IFFHS World's Best Player

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IFFHS World's Best Man Player
Sport Association football
Awarded forBest performing man player of the calendar year
Presented by International Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award1988
Editions7
First winner Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco van Basten
Most wins Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco van Basten
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski
(2 awards each)
Most recent Flag of Spain.svg Rodri
(1st award)
Website www.iffhs.com

The IFFHS World's Best Player is a football award given annually from 1988 to 1990, and since 2020, to the world's best player. The award is given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).

Contents

Men's winners

List of winners

Marco van Basten, first winner of the award in 1988. Marco van Basten 1989 crop.jpg
Marco van Basten, first winner of the award in 1988.

From 1991 until 2009, FIFA continued this distinction named "FIFA World Player of the Year"; this award was later replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010, and The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016. [1]

YearRankWinnerClub(s)Points
19881st Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco van Basten [2] Flag of Italy.svg Milan 101
2nd Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Maradona Flag of Italy.svg Napoli 92
3rd Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud Gullit Flag of Italy.svg Milan 71
19891st Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco van Basten [3] Flag of Italy.svg Milan 132
2nd Flag of Italy.svg Franco Baresi Flag of Italy.svg Milan 62
3rd Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud Gullit Flag of Italy.svg Milan 57
19901st Flag of Germany.svg Lothar Matthäus [4] Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 174
2nd Flag of Italy.svg Salvatore Schillaci Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 56
3rd Flag of Italy.svg Franco Baresi Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan 52
Flag of England.svg Paul Gascoigne Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
20201st Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski [5] Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 95%
20211st Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski [6] [7] Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 150
2nd Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 		105
3rd Flag of Italy.svg Jorginho Flag of England.svg Chelsea 40
20221st Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi [8] [9] Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 275
2nd Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 35
3rd Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 30
20231st Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland [10] [11] Flag of England.svg Manchester City 208
2nd Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 105
3rd Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami 		85
20241st Flag of Spain.svg Rodri [12] Flag of England.svg Manchester City 191
2nd Flag of Brazil.svg Vinícius Júnior Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 166
3rd Flag of England.svg Jude Bellingham Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 62

Statistics

Winners (1988–present)
PlayerWinsYears
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco van Basten 21988, 1989
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski 2020, 2021
Flag of Germany.svg Lothar Matthäus 11990
Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi 12022
Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland 12023
Flag of Spain.svg Rodri 12024
Wins by club
ClubTotalPlayers
Flag of England.svg Manchester City 22
Flag of Italy.svg Milan 21
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 21
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 11
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 11
Wins by nationality
NationalityTotalPlayers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 21
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 21
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 11
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 11
Flag of Norway.svg Norway 11
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 11

Continental winners

Bold indicates the World's Best Man Player winner.

YearConfederationWinnerClub(s)
2020UEFA Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski [13] Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
CONMEBOL Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi [14] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
CONCACAF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alphonso Davies [15] Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
CAF Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané [16] Flag of England.svg Liverpool
AFC Flag of South Korea.svg Son Heung-min [17] Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
OFC Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Wood [18] Flag of England.svg Burnley
2021UEFA Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski [19] Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
CONMEBOL Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi [20] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
CONCACAF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alphonso Davies [21] Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
CAF Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah [22] Flag of England.svg Liverpool
AFC Flag of South Korea.svg Son Heung-min [23] Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
OFC Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Wood [24] Flag of England.svg Burnley
2022UEFA Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé [25] Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
CONMEBOL Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi [26] Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
CONCACAF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alphonso Davies [27] Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
CAF Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané [28] Flag of England.svg Liverpool
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
AFC Flag of South Korea.svg Son Heung-min [29] Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
OFC Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Wood [30] Flag of England.svg Burnley
Flag of England.svg Newcastle

Men's Historical All-time World Best Players

Lionel Messi, All-time Men's World Best Player. Lionel Messi in 2018.jpg
Lionel Messi, All-time Men's World Best Player.
Top 10 players [31]
RankPlayerNationality
1 Lionel Messi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2 Pelé Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
3 Diego Maradona Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
4 Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
5 Johan Cruyff Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
6 Ronaldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
7 Zinedine Zidane Flag of France.svg  France
8 Franz Beckenbauer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
9 Alfredo Di Stéfano Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
10 Ronaldinho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

The World's Best Man Player of the 19th Century (until 1900)

In November 2021 IFFHS announce the Dream Team of the XIX Century and the top 3 players.

