FIFA World Player of The Year - Winners - List of Male Winners

List of Male Winners

Year Rank Player Nationality Club
1991
1st Lothar Matthäus Germany Internazionale
2nd Jean-Pierre Papin France Marseille
3rd Gary Lineker England Tottenham Hotspur
1992
1st Marco van Basten Netherlands Milan
2nd Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria Barcelona
3rd Thomas Häßler Germany Roma
1993
1st Roberto Baggio Italy Juventus
2nd Romário Brazil Barcelona
PSV Eindhoven
3rd Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Internazionale
Ajax
1994
1st Romário Brazil Barcelona
2nd Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria Barcelona
3rd Roberto Baggio Italy Juventus
1995
1st George Weah Liberia Milan
Paris Saint-Germain
2nd Paolo Maldini Italy Milan
3rd Jürgen Klinsmann Germany Bayern Munich
Tottenham Hotspur
1996
1st Ronaldo Brazil Barcelona
PSV Eindhoven
2nd George Weah Liberia Milan
3rd Alan Shearer England Newcastle United
Blackburn Rovers
1997
1st Ronaldo Brazil Internazionale
Barcelona
2nd Roberto Carlos Brazil Real Madrid
3rd
Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Arsenal
Zinedine Zidane France Juventus
1998
1st Zinedine Zidane France Juventus
2nd Ronaldo Brazil Internazionale
3rd Davor Šuker Croatia Real Madrid
1999
1st Rivaldo Brazil Barcelona
2nd David Beckham England Manchester United
3rd Gabriel Batistuta Argentina Fiorentina
2000
1st Zinedine Zidane France Juventus
2nd Luís Figo Portugal Real Madrid
Barcelona
3rd Rivaldo Brazil Barcelona
2001
1st Luís Figo Portugal Real Madrid
2nd David Beckham England Manchester United
3rd Raúl Spain Real Madrid
2002
1st Ronaldo Brazil Real Madrid
Internazionale
2nd Oliver Kahn Germany Bayern Munich
3rd Zinedine Zidane France Real Madrid
2003
1st Zinedine Zidane France Real Madrid
2nd Thierry Henry France Arsenal
3rd Ronaldo Brazil Real Madrid
2004
1st Ronaldinho Brazil Barcelona
2nd Thierry Henry France Arsenal
3rd Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Milan
2005
1st Ronaldinho Brazil Barcelona
2nd Frank Lampard England Chelsea
3rd Samuel Eto'o Cameroon Barcelona
2006
1st Fabio Cannavaro Italy Real Madrid
Juventus
2nd Zinedine Zidane France Real Madrid
3rd Ronaldinho Brazil Barcelona
2007
1st Kaká Brazil Milan
2nd Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona
3rd Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United
2008
1st Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United
2nd Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona
3rd Fernando Torres Spain Liverpool
2009
1st Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United
3rd Xavi Spain Barcelona
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