2002 FIFA World Player of the Year
Rank Player Club ( s ) Points
1 Mia Hamm Washington Freedom 161
2 Birgit Prinz FFC Frankfurt Carolina Courage 96
3 Sun Wen Atlanta Beat Shanghai SVA 58
4 Tiffeny Milbrett New York Power 45
5 Marinette Pichon Saint-Memmie Olympique Philadelphia Charge 42
6 Christine Sinclair Vancouver Whitecaps 38
7 Steffi Jones Washington Freedom 19
8 Hege Riise Carolina Courage 17
9 Sissi San Jose CyberRays 14
10 Bai Jie Washington Freedom 13
11 Hanna Ljungberg Umeå IK 11
12= Kristine Lilly Boston Breakers 10
12= Katia San Jose CyberRays 10
Results -- Women
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The 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo for a record-breaking third time.