweden.svg FC Rosengård 14.16%
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Abby Wambach Flag of the United States.svg Western New York Flash 13.33%
2015 1st Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash 35.28%
2nd Flag of Germany.svg Célia Šašić Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt 12.60%
3rd Flag of Japan.svg Aya Miyama Flag of Japan.svg Okayama Yunogo Belle 9.88%
Birgit Prinz won the award three times. Birgit Prinz 20180519 (cropped).jpg
Birgit Prinz won the award three times.

Source: [1]

In 2016, FIFA created The Best FIFA Women's Player award instead.

Wins by player

Player1st2nd3rd
Flag of Brazil.svg Marta 5 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)4 (2005, 2011, 2012, 2014)2 (2004, 2013)
Flag of Germany.svg Birgit Prinz 3 (2003, 2004, 2005)5 (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Flag of the United States.svg Mia Hamm 2 (2001, 2002)2 (2003, 2004)
Flag of the United States.svg Abby Wambach 1 (2012)1 (2013)2 (2011, 2014)
Flag of Japan.svg Homare Sawa 1 (2011)
Flag of Germany.svg Nadine Angerer 1 (2013)
Flag of Germany.svg Nadine Keßler 1 (2014)
Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd 1 (2015)

Wins by country

CountryPlayersTotal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 35
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 15
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 34
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11

Wins by club

ClubPlayersTotal
Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt 13
Flag of Sweden.svg Umeå IK 13
Flag of the United States.svg Washington Freedom 12
Flag of Brazil.svg Santos 11
Flag of Japan.svg INAC Kobe Leonessa 11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Roar 11
Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg 11
Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash 11

See also

Notes

  1. Romário was signed by Barcelona from PSV Eindhoven midway through 1993.
  2. Bergkamp was signed by Inter Milan from Ajax midway through 1993.
  3. Weah was signed by Milan from Paris Saint-Germain midway through 1995.
  4. Klinsmann was signed by Bayern Munich from Tottenham Hotspur midway through 1995.
  5. Ronaldo was signed by Barcelona from PSV Eindhoven midway through 1996.
  6. Shearer was signed by Newcastle United from Blackburn Rovers midway through 1996.
  7. Ronaldo was signed by Inter Milan from Barcelona midway through 1997.
  8. Figo was signed by Real Madrid from Barcelona midway through 2000.
  9. Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Inter Milan midway through 2002.
  10. Cannavaro was signed by Real Madrid from Juventus midway through 2006.
  11. Cristiano Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Manchester United midway through 2009.
  12. Cristiane was signed by Corinthians from Linköpings F.C. midway through 2008.
  13. Marta was signed by Santos from Los Angeles Sol midway through 2009.
  14. Smith was signed by Boston Breakers from Arsenal Ladies midway through 2009.
  15. Marta was signed by Western New York Flash from Santos midway through 2011.
  16. Angerer was signed by Brisbane Roar from 1. FFC Frankfurt midway through 2013.
  17. Marta was signed by FC Rosengård from Tyresö FF midway through 2014.

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