FIFA Players of the Year
Winners of the FIFA player of the year award (merged with the magazine France Football's Golden Ball award for European player of the year from 2010-15):
2021_Robert Lewandowski, Poland
2020_Robert Lewandowski, Poland
2019_Lionel Messi, Argentina
2018_Luka Modric, Croatia
2017_Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
2016_Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
2015_Lionel Messi, Argentina
2014_Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
2013_Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
2012_Lionel Messi, Argentina
2011_Lionel Messi, Argentina
2010_Lionel Messi, Argentina
2009_Lionel Messi, Argentina
2008_Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
2007_Kaka, Brazil
2006_Fabio Cannavaro, Italy
2005_Ronaldinho, Brazil
2004_Ronaldinho, Brazil
2003_Zinedine Zidane, France
2002_Ronaldo, Brazil
2001_Luis Figo, Portugal
2000_Zinedine Zidane, France
1999_Rivaldo, Brazil
1998_Zinedine Zidane, France
1997_Ronaldo, Brazil
1996_Ronaldo, Brazil
1995_George Weah, Liberia
1994_Romario, Brazil
1993_Roberto Baggio, Italy
1992_Marco Van Basten, Netherlands
1991_Lothar Matthaus, Germany
2021_Alexia Putellas, Spain
2020_Lucy Bronze, England
2019_Megan Rapinoe, United States
2018_Marta, Brazil
2017_Lieke Martens, Netherlands
2016_Carli Lloyd, United States
2015_Carli Lloyd, United States
2014_Nadine Kessler, Germany
2013_Nadine Angerer, Germany
2012_Abby Wambach, United States
2011_Homare Sawa, Japan
2010_Marta, Brazil
2009_Marta, Brazil
2008_Marta, Brazil
2007_Marta, Brazil
2006_Marta, Brazil
2005_Birgit Prinz, Germany
2004_Birgit Prinz, Germany
2003_Birgit Prinz, Germany
2002_Mia Hamm, United States
2001_Mia Hamm, United States
