IFFHS World's Best Playmaker

The IFFHS World's Best Playmaker is a footballing award which, since 2006, is given annually to the best playmaker of the year, as chosen by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).[1]

IFFHS World's Best Man Playmaker
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest performing man playmaker of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award2006
Editions16
First winner Zinedine Zidane
Most wins(4 awards each)
Xavi
Lionel Messi
Most recent Kevin De Bruyne (2)
Websitewww.iffhs.com
Zinedine Zidane was the first winner of the award in 2006.

The award is awarded at the end of the year at the World Football Gala: the winning playmaker is awarded a gold trophy. Argentina's Lionel Messi and Spain's Xavi have won the award a record four times each (Xavi four consecutive times), and Spanish compatriot Andrés Iniesta has won the award two times. Barcelona is the club with the most wins, with ten in total.

Lionel Messi was named the Best Playmaker of the Decade 2011–2020.[2] As of 2021, he is also top of the current All-time World Playmakers (since 2006) ranking.[3]

Men's winners
Lionel Messi is the all time best playmaker (2006-2021) and also the joint record winner with 4 wins alongside Xavi.

List of winners
Year Rank Winner Club(s) Points
2006 1st Zinedine Zidane[4] Real Madrid 161
2nd Ronaldinho Barcelona 139
3rd Andrea Pirlo Milan 92
2007 1st Kaká[5] Milan 241
2nd Andrea Pirlo Milan 90
3rd Lionel Messi Barcelona 79
2008 1st Xavi[6] Barcelona 113
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 94
3rd Lionel Messi Barcelona 83
2009 1st Xavi[7] Barcelona 164
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 143
3rd Kaká Milan
Real Madrid		 99
2010 1st Xavi[8] Barcelona 223
2nd Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 148
3rd Wesley Sneijder Internazionale 128
2011 1st Xavi[9] Barcelona 232
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 147
3rd Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 110
2012 1st Andrés Iniesta[10] Barcelona 146
2nd Xavi Barcelona 128
3rd Lionel Messi Barcelona 98
2013 1st Andrés Iniesta[11] Barcelona 132
2nd Mesut Özil Real Madrid
Arsenal		 94
3rd Andrea Pirlo Juventus 78
2014 1st Toni Kroos[12] Bayern Munich
Real Madrid		 110
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 108
3rd James Rodríguez Monaco
Real Madrid		 53
2015 1st Lionel Messi[13] Barcelona 168
2nd Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 91
3rd Andrea Pirlo Juventus
New York City FC		 54
2016 1st Lionel Messi[14] Barcelona 172
2nd Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 66
3rd Toni Kroos Real Madrid 45
2017 1st Lionel Messi[15] Barcelona 247
2nd Toni Kroos Real Madrid 90
3rd Luka Modrić
Neymar		 Real Madrid
Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain		 81
2018 1st Luka Modrić[16] Real Madrid 272
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 144
3rd Eden Hazard Chelsea 114
2019 1st Lionel Messi[17] Barcelona 299
2nd Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City 85
3rd Eden Hazard Chelsea
Real Madrid		 55
2020 1st Kevin De Bruyne[18] Manchester City 175
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 100
3rd Thomas Müller Bayern Munich 25
2021 1st Kevin De Bruyne[19] Manchester City 160
2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain		 105
3rd Bruno Fernandes
Thomas Müller		 Manchester United
Bayern Munich		 15
Spanish playmaker Xavi has won the joint most awards (alongside Lionel Messi), with a record four consecutive wins between 2008 and 2011.

Statistics
Winners (2006–present)[20]
Player Wins Years
Xavi 4 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Lionel Messi 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Andrés Iniesta 2 2012, 2013
Kevin De Bruyne 2020, 2021
Zinedine Zidane 1 2006
Kaká 2007
Toni Kroos 2014
Luka Modrić 2018
Wins by club
Club Total Players
Barcelona 10 3
Real Madrid 3 3
Manchester City 2 1
Bayern Munich 1 1
Milan 1 1
Wins by nationality
Nationality Total Players
Spain 6 2
Argentina 4 1
Belgium 2 1
Brazil 1 1
Croatia 1 1
France 1 1
Germany 1 1

Continental winners

Bold indicates the World's Best Man Playmaker winner.

