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).
Sport | Association football |
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Awarded for | Best performing man player of the calendar year |
Presented by | International Federation of Football History & Statistics |
History | |
First award | 1988 |
Editions | 7 |
First winner | Marco van Basten |
Most wins | Marco van Basten Robert Lewandowski (2 awards each) |
Most recent | Erling Haaland (1st award) |
Website | www |
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.
Year | Rank | Winner | Club(s) | Points |
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1988 | 1st | Marco van Basten | Milan | 101 |
2nd | Diego Maradona | Napoli | 92 | |
3rd | Ruud Gullit | Milan | 71 | |
1989 | 1st | Marco van Basten | Milan | 132 |
2nd | Franco Baresi | Milan | 62 | |
3rd | Ruud Gullit | Milan | 57 | |
1990 | 1st | Lothar Matthäus | Inter Milan | – |
2nd | Diego Maradona | Napoli | – | |
3rd | Salvatore Schillaci | Juventus | – | |
2020 | 1st | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 95% |
2021 | 1st | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 150 |
2nd | Lionel Messi | Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain | 105 | |
3rd | Jorginho | Chelsea | 40 | |
2022 | 1st | Lionel Messi | Paris Saint-Germain | 275 |
2nd | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 35 | |
3rd | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 30 | |
2023 | 1st | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 208 |
2nd | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 105 | |
3rd | Lionel Messi | Paris Saint-Germain Inter Miami | 85 |
Player | Wins | Years |
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Marco van Basten | 2 | 1988, 1989 |
Robert Lewandowski | 2020, 2021 | |
Lothar Matthäus | 1 | 1990 |
Lionel Messi | 1 | 2022 |
Erling Haaland | 1 | 2023 |
Club | Total | Players |
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Milan | 2 | 1 |
Bayern Munich | 2 | 1 |
Inter Milan | 1 | 1 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 1 |
Manchester City | 1 | 1 |
Nationality | Total | Players |
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Netherlands | 2 | 1 |
Poland | 2 | 1 |
Germany | 1 | 1 |
Argentina | 1 | 1 |
Norway | 1 | 1 |
Bold indicates the World's Best Man Player winner.
Year | Confederation | Winner | Club(s) |
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2020 | UEFA | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
CONMEBOL | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | |
CONCACAF | Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | |
CAF | Sadio Mané | Liverpool | |
AFC | Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur | |
OFC | Chris Wood | Burnley | |
2021 | UEFA | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
CONMEBOL | Lionel Messi | Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain | |
CONCACAF | Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | |
CAF | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | |
AFC | Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur | |
OFC | Chris Wood | Burnley | |
2022 | UEFA | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain |
CONMEBOL | Lionel Messi | Paris Saint-Germain | |
CONCACAF | Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | |
CAF | Sadio Mané | Liverpool | |
AFC | Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur | |
OFC | Chris Wood | Burnley |
Rank | Player | Nationality | Points |
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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 |
Confederation | First | Second | Third |
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World | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Andrés Iniesta |
UEFA | Cristiano Ronaldo | Sergio Ramos | Manuel Neuer |
CONMEBOL | Lionel Messi | Neymar | Dani Alves |
CONCACAF | Keylor Navas | Javier Hernández | Clint Dempsey |
CAF | Mohamed Salah | Sadio Mané | Riyad Mahrez |
AFC | Son Heung-min | Keisuke Honda | Salem Al-Dawsari |
OFC | Chris Wood | Winston Reid | Marco Rojas |
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.
Rank | Player | Nationality |
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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 |
Sport | Association football |
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Awarded for | Best performing woman player of the calendar year |
Presented by | International Federation of Football History & Statistics |
History | |
First award | 2020 |
Editions | 4 |
First winner | Pernille Harder |
Most wins | Alexia Putellas (2 awards) |
Most recent | Aitana Bonmatí (1st award) |
Website | www |
Year | Rank | Winner | Club(s) | Points |
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2020 | 1st | Pernille Harder | VfL Wolfsburg Chelsea | – |
2nd | Wendie Renard | Lyon | – | |
Lucy Bronze | Lyon Manchester City | |||
2021 | 1st | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona | 135 |
2nd | Sam Kerr | Chelsea | 35 | |
3rd | Sam Mewis | Manchester City North Carolina Courage | 30 | |
2022 | 1st | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona | 115 |
2nd | Beth Mead | Arsenal | 55 | |
3rd | Wendie Renard | Lyon | 30 | |
2023 | 1st | Aitana Bonmatí | Barcelona | 202 |
2nd | Salma Paralluelo | Barcelona | 64 | |
3rd | Sam Kerr | Chelsea | 59 |
Player | Wins | Years |
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Alexia Putellas | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
Pernille Harder | 1 | 2020 |
Aitana Bonmatí | 1 | 2023 |
Club | Total | Players |
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Barcelona | 3 | 2 |
Chelsea | 1 | 1 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 1 |
Nationality | Total | Players |
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Spain | 3 | 2 |
Denmark | 1 | 1 |
Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Player winner.
Year | Confederation | Winner | Club(s) |
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2020 | UEFA | Pernille Harder | VfL Wolfsburg Chelsea |
CONMEBOL | Marta | Orlando Pride | |
CONCACAF | Tobin Heath | Manchester United | |
CAF | Asisat Oshoala | Barcelona | |
AFC | Saki Kumagai | Lyon | |
OFC | Rebekah Stott | Melbourne City | |
2021 | UEFA | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona |
CONMEBOL | Marta | Orlando Pride | |
CONCACAF | Sam Mewis | Manchester City North Carolina Courage | |
CAF | Asisat Oshoala | Barcelona | |
AFC | Sam Kerr | Chelsea | |
OFC | Ria Percival | Tottenham Hotspur | |
2022 | UEFA | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona |
CONMEBOL | Linda Caicedo | Deportivo Cali | |
CONCACAF | Alex Morgan | San Diego Wave | |
CAF | Ghizlane Chebbak | AS FAR | |
AFC | Sam Kerr | Chelsea | |
OFC | Claudia Bunge | Melbourne Victory Northern Tigers |
IFFHS gave out an award decided by votes which was conducted with the participation of journalists and former players (no further details given).
Rank | Player | Nationality | Points |
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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 |
Confederation | First | Second | Third |
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World | Marta | Carli Lloyd | Dzsenifer Marozsán |
UEFA | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Ada Hegerberg | Wendie Renard |
CONMEBOL | Marta | Cristiane | Formiga |
CONCACAF | Carli Lloyd | Alex Morgan | Megan Rapinoe |
CAF | Asisat Oshoala | Gabrielle Onguéné | Ngozi Okobi |
AFC | Homare Sawa | Samantha Kerr | Saki Kumagai |
OFC | Ria Percival | Abby Erceg | Rebekah Stott |
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