IFFHS World's Best Player

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).

Marco van Basten, first winner of the award in 1988.
IFFHS World's Best Man Player
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest performing man player of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award1988
Editions5
First winner Marco van Basten
Most wins(2 awards each)
Marco van Basten
Robert Lewandowski
Most recent Robert Lewandowski (2)
Websitewww.iffhs.com

Men's winners

List of winners

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
1988 1st Marco van Basten[1] Milan 101
2nd Diego Maradona Napoli 92
3rd Ruud Gullit Milan 71
1989 1st Marco van Basten[2] Milan 132
2nd Franco Baresi Milan 62
3rd Ruud Gullit Milan 57
1990 1st Lothar Matthäus[3] Inter Milan –
2nd Diego Maradona Napoli –
3rd Salvatore Schillaci Juventus –
2020 1st Robert Lewandowski[4] Bayern Munich 95%
2nd –
3rd
2021 1st Robert Lewandowski[5] Bayern Munich 150
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain		 105
3rd Jorginho Chelsea 40

Statistics
Winners (1988–present)
Player Wins Years
Marco van Basten 2 1988, 1989
Robert Lewandowski 2020, 2021
Lothar Matthäus 1 1990
Wins by club
Club Total Players
Milan 2 1
Bayern Munich 2 1
Inter Milan 1 1
Wins by nationality
Nationality Total Players
Netherlands 2 1
Poland 2 1
Germany 1 1

Continental winners

Bold indicates the World's Best Man Player winner.

Year Confederation Winner Club(s)
2020 UEFA Robert Lewandowski[6] Bayern Munich
CONMEBOL Lionel Messi[7] Barcelona
CONCACAF Alphonso Davies[8] Bayern Munich
CAF Sadio Mané[9] Liverpool
AFC Son Heung-min[10] Tottenham Hotspur
OFC Chris Wood[11] Burnley
2021 UEFA Robert Lewandowski[12] Bayern Munich
CONMEBOL Lionel Messi[13] Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
CONCACAF Alphonso Davies[14] Bayern Munich
CAF Mohamed Salah[15] Liverpool
AFC Son Heung-min[16] Tottenham Hotspur
OFC Chris Wood[17] Burnley

The World's Best Man Player of the Century (1901–2000)
Pelé, Player of the Century (1901–2000).
Top 10 players[18]
Rank Player Nationality Points
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

The Best Man Player of the Decade (2011–2020)
Confederation First Second Third
World[19] Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Andrés Iniesta
UEFA[20] Cristiano Ronaldo Sergio Ramos Manuel Neuer
CONMEBOL[21] Lionel Messi Neymar Dani Alves
CONCACAF[22] Keylor Navas Javier Hernández Clint Dempsey
CAF[23] Mohamed Salah Sadio Mané Riyad Mahrez
AFC[24] Son Heung-min Keisuke Honda Salem Al-Dawsari
OFC[25] Chris Wood Winston Reid Marco Rojas

The Best European Player (1956–1990)
Franz Beckenbauer, elected Best European Player for the 1956–1990 period.

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.[26]

Top 10 players
Rank Player Nationality
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

Men Legends
Phase 1 (48 players)[27]
Player Nationality
Majed Abdullah  Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Aboutrika  Egypt
Roberto Baggio  Italy
Franz Beckenbauer  Germany
David Beckham  England
Bhaichung Bhutia  India
Oleg Blokhin  Ukraine
Cha Bum-kun  South Korea
Antonio Carbajal  Mexico
Bobby Charlton  England
José Luis Chilavert  Paraguay
Tanju Çolak  Turkey
Johan Cruyff  Netherlands
Ali Daei  Iran
Alfredo Di Stéfano  Argentina
Landon Donovan  United States
Mahmoud El Khatib  Egypt
Eusébio  Portugal
Luís Figo  Portugal
Garrincha  Brazil
Paco Gento  Spain
Ryan Giggs  Wales
Ruud Gullit  Netherlands
Hao Haidong  China PR
Sun Jihai  China PR
Nwankwo Kanu  Nigeria
Rabah Madjer  Algeria
Diego Maradona  Argentina
Lothar Matthäus  Germany
Stanley Matthews  England
Roger Milla  Cameroon
Gerd Müller  Germany
Hidetoshi Nakata  Japan
Pelé  Brazil
Michel Platini  France
Ferenc Puskás  Hungary
Lucas Radebe  South Africa
Ronaldo  Brazil
Wynton Rufer  New Zealand
Hugo Sánchez  Mexico
Juan Alberto Schiaffino  Uruguay
Marco van Basten  Netherlands
George Weah  Liberia
Jasem Yaqoub  Kuwait
Lev Yashin  Russia
Zico  Brazil
Zinedine Zidane  France
Dino Zoff  Italy
Phase 2 (48 players)[28]
Player Nationality
Franco Baresi  Italy
Gabriel Batistuta  Argentina
Dennis Bergkamp  Netherlands
Zbigniew Boniek  Poland
Roberto Carlos  Brazil
Petr Čech  Czech Republic
Kenny Dalglish  Scotland
Edgar Davids  Netherlands
Alessandro Del Piero  Italy
Didier Drogba  Ivory Coast
Samuel Eto'o  Cameroon
Enzo Francescoli  Uruguay
Gheorge Hagi  Romania
Thierry Henry  France
Oliver Kahn  Germany
Kaká  Brazil
Kevin Keegan  England
Mario Kempes  Argentina
Miroslav Klose  Germany
Ronald Koeman  Netherlands
Philipp Lahm  Germany
Michael Laudrup  Denmark
Younis Mahmoud  Iraq
Paolo Maldini  Italy
Rafael Márquez  Mexico
Pavel Nedvěd  Czech Republic
Mohammed Noor  Saudi Arabia
Jay-Jay Okocha  Nigeria
Abedi Pele  Ghana
Jean-Marie Pfaff  Belgium
Andrea Pirlo  Italy
Carles Puyol  Spain
Raúl  Spain
Frank Rijkaard  Netherlands
Rivaldo  Brazil
Romário  Brazil
Ronaldinho  Brazil
Paolo Rossi  Italy
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge  Germany
Peter Schmeichel  Denmark
Andriy Shevchenko  Ukraine
Hristo Stoichkov  Bulgaria
Davor Šuker  Croatia
Francesco Totti  Italy
Carlos Valderrama  Colombia
Ruud van Nistelrooy  Netherlands
Robin van Persie  Netherlands
Xavi  Spain
IFFHS World's Best Woman Player
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest performing woman player of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award2020
Editions2
First winner Pernille Harder
Most wins(1 award each)
Pernille Harder
Alexia Putellas
Most recent Alexia Putellas
Websitewww.iffhs.com