Gilbert Oswald Smith, Male Player of the 19th Century. GOSmith.jpg
Gilbert Oswald Smith, Male Player of the 19th Century.
Top 3 players [32]
RankPlayerNationality
1 Gilbert Oswald Smith Flag of England.svg  England
2 John Goodall Flag of England.svg  England
3 Steve Bloomer Flag of England.svg  England

The World's Best Player of the 20th Century (1901–2000)

Pele, Male Player of the 20th Century. Pele 1963-05.jpg
Pelé, Male Player of the 20th Century.
Top 10 players [33] [34]
RankPlayerNationalityPoints
1 Pelé Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1705
2 Johan Cruyff Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1303
3 Franz Beckenbauer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1228
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 		1215
5 Diego Maradona Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1214
6 Ferenc Puskás Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 810
7 Michel Platini Flag of France.svg  France 722
8 Garrincha Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 624
9 Eusébio Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 544
10 Bobby Charlton Flag of England.svg  England 508

The Best Man Player of the Decade (2011–2020)

ConfederationFirstSecondThird
World [35] Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Iniesta
UEFA [36] Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Ramos Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Neuer
CONMEBOL [37] Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar Flag of Brazil.svg Dani Alves
CONCACAF [38] Flag of Costa Rica.svg Keylor Navas Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Hernández Flag of the United States.svg Clint Dempsey
CAF [39] Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané Flag of Algeria.svg Riyad Mahrez
AFC [40] Flag of South Korea.svg Son Heung-min Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Honda Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salem Al-Dawsari
OFC [41] Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Wood Flag of New Zealand.svg Winston Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg Marco Rojas

The Best European Player (1956–1990)

Franz Beckenbauer, Best European Player for the 1956-1990 period. Trainer Franz Beckenbauer, Bestanddeelnr 934-4443.jpg
Franz Beckenbauer, Best European Player for the 1956–1990 period.

On 24 April 1990, before the 1990 FIFA World Cup, IFFHS gave out an award for the best European player taking into consideration players who were voted in the shortlist of the France Football's Ballon d'Or from 1956 until 1989. [42]

Top 10 players
RankPlayerNationality
1 Franz Beckenbauer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
2 Michel Platini Flag of France.svg  France
3 Johan Cruyff Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
4 Eusébio Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
5 Gerd Müller Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
6 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
7 Luis Suárez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
8 Bobby Charlton Flag of England.svg  England
9 Alfredo Di Stéfano Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
10 Raymond Kopa Flag of France.svg  France

Men Legends

Phase 1 (48 players) [43]
PlayerNationality
Majed Abdullah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Aboutrika Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Roberto Baggio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Franz Beckenbauer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
David Beckham Flag of England.svg  England
Bhaichung Bhutia Flag of India.svg  India
Oleg Blokhin Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Cha Bum-kun Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Antonio Carbajal Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bobby Charlton Flag of England.svg  England
José Luis Chilavert Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Tanju Çolak Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Johan Cruyff Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Ali Daei Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Alfredo Di Stéfano Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Landon Donovan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Mahmoud El Khatib Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Eusébio Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Luís Figo Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Garrincha Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Paco Gento Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Ryan Giggs Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Ruud Gullit Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Hao Haidong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sun Jihai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Nwankwo Kanu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Rabah Madjer Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Diego Maradona Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Lothar Matthäus Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Stanley Matthews Flag of England.svg  England
Roger Milla Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Gerd Müller Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Hidetoshi Nakata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Pelé Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Michel Platini Flag of France.svg  France
Ferenc Puskás Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Lucas Radebe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Ronaldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Wynton Rufer Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Hugo Sánchez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Juan Alberto Schiaffino Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Marco van Basten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
George Weah Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Jasem Yaqoub Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Lev Yashin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Zico Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Zinedine Zidane Flag of France.svg  France
Dino Zoff Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Phase 2 (48 players) [44]
PlayerNationality
Franco Baresi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Gabriel Batistuta Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Dennis Bergkamp Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Zbigniew Boniek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Roberto Carlos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Petr Čech Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Kenny Dalglish Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Edgar Davids Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Alessandro Del Piero Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Didier Drogba Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Samuel Eto'o Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Enzo Francescoli Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Gheorge Hagi Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Thierry Henry Flag of France.svg  France
Oliver Kahn Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Kaká Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Kevin Keegan Flag of England.svg  England
Mario Kempes Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Miroslav Klose Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Ronald Koeman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Philipp Lahm Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Michael Laudrup Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Younis Mahmoud Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Paolo Maldini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Rafael Márquez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Pavel Nedvěd Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Mohammed Noor Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Jay-Jay Okocha Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Abedi Pele Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Jean-Marie Pfaff Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Andrea Pirlo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Carles Puyol Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Raúl Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Frank Rijkaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Rivaldo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Romário Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Ronaldinho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Paolo Rossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Peter Schmeichel Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Andriy Shevchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Hristo Stoichkov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Davor Šuker Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Francesco Totti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Carlos Valderrama Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Ruud van Nistelrooy Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Robin van Persie Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Xavi Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Phase 3-A (16 players) [45]
PlayerNationality
Gianluigi Buffon Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Iker Casillas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Zlatan Ibrahimović Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Andrés Iniesta Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Mesut Özil Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Franck Ribéry Flag of France.svg  France
Arjen Robben Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Daniel Passarella Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Mikel John Obi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Wayne Rooney Flag of England.svg  England
Yousuf Al-Thunayan Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Mubarak Mustafa Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Toni Kroos Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sócrates Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Philipp Lahm Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Daniele De Rossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

