FIFA World Player of the Year
The table lists the top three players per year and details of the
number of points they received, their nationality, and the football
team they were playing for at the time of the award.
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Year |
Pos |
Player |
Points |
Nationality |
Football Club |
2005 | 1st | Ronaldinho | 960 | Brazil | Barcelona |
2nd | Frank Lampard | 429 | England | Chelsea | |
3rd | Samuel Eto'o | 190 | Cameroon | Barcelona | |
2004 | 1st | Ronaldinho | 620 | Brazil | Barcelona |
2nd | Thierry Henry | 552 | France | Arsenal | |
3rd | Andriy Shevchenko | 253 | Ukraine | AC Milan | |
2003 | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | 264 | France | Real Madrid |
2nd | Thierry Henry | 186 | France | Arsenal | |
3rd | Ronaldo | 176 | Brazil | Real Madrid | |
2002 | 1st | Ronaldo | 384 | Brazil | Inter Milan |
2nd | Oliver Kahn | 171 | Germany | Bayern Munich | |
3rd | Zinedine Zidane | 141 | France | Real Madrid | |
2001 | 1st | Luis Figo | 250 | Portugal | Real Madrid |
2nd | David Beckham | 238 | England | Manchester United | |
3rd | Raúl | 96 | Spain | Real Madrid | |
2000 | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | 370 | France | Juventus |
2nd | Luis Figo | 329 | Portugal | Barcelona | |
3rd | Rivaldo | 263 | Brazil | Barcelona | |
1999 | 1st | Rivaldo | 543 | Brazil | Barcelona |
2nd | David Beckham | 194 | England | Manchester United | |
3rd | Gabriel Batistuta | 79 | Argentina | Fiorentina | |
1998 | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | 518 | France | Juventus |
2nd | Ronaldo | 164 | Brazil | Inter Milan | |
3rd | Davor Suker | 108 | Croatia | Real Madrid | |
1997 | 1st | Ronaldo | 480 | Brazil | Barcelona |
2nd | Roberto Carlos | 65 | Brazil | Real Madrid | |
3rd | Dennis Bergkamp & Zinedine Zidane | 62 | Holland France | Arsenal Juventus | |
1996 | 1st | Ronaldo | 329 | Brazil | Barcelona |
2nd | George Weah | 140 | Liberia | AC Milan | |
3rd | Alan Shearer | 123 | England | Blackburn Rovers | |
1995 | 1st | George Weah | 170 | Liberia | AC Milan |
2nd | Paolo Maldini | 80 | Italy | AC Milan | |
3rd | J?rgen Klinsmann | 58 | Germany | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1994 | 1st | Romario | 346 | Brazil | CR Flamengo |
2nd | Hristo Stoitchkov | 100 | Bulgaria | Barcelona | |
3rd | Roberto Baggio | 80 | Italy | Juventus | |
1993 | 1st | Roberto Baggio | 152 | Italy | Juventus |
2nd | Romario | 84 | Brazil | Barcelona | |
3rd | Dennis Bergkamp | 58 | Holland | Ajax | |
1992 | 1st | Marco van Basten | 161 | Holland | AC Milan |
2nd | Hristo Stoitchkov | 88 | Bulgaria | Barcelona | |
3rd | Thomas H?ssler | 61 | Germany | AS Roma | |
1991 | 1st | Lothar Matth?us | 128 | Germany | Inter Milan |
2nd | Jean-Pierre Papin | 113 | France | Marseille | |
3rd | Gary Lineker | 40 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |