World Player of the Year

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World Legend of the Year
year Winner Nation Club notes
World Player the Year by World Soccer magazine
year Winner Nation Club notes
1982 Paolo Rossi (ITA) Juventus

1983 || Zico || (BRA) || Udinese || 1984 || Michel Platini || (FRA) || Juventus || 1985 || Michel Platini || (FRA) || Juventus || 1986 || Diego Maradona || (ARG) || Napoli || 1987 || Ruud Gullit || (NED) || AC Milan || 1988 || Marco van Basten || (NED) || AC Milan || 1989 || Ruud Gullit || (NED) || AC Milan || 1990 || Lothar Matthäus || (GER) || Inter Milan ||

World Player the Year by FIFA and World Soccer magazine
year Winner Nation Club notes
1991 Lothar Matthäus Italy Inter Milan
    –  Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA), Marseille || 

1992 – Marco van Basten (NED), Milan || 1993 – Roberto Baggio (ITA), Juventus || 1994 – Romário Spain Barcelona ||

    -  Paolo Maldini (ITA), Milan || 

1995 – George Weah[note 3] Italy Milan ||

    -  Gianluca Vialli (ITA), Juventus || 

1996 – Ronaldo (BRA), Barcelona || 1997 – Ronaldo (BRA), Barcelona & Inter Milan || 1998 – Zinedine Zidane (FRA), Juventus || 1999 – Rivaldo (BRA), Barcelona || 2000 – Zinedine Zidane Italy Juventus

    -  Luís Figo (POR), Barcelona & Real Madrid || 

2001 – Luís Figo Spain Real Madrid ||

    -  Michael Owen (ENG), Liverpool || 

2002 – Ronaldo (BRA), Inter Milan & Real Madrid || 2003 – Zinedine Zidane Spain Real Madrid ||

    -  Pavel Nedvěd (CZE), Juventus || 

2004 – Ronaldinho (BRA), Barcelona || 2005 – Ronaldinho (BRA), Barcelona || 2006 – Fabio Cannavaro (ITA), Juventus & Real Madrid || 2007 – Kaká (BRA), Milan || 2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Manchester United || 2009 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona ||

2010 Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
    -  Xavi (ESP), Barcelona || 

2011 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona || 2012 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona || 2013 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid || 2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid || 2015 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona || 2016 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid || 2017 – Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Real Madrid || 2018 – Luka Modrić (CRO), Real Madrid || 2019 – Lionel Messi (ARG), Barcelona || 2020 – Robert Lewandowski (POL), Bayern Munich