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FIFA Best Men's Player — all winners
Complete list of FIFA Best Men's Player winners by year, with runners-up.
95 winners.
| Year | Winner | Country | Club | Runner-up | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  Vinícius Júnior | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2023 |  Lionel Messi | Argentina | Inter Miami | — | |
| 2023 |  Lionel Messi | Argentina | Inter Miami | — | |
| 2023 |  Lionel Messi | Argentina | Inter Miami | — | |
| 2022 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Paris Saint-Germain | — | |
| 2022 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Paris Saint-Germain | — | |
| 2022 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Paris Saint-Germain | — | |
| 2021 |  Robert Lewandowski | Poland | Bayern Munich | — | |
| 2020 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland | Bayern Munich | — | |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2018 |  Luka Modrić | Croatia | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2017 |  Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | — | |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Manchester United | — | |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Manchester United | — | |
| 2007 |  Kaká | Brazil | Milan | — | |
| 2007 |  Kaká | Brazil | Milan | — | |
| 2007 |  Kaká | Brazil | Milan | — | |
| 2006 |  Fabio Cannavaro | Italy | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2005 |  Ronaldinho | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 2004 | Ronaldinho | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 2003 |  Zinedine Zidane | France | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2002 |  Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2002 |  Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2002 |  Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2002 |  Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2002 |  Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2002 |  Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2002 |  Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2002 |  Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2001 |  Luís Figo | Portugal | Real Madrid | — | |
| 2000 | Zinedine Zidane | France | Juventus | — | |
| 1999 |  Rivaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1999 |  Rivaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1999 | Rivaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1999 | Rivaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1999 | Rivaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane | France | Juventus | — | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan | — | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan | — | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan | — | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan | — | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan | — | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan | — | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan | — | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan | — | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan | — | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan | — | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan | — | |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1995 | George Weah | Liberia | Milan | — | |
| 1994 |  Romário | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1994 | Romário | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1994 |  Romário | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1994 |  Romário | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1994 |  Romário | Brazil | Barcelona | — | |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio | Italy | Juventus | — | |
| 1992 | Marco van Basten | Netherlands | Milan | — | |
| 1991 | Lothar Matthäus | Germany | Inter Milan | — |