The Guardian 100 Best Male Footballers In The World
The Guardian 100 Best Male Footballers In The World is a list of the greatest male footballers published annually by the British newspaper The Guardian. From its inception to 2017, it was known as The Guardian 100 Best Footballers In The World. It is decided by a panel of experts from several nations all over the world, via a voting procedure.
Since its inception in 2012, Argentine right-winger Lionel Messi has won the award 5 times, while Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo won it 2 times.[1][2]
Croatian midfielder Luka Modrić and Polish forward Robert Lewandowski won it once each.[3][4]
Messi was the inaugural winner in 2012, having gotten a record 100% percentage of the voting panel.[5][6][7]
Winners[]
Year | Player | Club |
---|---|---|
2012[8] | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
2013[9][10] | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
2014[11] | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
2015[12] | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
2016[13] | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
2017[14] | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
2018[15] | Luka Modrić | Real Madrid |
2019[16][17] | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
2020[18] | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
Wins by player[]
Player | Wins |
---|---|
Lionel Messi | 5 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 2 |
Luka Modrić | 1 |
Robert Lewandowski | 1 |
See also[]
- The Guardian Footballer of the Year
- World Soccer Player of the Year
- Onze Mondial European Footballer of the Year
- FourFourTwo Player of the Year Award
- El País King of European Soccer
- ESM Team of the Season
References[]
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- ^ "The 100 best male footballers in the world 2018". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "Luka Modric élu meilleur joueur de l'année par le "Guardian" - Foot". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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- ^ "Nine Barça players amongst 'The Guardian's Top 100 players in the world". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "Top 100 al celor mai buni jucători din lume, publicat de The Guardian. Messi, o nouă victorie". Eurosport. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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- ^ "The top 100 footballers 2014 – interactive". The Guardian. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "The 100 best footballers in the world 2015 – interactive". The Guardian. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "The 100 best footballers in the world 2016 – interactive". The Guardian. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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- ^ Christenson, Marcus (24 December 2020). "The 100 best male footballers in the world 2020". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
Categories:
- The Guardian awards
- Association football-related lists
- Association football trophies and awards