World Best Footballer of the Year
editEvaluation
edit| Year | Best player | Second player | Third player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 |  José Nasazzi
|
José Leandro Andrade
|
 Giuseppe Meazza
|
| 1931 |  Alex James
|
 Fritz Gschweidl
|
Raimundo Orsi
|
| 1932 | Matthias Sindelar
|
 Dixie Dean
|
Anton Schall
|
| 1933 | Matthias Sindelar
|
Cliff Bastin
|
Raimundo Orsi
|
| 1934 | Giuseppe Meazza
|
Luis Monti
|
 Oldřich Nejedlý
|
| 1935 | Giovanni Ferrari
|
 Raymond Braine
|
 György Sárosi
|
| 1936 | Giuseppe Meazza
|
Matthias Sindelar
|
Jimmy McGrory
|
| 1937 | György Sárosi
|
 José Manuel Moreno
|
 Arsenio Erico
|
| 1938 |  Leônidas
|
Silvio Piola
|
Josef Bican
|
| 1939 | Gyula Zsengellér
|
Arsenio Erico
|
Antonio Sastre
|
| 1940 | Josef Bican
|
Franz Binder
|
György Sárosi
|
| 1941 | José Manuel Moreno
|
Josef Bican
|
Atilio García
|
| 1942 | Obdulio Varela
|
Adolfo Pedernera
|
Josef Bican
|
| 1943 | Valentino Mazzola
|
 Telmo Zarra
|
Stanley Matthews
|
| 1944 | Josef Bican
|
Carlos Sosa
|
Zizinho
|
| 1945 | Norberto Méndez
|
Rinaldo Martino
|
Ángel Labruna
|
| 1946 | Adolfo Pedernera
|
Ferenc Deák
|
René Pontoni
|
| 1947 | José Manuel Moreno
|
Alfredo Di Stéfano
|
Valentino Mazzola
|
| 1948 |  Gunnar Nordahl
|
Gunnar Gren
|
Ferenc Puskás
|
| 1949 | Ademir
|
Jair
|
Ferenc Deák
|
| 1950 | Zizinho
|
Alcides Ghiggia
|
Ferenc Puskás
|
| 1951 | Jair
|
Gunnar Nordahl
|
Nils Liedholm
|
| 1952 | Ferenc Puskás
|
Sándor Kocsis
|
László Kubala
|
| 1953 | Ferenc Puskás
|
Nándor Hidegkuti
|
 Raymond Kopa
|
| 1954 | Ferenc Puskás
|
Sándor Kocsis
|
 Fritz Walter
|
| 1955 |  Alfredo Di Stéfano
|
Zoltán Czibor
|
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
|
| 1956 | Alfredo Di Stéfano
|
Julinho
|
Óscar Míguez
|
| 1957 | Alfredo Di Stéfano
|
Omar Sívori
|
Duncan Edwards
|
| 1958 | Pelé
|
Didi
|
Just Fontaine
|
| 1959 | Pelé
|
Alfredo Di Stéfano
|
Raymond Kopa
|
| 1960 | Ferenc Puskás
|
Luis Suárez (1935)
|
 Lev Yashin
|
| 1961 | Pelé
|
 Alberto Spencer
|
 Juan Joya
|
| 1962 | Garrincha
|
Pelé
|
Josef Masopust
|
| 1963 | Pelé
|
Jimmy Greaves
|
Gianni Rivera
|
| 1964 | Pelé
|
Luis Suárez (1935)
|
Amancio
|
| 1965 | Pelé
|
 Eusébio
|
Giacinto Facchetti
|
| 1966 | Bobby Charlton
|
Eusébio
|
Alberto Spencer
|
| 1967 | Pedro Rocha
|
Jimmy Johnstone
|
Bobby Charlton
|
| 1968 |  George Best
|
Juan Ramón Verón
|
 Dragan Džajić
|
| 1969 | Gianni Rivera
|
Gerd Müller
|
Pelé
|
| 1970 | Pelé
|
Jairzinho
|
Gerd Müller
|
| 1971 | Luis Artime
|
 Johan Cruyff
|
Sandro Mazzola
|
| 1972 | Johan Cruyff
|
Gerd Müller
|
Günter Netzer
|
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff
|
Gerd Müller
|
Miguel Ángel Brindisi
|
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff
|
Franz Beckenbauer
|
 Kazimierz Deyna
|
| 1975 | Oleg Blokhin
|
Berti Vogts
|
Héctor Scotta
|
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer
|
Rob Rensenbrink
|
 Elías Figueroa
|
| 1977 | Kevin Keegan
|
 Allan Simonsen
|
Roberto Bettega
|
| 1978 | Mario Kempes
|
Rob Rensenbrink
|
Kenny Dalglish
|
| 1979 | Diego Maradona
|
Julio César Romero
|
Falcão
|
| 1980 | Waldemar Victorino
|
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
|
Diego Maradona
|
| 1981 | Zico
|
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
|
John Wark
|
