IFFHS World's Best Player

IFFHS World's Best Man Player
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest performing man player of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award1988
Editions7
First winner Marco van Basten
Most wins Marco van Basten
Robert Lewandowski
(2 awards each)
Most recent Rodri
(1st award)
Websitewww.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).

Men's winners

List of winners

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]

Year Rank Winner Club(s) Points
1988 1st Marco van Basten[2] Milan 101
2nd Diego Maradona Napoli 92
3rd Ruud Gullit Milan 71
1989 1st Marco van Basten[3] Milan 132
2nd Franco Baresi Milan 62
3rd Ruud Gullit Milan 57
1990 1st Lothar Matthäus[4] Inter Milan 174
2nd Salvatore Schillaci Juventus 56
3rd Franco Baresi AC Milan 52
Paul Gascoigne Tottenham Hotspur
2020 1st Robert Lewandowski[5] Bayern Munich 95%
2021 1st Robert Lewandowski[6][7] Bayern Munich 150
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
105
3rd Jorginho Chelsea 40
2022 1st Lionel Messi[8][9] Paris Saint-Germain 275
2nd Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 35
3rd Karim Benzema Real Madrid 30
2023 1st Erling Haaland[10][11] Manchester City 208
2nd Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 105
3rd Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain
Inter Miami
85
2024 1st Rodri[12] Manchester City 191
2nd Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid 166
3rd Jude Bellingham Real Madrid 62

Statistics

Winners (1988–present)
Player Wins Years
Marco van Basten 2 1988, 1989
Robert Lewandowski 2020, 2021
Lothar Matthäus 1 1990
Lionel Messi 1 2022
Erling Haaland 1 2023
Rodri 1 2024
Wins by club
Club Total Players
Manchester City 2 2
Milan 2 1
Bayern Munich 2 1
Inter Milan 1 1
Paris Saint-Germain 1 1
Wins by nationality
Nationality Total Players
Netherlands 2 1
Poland 2 1
Germany 1 1
Argentina 1 1
Norway 1 1
Spain 1 1

Continental winners

Bold indicates the World's Best Man Player winner.

Year Confederation Winner Club(s)
2020 UEFA Robert Lewandowski[13] Bayern Munich
CONMEBOL Lionel Messi[14] Barcelona
CONCACAF Alphonso Davies[15] Bayern Munich
CAF Sadio Mané[16] Liverpool
AFC Son Heung-min[17] Tottenham Hotspur
OFC Chris Wood[18] Burnley
2021 UEFA Robert Lewandowski[19] Bayern Munich
CONMEBOL Lionel Messi[20] Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
CONCACAF Alphonso Davies[21] Bayern Munich
CAF Mohamed Salah[22] Liverpool
AFC Son Heung-min[23] Tottenham Hotspur
OFC Chris Wood[24] Burnley
2022 UEFA Kylian Mbappé[25] Paris Saint-Germain
CONMEBOL Lionel Messi[26] Paris Saint-Germain
CONCACAF Alphonso Davies[27] Bayern Munich
CAF Sadio Mané[28] Liverpool
Bayern Munich
AFC Son Heung-min[29] Tottenham Hotspur
OFC Chris Wood[30] Burnley
Newcastle

Men's Historical All-time World Best Players

Top 10 players[31]
Rank Player Nationality
1 Lionel Messi  Argentina
2 Pelé  Brazil
3 Diego Maradona  Argentina
4 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal
5 Johan Cruyff  Netherlands
6 Ronaldo  Brazil
7 Zinedine Zidane  France
8 Franz Beckenbauer  West Germany
9 Alfredo Di Stéfano  Argentina
 Spain
10 Ronaldinho  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.

