Rankings
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Papin | France | Marseille | 141 |
| 2 | Lothar Matthäus | Germany | Internazionale | 42 |
| Darko Pančev | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade | 42 | |
| Dejan Savićević | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade | 42 | |
| 5 | Robert Prosinečki | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade Real Madrid |
34 |
| 6 | Gary Lineker | England | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 |
| 7 | Gianluca Vialli | Italy | Sampdoria | 18 |
| 8 | Miodrag Belodedici | Romania | Red Star Belgrade | 15 |
| 9 | Mark Hughes | Wales | Manchester United | 12 |
| 10 | Chris Waddle | England | Marseille | 11 |
| 11 | Michael Laudrup | Denmark | Barcelona | 7 |
| 12 | Rudi Völler | Germany | Roma | 5 |
| 13 | Txiki Begiristain | Spain | Barcelona | 3 |
| Stéphane Chapuisat | Switzerland | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | |
| Bruno Martini | France | Auxerre | 3 | |
| Paul McGrath | Republic of Ireland | Aston Villa | 3 | |
| Dean Saunders | Wales | Liverpool | 3 | |
| Hristo Stoichkov | Bulgaria | Barcelona | 3 | |
| 19 | Roberto Mancini | Italy | Sampdoria | 2 |
| Marco van Basten | Netherlands | Milan | 2 | |
| 21 | Guido Buchwald | Germany | Stuttgart | 1 |
| Thomas Doll | Germany | Lazio | 1 | |
| Stefan Effenberg | Germany | Bayern Munich | 1 | |
| Ruud Gullit | Netherlands | Milan | 1 | |
| Gheorghe Hagi | Romania | Real Madrid | 1 | |
| Alexei Mikhailichenko | Soviet Union | Rangers | 1 | |
| Gary Pallister | England | Manchester United | 1 | |
| Dimitris Saravakos | Greece | Panathinaikos | 1 | |
| Gianluca Pagliuca | Italy | Sampdoria | 1 | |
| Guy Hellers | Luxembourg | Standard Liège | 1 | |
| Laurent Blanc | France | Napoli | 1 |
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