FIFA world player of the year 1991 to 2022
FIFA World Player of the year award list from 1991 to till 2022, Past winner, best player award, best fifa football award. National football team mana
FIFA world player of the year is the best FIFA football tournament award given to the best player of the FIFA world cup.
Below we have the table containing all the information about the FIFA world player of the year award. The table contains the name of the FIFA best player from 1991 to 2018.
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FIFA world player of the year |
It was France Ballon d'Or and it was referred to as the European Footballer of the Year accolade but then later it combine with FIFA and it came to know as the FIFA world player of the year.
Since 2004 the voting process is based on a shortlist of 32 players. Among that 32 players, one is selected as the best player of the year. And that is done by the voting system.
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The captain of the team, national team managers, and some selected journalists who are invited by FIFA are allowed to vote out the best player of the year. Lionel Messi won this FIFA award for five-time ( 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015 ). On the other side, Cristiano Ronaldo won the award 8 times ( you can see the year below table ).
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The captain of the team, national team managers, and some selected journalists who are invited by FIFA are allowed to vote out the best player of the year. Lionel Messi won this FIFA award for five-time ( 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015 ). On the other side, Cristiano Ronaldo won the award 8 times ( you can see the year below table ).
Even FIFA's world player of the year past winner was Cristiano Ronaldo ( 2017 ). He even won the award in 2016. You may also like the World cup schedule in HK Time, Schedule in CEST, Schedule in Singapore Time, World Cup Schedule GMT Time, Malaysia time schedule, Schedule in Eastern Time, Pacific Time World Cup schedule
So, hope that was useful to you as we have listed all the FIFA best player names who won it from 1991 to till 2017.
FIFA World Player of the Year
Year | Player | Country |
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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 | Kaká | Brazil |
2006 | Fabio Cannavaro | Italy |
2005 | Ronaldinho | Brazil |
2004 | Ronaldinho | Brazil |
2003 | Zinedine Zidane | France |
2002 | Ronaldo | Brazil |
2001 | Luís Figo | Portugal |
2000 | Zinedine Zidane | France |
1999 | Rivaldo | Brazil |
1998 | Zinedine Zidane | France |
1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil |
1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil |
1995 | George Weah | Liberia |
1994 | Romário | Brazil |
1993 | Roberto Baggio | Italy |
1992 | Marco van Basten | Netherlands |
1991 | Lothar Matthäus | Germany |
So, hope that was useful to you as we have listed all the FIFA best player names who won it from 1991 to till 2017.
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