Top 3 players[32]
Rank Player Nationality
1 Gilbert Oswald Smith  England
2 John Goodall  England
3 Steve Bloomer  England

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

Top 10 players[33][34]
Rank Player Nationality Points
1 Pelé  Brazil 1705
2 Johan Cruyff  Netherlands 1303
3 Franz Beckenbauer  West Germany 1228
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano  Argentina
 Spain
1215
5 Diego Maradona  Argentina 1214
6 Ferenc Puskás  Hungary 810
7 Michel Platini  France 722
8 Garrincha  Brazil 624
9 Eusébio  Portugal 544
10 Bobby Charlton  England 508

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

Confederation First Second Third
World[35] Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Andrés Iniesta
UEFA[36] Cristiano Ronaldo Sergio Ramos Manuel Neuer
CONMEBOL[37] Lionel Messi Neymar Dani Alves
CONCACAF[38] Keylor Navas Javier Hernández Clint Dempsey
CAF[39] Mohamed Salah Sadio Mané Riyad Mahrez
AFC[40] Son Heung-min Keisuke Honda Salem Al-Dawsari
OFC[41] Chris Wood Winston Reid Marco Rojas

The Best European Player (1956–1990)

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
Rank Player Nationality
1 Franz Beckenbauer  West Germany
2 Michel Platini  France
3 Johan Cruyff  Netherlands
4 Eusébio  Portugal
5 Gerd Müller  West Germany
6 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge  West Germany
7 Luis Suárez  Spain
8 Bobby Charlton  England
9 Alfredo Di Stéfano  Spain
10 Raymond Kopa  France

Men Legends

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

The Men's Player of the Month

Month Year Player Club Ref.
January 2025.12025 Mohamed Salah Liverpool [46]
February 2025.22025 Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid [47]
March 2025.32025 Nico Williams Athletic Bilbao [48]
April 2025.42025 Lamine Yamal Barcelona [49]
May 2025.52025 Désiré Doué Paris Saint-Germain [50]
June 2025.62025 Nuno Mendes Paris Saint-Germain [51]

Women's winners

IFFHS World's Best Woman Player
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest performing woman player of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award2020
Editions4
First winner Pernille Harder
Most wins Alexia Putellas
Aitana Bonmatí
(2 awards)
Most recent Aitana Bonmatí
(2nd award)
Websitewww.iffhs.com

List of winners

Year Rank Winner Club(s) Points
2020 1st Pernille Harder[52] VfL Wolfsburg
Chelsea
2nd Wendie Renard Lyon
Lucy Bronze Lyon
Manchester City
2021 1st Alexia Putellas[53] Barcelona 135
2nd Sam Kerr Chelsea 35
3rd Sam Mewis Manchester City
North Carolina Courage
30
2022 1st Alexia Putellas[54] Barcelona 115
2nd Beth Mead Arsenal 55
3rd Wendie Renard Lyon 30
2023 1st Aitana Bonmatí[55] Barcelona 202
2nd Salma Paralluelo Barcelona 64
3rd Sam Kerr Chelsea 59
2024 1st Aitana Bonmatí[56] Barcelona 232
2nd Salma Paralluelo Barcelona 53
3rd Caroline Graham Hansen Barcelona 39

Statistics

Winners (2020–present)
Player Wins Years
Alexia Putellas 2 2021, 2022
Aitana Bonmatí 2 2023, 2024
Pernille Harder 1 2020
Wins by club
Club Total Players
Barcelona 4 2
Chelsea 1 1
VfL Wolfsburg 1 1
Wins by nationality
Nationality Total Players
Spain 4 2
Denmark 1 1

Continental rankings

Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Player winner.

