FIFA Men’s Player of the Year Winners

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1991_Lothar Matthaeus, Germany

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This article was published 27/02/2023 (1293 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

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

NOTE: Combined with France Football magazine’s Ballon d’Or from 2010-15

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