WorldSport

World Player of the Year

YearWinnerClubSecondThird
2062 Billy Laing Chelsea MarceloNacho Valera
2061 Assaf Kabilo Juventus JúniorMarcelo
2060 Júnior Chelsea Assaf KabiloNetanel Sahar
2059 Assaf Kabilo Juventus JúniorHüseyin Göktepe
2058 Netanel Sahar FC Internazionale Milano Pedro GomesHüseyin Göktepe
2057 Pedro Gomes Juventus Shon MishpatiHüseyin Göktepe
2056 Nacho Valera Chelsea Hüseyin GöktepeEduardo Angione
2055 Paul Malcolm Real Madrid FC Eduardo AngioneJúnior
2054 Jonathan Levy Olympique Lyonnais Fabrizio LonghiJoseph Haigh
2053 Paul Malcolm Real Madrid FC Eduardo AngioneFabrizio Longhi
2052 Pedro Gomes Juventus Eduardo AngioneLogan Granger
2051 Jann Milnar Bordal Juventus Carl PritchardHenk Smulders
2050 Paul Malcolm Chelsea Pablo DuhauCarl Pritchard
2049 Paul Malcolm Chelsea Carl PritchardJonathan Levy
2048 Paul Malcolm Chelsea Joachim ClausenLogan Granger
2047 Paul Malcolm Chelsea Carl PritchardEneko Pereda
2046 Paul Malcolm Chelsea Carl PritchardJoachim Clausen
2045 Paul Malcolm Chelsea Carl PritchardEneko Pereda
2044 Paul Malcolm Chelsea Peter MutiuJoachim Clausen
2043 Paul Malcolm Chelsea Peter MutiuJoachim Clausen
2042 Paul Malcolm Chelsea Joachim ClausenJiří Pudil
2041 Paul Malcolm Chelsea Chus OrtegaPeter Mutiu
2040 Paul Malcolm Chelsea Antonio VolpePeter Mutiu
2039 Lazăr Gaica Real Madrid FC Peter MutiuJoachim Clausen
2038 Lazăr Gaica Real Madrid FC NoneJoachim Clausen
2037 Lazăr Gaica Real Madrid FC Gheorghe BucurEugen Opriş
2036 Eugen Opriş FC Bayern München Paul ZumbeelLazăr Gaica
2035 Eugen Opriş FC Bayern München Marius MocanuLouis Flower
2034 Ronnie Stutter Chelsea Roony BardghjiMathys Tel
2033 Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid FC Joe HaighEugen Opriş
2032 Jude Soonsup-Bell Chelsea Dušan VlahovićJoe Haigh
2031 Joe Haigh Chelsea Louis FlowerRoony Bardghji
2030 Joe Haigh Chelsea Ronnie StutterJude Soonsup-Bell
2029 Joe Haigh Chelsea Jude Soonsup-BellVinícius Júnior
2028 Joe Haigh Chelsea Jude Soonsup-BellKylian Mbappé
2027 Joe Haigh Chelsea Jude Soonsup-BellErling Haaland
2026 Joe Haigh Chelsea Erling HaalandVinícius Júnior
2025 Joe Haigh Chelsea Erling HaalandJude Soonsup-Bell
2024 Joe Haigh Chelsea Jude Soonsup-BellRonnie Stutter
2023 Joe Haigh Chelsea Jude Soonsup-BellErling Haaland
2022 Mohamed Salah Liverpool Erling HaalandAchraf Hakimi
2021 Robert Lewandowski FC Bayern München Lionel MessiJorginho
2020 Robert Lewandowski FC Bayern München Kevin De BruyneLionel Messi
2019 Lionel Messi Barcelona Virgil van DijkSadio Mané
2018 Luka Modrić Real Madrid FC Cristiano RonaldoKylian Mbappé
2017 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid FC Lionel MessiNeymar
2016 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid FC Lionel MessiAntoine Griezmann
2015 Lionel Messi Barcelona Cristiano RonaldoNeymar
2014 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid FC Manuel NeuerLionel Messi
2013 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid FC Lionel MessiFranck Ribéry
2012 Lionel Messi Barcelona Cristiano RonaldoAndres Iniesta
2011 Lionel Messi Barcelona Cristiano RonaldoXavi
2010 Xavi Barcelona Lionel MessiWesley Sneijder
2009 Lionel Messi Barcelona Andres IniestaXavi
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United Lionel MessiFernando Torres
2007 Kaká AC Milan Lionel MessiCristiano Ronaldo
2006 Fabio Cannavaro Real Madrid FC Samuel Eto'oThierry Henry
2005 Ronaldinho Barcelona Steven GerrardFrank Lampard
2004 Ronaldinho Barcelona Thierry HenryAndriy Shevchenko
2003 Pavel Nedvěd Juventus Ruud van NistelrooijRaúl
2002 Ronaldo FC Internazionale Milano Michael BallackRoberto Carlos
2001 Michael Owen Liverpool David BeckhamRaúl
2000 Figo Barcelona Zinedine ZidaneAndriy Shevchenko
1999 Rivaldo Barcelona David BeckhamAndriy Shevchenko
1998 Zinedine Zidane Juventus Michael OwenRonaldo
1997 Ronaldo FC Internazionale Milano Dennis BergkampGianfranco Zola
1996 Ronaldo Barcelona Alan ShearerGeorge Weah
1995 Gianluca Vialli Juventus Alessandro Del PieroJürgen Klinsmann
1994 None AC Milan Roberto BaggioRomário
1993 Roberto Baggio Juventus Dennis BergkampRuud Gullit
1992 Marco van Basten AC Milan Dennis BergkampPeter Schmeichel
1991 Jean-Pierre Papin Olympique de Marseille Robert ProsinečkiDarko Pancev
1990 Lothar Matthäus FC Internazionale Milano Salvatore SchillaciDiego Maradona
1989 Ruud Gullit AC Milan Marco van BastenBebeto
1988 Marco van Basten AC Milan Ruud GullitFrank Rijkaard
1987 Ruud Gullit AC Milan Diego MaradonaMarco van Basten
1986 Diego Maradona Napoli Igor BelanovGary Lineker
1985 Michel Platini Juventus Preben ElkjærDiego Maradona
1984 Michel Platini Juventus Ian RushZico
1983 Zico Udinese Calcio Michel PlatiniFalcão
1982 Paolo Rossi Juventus Karl-Heinz RummeniggeFalcão

Most wins

Paul Malcolm13
Joe Haigh9
Lionel Messi5
Cristiano Ronaldo5
Lazăr Gaica3
Ronaldo3
Assaf Kabilo2
Pedro Gomes2
Eugen Opriş2
Robert Lewandowski2