2007 FIFA World Player of the Year

Brazilian midfielder Kaká won the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award, while another Brazilian, Marta, took home the women's award. The winners were announced at the FIFA World Player Gala held at the Zurich Opera House on December 17, 2007.[1]

Results

Men

Rank[1][2] Player Pois Club(s)
1 Kaká 1047 Milan
2 Lionel Messi 504 Barcelona
3 Cristiano Ronaldo 426 Manchester United
4 Didier Drogba 209 Chelsea
5 Ronaldinho 109 Barcelona
6 Steven Gerrard 68 Liverpool
7 Andrea Pirlo 57 Milan
8 Thierry Henry 54 Arsenal
Barcelona
9 Fabio Cannavaro 47 Real Madrid
10 Gianluigi Buffon 31 Juventus
11 Franck Ribéry 30 Marseille
Bayern Munich
12 Samuel Eto'o 29 Barcelona
13 Wayne Rooney 22 Manchester United
14 Miroslav Klose 21 Werder Bremen
Bayern Munich
15 Michael Essien 20 Chelsea
16 Juan Román Riquelme 19 Boca Juniors
Villarreal
17 Petr Čech 18 Chelsea
17= Ruud van Nistelrooy 18 Real Madrid
19 Frank Lampard 11 Chelsea
20 Deco 9 Barcelona
20= Juninho 9 Lyon
22 Gennaro Gattuso 8 Milan
23 John Terry 6 Chelsea
23= Patrick Vieira 6 Internazionale
25 Rafael Márquez 5 Barcelona
26 Fernando Torres 4 Atlético Madrid
Liverpool
27 Alessandro Nesta 2 Milan
28 Carlos Tevez 1 West Ham United
Manchester United
29 Philipp Lahm 0 Bayern Munich
29= Lilian Thuram 0 Barcelona

Women

Rank[3] Player Points Club(s)
1 Marta 988 Umeå
2 Birgit Prinz 507 Frankfurt
3 Cristiane 150 Wolfsburg
4 Kelly Smith 110 Arsenal
5 Abby Wambach 92 United States
6 Nadine Angerer 83 Turbine Potsdam
7 Kristine Lilly 82 United States
8 Daniela 72 Saad
9 Renate Lingor 62 Frankfurt
10 Ariane Hingst 41 Djurgårdens IF Dam

References

  1. ^ a b FIFA.com - Gala conference and ceremony broadcast live Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.