Year Confederation Winner Club(s)
2020 UEFA Pernille Harder[57] VfL Wolfsburg
Chelsea
CONMEBOL Marta[58] Orlando Pride
CONCACAF Tobin Heath[59] Manchester United
CAF Asisat Oshoala[60] Barcelona
AFC Saki Kumagai[61] Lyon
OFC Rebekah Stott[62] Melbourne City
2021 UEFA Alexia Putellas[63] Barcelona
CONMEBOL Marta[64] Orlando Pride
CONCACAF Sam Mewis[65] Manchester City
North Carolina Courage
CAF Asisat Oshoala[66] Barcelona
AFC Sam Kerr[67] Chelsea
OFC Ria Percival[68] Tottenham Hotspur
2022 UEFA Alexia Putellas[69] Barcelona
CONMEBOL Linda Caicedo[70] Deportivo Cali
CONCACAF Alex Morgan[71] San Diego Wave
CAF Ghizlane Chebbak[72] AS FAR
AFC Sam Kerr[73] Chelsea
OFC Claudia Bunge[74] Melbourne Victory
Northern Tigers

Women's Historical All-time World Best Players

Top 10 players[75]
Rank Player Nationality
1 Marta  Brazil
2 Mia Hamm  United States
3 Christine Sinclair  Canada
4 Kristine Lilly  United States
5 Michelle Akers  United States
6 Sun Wen  China
7 Homare Sawa  Japan
8 Heidi Mohr  Germany
9 Birgit Prinz  Germany
10 Aitana Bonmatí  Spain

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

IFFHS gave out an award decided by votes which was conducted with the participation of journalists and former players (no further details given).[76]

Top 10 players[77]
Rank Player Nationality Points
1 Mia Hamm  United States 442
2 Michelle Akers  United States 411
3 Heidi Mohr  Germany 250
4 Carolina Morace  Italy 230
5 Sissi  Brazil 212
6 Linda Medalen  Norway 181
7 Liu Ailing  China 165
8 Kristine Lilly  United States 160
9 Heidi Støre  Norway 141
10 Pia Sundhage  Sweden 129

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

Confederation First Second Third
World[78] Marta Carli Lloyd Dzsenifer Marozsán
UEFA[79] Dzsenifer Marozsán Ada Hegerberg Wendie Renard
CONMEBOL[80] Marta Cristiane Formiga
CONCACAF[81] Carli Lloyd Alex Morgan Megan Rapinoe
CAF[82] Asisat Oshoala Gabrielle Onguéné Ngozi Okobi
AFC[83] Homare Sawa Samantha Kerr Saki Kumagai
OFC[84] Ria Percival Abby Erceg Rebekah Stott

Women Legends

Phase 1 (16 players)[85]
Player Nationality
Michelle Akers  United States
Gao Hong  China
Mia Hamm  United States
Steffi Jones  Germany
Kristine Lilly  United States
Liu Ailing  China
Linda Medalen  Norway
Heidi Mohr  Germany
Carolina Morace  Italy
Perpetua Nkwocha  Nigeria
Birgit Prinz  Germany
Homare Sawa  Japan
Sissi  Brazil
Heidi Støre  Norway
Pia Sundhage  Sweden
Abby Wambach  United States
Phase 2 (16 players)[86]
Player Nationality
Camille Abily  France
Nadine Angerer  Germany
Louisa Cadamuro  France
Julie Foudy  United States
Carin Jennings-Gabarra  United States
Nadine Keßler  Germany
Hanna Ljungberg  Sweden
Aya Miyama  Japan
Christie Rampone  United States
Hege Riise  Norway
Célia Šašić  Germany
Lotta Schelin  Sweden
Alex Scott  England
Kelly Smith  England
Hope Solo  United States
Sun Wen  China
Phase 3-A (8 players)[87]
Player Nationality
Alex Morgan  United States
Carli Lloyd  United States
Formiga  Brazil
Christine Sinclair  Canada
Megan Rapinoe  United States
Caroline Seger  Sweden
Janine van Wyk  South Africa
Julie Ertz  United States

The Women's Player of the Month

Month Year Player Club Ref.
January 2025.12025 Charlyn Corral Pachuca [88]
February 2025.22025 Mary Fowler Manchester City [89]
March 2025.32025 Ellen Wangerheim Hammarby [90]
April 2025.42025 Clàudia Pina Barcelona [91]
May 2025.52025 Jaimy Ravensbergen Twente [92]
June 2025.62025 Felicia Schröder Häcken [93]

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