Below is a listing of every player to ever receive a vote in the Ballon d'Or. Along with their nationality and position, I have included where they finished in the relevant year's voting and the club that they represented at the time of the award. The number in brackets next to their name denotes the number of years in which they received a vote. Eric Abidal France Left-back/Centre-back 2011 Barcelona - 18th Jozef Adamec Czechoslovakia Forward 1969 Spartak Trnava - 15th Emmanuel Adebayor Togo Striker 2008 Arsenal - 12th Adriano (2) Brazil Striker 2004 Inter - 6th 2005 Inter - 7th Jose Aguas (2) Portugal Striker 1960 Benfica - 10th 1962 Benfica - 11th Sergio Agüero (4) Argentina Striker 2008 Atlético Madrid - 14th 2011 Manchester City - 17th 2012 Manchester City - 17th 2015 Manchester City - 11th Flórián Albert (8) Hungary Inside-forward 1959 Ferencváros - 20th 1962 Ferencváros - 19th 1963 Ferencváros - 13th 1964 Ferencváros - 16th 1965 Ferencváros - 6th 1966 Ferencváros - 5th 1967 Ferencváros - 1st 1968 Ferencváros - 17th Philippe Albert Belgium Centre-back 1994 Newcastle United - 21st Ivor Allchurch Wales Inside-forward 1965 Cardiff City - 25th Klaus Allofs (2) West Germany Striker 1984 FC Köln - 14th 1987 Marseille - 10th Xabi Alonso (3) Spain Central Midfielder 2010 Real Madrid - 10th 2011 Real Madrid - 16th 2012 Real Madrid - 11th José Altafini (3) Brazil/Italy Inside-forward 1963 Milan - 11th 1964 Milan - 16th 1974 Juventus - 15th Alessandro Altobelli (3) Italy Striker 1980 Inter - 27th 1986 Inter - 10th 1987 Inter - 30th Daniel Alves (3) Brazil Right-back 2007 Sevilla - 15th 2010 Barcelona - 23rd 2011 Barcelona - 19th João Alves (3) Portugal Attacking Midfielder 1975 Boavista - 27th 1978 Benfica - 21st 1979 Paris Saint-Germain - 21st Amancio Amaro (4) Spain Forward/Right-winger 1964 Real Madrid - 3rd 1965 Real Madrid - 17th 1968 Real Madrid - 7th 1972 Real Madrid - 18th Manuel Amoros (2) France Full-back 1986 Monaco - 5th 1987 Monaco - 10th Henrik Andersen Denmark Left-back 1992 FC Köln - 16th Viv Anderson England Right-back 1980 Nottingham Forest - 16th Kennet Andersson Sweden Striker 1994 Caen - 24th Antonio Angelillo Argentina/Italy Inside-forward 1960 Inter - 23rd Charles Antenen Switzerland Forward 1961La Chaux-de-Fonds - 35th Giancarlo Antognoni (4) Italy Attacking Midfielder 1977 Fiorentina - 26th 1980 Fiorentina - 27th 1981 Fiorentina - 21st 1982 Fiorentina - 11th Steve Archibald Forward Scotland 1985 Barcelona - 29th Luis Arconada (2) Spain Goalkeeper 1980 Real Sociedad - 11th 1981 Real Sociedad - 21st Frank Arnesen Denmark Attacking Midfielder 1980 Ajax - 22nd Andrei Arshavin (2) Russia Attacking Midfielder/Forward 2008 Zenit St Petersburg - 6th 2009 Arsenal - 21st Juan Manuel Asensi (2) Spain Central Midfielder 1973 Barcelona - 14th 1979 Barcelona - 27th Georgi Asparukhov (3) Bulgaria Striker 1965 Levski Sofia - 8th 1966 Levski Sofia - 14th 1968 Levski Sofia - 14th Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Gabon Striker 2016 Borussia Dortmund - 11th José Augusto (2) Portugal Right-winger 1961 Benfica - 23rd 1967 Benfica - 27th Dino Baggio Italy Central Midfielder 1993 Juventus - 21st Roberto Baggio (5) Italy Forward 1990 Juventus - 8th 1993 Juventus - 1st 1994 Juventus - 2nd 1995 Milan - 23rd 2001 Brescia - 25th Vítor Baía Portugal Goalkeeper 1995 Porto - 30th Krasimir Balakov (2) Bulgaria Attacking Midfielder/Winger 1994 Sporting Lisbon - 16th 1997 Stuttgart - 15th Gareth Bale (4) Wales Winger 2013 Real Madrid - 9th 2014 Real Madrid - 12th 2015 Real Madrid - 16th 2016 Real Madrid - 6th Alan Ball (4) England Midfielder 1966 Everton - 7th 1967 Everton - 16th 1968 Everton - 24th 1970 Everton - 18th Michael Ballack (4) Germany Central Midfielder 2002 Bayern Munich - 5th 2003 Bayern Munich - 20th 2005 Bayern Munich - 14th 2008 Chelsea - 19th Mario Balotelli Italy Striker 2012 Manchester City - 23rd Gordon Banks (3) England Goalkeeper 1966 Leiciester City - 14th 1970 Stoke City - 8th 1972 Stoke City - 7th Rubén Baraja (2) Spain Central Midfielder 2002 Valencia - 24th 2004 Valencia - 24th Franco Baresi (7) Italy Centre-back 1988 Milan - 8th 1989 Milan - 2nd 1990 Milan - 5th 1992 Milan - 20th 1993 Milan - 6th 1994 Milan - 11th 1995 Milan - 21st John Barnes (3) England Winger/Attacking Midfielder 1987 Liverpool - 6th 1989 Liverpool - 17th 1990 Liverpool - 18th Milan Baros Czech Republic Striker 2004 Liverpool - 12th Fabien Barthez (2) France