The Guardian 100 Best Male Footballers in the World

The Guardian 100 Best Male Footballers in the World is a list of the current best male footballers published annually by the British newspaper The Guardian . From its inception to 2017, it was known as The Guardian 100 Best Footballers in the World. It is decided by a panel of experts from several nations. ^{[1] [2]} Argentine player Lionel Messi is the record winner of the award with 6 wins.

Winners

Argentine legend Lionel Messi has won the award a record 6 times overall.

Year	Player	Club
2012 [3]	Lionel Messi	Barcelona
2013 [4] [5]	Lionel Messi (2)	Barcelona
2014 [6]	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid
2015 [7]	Lionel Messi (3)	Barcelona
2016 [8]	Cristiano Ronaldo (2)	Real Madrid
2017 [9]	Lionel Messi (4)	Barcelona
2018 [10]	Luka Modrić	Real Madrid
2019 [11] [12]	Lionel Messi (5)	Barcelona
2020 [13]	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich
2021 [14]	Robert Lewandowski (2)	Bayern Munich
2022 [15]	Lionel Messi (6)	Paris Saint-Germain
2023 [16]	Erling Haaland	Manchester City
2024 [17]	Rodri	Manchester City

Wins by player

Player	Wins
Lionel Messi	6
Cristiano Ronaldo	2
Robert Lewandowski	2
Erling Haaland	1
Luka Modrić	1
Rodri	1

See also

• The Guardian Footballer of the Year
• World Soccer Player of the Year
• Onze Mondial European Footballer of the Year
• FourFourTwo Player of the Year Award
• El País King of European Soccer
• ESM Team of the Season

References

1. "The world's best footballers: the top 100 list". the Guardian. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. "Nine Barça players amongst 'The Guardian's Top 100 players in the world". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
3. Oliver, Christine; Williams, Richard; Taylor, Daniel; Lowe, Sid; Bandini, Nicky; Honigstein, Raphael; Duarte, Fernando; Wilson, Jonathan; Cox, Michael (20 December 2012). "The 100 best footballers in the world - interactive". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
4. Taylor, Daniel; Ronay, Barney; Lowe, Sid; Honigstein, Raphael; Bandini, Nicky; Christenson, Marcus; Duarte, Fernando; Duerden, John; Wilson, Jonathan (20 December 2013). "The 100 best footballers in the world 2013 – interactive". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
5. "Leo Messi tops The Guardian's 2013 100 best players list". www.fcbarcelona.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2020.
6. "The top 100 footballers 2014 – interactive". The Guardian. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
7. "The 100 best footballers in the world 2015 – interactive". The Guardian. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
8. "The 100 best footballers in the world 2016 – interactive". The Guardian. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
9. "The 100 best footballers in the world 2017". The Guardian. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
10. "The 100 best male footballers in the world 2018". The Guardian. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
11. Christenson, Marcus (20 December 2019). "Lionel Messi's enduring brilliance enthrals Guardian voting panel again". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 December 2019.
12. Sport (20 December 2019). "The Guardian crowns Lionel Messi best in the world". sport. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
13. Christenson, Marcus (24 December 2020). "The 100 best male footballers in the world 2020". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 24 December 2020.
14. Christenson, Marcus (24 December 2021). "The 100 best male footballers in the world 2021". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 24 December 2021.
15. Christenson, Marcus (27 January 2023). "The 100 best male footballers in the world 2022". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 27 January 2023.
16. Christenson, Marcus (22 December 2023). "The 100 best male footballers in the world 2023". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
17. Christenson, Marcus; Duncan, Pamela; Clarke, Seán; Blight, Garry (20 December 2024). "See how every judge voted for the 100 best male footballers in 2024". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 22 December 2024.