Women's winners

List of winners
Year Rank Winner Club(s) Points
2020 1st Pernille Harder[29] VfL Wolfsburg
Chelsea		 –
2nd –
3rd
2021 1st Alexia Putellas[30] Barcelona 135
2nd Sam Kerr Chelsea 35
3rd Sam Mewis Manchester City
North Carolina Courage		 30

Statistics
Winners (2020–present)
Player Wins Years
Pernille Harder 1 2020
Alexia Putellas 2021
Wins by club
Club Total Players
Barcelona 1 1
Chelsea 1 1
VfL Wolfsburg 1 1
Wins by nationality
Nationality Total Players
Denmark 1 1
Spain 1 1

Continental rankings

Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Player winner.

Year Confederation Winner Club(s)
2020 UEFA Pernille Harder[31] VfL Wolfsburg
Chelsea
CONMEBOL Marta[32] Orlando Pride
CONCACAF Tobin Heath[33] Manchester United
CAF Asisat Oshoala[34] Barcelona
AFC Saki Kumagai[35] Lyon
OFC Rebekah Stott[36] Melbourne City
2021 UEFA Alexia Putellas[37] Barcelona
CONMEBOL Marta[38] Orlando Pride
CONCACAF Sam Mewis[39] Manchester City
North Carolina Courage
CAF Asisat Oshoala[40] Barcelona
AFC Sam Kerr[41] Chelsea
OFC Ria Percival[42] Tottenham Hotspur

The World's Best Woman Player of the Century (1901–2000)
Mia Hamm, Female Player of the Century (1901–2000).

IFFHS gave out an award decided by votes which was conducted with the participation of journalists and former players (no further details given).[43]

Top 10 players[44]
Rank Player Nationality Points
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 PR 165
8 Kristine Lilly United States 160
9 Heidi Støre Norway 141
10 Pia Sundhage Sweden 129

The Best Woman Player of the Decade (2011–2020)
Confederation First Second Third
World[45] Marta Carli Lloyd Dzsenifer Marozsán
UEFA[46] Dzsenifer Marozsán Ada Hegerberg Wendie Renard
CONMEBOL[47] Marta Cristiane Formiga
CONCACAF[48] Carli Lloyd Alex Morgan Megan Rapinoe
CAF[49] Asisat Oshoala Gabrielle Onguéné Ngozi Okobi
AFC[50] Homare Sawa Samantha Kerr Saki Kumagai
OFC[51] Ria Percival Abby Erceg Rebekah Stott

Women Legends
Phase 1 (16 players)[52]
Player Nationality
Michelle Akers United States
Gao Hong China PR
Mia Hamm United States
Steffi Jones Germany
Kristine Lilly United States
Liu Ailing China PR
Linda Medalen Norway
Heidi Mohr Germany
Carolina Morace Italy
Perpetua Nkwocha Nigeria
Birgit Prinz Germany
Homare Sawa Japan
Sissi Brazil
Heidi Støre Norway
Pia Sundhage Sweden
Abby Wambach United States
Phase 2 (16 players)[53]
Player Nationality
Camille Abily France
Nadine Angerer Germany
Louisa Cadamuro France
Julie Foudy United States
Carin Jennings-Gabarra United States
Nadine Keßler Germany
Hanna Ljungberg Sweden
Aya Miyama Japan
Christie Rampone United States
Hege Riise Norway
Célia Šašić Germany
Lotta Schelin Sweden
Alex Scott England
Kelly Smith England
Hope Solo United States
Sun Wen China PR

See also

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