Goalkeeper 1998 Monaco - 14th 2000 Manchester United - 12th Mario Basler Germany Winger 1999 Bayern Munich - 21st Yildiray Bastürk Turkey Forward 2002 Bayer Leverkusen - 9th Dominique Bathenay (2) France Midfielder 1976 Saint-Étienne - 26th 1977 Saint-Étienne - 13th Gabriel Batistuta (6) Argentina Striker 1995 Fiorentina - 20th 1996 Fiorentina - 13th 1997 Fiorentina - 23rd 1998 Fiorentina - 6th 1999 Fiorentina - 4th 2000 Roma - 7th Jim Baxter Scotland Wing-half 1965 Sunderland - 13th Peter Beardsley England Forward 1987 Liverpool - 21st Bebeto Brazil Forward 1995 Deportivo la Coruña - 30th Franz Beckenbauer (12) West Germany Central Midfielder/Sweeper 1965 Bayern Munich - 17th 1966 Bayern Munich - 3rd 1967 Bayern Munich - 4th 1968 Bayern Munich - 4th 1969 Bayern Munich - 7th 1970 Bayern Munich - 4th 1971 Bayern Munich - 5th 1972 Bayern Munich - 1st 1973 Bayern Munich - 4th 1974 Bayern Munich - 2nd 1975 Bayern Munich - 2nd 1976 Bayern Munich - 1st David Beckham (6) England Right-winger/ Central Midfielder 1997 Manchester United - 20th 1998 Manchester United - 28th 1999 Manchester United - 2nd 2000 Manchester United - 10th 2001 Manchester United - 4th 2003 Real Madrid - 10th Aitor Beguiristain Spain Winger 1991 Barcelona - 13th Radek Bejbl Czech Republic Midfielder 1996 Atlético Madrid - 26th Igor Belanov USSR Forward 1986 Dynamo Kiev - 1st Miodrag Belodedici Romania Centre-back 1991 Red Star Belgrade - 8th Ferenc Bene (6) Hungary Forward 1964 Ujpest - 11th 1965 Ujpest - 17th 1966 Ujpest - 6th 1968 Ujpest - 24th 1969 Ujpest - 18th 1971 Ujpest - 10th Manuel Bento Portugal Goalkeeper 1980 Benfica - 20th Karim Benzema (4) France Striker 2011 Real Madrid - 20th 2012 Real Madrid - 22nd 2014 Real Madrid - 16th 2015 Real Madrid - 20th Dimitar Berbatov Bulgaria Forward 2007 Tottenham Hotspur - 30th Patrick Berger Czech Republic Attacking Midfielder/Winger 1996 Liverpool - 22nd Dennis Bergkamp (4) Netherlands Forward 1992 Ajax - 3rd 1993 Inter - 2nd 1997 Arsenal - 4th 1998 Arsenal - 8th Orvar Bergmark Sweden Right-back 1958 Örebro - 19th Pierre Bernard France Goalkeeper 1961 Nimes - 28th George Best (4) Northern Ireland Winger/Forward 1967 Manchester United - 7th 1968 Manchester United - 1st 1969 Manchester United - 6th 1971 Manchester United - 3rd Roberto Bettega (3) Italy Striker 1976 Juventus - 15th 1977 Juventus - 4th 1978 Juventus - 4th Oliver Bierhoff (3) Germany Striker 1997 Udinese - 29th 1998 Milan - 18th 1999 Milan - 19th Harry Bild Sweden Striker 1963 IFK Norrköping - 13th Anatoli Bishovets USSR Forward 1967 Dynamo Kiev - 15th Johnny Bjerregaard Denmark Striker 1967 Rapid Wien - 27th Laurent Blanc (4) France Sweeper 1991 Napoli - 21st 1997 Marseille - 33rd 1998 Marseille - 14th 2000 Inter - 27th Danny Blanchflower (3) Northern Ireland Half-back 1957 Tottenham Hotspur - 14th 1958 Tottenham Hotspur - 19th 1961 Tottenham Hotspur - 17th Oleg Blokhin (4) USSR Forward/Winger 1974 Dynamo Kiev - 19th 1975 Dynamo Kiev - 1st 1976 Dynamo Kiev - 19th 1981 Dynamo Kiev - 5th Zvonimir Boban (2) Croatia Central Midfielder 1994 Milan - 24th 1995 Milan - 23rd Vladislav Bogicevic Yugoslavia Midfielder 1973 Red Star Belgrade - 23rd Alen Boksic (2) Croatia Forward 1993 Lazio - 4th 1996 Juventus - 13th Basile Boli France Centre-back 1993 Marseille - 15th Hristo Bonev (4) Bulgaria Attacking Midfielder 1972 Lokomotiv Plovdiv - 11th 1973 Lokomotiv Plovdiv - 12th 1974 Lokomotiv Plovdiv - 15th 1975 Lokomotiv Plovdiv - 17th Rainer Bonhof (4) West Germany Central Midfielder 1974 Borussia Mönchengladbach - 19th 1976 Borussia Mönchengladbach - 9th 1977 Borussia Mönchengladbach - 20th 1978 Valencia - 21st Zbigniew Boniek (6) Poland Forward/Attacking Midfielder 1978 Stal Mielec - 21st 1979 Widzew Lodz - 9th 1980 Widzew Lodz - 22nd 1981 Widzew Lodz - 11th 1982 Juventus - 3rd 1983 Juventus - 30th 1985 Roma - 6th Giampiero Boniperti Italy Forward/Outside-right 1958 Juventus - 25th Pat Bonner Republic of Ireland Goalkeeper 1989 Celtic - 17th Vujadin Boškov Yugoslavia Right-winger 1958 FK Vojvodina - 14th Maxime Bossis (2) France Centre-back/Right-back 1981 Nantes - 11th 1984 Nantes - 12th Stefan Bozhkov Bulgaria Central Midfielder 1956 CSKA Sofia - 13th Jozsef Bozsik (2) Bulgaria Right-half 1956 Honved - 6th 1957 Honved - 9th Liam Brady (4) Republic of Ireland Central Midfielder 1979 Arsenal - 7th 1980 Juventus - 8th 1981 Juventus - 9th 1983 Sampdoria - 23rd Rune Bratseth (2) Norway Sweeper 1992 Werder