Previous World Player winners

1980s

1982 Paolo Rossi Juventus & Italy 1983 Zico Udinese & Brazil 1984 Michel Platini Juventus & France 1985 Michel Platini Juventus & France 1986 Diego Maradona Napoli & Argentina 1987 Ruud Gullit Milan & Holland 1988 Marco Van Basten Milan & Holland 1989 Ruud Gullit Milan & Holland

1990s

1990 Lothar Matthaus Internazionale & West Germany 1991 Jean-Pierre Papin Marseille & France 1992 Marco Van Basten Milan & Holland 1993 Roberto Baggio Juventus & Italy 1994 Paolo Maldini Milan & Italy 1995 Gianluca Vialli Juventus & Italy 1996 Ronaldo Barcelona & Brazil 1997 Ronaldo Barcelona/Internazionale & Brazil 1998 Zinedine Zidane Juventus & France 1999 Rivaldo Barcelona & Brazil

2000s

2000 Luis Figo Barcelona/Real Madrid & Portugal 2001 Michael Owen Liverpool & England 2002 Ronaldo Internazionale/Real Madrid & Brazil 2003 Pavel Nedved Juventus & Czech Republic 2004 Ronaldinho Barcelona & Brazil 2005 Ronaldinho Barcelona & Brazil 2006 Fabio Cannavaro Juventus/Real Madrid & Italy 2007 Kaka Milan & Brazil 2008 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United & Portugal 2009 Lionel Messi Barcelona & Argentina

2010s

2010 Xavi Barcelona & Spain 2011 Lionel Messi Barcelona & Argentina 2012 Lionel Messi Barcelona & Argentina 2013 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid & Portugal 2014 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid & Portuga 2015 Lionel Messi Barcelona & Argentina 2016 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid & Portugal 2017 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid & Portugal 2018 Luka Modric Real Madrid & Croatia