Year Confederation Winner Club(s)
2021 UEFA Kevin De Bruyne[21] Manchester City
CONMEBOL Lionel Messi[22] Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
CONCACAF Brenden Aaronson[23] Red Bull Salzburg
CAF Riyad Mahrez[24] Manchester City
AFC Takefusa Kubo[25] Getafe
Mallorca
OFC Ryan Thomas[26] PSV Eindhoven

All-time World's Best Man Playmaker ranking (since 2006)
As of 19 February 2021[27]
Top 10 players[3]
Rank Player Nationality Points
1 Lionel Messi  Argentina 245
2 Andrés Iniesta  Spain 197
3 Xavi  Spain 130
4 Luka Modrić  Croatia 114
5 Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 103
6 Toni Kroos  Germany 90
7 Mesut Özil  Germany 85
8 Andrea Pirlo  Italy 82
9 Eden Hazard  Belgium 77
10 Neymar  Brazil 71

The World's Best Man Playmaker of the Decade (2011–2020)
Top 10 players[2]
Rank Player Nationality Points
1 Lionel Messi  Argentina 174
2 Andrés Iniesta  Spain 127
3 Luka Modrić  Croatia 113
4 Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 103
5 Toni Kroos  Germany 90
6 Eden Hazard  Belgium 77
7 Neymar  Brazil 71
8 Mesut Özil  Germany 69
9 Andrea Pirlo  Italy 63
10 Yaya Touré  Ivory Coast 60
IFFHS World's Best Woman Playmaker
SportAssociation football
Awarded forBest performing woman playmaker of the calendar year
Presented byInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics
History
First award2012
Editions10
First winner Marta
Most wins Dzsenifer Marozsán (3 awards)
Most recent Alexia Putellas
Websitewww.iffhs.com

Women's winners

Dzsenifer Marozsán was named the Best Playmaker of the Decade 2011–2020.[28]

List of winners
Year Rank Winner Club(s) Points
2012 1st Marta[29] Tyresö FF 120
2nd Camille Abily Lyon 95
3rd –
2013 1st Lena Goeßling[30] VfL Wolfsburg 94
2nd Camille Abily Lyon 70
3rd Dzsenifer Marozsán 1. FFC Frankfurt 48
2014 1st Nadine Keßler[31] VfL Wolfsburg 105
2nd Lena Goeßling VfL Wolfsburg 97
3rd Louisa Nécib Lyon 37
2015 1st Carli Lloyd[32] Houston Dash 125
2nd Lena Goeßling VfL Wolfsburg 50
3rd Marta FC Rosengård 38
2016 1st Dzsenifer Marozsán[33] 1. FFC Frankfurt
Lyon		 80
2nd Marta FC Rosengård 72
3rd Camille Abily Lyon 61
2017 1st Lieke Martens[34] FC Rosengård
Barcelona		 165
2nd Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon 98
3rd Marta FC Rosengård
Orlando Pride		 80
2018 1st Dzsenifer Marozsán[35] Lyon 176
2nd Marta Orlando Pride 170
3rd Pernille Harder VfL Wolfsburg 72
2019 1st Megan Rapinoe[36] Reign FC 196
2nd Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon 99
3rd Marta Orlando Pride 59
2020 1st Dzsenifer Marozsán[37] Lyon 210
2nd Pernille Harder VfL Wolfsburg
Chelsea		 45
3rd Megan Rapinoe OL Reign 25
2021 1st Alexia Putellas[38] Barcelona 185
2nd Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon
OL Reign		 50
3rd Marta Orlando Pride 30

Statistics
Winners (2012–present)
Player Wins Years
Dzsenifer Marozsán 3 2016, 2018, 2020
Marta 1 2012
Lena Goeßling 2013
Nadine Keßler 2014
Carli Lloyd 2015
Lieke Martens 2017
Megan Rapinoe 2019
Alexia Putellas 2021
Wins by club
Club Total Players
Lyon 3 1
Barcelona 2 2
VfL Wolfsburg 2 2
1. FFC Frankfurt 1 1
FC Rosengård 1 1
Houston Dash 1 1
Reign FC 1 1
Tyresö FF 1 1
Wins by nationality
Nationality Total Players
Germany 5 3
United States 2 2
Brazil 1 1
Netherlands 1 1
Spain 1 1

Continental winners

Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Playmaker winner.

Year Confederation Winner Club(s)
2021 UEFA Alexia Putellas[39] Barcelona
CONMEBOL Marta[40] Orlando Pride
CONCACAF Sam Mewis[41] Manchester City

North Carolina Courage

CAF Evelyn Badu[42] Hasaacas
AFC Hina Sugita[43] INAC Kobe Leonessa
OFC Olivia Chance[44] Bristol City
Sheffield United

The World's Best Woman Playmaker of the Decade (2011–2020)
Top 10 players[28]
Rank Player Nationality Points
1 Dzsenifer Marozsán Germany 146
2 Marta Brazil 112
3 Camille Abily France 101
4 Megan Rapinoe United States 87
5 Amandine Henry France 84
6 Lena Goeßling Germany 75
7 Carli Lloyd United States 66
8 Louisa Nécib France 65
9 Pernille Harder Denmark 62
10 Lieke Martens Netherlands 51

See also

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