Bremen - 20th 1993 Werder Bremen - 15th Andreas Brehme (2) Germany Left-back 1989 Inter - 14th 1990 Inter - 3rd Paul Breitner (6) West Germany Left-back/Central Midfielder 1972 Bayern Munich - 18th 1974 Real Madrid - 4th 1975 Real Madrid - 8th 1979 Bayern Munich - 13th 1981 Bayern Munich - 2nd 1982 Bayern Munich - 15th Billy Bremner (3) Scotland Central Midfielder 1969 Leeds United - 23rd 1973 Leeds United - 5th 1974 Leeds United - 9th Hans-Peter Briegel (2) West Germany Full-back/Central Midfielder 1984 Hellas Verona - 14th 1985 Hellas Verona - 8th Tomas Brolin (3) Sweden Forward/Winger 1992 Parma - 16th 1993 Parma - 26th 1994 Parma - 4th Trevor Brooking (3) England Attacking midfielder 1977 West Ham United - 13th 1979 West Ham United - 27th 1981 West Ham United - 19th Titus Bubernik Czechoslovakia Central Midfielder 1959 Cervená Hviezda Bratislava - 17th Guido Buchwald (2) Germany Centre-back 1990 Stuttgart - 10th 1991 Stuttgart - 21st Gianluigi Buffon (8) Italy Goalkeeper 2003 Juventus - 9th 2004 Juventus - 17th 2005 Juventus - 19th 2006 Juventus - 2nd 2007 Juventus - 19th 2008 Juventus - 18th 2012 Juventus - 16th 2016 Juventus – 9th Dezso Bundzsak Hungary Full-back 1959 Voros Lobogo - 13th Leonid Burjak USSR Central Midfielder 1975 Dynamo Kiev - 23rd Sergio Busquets Spain Defensive Midfielder 2012 Barcelona - 20th Emilio Butragueño (3) Spain Striker/Forward 1985 Real Madrid - 16th 1986 Real Madrid - 3rd 1987 Real Madrid - 3rd
Antonio Cabrini (3) Italy Left-back 1978 Juventus - 13th 1983 Juventus - 23rd 1984 Juventus - 14th Cafu Brazil Right-back 2002 Roma - 15th Rodion Cămătaru Romania Striker 1987 Dinamo Bucharest - 21st José Luis Caminero Spain Attacking Midfielder/Centre-back 1994 Atlético Madrid - 16th Marcelino Campanal Spain Centre-back 1956 Sevilla - 21st Fabio Cannavaro (2) Italy Centre-back 2006 Real Madrid - 1st 2007 Real Madrid - 24th Eric Cantona (3) France Forward 1993 Manchester United - 3rd 1994 Manchester United - 13th 1996 Manchester United - 7th Roberto Carlos (7) Brazil Left-back 1997 Real Madrid - 5th 1998 Real Madrid - 13th 1999 Real Madrid - 26th 2000 Real Madrid - 14th 2001 Real Madrid - 18th 2002 Real Madrid - 2nd 2003 Real Madrid - 8th Jamie Carragher England Centre-back/Right-back/Central Midfielder 2005 Liverpool - 20th Ricardo Carvalho Centre-back Portugal 2004 Chelsea - 9th Iker Casillas (6) 2007 Real Madrid - 27th 2008 Real Madrid - 4th 2009 Real Madrid - 16th 2010 Real Madrid - 7th 2011 Real Madrid - 9th 2012 Real Madrid - 6th Franco Causio (4) Italy Right-winger 1976 Juventus - 12th 1977 Juventus - 13th 1978 Juventus - 21st 1979 Juventus - 21st Edinson Cavani Uruguay Striker 2013 Paris Saint-Germain - 20th Zvezdan Čebinac Yugoslavia Midfielder 1967 Nürnberg - 20th Petr Cech (2) Czech Republic Goalkeeper 2005 Chelsea - 14th 2007 Chelsea - 19th Rógerio Ceni Brazil Goalkeeper 2007 São Paulo 27th Júlio César (2) Brazil Goalkeeper 2009 Inter - 21st 2010 Inter - 19th Jan Ceulemans (4) Belgium Attacking Midfielder/Forward 1980 Club Brugge - 5th 1981 Club Brugge - 21st 1985 Club Brugge - 29th 1986 Club Brugge - 13th Fernando Chalana Portugal Winger 1984 Bordeaux - 5th Stéphane Chapuisat (3) Switzerland Forward/Striker 1991 Borussia Dortmund - 13th 1992 Borussia Dortmund - 9th 1993 Borussia Dortmund - 9th Angelos Charisteas Greece Striker 2004 Werder Bremen - 11th John Charles (6) Wales Centre-forward/Centre-back 1957 Juventus - 6th 1958 Juventus - 4th 1959 Juventus - 3rd 1960 Juventus - 7th 1961 Juventus - 8th 1962 Roma - 9th Bobby Charlton (9) England Attacking Midfielder/Left-winger/Forward 1960 Manchester United - 7th 1961 Manchester United - 10th 1963 Manchester United - 8th 1965 Manchester United - 5th 1966 Manchester United - 1st 1967 Manchester United - 2nd 1968 Manchester United - 2nd 1969 Manchester United - 15th 1971 Manchester United - 22nd Jack Charlton (2) England Centre-back 1968 Leeds United - 22nd 1969 Leeds United - 10th Fyodor Cherenkov USSR Central Midfielder 1983 Spartak Moscow - 30th Giorgio Chinaglia Italy Striker 1972 Lazio - 18th Igor Chislenko (2) USSR Winger/Forward 1966 Dynamo Moscow - 18th 1967 Dynamo Moscow - 9th Alexsandr Chivadze USSR Centre-back 1981 Dinamo Tbilisi - 8th Martin Chivers England Striker 1971 Tottenham Hotspur - 8th Thadée Cisowski France Inside-forward 1956 RC Paris - 9th Tanju Colak Turkey Striker 1988 Galatasaray - 11th Andy Cole England Striker 1999 Manchester United - 26th Mario Coluna (4) Portugal Inside-right/Attacking Midfielder 1961 Benfica - 35th 1963 Benfica - 21st 1965 Benfica - 17th 1966 Benfica - 13th Nestor Combin (2) Argentina/ France Striker 1964 Juventus - 19th 1967 Torino - 27th Bruno Conti (2) Italy Right-winger 1982 Roma - 5th 1983 Roma- 19th Terry Cooper (2) England Left-back 1970 Leeds United - 18th 1971 Leeds United - 18th Mario Corso (3) Italy Left-winger 1964 Inter - 7th 1965 Inter - 15th 1966 Inter - 11th Diego Costa Spain/Brazil Striker 2014 Chelsea - 11th Manuel Rui Costa (3) Portugal Attacking Midfielder 1996 Fiorentina - 26th 2000 Fiorentina - 24th 2001 Milan - 25th Thibaut Courtois Belgium Goalkeeper 2014 Chelsea - 20th Hernán Crespo (2) Argentina Striker 1999 Parma - 23rd 2001 Lazio - 16th Jürgen Croy (2) East Germany Goalkeeper 1975 Sachsenring Zwickau - 23rd 1976 Sachsenring Zwickau - 15th Johan Cruyff (12) Centre Forward Netherlands 1967 Ajax - 27th 1968 Ajax - 20th 1969 Ajax - 4th 1970 Ajax - 7th 1971 Ajax - 1st 1972 Ajax - 4th 1973 Barcelona - 1st 1974 Barcelona - 1st 1975 Barcelona - 3rd 1976 Barcelona - 7th 1977 Barcelona - 5th 1978 Barcelona - 15th Ivan Ćurković Yugoslavia Goalkeeper 1976 Saint-Étienne - 7th Martin Dahlin (2) Sweden Striker 1993 Borussia Mönchengladbach - 26th 1994 Borussia Mönchengladbach - 24th Kenny Dalglish (6) Scotland Forward 1978 Liverpool - 8th 1979 Liverpool - 11th 1980 Liverpool - 14th 1981 Liverpool - 21st 1983 Liverpool - 2nd 1986 Liverpool - 21st Rinat Dassaev (7) 1982 6th 1983 6th 1984 22nd 1985 9th 1986 16th 1987 21st 1988 13th Edgar Davids (3) Netherlands Defensive Midfielder 1998 Juventus - 8th 1999 Juventus - 26th 2000 Juventus - 18th Frank de Boer Netherlands Centre-back/Left-back 1998 Ajax - 11th Ronald de Boer (2) Netherlands Forward/Attacking Midfielder/Right-winger 1996 Ajax - 28th 1998 Ajax - 21st Kevin De Bruyne Belgium Attacking Midfielder/Winger 2015 Manchester City - 18th Pedro De Felipe Spain Centre-back 1967 Real Madrid - 27th Deco (3) Portugal Attacking Midfielder 2003 Porto - 13th 2004 Barcelona - 2nd 2006 Barcelona - 11th Alessandro Del Piero (6) Italy Forward 1995 Juventus - 4th 1996 Juventus - 4th 1997 Juventus - 20th 1998 Juventus - 16th 2002 Juventus - 10th 2003 Juventus - 13th Luis Del Sol (2) Spain Attacking Midfielder/Forward 1960 Real Madrid - 16th 1962 Juventus - 15th Traianos Dellas Greece Centre-back 2004 Roma - 17th Anatoli Demianenko (2) USSR Left-back/Left-winger 1985 Dynamo Kiev - 29th 1988 Dynamo Kiev - 13th Marcel Desailly (5) France Centre-back/Defensive Midfielder 1994 Milan - 9th 1995 Milan - 11th 1996 Milan - 8th 1998 Chelsea - 10th 2000 Chelsea - 24th Didier Deschamps (3) France Defensive Midfielder 1996 Juventus - 18th 1997 Juventus - 17th 1998 Juventus - 18th Lajos Détári Hungary Forward 1985 Honved - 21st Kazimierz Deyna (4) Poland Attacking Midfielder 1969 Legia Warsaw - 23rd 1972 Legia Warsaw - 6th 1973 Legia Warsaw - 6th 1974 Legia Warsaw - 3rd Angel Di Maria Argentina Left-winger/Central Midfielder 2014 Manchester United - 10th Alfredo Di Stéfano (5) Argentina/Colombia/Spain Centre Forward 1956 Real Madrid - 2nd 1957 Real Madrid - 1st 1959 Real Madrid - 1st 1960 Real Madrid - 4th 1961 Real Madrid - 6th Dida Brazil Goalkeeper 2003 Milan - 13th Diego Brazil Attacking Midfielder 2009 Juventus - 25th Georgi Dimitrov Bulgaria Centre-back 1985 CSKA Sofia - 29th Cornel Dinu Romania Centre-back 1970 Dinamo Bucharest - 24th Papa Bouba Diop Senegal Central Midfielder 2002 Lens - 21st El-Hadji Diouf Senegal Forward/Striker 2002 Liverpool - 21st Jean Djorkaeff France Right-back 1970 Paris Saint-Germain - 24th Youri Djorkaeff (2) France Attacking Midfielder/Forward 1996 Paris Saint-Germain - 9th 1997 Inter - 11th Břetislav Dolejší Czechoslovakia Goalkeeper 1956 Dukla Prague - 21st Thomas Doll Germany Attacking Midfielder 1991 Lazio - 21st Dimitris Domazos (2) Greece Attacking Midfielder 1969 Panathanaikos - 23rd 1971 Panathanaikos - 13th Angelo Domenghini (2) Italy Winger/Forward 1968 Inter - 24th 1970 Cagliari - 14th Gert “Charly” Dörfel West Germany Left-winger 1961 Hamburg - 28th Didier Drogba (8) Ivory Coast Striker 2004 Chelsea - 17th 2005 Chelsea - 14th 2006 Chelsea - 8th 2007 Chelsea - 4th 2008 Chelsea - 21st 2009 Chelsea - 9th 2010 Chelsea - 9th 2012 Shanghai Shenua - 8th Helmuth Ducadam Romania Goalkeeper 1986 Steaua Bucharest - 8th Florea Dumitrache Romania Striker/Forward 1970 Dinamo Bucharest - 24th Antal Dunai (2) Hungary Striker 1968 