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi
|
Fernando Morena
|
Zico
|
| 1983 | Michel Platini
|
Kenny Dalglish
|
Falcão
|
| 1984 | Michel Platini
|
 Ian Rush
|
Ricardo Bochini
|
| 1985 | Michel Platini
|
Preben Elkjær
|
Bernd Schuster
|
| 1986 | Diego Maradona
|
Jorge Valdano
|
Gary Lineker
|
| 1987 | Diego Maradona
|
Paulo Futre
|
 Hugo Sánchez
|
| 1988 | Marco van Basten
|
Ruud Gullit
|
Ronald Koeman
|
| 1989 | Marco van Basten
|
Ruud Gullit
|
Andreas Brehme
|
| 1990 | Lothar Matthäus
|
Diego Maradona
|
Franco Baresi
|
| 1991 | Dejan Savićević
|
Darko Pančev
|
Jean-Pierre Papin
|
| 1992 | Dennis Bergkamp
|
Raí
|
 Hristo Stoichkov
|
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio
|
Michael Laudrup
|
Eric Cantona
|
| 1994 | Romário
|
Hristo Stoichkov
|
Paolo Maldini
|
| 1995 |  Jari Litmanen
|
 George Weah
|
Enzo Francescoli
|
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer
|
Alessandro Del Piero
|
Alan Shearer
|
| 1997 | Ronaldo
|
Roberto Carlos
|
Andreas Möller
|
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane
|
Ronaldo
|
Rivaldo
|
| 1999 | Rivaldo
|
David Beckham
|
 Andriy Shevchenko
|
| 2000 | Juan Román Riquelme
|
Zinedine Zidane
|
Luís Figo
|
| 2001 | Oliver Kahn
|
Luís Figo
|
Raúl
|
| 2002 | Ronaldo
|
Zinedine Zidane
|
Michael Ballack
|
| 2003 | Carlos Tevez
|
Pavel Nedvěd
|
Ruud van Nistelrooy
|
| 2004 | Deco
|
Thierry Henry
|
Ronaldinho
|
| 2005 | Ronaldinho
|
Frank Lampard
|
Steven Gerrard
|
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro
|
Ronaldinho
|
 Samuel Eto'o
|
| 2007 | Kaká
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Francesco Totti
|
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Marcos Senna
|
Iker Casillas
|
| 2009 | Lionel Messi
|
Xavi
|
Andrés Iniesta
|
| 2010 | Wesley Sneijder
|
Diego Milito
|
Xavi
|
| 2011 | Lionel Messi
|
Xavi
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
| 2012 | Lionel Messi
|
Andrés Iniesta
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
| 2013 | Franck Ribéry
|
Lionel Messi
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Arjen Robben
|
Manuel Neuer
|
| 2015 | Lionel Messi
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Neymar
|
| 2016 | Antoine Griezmann
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Luis Suárez (1987)
|
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Lionel Messi
|
Gianluigi Buffon
|
| 2018 |  Luka Modrić
|
Antoine Griezmann
|
 Mohamed Salah
|
| 2019 | Lionel Messi
|
Virgil van Dijk
|
Eden Hazard
|
| 2020 | Robert Lewandowski
|
Thomas Müller
|
 Sadio Mané
|
| 2021 | Lionel Messi
|
Robert Lewandowski
|
Karim Benzema
|
| 2022 | Lionel Messi
|
Karim Benzema
|
Kylian Mbappé
|
| 2023 | Kevin De Bruyne
|
 Erling Haaland
|
Vinícius Júnior
|
Statistics
edit| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi
|
7 | 2 | 0 |
| Pelé
|
7 | 1 | 1 |
| Ferenc Puskás
|
4 | 0 | 2 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo
|
3 | 3 | 3 |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano
|
3 | 2 | 0 |
| Diego Maradona
|
3 | 1 | 1 |
| Johan Cruyff
|
3 | 1 | 0 |
| Michel Platini
|
3 | 0 | 0 |
| Josef Bican
|
2 | 1 | 2 |
| Matthias Sindelar
|
2 | 1 | 0 |
| José Manuel Moreno
|
2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ronaldo
|
2 | 1 | 0 |
| Giuseppe Meazza
|
2 | 0 | 1 |
| Marco van Basten
|
2 | 0 | 0 |