IFFHS World's Best Player
The IFFHS World's Best Player is a football award given annually from 1988 to 1990, and since 2020, to the world's best player. The award is given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
Men's winners
List of winners
''From 1991 until 2009, FIFA continued this distinction named "FIFA World Player of the Year"; this award was later replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010, and The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016.''Statistics
| Club | Total | Players |
| Manchester City | 2 | 2 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 2 |
| Milan | 2 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | 2 | 1 |
| Inter Milan | 1 | 1 |
Men's Historical All-time World Best Players
| Rank | Player | Nationality |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | |
| 2 | Pelé | |
| 3 | Diego Maradona | |
| 4 | Cristiano Ronaldo | |
| 5 | Johan Cruyff | |
| 6 | Ronaldo | |
| 7 | Zinedine Zidane | |
| 8 | Franz Beckenbauer | |
| 9 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | |
| 10 | Ronaldinho |
The World's Best Man Player of the 19th Century (until 1900)
In November 2021 IFFHS announced the Dream Team of the 19th Century and the top 3 players.| Rank | Player | Nationality |
| 1 | Gilbert Oswald Smith | |
| 2 | John Goodall | |
| 3 | Steve Bloomer |
The World's Best Player of the 20th Century (1901–2000)
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Points |
| 1 | Pelé | 1705 | |
| 2 | Johan Cruyff | 1303 | |
| 3 | Franz Beckenbauer | 1228 | |
| 4 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1215 | |
| 5 | Diego Maradona | 1214 | |
| 6 | Ferenc Puskás | 810 | |
| 7 | Michel Platini | 722 | |
| 8 | Garrincha | 624 | |
| 9 | Eusébio | 544 | |
| 10 | Bobby Charlton | 508 |
The Best European Player (1956–1990)
On 24 April 1990, before the 1990 FIFA World Cup, IFFHS gave out an award for the best European player taking into consideration players who were voted in the shortlist of the France Football's Ballon d'Or from 1956 until 1989.| Rank | Player | Nationality |
| 1 | Franz Beckenbauer | |
| 2 | Michel Platini | |
| 3 | Johan Cruyff | |
| 4 | Eusébio | |
| 5 | Gerd Müller | |
| 6 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | |
| 7 | Luis Suárez | |
| 8 | Bobby Charlton | |
| 9 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | |
| 10 | Raymond Kopa |
The Men's Player of the Month
| Month | Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
| 2025 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | ||
| 2025 | Kylian Mbappé | Real Madrid | ||
| 2025 | Nico Williams | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2025 | Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | ||
| 2025 | Désiré Doué | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2025 | Nuno Mendes | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2025 | Cole Palmer | Chelsea | ||
| 2025 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta | Flamengo | ||
| 2025 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | ||
| 2025 | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | ||
| 2025 | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | ||
| 2025 | Rayan Cherki | Manchester City | ||
| 2026 | Raphinha | Barcelona |
Women's winners
Statistics
| Club | Total | Players |
| Barcelona | 5 | 2 |
| Chelsea | 1 | 1 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 1 |
Women's Historical All-time World Best Players
| Rank | Player | Nationality |
| 1 | Marta | |
| 2 | Mia Hamm | |
| 3 | Christine Sinclair | |
| 4 | Kristine Lilly | |
| 5 | Michelle Akers | |
| 6 | Sun Wen | |
| 7 | Homare Sawa | |
| 8 | Heidi Mohr | |
| 9 | Birgit Prinz | |
| 10 | Aitana Bonmatí |
The World's Best Woman Player of the Century (1901–2000)
IFFHS gave out an award decided by votes which was conducted with the participation of journalists and former players.| Rank | Player | Nationality | Points |
| 1 | Mia Hamm | 442 | |
| 2 | Michelle Akers | 411 | |
| 3 | Heidi Mohr | 250 | |
| 4 | Carolina Morace | 230 | |
| 5 | Sissi | 212 | |
| 6 | Linda Medalen | 181 | |
| 7 | Liu Ailing | 165 | |
| 8 | Kristine Lilly | 160 | |
| 9 | Heidi Støre | 141 | |
| 10 | Pia Sundhage | 129 |
The Best Woman Player of the Decade (2011–2020)
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| World |  The Women's Player of the Month
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