Újpest - 12th 1972 Újpest - 15th Tony Dunne Republic of Ireland Left-back 1966 Manchester United - 18th Dragan Džajić (7) Yugoslavia Left-winger 1968 Red Star Belgrade - 3rd 1969 Red Star Belgrade - 12th 1970 Red Star Belgrade - 6th 1971 Red Star Belgrade - 15th 1972 Red Star Belgrade - 18th 1973 Red Star Belgrade - 23rd 1975 Bastia - 27th Edin Džeko Bosnia & Herzegovina Striker 2009 Wolfsburg - 13th Ralf Edström (3) Sweden Forward/Striker 1973 PSV Eindhoven - 9th 1974 PSV Eindhoven - 10th 1975 PSV Eindhoven - 14th Duncan Edwards (2) England Half-back 1956 Manchester United - 13th 1957 Manchester United - 3rd Stefan Effenberg (3) Germany Central Midfielder 1991 Bayern Munich - 21st 1999 Bayern Munich - 18th 2001 Bayern Munich - 13th Giovane Élber Brazil Striker 2001 Bayern Munich - 18th Preben Elkjær-Larsen (4) Denmark Striker/Forward 1984 Hellas Verona - 3rd 1985 Hellas Verona - 2nd 1986 Hellas Verona - 4th 1987 Hellas Verona - 21st Luis Enrique (2) Spain Winger/Forward 1997 Barcelona - 13th 1998 Barcelona - 28th Norbert Eschmann Switzerland Midfielder 1961 Stade Français - 28th Juan Esnáider Argentina Striker 1995 Real Madrid - 27th Michael Essien Ghana Central Midfielder 2005 Chelsea - 22nd 2007 Chelsea - 24th Samuel Eto’o (8) Cameroon Striker/Forward 2004 15th 2005 10th 2006 6th 2007 30th 2008 17th 2009 5th 2010 12th 2011 8th Eusébio (11) Portugal Striker 1961 Benfica - 35th 1962 Benfica - 2nd 1963 Benfica - 5th 1964 Benfica - 4th 1965 Benfica - 1st 1966 Benfica - 2nd 1967 Benfica - 5th 1968 Benfica - 8th 1970 Benfica - 22nd 1972 Benfica - 15th 1973 Benfica - 7th
Luís Fabiano Brazil Striker 2009 Sevilla - 16th Cesc Fàbregas (5) Spain Attacking Midfielder 2007 Arsenal - 8th 2008 Arsenal - 19th 2009 Arsenal - 12th 2010 Arsenal - 20th 2011 Barcelona - 21st Giacinto Facchetti (8) Italy Left-back/Centre-back 1964 Inter - 19th 1965 Inter - 2nd 1967 Inter - 20th 1968 Inter - 5th 1970 Inter - 18th 1971 Inter - 13th 1973 Inter - 12th 1975 Inter - 27th Radamel Falcao (2) Colombia Striker 2012 Atlético Madrid - 5th 2013 Monaco - 11th János Farkas (2) Hungary Striker 1966 Ferencvaros - 7th 1967 Ferencvaros - 10th Mirsad Fazlagić Yugoslavia Left-back 1968 FK Sarajevo - 24th Rio Ferdinand England Centre-back 2002 Manchester United - 21st Luis Fernández (2) France Central Midfielder 1985 Paris Saint-Germain - 12th 1986 RC Paris - 17th Ciro Ferrara Italy Centre-back/Right-back 1997 Juventus - 33rd Luís Figo (8) Portugal Right-winger 1995 Barcelona - 32nd 1996 Barcelona - 28th 1997 Barcelona - 14th 1999 Barcelona - 5th 2000 Real Madrid - 1st 2001 Real Madrid - 6th 2002 Real Madrid - 19th 2004 Real Madrid - 22nd Klaus Fischer West Germany Striker 1977 Schalke - 6th Heinz Flohe West Germany Midfielder 1977 Köln - 20th Just Fontaine (2) France Striker 1958 Stade Reims - 3rd 1959 Stade Reims - 17th Diego Forlán (3) Uruguay Striker 2009 Atlético Madrid - 19th 2010 Atlético Madrid - 5th 2011 Inter - 7th Karlheinz Förster West Germany Centre-back 1986 Marseille - 24th Trevor Francis (2) England Forward 1979 Nottingham Forest - 7th 1980 Nottingham Forest - 27th Gernot Fraydl Austria Goalkeeper 1961 Austria Vienna - 35th Paulo Futre (3) Portugal Winger 1986 Porto - 17th 1987 Atlético Madrid - 2nd 1989 Atlético Madrid - 14th Robert Gadocha Poland Left-winger 1974 Legia Warsaw - 8th Milan Galić (2) Yugoslavia Striker 1962 Partizan Belgrade - 8th 1965 Partizan Belgrade - 17th Luis García Spain Forward 2005 Liverpool - 23rd Paul Gascoigne England Attacking Midfielder 1990 Tottenham Hotspur - 4th Gennaro Gattuso (2) Italy Defensive Midfielder 2006 Milan - 14th 2007 Milan - 19th Ruud Geels (2) Netherlands Striker 1975 Ajax - 6th 1977 Ajax - 20th Tommy Gemmell (2) Scotland Left-back 1967 Celtic - 6th 1968 Celtic - 24th Archie Gemmill Scotland Midfielder 1978 Nottingham Forest - 19th Francisco Gento (6) Spain Left-winger 1957 Real Madrid - 12th 1958 Real Madrid - 12th 1959 Real Madrid - 8th 1960 Real Madrid - 11th 1961 Real Madrid - 9th 1962 Real Madrid - 25th Finidi George Nigeria Right-winger 1995 Ajax - 21st Dudu Georgescu (3) Romania Striker 1975 Dinamo Bucharest - 10th 1976 Dinamo Bucharest - 15th 1977 Dinamo Bucharest - 9th Eric Gerets (2) Belgium Right-back 1982 Standard Liège - 12th 1983 Milan - 19th Germano da Figueiredo Portugal Centre-back/Centre-half 1961 Benfica - 17th Steven Gerrard (5) England Central Midfielder/Attacking Midfielder 2001 Liverpool - 25th 2005 Liverpool - 3rd 2007 