List Of The FIFA Best Men’s Player Of The Year Awards Winners, Voting And Who Has Won The Most Time

List Of The FIFA Best Men’s Player Of The Year Awards Winners, Voting And Who Has Won The Most Time

The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2021 award was awarded to Bayern Munich’s 33-year-old striker Robert Lewandowski, know the list of the winners of the awards till date

The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award was awarded to FC Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski on Monday, January 17, 2022, at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. The 33-year-old Polish striker is having the best seasons of his football career while playing for Bayern Munich as he is an absolute goal-scoring machine.

From 1991 to 2009, the Best FIFA Men’s Player award was known as the FIFA World Player of the Year, later as the Ballon d’Or from 2010 to 2015.

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Now let us take a look at the all-time winners right from 1991 to 2021.

FIFA The Best Awards Men’s Player Of The Year In The World Previous Winners List

FIFA World Player of the Year (1991-2009)

YearRankPlayerTeamPoints
19911st Lothar Matthäus Inter Milan128
2nd Jean-Pierre Papin Marseille113
3rd Gary Lineker Tottenham Hotspur40
19921st Marco van Basten Milan166
2nd Hristo Stoichkov Barcelona88
3rd Thomas Häßler Roma61
19931st Roberto Baggio Juventus152
2nd Romário Barcelona84
3rd Dennis Bergkamp Inter Milan58
19941st Romário Barcelona346
2nd Hristo Stoichkov Barcelona100
3rd Roberto Baggio Juventus80
19951st George Weah Milan170
2nd Paolo Maldini Milan80
3rd Jürgen Klinsmann Bayern Munich58
19961st Ronaldo Barcelona329
2nd George Weah Milan140
3rd Alan Shearer Newcastle United123
19971st Ronaldo Inter Milan480
2nd Roberto Carlos Real Madrid85
3rd Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal62
 Zinedine Zidane Juventus
19981st Zinedine Zidane Juventus518
2nd Ronaldo Inter Milan164
3rd Davor Šuker Real Madrid108
19991st Rivaldo Barcelona543
2nd David Beckham Manchester United194
3rd Gabriel Batistuta Fiorentina79
20001st Zinedine Zidane Juventus370
2nd Luís Figo Real Madrid329
3rd Rivaldo Barcelona263
20011st Luís Figo Real Madrid250
2nd David Beckham Manchester United238
3rd Raúl Real Madrid96
20021st Ronaldo Real Madrid387
2nd Oliver KahnBayern Munich171
3rdZinedine ZidaneReal Madrid148
20031stZinedine ZidaneReal Madrid264
2ndThierry HenryArsenal200
3rdRonaldoReal Madrid176
20041stRonaldinhoBarcelona620
2ndThierry HenryArsenal552
3rdAndriy ShevchenkoMilan253
20051stRonaldinhoBarcelona956
2ndFrank LampardChelsea306
3rd Samuel Eto’oBarcelona190
20061stFabio CannavaroReal Madrid498
2ndZinedine ZidaneReal Madrid454
3rdRonaldinhoBarcelona380
20071stKakáMilan1,047
2ndLionel MessiBarcelona504
3rdCristiano RonaldoManchester United426
20081stCristiano RonaldoManchester United935
2ndLionel MessiBarcelona678
3rdFernando TorresLiverpool203
20091stLionel MessiBarcelona1,073
2ndCristiano RonaldoReal Madrid352
3rdXaviBarcelona196

FIFA Ballon d’Or (2010-2015)

YearRankPlayerTeamVote Percentage
20101st Lionel Messi Barcelona22.65%
2nd Andrés Iniesta Barcelona17.36%
3rd Xavi Barcelona16.48%
20111st Lionel Messi Barcelona47.88%
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid21.60%
3rd Xavi Barcelona9.23%
20121st Lionel Messi Barcelona41.60%
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid23.68%
3rd Andrés Iniesta Barcelona10.91%
20131st Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid27.99%
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona24.72%
3rd Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich23.36%
20141st Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid37.66%
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona15.76%
3rd Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich15.72%
20151st Lionel Messi Barcelona41.33%
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid27.76%
3rd Neymar Barcelona7.86%

Best FIFA Men’s Player Of The Year Award Winners List, Who Has Won The Most Times And Votes(2016- Present)

YearRankPlayerTeamVote Percentage
20161st Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid34.54%
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona26.42%
3rd Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid7.53%
20171st Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid43.16%
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona19.25%
3rd Neymar Paris Saint-Germain6.97%
20181st Luka Modrić Real Madrid29.05%
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus19.08%
3rd Mohamed Salah Liverpool11.23%
20191st Lionel Messi Barcelona46
2nd Virgil van Dijk Liverpool38
3rd Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus36
20201st Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich52
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus38
3rd Lionel Messi Barcelona35
20211st Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich48
2nd Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain44
3rd Mohamed Salah Liverpool39

Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski have won the award on the most occasions with both having the two wins apiece.

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