Sport | Association football |
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Awarded for | Best performing men players of the calendar year |
Presented by | International Federation of Football History & Statistics |
History | |
First award | 2017 |
Editions | 7 |
Most wins | Lionel Messi (7 appearances) |
Website | www |
The IFFHS World Team is a football award given annually since 2017. The award is given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year. [1]
Player | Apps | Years |
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Lionel Messi | 7 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 [11] |
Kevin De Bruyne | 6 | 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 5 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Sergio Ramos | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Kylian Mbappé | 4 | 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Alphonso Davies | 4 | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Luka Modrić | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2022 |
Virgil van Dijk | 3 | 2019, 2020, 2022 |
Marcelo | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
Trent Alexander-Arnold | 2 | 2019, 2020 |
Leonardo Bonucci | 2 | 2017, 2021 |
Robert Lewandowski | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
Thibaut Courtois | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
Achraf Hakimi | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
Rúben Dias | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
Erling Haaland | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
Club | Apps | Players |
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Real Madrid | 17 | 8 |
Manchester City | 13 | 6 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | 6 |
Bayern Munich | 11 | 7 |
Juventus | 9 | 5 |
Liverpool | 8 | 5 |
Barcelona | 7 | 3 |
Chelsea | 3 | 3 |
Ajax | 2 | 2 |
Atlético Madrid | 2 | 2 |
Milan | 2 | 2 |
Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 2 |
Nationality | Apps | Players |
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Belgium | 9 | 3 |
Portugal | 8 | 3 |
France | 7 | 4 |
Argentina | 7 | 1 |
Brazil | 6 | 5 |
Spain | 6 | 3 |
Italy | 5 | 4 |
England | 4 | 3 |
Netherlands | 4 | 3 |
Canada | 4 | 1 |
Croatia | 4 | 1 |
Germany | 3 | 3 |
Morocco | 2 | 1 |
Norway | 2 | 1 |
Poland | 2 | 1 |
Sport | Association football |
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Awarded for | Best performing women players of the calendar year |
Presented by | International Federation of Football History & Statistics |
History | |
First award | 2017 |
Editions | 7 |
Most wins | Wendie Renard (7 appearances) |
Website | www |
In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year. [33]
Player | Apps | Years |
---|---|---|
Wendie Renard | 7 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 [42] |
Lucy Bronze | 5 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
Dzsenifer Marozsán | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Alex Morgan | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |
Aitana Bonmatí | 3 | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Sarah Bouhaddi | 2017, 2018, 2020 | |
Pernille Harder | 2017, 2018, 2020 | |
Sam Kerr | 2017, 2021, 2023 | |
Christiane Endler | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
Ada Hegerberg | 2018, 2019 | |
Amandine Henry | 2018, 2019 | |
Jennifer Hermoso | 2021, 2023 | |
Saki Kumagai | 2018, 2020 | |
Lieke Martens | 2017, 2021 | |
Lena Oberdorf | 2022, 2023 | |
Alexandra Popp | 2020, 2022 | |
Alexia Putellas | 2021, 2022 |
Club | Apps | Players |
---|---|---|
Lyon | 29 | 12 |
Barcelona | 12 | 8 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 8 | 4 |
Arsenal | 5 | 5 |
Chelsea | 4 | 3 |
Orlando Pride | 4 | 2 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 3 |
Manchester City | 3 | 2 |
Manchester United | 2 | 2 |
Montpellier | 2 | 2 |
Real Madrid | 2 | 2 |
Nationality | Apps | Players |
---|---|---|
France | 15 | 7 |
Spain | 10 | 6 |
United States | 9 | 6 |
England | 9 | 4 |
Germany | 9 | 4 |
Netherlands | 4 | 4 |
Japan | 3 | 2 |
Norway | 3 | 2 |
Australia | 3 | 1 |
Denmark | 3 | 1 |
Sweden | 2 | 2 |
Chile | 2 | 1 |
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