Liverpool - 13th 2008 Liverpool - 10th 2009 Liverpool - 10th Ryan Giggs (5) Wales Left-winger 1993 Manchester United - 9th 1997 Manchester United - 28th 1999 Manchester United - 21st 2007 Manchester United - 30th 2009 Manchester United - 14th Johnny Giles Republic of Ireland Central Midfielder 1972 Leeds United - 18th David Ginola France Left-winger 1999 Tottenham Hotspur - 26th Alain Giresse (4) France Attacking Midfielder/Central Midfielder 1982 Bordeaux - 2nd 1983 Bordeaux - 11th 1984 Bordeaux - 9th 1985 Bordeaux - 21st Ludovic Giuly France Winger 2004 Barcelona - 24th Don Givens Republic of Ireland Striker 1975 Queens Park Rangers - 27th Fernando Gomes (2) Portugal Striker 1983 Porto - 11th 1985 Porto - 16th Philippe Gondet France Striker 1965 Nantes - 17th Rafael Gordillo Spain Left-back/Left-winger 1985 Real Madrid - 14th Jerzy Gorgoń Poland Centre-back 1974 Górnik Zabrze - 15th János Göröcs’ (3) Hungary Inside-forward 1959 Újpest - 23rd 1960 Újpest - 19th 1962 Újpest - 10th Mario Götze Germany Attacking Midfielder 2014 Bayern Munich - 15th Yoann Gourcuff France Attacking Midfielder 2009 Bordeaux - 20th Francesco Graziani Italy Striker 1980 Torino - 16th Jimmy Greaves (7) England Inside-forward 1960 Chelsea - 16th 1961 Tottenham Hotspur - 28th 1962 Tottenham Hotspur - 7th 1963 Tottenham Hotspur - 3rd 1964 Tottenham Hotspur - 6th 1967 Tottenham Hotspur - 25th 1968 Tottenham Hotspur - 10th Harry Gregg Northern Ireland Goalkeeper 1958 Manchester United - 8th Jürgen Grabowski West Germany Right-winger 1977 26th John Greig Scotland Left-back 1972 Rangers - 18th Gunnar Gren Sweden Inside-forward 1958 Örgryte - 12th Gilbert Gress France Forward 1969 Stuttgart - 23rd Antoine Griezmann France Forward 2016 Atletico Madrid – 3rd Gyula Grosics (3) Hungary Goalkeeper 1957 Tatabánya - 12th 1959 Tatabánya - 13th 1961 Tatabánya - 10th Georges Grün Belgium Defender/Defensive Midfielder 1993 Parma - 26th Pep Guardiola Spain Central Midfielder 1994 Barcelona - 24th Jean-Marc Guillou (2) France Midfielder 1974 Angers - 19th 1975 Nice - 23rd Ruud Gullit (7) Netherlands Attacking Midfielder/Forward 1983 Feyenoord - 30th 1986 PSV Eindhoven - 17th 1987 Milan - 1st 1988 Milan - 2nd 1989 Milan - 7th 1991 Milan - 21st 1993 Sampdoria - 12th Bengt Gustavsson Sweden Centre-back 1958 Atalanta - 14th Asamoah Gyan Ghana Striker 2010 Sunderland - 18th Arie Haan Netherlands Midfielder 1978 Anderlecht - 11th Gheorghe Hagi (6) Romania Attacking Midfielder 1985 Sportul Studentesc - 29th 1987 Steaua Bucharest - 21st 1988 Steaua Bucharest - 20th 1989 Steaua Bucharest - 8th 1991 Real Madrid - 21st 1994 Barcelona - 4th Vahid Halilhodžić Yugoslavia Striker 1985 Nantes - 21st Helmut Haller (3) West Germany Forward 1964 Bologna - 14th 1966 Bologna - 18th 1967 Bologna - 16th Kurt Hamrin (5) Sweden Right-winger 1957 Padova - 22nd 1958 Fiorentina - 4th 1960 Fiorentina - 14th 1961 Fiorentina - 17th 1962 Fiorentina - 19th Gerhard Hanappi (5) Austria Wing-half 1956 Rapid Vienna - 13th 1957 Rapid Vienna - 17th 1958 Rapid Vienna - 25th 1960 Rapid Vienna - 23rd 1961 Rapid Vienna - 10th Franz Hasil Austria Midfielder 1970 Feyenoord - 24th Thomas Hässler (2) Germany Attacking Midfielder/Winger 1989 Köln - 23rd 1992 Roma - 4th Mark Hateley (3) England Striker 1984 Milan - 22nd 1985 Milan - 29th 1987 Monaco - 14th Vasilis Hatzipanagis Greece Attacking Midfielder 1983 Iraklis - 23rd Johnny Haynes (3) England Attacking Midfielder 1957 Fulham - 17th 1958 Fulham - 7th 1961 Fulham - 3rd Eden Hazard (3) Belgium Winger 2013 Chelsea - 22nd 2014 Chelsea - 21st 2015 Chelsea - 8th Steve Heighway Republic of Ireland Winger 1977 Liverpool - 10th Siegfried Held West Germany Forward 1965 Borussia Dortmund - 25th Guy Hellers Luxembourg Midfielder 1991 Standard Liège - 21st Ronnie Hellström (4) Sweden Goalkeeper 1974 Kaiserslautern - 13th 1977 Kaiserslautern - 13th 1978 Kaiserslautern - 6th 1979 Kaiserslautern - 27th Thierry Henry (9) France Forward/Striker 2000 Arsenal - 4th 2001 Arsenal - 9th 2002 Arsenal - 6th 2003 Arsenal - 2nd 2004 Arsenal - 4th 2005 Arsenal - 4th 2006 Arsenal - 3rd 2007 Barcelona - 19th 2009 Barcelona - 15th Robert Herbin France Centre-back/Full-back/Central Midfielder 1963 Saint-Étienne - 17th Heinz Hermann Switzerland Midfielder 1987 Neuchâtel Xamax - 21st Andreas Herzog (2) Austria Attacking Midfielder 1992 Werder Bremen - 20th 1993 Werder Bremen - 18th Jupp Heynckes (2) West Germany Striker/Wing-forward 1975 