The Men's Player of the Month

MonthYearPlayerClubRef.
January2025 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah Flag of England.svg Liverpool [46]
February2025 Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid [47]
March2025 Flag of Spain.svg Nico Williams Flag of Spain.svg Athletic Bilbao [48]
April2025 Flag of Spain.svg Lamine Yamal Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona [49]
May2025 Flag of France.svg Désiré Doué Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain [50]
June2025 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Nuno Mendes Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain [51]
July2025 Flag of England.svg Cole Palmer Flag of England.svg Chelsea [52]
August2025 Flag of Uruguay.svg Giorgian de Arrascaeta Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo [53]

Women's winners

IFFHS World's Best Woman Player
Sport Association football
Awarded forBest performing woman player of the calendar year
Presented by International Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award2020
Editions4
First winner Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder
Most wins Flag of Spain.svg Alexia Putellas
Flag of Spain.svg Aitana Bonmatí
(2 awards)
Most recent Flag of Spain.svg Aitana Bonmatí
(2nd award)
Website www.iffhs.com

List of winners

YearRankWinnerClub(s)Points
20201st Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder [54] Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 		–
2nd Flag of France.svg Wendie Renard Flag of France.svg Lyon –
Flag of England.svg Lucy Bronze Flag of France.svg Lyon
Flag of England.svg Manchester City
20211st Flag of Spain.svg Alexia Putellas [55] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 135
2nd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr Flag of England.svg Chelsea 35
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Sam Mewis Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Courage 		30
20221st Flag of Spain.svg Alexia Putellas [56] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 115
2nd Flag of England.svg Beth Mead Flag of England.svg Arsenal 55
3rd Flag of France.svg Wendie Renard Flag of France.svg Lyon 30
20231st Flag of Spain.svg Aitana Bonmatí [57] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 202
2nd Flag of Spain.svg Salma Paralluelo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 64
3rd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr Flag of England.svg Chelsea 59
20241st Flag of Spain.svg Aitana Bonmatí [58] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 232
2nd Flag of Spain.svg Salma Paralluelo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 53
3rd Flag of Norway.svg Caroline Graham Hansen Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 39

Statistics

Winners (2020–present)
PlayerWinsYears
Flag of Spain.svg Alexia Putellas 22021, 2022
Flag of Spain.svg Aitana Bonmatí 22023, 2024
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder 12020
Wins by club
ClubTotalPlayers
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 42
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 11
Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg 11
Wins by nationality
NationalityTotalPlayers
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 42
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 11

Continental rankings

Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Player winner.

YearConfederationWinnerClub(s)
2020UEFA Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder [59] Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg
Flag of England.svg Chelsea
CONMEBOL Flag of Brazil.svg Marta [60] Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Pride
CONCACAF Flag of the United States.svg Tobin Heath [61] Flag of England.svg Manchester United
CAF Flag of Nigeria.svg Asisat Oshoala [62] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
AFC Flag of Japan.svg Saki Kumagai [63] Flag of France.svg Lyon
OFC Flag of New Zealand.svg Rebekah Stott [64] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
2021UEFA Flag of Spain.svg Alexia Putellas [65] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
CONMEBOL Flag of Brazil.svg Marta [66] Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Pride
CONCACAF Flag of the United States.svg Sam Mewis [67] Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Courage
CAF Flag of Nigeria.svg Asisat Oshoala [68] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
AFC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr [69] Flag of England.svg Chelsea
OFC Flag of New Zealand.svg Ria Percival [70] Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
2022UEFA Flag of Spain.svg Alexia Putellas [71] Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
CONMEBOL Flag of Colombia.svg Linda Caicedo [72] Flag of Colombia.svg Deportivo Cali
CONCACAF Flag of the United States.svg Alex Morgan [73] Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Wave
CAF Flag of Morocco.svg Ghizlane Chebbak [74] Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
AFC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr [75] Flag of England.svg Chelsea
OFC Flag of New Zealand.svg Claudia Bunge [76] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Northern Tigers

