2009 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year awards took place on 21 December 2009 at the Kongresshaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. Shortlists of 23 men and 10 women were announced on 30 October 2009.^[1] The final five contenders for this year’s FIFA World Player of the Year and FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year awards were announced on 7 December 2009.^[2] Lionel Messi was announced as the World Player of the Year with a record points total.^[3]

Results

Men

Rank	Player	Points	Team
1	Messi	2021	Barcelona
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	320	Manchester United Real Madrid
3	Xavi	196	Barcelona
4	Kaká	190	Milan Real Madrid
5	Andrés Iniesta	134	Barcelona
6	Fernando Torres	128	Liverpool
7	Didier Drogba	113	Chelsea
8	Steven Gerrard	64	Liverpool
9	Samuel Eto'o	54	Barcelona Internazionale
10	Wayne Rooney	45	Manchester United
11	Frank Lampard	31	Chelsea
12=	Michael Ballack	27	Chelsea
12=	John Terry	27	Chelsea
14	Zlatan Ibrahimović	22	Internazionale Barcelona
15=	Gianluigi Buffon	19	Juventus
15=	Michael Essien	19	Chelsea
17	Iker Casillas	17	Real Madrid
18	Carles Puyol	14	Barcelona
19=	Diego	8	Werder Bremen Juventus
19=	David Villa	8	Valencia
21	Franck Ribéry	7	Bayern Munich
22	Thierry Henry	6	Barcelona
23	Luís Fabiano	2	Sevilla

Women

Rank	Player	Points	Team
1	Marta	833	Los Angeles Sol Santos
2	Birgit Prinz	290	Frankfurt
3	Kelly Smith	252	Boston Breakers
4	Cristiane	239	Chicago Red Stars Santos
5	Inka Grings	216	Duisburg

Shortlist of 10 players

References

↑ "Shortlists for FIFA awards revealed". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
↑ "Final five for FIFA awards revealed". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 7 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
↑ "Messi takes first award, Marta obtains record-breaking fourth crown". FIFA.com. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.

FIFA World Player of the Year

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International association football

FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup U-20 World Cup U-17 World Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year FIFA Ballon d'Or Geography Teams Debuts Competitions Federations Codes

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also International women's football