Borussia Mönchengladbach - 7th 1976 Borussia Mönchengladbach - 26th Fernando Hierro (3) Spain Centre-back/Central Midfielder 1995 Real Madrid - 18th 1997 Real Madrid - 17th 1998 Real Madrid - 26th Glenn Hoddle England Attacking Midfielder 1986 Tottenham Hotspur - 30th Uli Hoeness (2) West Germany Central Midfielder 1973 Bayern Munich - 11th 1974 Bayern Munich - 19th Erich Hof Austria Striker 1960 Wiener Sport-Club - 23rd Horst Hrubesch (2) West Germany Striker 1980 Hamburg - 6th 1981 Hamburg - 16th Emlyn Hughes England Centre-back/Full-back/Central Midfielder 1977 Liverpool - 10th Mark Hughes Wales Forward 1991 Manchester United - 9th Barry Hulshoff (2) Netherlands Centre-back 1972 Ajax - 7th 1973 Ajax - 19th Geoff Hurst (3) England Striker 1966 West Ham United - 14th 1967 West Ham United - 20th 1970 West Ham United - 18th Glenn Hysén (4) Sweden Centre-back 1983 PSV Eindhoven - 23rd 1987 Fiorentina - 10th 1988 Fiorentina - 13th 1989 Liverpool - 17th Sami Hyypia Finland Centre-back 2001 Liverpool - 18th Zlatan Ibrahimovic (11) Sweden Striker/Forward 2003 Ajax - 20th 2004 Juventus - 14th 2005 Juventus - 8th 2007 Inter - 7th 2008 Inter - 9th 2009 Barcelona - 7th 2012 Paris Saint-Germain - 10th 2013 Paris Saint-Germain - 4th 2014 Paris Saint-Germain - 13th 2015 Paris Saint-Germain - 14th 2016 Manchester United – 13th Victor Ikpeba Nigeria Forward 1997 Monaco - 32nd Andrés Iniesta (7) Spain Attacking Midfielder 2009 Barcelona - 4th 2010 Barcelona - 2nd 2011 Barcelona - 4th 2012 Barcelona - 3rd 2013 Barcelona - 6th 2014 Barcelona - 17th 2015 Barcelona - 9th Filippo Inzaghi (3) Italy Striker 2002 Milan - 24th 2003 Milan - 22nd 2007 Milan - 16th Rinus Israël Netherlands Centre-back 1970 Feyenoord - 10th Trifon Ivanov Bulgaria Centre-back 1996 Rapid Vienna - 22nd Valentin Ivanov USSR Striker 1958 Torpedo Moscow - 14th Gérard Janvion (2) France Centre-back/Full-back 1976 Saint-Étienne - 21st Mario Jardel (2) Brazil Striker 1999 Porto - 16th 2000 Galatasaray - 18th Pat Jennings (3) Northern Ireland Goalkeeper 1973 Tottenham Hotspur - 23rd 1975 Tottenham Hotspur - 27th 1985 Arsenal - 21st John Jensen Denmark Central Midfielder 1992 Arsenal - 14th Åke Johansson Sweden Centre-back 1963 IFK Norrköping - 21st Jimmy Johnstone (3) Scotland Left-winger 1967 Celtic - 3rd 1968 Celtic - 24th 1969 Celtic - 23rd Cliff Jones Wales Left-winger 1959 Tottenham Hotspur - 23rd Robert Jonquet France Centre-half/Centre-back 1956 Reims - 13th Rui Jordão Portugal Striker 1984 Sporting Lisbon - 14th Julinho Brazil Right-winger 1956 Fiorentina - 12th Juninho Paulista Brazil Attacking Midfielder 1997 Atletico Madrid - 25th Juninho Pernambucano (2) Brazil Attacking Midfielder 2005 Lyon - 12th 2006 Lyon - 20th Jef Jurion (3) Belgium Midfielder 1962 Anderlecht - 5th 1963 Anderlecht - 17th 1964 Anderlecht - 19th Oliver Kahn (3) Germany Goalkeeper 2000 Bayern Munich - 24th 2001 Bayern Munich - 3rd 2002 Bayern Munich - 3rd Manfred Kaiser East Germany Midfielder 1963 Wismut Aue 21st Kaká (6) Brazil Attacking Midfielder 2004 Milan - 15th 2005 Milan - 9th 2006 Milan - 11th 2007 Milan - 1st 2008 Milan - 8th 2009 Real Madrid - 6th Manfred Kaltz (2) West Germany Right-back/Sweeper 1979 Hamburg - 4th 1980 Hamburg - 10th Frédéric Kanouté Mali Striker 2007 Sevilla - 11th Nwankwo Kanu (2) Nigeria Striker 1996 Inter - 11th 1999 Arsenal - 23rd Josip Katalinski Yugoslavia Defender 1975 Nice - 17th Roy Keane (2) Republic of Ireland Central Midfielder 1999 Manchester United - 6th 2000 Manchester United - 27th Kevin Keegan (4) England Forward 1976 Liverpool - 4th 1977 Hamburg - 2nd 1978 Hamburg - 1st 1979 Hamburg - 1st Piet Keizer (2) Netherlands Left-winger 1971 Ajax - 9th 1972 Ajax - 5th Ali Kemal Denizci Turkey Midfielder 1976 Trabzonspor - 26th Ray Kennedy England Left-winger 1977 Liverpool - 26th Murtaz Khurtsilava (2) USSR Centre-back 1968 Dinamo Tbilisi - 24th 1972 Dinamo Tbilisi - 11th Ove Kindvall (4) Sweden Striker 1967 Feyenoord - 27th 1968 Feyenoord - 16th 1969 Feyenoord - 4th 1970 Feyenoord - 14th David Kipiani USSR Attacking Midfielder 1981 Dinamo Tbilisi - 11th Sergei Kiriakov Russia Striker 1993 Karlsruher SV - 21st Kees Kist Netherlands Striker 1979 AZ Alkmaar - 13th Jürgen Klinsmann (6) Germany Striker 1988 Stuttgart - 8th 1989 Inter - 8th 1990 Inter - 6th 1994 Tottenham Hotspur - 6th 1995 Bayern Munich - 2nd 1996 Bayern Munich - 5th Miroslav Klose (2) Germany Striker 2006 Werder Bremen - 7th 2010 Bayern