2009 FIFA World Player of the Year
Rank Player Points Club ( s )
1 Lionel Messi 1073 Barcelona
2 Cristiano Ronaldo 352 Manchester United Real Madrid
3 Xavi 196 Barcelona
4 Kaká 190 Milan Real Madrid
5 Andrés Iniesta 134 Barcelona
6 Didier Drogba 128 Chelsea
7 Fernando Torres 113 Liverpool
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
Results -- Men
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The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year awards took place on 21 December 2009 at the , Zürich, Switzerland. Shortlists of 23 men and 10 women were announced on 30 October 2009. The final five contenders for this years FIFA World Player of the Year and FIFA Womens World Player of the Year awards were announced on 7 December 2009. Lionel Messi was announced as the World Player of the Year with a record points total.