FIFA World Player of the Year - Female
Here are the top FIFA women's player of the year since 2001. This award is given annually to the female player who is thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches of international teams.
Since 2004 the voting process is based on a shortlist of 35 produced by FIFA, from which team captains and representatives from FIFPro could vote in addition to the national team managers. As you can see this award has been dominated by just a few players, with Marta having won six times.
The oldest winner is Nadine Angerer, who was 35 when she won in 2013. She is also the only goalkeeper to win either the women's or men's award. The youngest winner is Marta, who won in 2006 at age 20. After winning the award for five years in a row from 2006 until 2010, there was another eight years before she won it for a record sixth time in 2018.
See also the list of the Women's Ballon d'Or (Ballon d'Or Féminin) award and the FIFA male player of the year.
| year | player | nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Aitana Bonmati | Spain |
| 2022 | Alexia Putellas | Spain |
| 2021 | Alexia Putellas | Spain |
| 2020 | Lucy Bronze | England |
| 2019 | Megan Rapinoe | USA |
| 2018 | Marta | Brazil |
| 2017 | Lieke Martens | The Netherlands |
| 2016 | Carli Lloyd | USA |
| 2015 | Carli Lloyd | USA |
| 2014 | Nadine Keßler | Germany |
| 2013 | Nadine Angerer | Germany |
| 2012 | Abby Wambach | USA |
| 2011 | Homare Sawa | Japan |
| 2010 | Marta | Brazil |
| 2009 | Marta | Brazil |
| 2008 | Marta | Brazil |
| 2007 | Marta | Brazil |
| 2006 | Marta | Brazil |
| 2005 | Birgit Prinz | Germany |
| 2004 | Birgit Prinz | Germany |
| 2003 | Birgit Prinz | Germany |
| 2002 | Mia Hamm | United States |
| 2001 | Mia Hamm | United States |
Related Pages
- FIFA Awards, including the male FIFA player of the year.
- List of the Women's Ballon d'Or (Ballon d'Or Féminin) award
- Women versus Men Football Matches — can they compete?
- Football Awards Lists
- More Soccer Lists
- More sporting lists
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