2007 FIFA World Player of the Year

Brazilian midfielder Kaká won the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award, while another Brazilian, Marta, took home the women's award. The winners were announced at the FIFA World Player Gala held at the Zurich Opera House on December 17, 2007.[1]

Results edit

Men edit

Rank[2] Player Points Club(s)
1   Kaká 1047   Milan
2   Lionel Messi 504   Barcelona
3   Cristiano Ronaldo 426   Manchester United
4   Didier Drogba 209   Chelsea
5   Ronaldinho 109   Barcelona
6   Steven Gerrard 68   Liverpool
7   Andrea Pirlo 57   Milan
8   Thierry Henry 54   Arsenal
  Barcelona
9   Fabio Cannavaro 47   Real Madrid
10   Gianluigi Buffon 31   Juventus
11   Franck Ribéry 30   Marseille
  Bayern Munich
12   Samuel Eto'o 29   Barcelona
13   Wayne Rooney 22   Manchester United
14   Miroslav Klose 21   Werder Bremen
  Bayern Munich
15   Michael Essien 20   Chelsea
16   Juan Román Riquelme 19   Boca Juniors
  Villarreal
17   Petr Čech 18   Chelsea
17=   Ruud van Nistelrooy 18   Real Madrid
19   Frank Lampard 11   Chelsea
20   Deco 9   Barcelona
20=   Juninho 9   Lyon
22   Gennaro Gattuso 8   Milan
23   John Terry 6   Chelsea
23=   Patrick Vieira 6   Internazionale
25   Rafael Márquez 5   Barcelona
26   Fernando Torres 4   Atlético Madrid
  Liverpool
27   Alessandro Nesta 2   Milan
28   Carlos Tevez 1   West Ham United
  Manchester United
29   Philipp Lahm 0   Bayern Munich
29=   Lilian Thuram 0   Barcelona

Women edit

[3]

Rank Player Points Club(s)
1   Marta 988   Umeå
2   Birgit Prinz 507   Frankfurt
3   Cristiane 150   Wolfsburg
4   Kelly Smith 110   Arsenal
5   Abby Wambach 92   United States
6   Nadine Angerer 83   Turbine Potsdam
7   Kristine Lilly 82   United States
8   Daniela 72   Saad
9   Renate Lingor 62   Frankfurt
10   Ariane Hingst 41   Djurgårdens IF Dam

References edit

  1. ^ FIFA.com - Gala conference and ceremony broadcast live Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.