Women's Historical All-time World Best Players

Marta, All-time Women's World Best Player. NC Courage vs Orlando Pride (Jun 2024) 073 (cropped).jpg
Marta, All-time Women's World Best Player.
Top 10 players [77]
RankPlayerNationality
1 Marta Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2 Mia Hamm Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 Christine Sinclair Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
4 Kristine Lilly Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 Michelle Akers Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6 Sun Wen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
7 Homare Sawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
8 Heidi Mohr Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
9 Birgit Prinz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
10 Aitana Bonmatí Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

The World's Best Woman Player of the Century (1901–2000)

Mia Hamm, Female Player of the 20th Century. Mia Hamm 2010 cropped.jpg
Mia Hamm, Female Player of the 20th Century.

IFFHS gave out an award decided by votes which was conducted with the participation of journalists and former players (no further details given). [78]

Top 10 players [79]
RankPlayerNationalityPoints
1 Mia Hamm Flag of the United States.svg  United States 442
2 Michelle Akers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 411
3 Heidi Mohr Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 250
4 Carolina Morace Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 230
5 Sissi Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 212
6 Linda Medalen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 181
7 Liu Ailing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 165
8 Kristine Lilly Flag of the United States.svg  United States 160
9 Heidi Støre Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 141
10 Pia Sundhage Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 129

The Best Woman Player of the Decade (2011–2020)

ConfederationFirstSecondThird
World [80] Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd Flag of Germany.svg Dzsenifer Marozsán
UEFA [81] Flag of Germany.svg Dzsenifer Marozsán Flag of Norway.svg Ada Hegerberg Flag of France.svg Wendie Renard
CONMEBOL [82] Flag of Brazil.svg Marta Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiane Flag of Brazil.svg Formiga
CONCACAF [83] Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Alex Morgan Flag of the United States.svg Megan Rapinoe
CAF [84] Flag of Nigeria.svg Asisat Oshoala Flag of Cameroon.svg Gabrielle Onguéné Flag of Nigeria.svg Ngozi Okobi
AFC [85] Flag of Japan.svg Homare Sawa Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Kerr Flag of Japan.svg Saki Kumagai
OFC [86] Flag of New Zealand.svg Ria Percival Flag of New Zealand.svg Abby Erceg Flag of New Zealand.svg Rebekah Stott

Women Legends

Phase 1 (16 players) [87]
PlayerNationality
Michelle Akers Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Gao Hong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Mia Hamm Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Steffi Jones Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Kristine Lilly Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Liu Ailing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Linda Medalen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Heidi Mohr Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Carolina Morace Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Perpetua Nkwocha Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Birgit Prinz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Homare Sawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Sissi Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Heidi Støre Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Pia Sundhage Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Abby Wambach Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Phase 2 (16 players) [88]
PlayerNationality
Camille Abily Flag of France.svg  France
Nadine Angerer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Louisa Cadamuro Flag of France.svg  France
Julie Foudy Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Carin Jennings-Gabarra Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Nadine Keßler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Hanna Ljungberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Aya Miyama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Christie Rampone Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Hege Riise Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Célia Šašić Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Lotta Schelin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Alex Scott Flag of England.svg  England
Kelly Smith Flag of England.svg  England
Hope Solo Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sun Wen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Phase 3-A (8 players) [89]
PlayerNationality
Alex Morgan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Carli Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Formiga Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Christine Sinclair Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Megan Rapinoe Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Caroline Seger Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Janine van Wyk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Julie Ertz Flag of the United States.svg  United States

The Women's Player of the Month

MonthYearPlayerClubRef.
January2025 Flag of Mexico.svg Charlyn Corral Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca [90]
February2025 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mary Fowler Flag of England.svg Manchester City [91]
March2025 Flag of Sweden.svg Ellen Wangerheim Flag of Sweden.svg Hammarby [92]
April2025 Flag of Spain.svg Clàudia Pina Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona [93]
May2025 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaimy Ravensbergen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Twente [94]
June2025 Flag of Sweden.svg Felicia Schröder Flag of Sweden.svg Häcken [95]
July2025 Flag of England.svg Chloe Kelly Flag of England.svg Arsenal [96]
August2025 Flag of Mexico.svg Montserrat Saldívar Flag of Mexico.svg Club América [97]

See also

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