The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award Winners: The FIFA Men’s Player Award is an annual accolade presented by FIFA to the world’s best male international football player. The award was first instituted in 1991 and has been given to some of the greatest players in history, including Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
In 2016, FIFA announced that they will be awarding a “the Best” award to the player who they think is the best in the world. Here is a look at some of the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award winners of all time.
FIFA Men’s Player Award Winners 1991 – 2021
FIFA World Player of the Year 1991 – 2009
1991: Lothar Matthäus (Inter Milan)
1992: Marco van Basten (Milan)
1993: Roberto Baggio (Juventus)
1994: Romário (Barcelona)
1995: George Weah (Milan)
1996: Ronaldo (Barcelona)
1997: Ronaldo (Inter Milan)
1998: Zinedine Zidane (Juventus)
1999: Rivaldo (Barcelona)
2000: Zinedine Zidane (Juventus)
2001: Luís Figo (Real Madrid)
2002: Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2003: Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)
2004: Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
2005: Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)
2007: Kaka (Milan)
2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Maanchester United)
2009: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
From 2010 to 2015, the Best FIFA Men’s Player award was merged with the Ballon d’Or to become the FIFA Ballon d’Or in a six-year partnership with France Football. In 2016, FIFA rebranded the award as The Best FIFA Men’s Player.
Read Also: Ballon d’Or Winners List 1956 to 2021
The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016 – present
2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2018: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
2019: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2020: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
2021: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
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