FIFA players of the year
Men
1991 Lothar Matthaeus, Germany
1992 Marco Van Basten, Netherlands
1993 Roberto Baggio, Italy
1994 Romario, Brazil
1995 George Weah, Liberia
1996 Ronaldo, Brazil
1997 Ronaldo, Brazil
1998 Zinedine Zidane, France
1999 Rivaldo, Brazil
2000 Zinedine Zidane, France
2001 Luis Figo, Portugal
2002 Ronaldo, Brazil
2003 Zinedine Zidane, France
2004 Ronaldinho, Brazil
2005 Ronaldinho, Brazil
2006 Fabio Cannavaro, Italy
2007 Kaka, Brazil
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
2009 Lionel Messi, Argentina
2010 Lionel Messi, Argentina
2011 Lionel Messi, Argentina
2012 Lionel Messi, Argentina
2013 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
2014 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
2015 Lionel Messi, Argentina
2016 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
2017 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
2018 Luka Modric, Croatia
2019 Lionel Messi, Argentina
2020 Robert Lewandowski, Poland
2021 Robert Lewandowski, Poland
2022 Lionel Messi, Argentina
2023 Lionel Messi, Argentina
2024 Vinicius Júnior, Brazil
Women
2001 Mia Hamm, United States
2002 Mia Hamm, United States
2003 Birgit Prinz, Germany
2004 Birgit Prinz, Germany
2005 Birgit Prinz, Germany
2006 Marta, Brazil
2007 Marta, Brazil
2008 Marta, Brazil
2009 Marta, Brazil
2010 Marta, Brazil
2011 Homare Sawa, Japan
2012 Abby Wambach, United States
2013 Nadine Angerer, Germany
2014 Nadine Kessler, Germany
2015 Carli Lloyd, United States
2016 Carli Lloyd, United States
2017 Lieke Martens, Netherlands
2018 Marta, Brazil
2019 Megan Rapinoe, United States
2020 Lucy Bronze, England
2021 Alexia Putellas, Spain
2022 Alexia Putellas, Spain
2023 Aitana Bonmati, Spain
2024 Aitana Bonmati, Spain
NOTE: Men’s award combined with France Football magazine’s Ballon d’Or from 2010-15