Munich -21st Patrick Kluivert (2) Netherlands Striker 1995 Ajax - 5th 2000 Barcelona - 17th Sandor Kocsis (2) Hungary Striker 1956 Honved - 8th 1957 Young Fellows - 20th Ronald Koeman (4) Netherlands Centre-back 1988 PSV Eindhoven - 5th 1989 Barcelona - 23rd 1992 Barcelona - 8th 1993 Barcelona - 18th Jürgen Köhler Germany Centre-back 1997 Borussia Dortmund - 11th Ivan Kolev (3) Bulgaria Forward 1956 CSKA Sofia - 9th 1959 CSKA Sofia - 13th 1960 CSKA Sofia - 16th Jan Koller Czech Republic Striker 2003 Borussia Dortmund - 22nd Karl Köller Austria Midfielder 1961 First Vienna - 35th Otto Konrad Austria Goalkeeper 1994 SV Salzburg - 21st Raymond Kopa (6) France Attacking Midfielder/ Right-winger 1956 Real Madrid - 3rd 1957 Real Madrid - 3rd 1958 Real Madrid - 1st 1959 Reims - 2nd 1960 Reims - 6th 1962 Reims - 11th Andreas Köpke Germany Goalkeeper 1996 Marseille - 13th Emil Kostadinov Bulgaria Forward/Winger 1993 Porto - 8th Bora Kostic Yugoslavia Left-winger 1960 Red Star Belgrade - 12th Nikola Kotkov Bulgaria Striker 1967 Lokomotiv Sofia - 25th Hans Krankl (3) Austria Striker 1977 Rapid Wien - 26th 1978 Barcelona - 2nd 1979 Barcelona -15th Hans-Jürgen Kreische (2) East Germany Striker 1970 Dinamo Dresden - 24th 1973 Dinamo Dresden - 19th Ruud Krol (5) Netherlands Left-back/Sweeper/Central Midfielder 1977 Ajax - 18th 1978 Ajax - 6th 1979 Ajax - 3rd 1980 Napoli - 16th 1981 Napoli - 16th Toni Kroos (2) Germany Central Midfielder 2014 Real Madrid - 9th 2015 Real Madrid - 21st 2016 Real Madrid - 17th Rudolf Kucera Czechoslovakia Forward 1961 Dukla Prague - 35th Ladislao Kubala Hungary/Czechoslovakia/Spain Forward 1957 Barcelona - 5th Jakob Kühn Switzerland Central Midfielder 1965 Zurich - 25th Sokol Kushta Albania Striker 1987 Partizan Tirana- 30th Oleg Kuznetsov (2) USSR Centre-back 1988 Dynamo Kiev - 11th 1989 Dynamo Kiev - 17th Andrej Kvašňák (3) Czechoslovakia Attacking Midfielder 1962 Sparta Prague - 15th 1965 Sparta Prague - 17th 1969 Mechelen - 18th
Philipp Lahm (4) Germany Full-back/Central Midfielder 2006 Bayern Munich - 25th 2010 Bayern Munich - 22nd 2013 Bayern Munich - 14th 2014 Bayern Munich - 6th Frank Lampard (5) England Attacking Midfielder/Central Midfielder 2004 Chelsea - 17th 2005 Chelsea - 2nd 2006 Chelsea - 17th 2008 Chelsea - 15th 2009 Chelsea - 21st Roby Langers Luxembourg Striker 1989 Nice - 23rd Henrik Larsen Denmark Midfielder 1992 Pisa - 13th Henrik Larsson (2) Sweden Striker 2001 Celtic- 14th 2003 Celtic - 12th Grzegorz Lato (3) Poland Forward/Right-winger 1974 Stal Mielac - 6th 1975 Stal Mielac - 17th 1981 Lokeren - 28th Brian Laudrup (3) Denmark Winger/Forward 1992 Fiorentina - 6th 1996 Rangers - 28th 1998 Copenhagen - 23rd Michael Laudrup (10) Denmark Attacking Midfielder 1983 Lazio - 19th 1985 Juventus - 4th 1986 Juventus - 26th 1990 Barcelona - 18th 1991 Barcelona - 11th 1992 Barcelona - 7th 1993 Barcelona - 5th 1994 Real Madrid - 13th 1995 Real Madrid - 10th 1998 Ajax - 20th Denis Law (7) Scotland Inside-forward 1961 Torino - 23rd 1962 Manchester United - 11th 1963 Manchester United - 4th 1964 Manchester United - 1st 1965 Manchester United - 11th 1966 Manchester United - 18th 1973 Manchester City - 23rd Francis Lee (3) England Striker 1969 Manchester City 13th 1970 Manchester City 14th 1971 Manchester City 18th Jens Lehmann Germany Goalkeeper 2006 Arsenal - 10th Søren Lerby (3) Denmark Central Midfielder 1983 Bayern Munich - 33rd 1985 Bayern Munich - 12th 1986 Monaco - 13th André Lerond France Centre-back/Left-back 1962 Stade Francais - 15th Yordan Letchkov Bulgaria Attacking Midfielder 1994 Hamburg - 13th Robert Lewandowski (2) Poland Striker 2013 Borussia Dortmund - 13th 2015 Bayern Munich - 4th 2016 Bayern Munich - 16th Nils Liedholm (2) Sweden Attacking Midfielder 1958 Milan - 8th 1959 Milan - 13th Anders Linderoth Sweden Midfielder 1977 Marseille - 13th Gary Lineker (5) England Striker 1986 Barcelona - 2nd 1987 Barcelona - 5th 1989 Tottenham Hotspur - 23rd 1990 Tottenham Hotspur - 18th 1991 Tottenham Hotspur - 6th Jari Litmanen (3) Finland Forward 1993 Ajax - 18th 1994 Ajax - 8th 1995 Ajax - 3rd Pierre Littbarski (2) West Germany Winger 1982 Koln - 7th 1987 Koln - 17th Bixente Lizarazu (2) France Left-back 1998 Bayern Munich - 28th 2001 Bayern Munich - 11th Claudio López (2) Argentina Forward/Striker 1999 Valencia - 26th 2000 Lazio - 27th Peter Lorimer Scotland Right-winger 1975 Leeds United - 11th Wlodzimierz Lubanski (4) 1967 Górnik Zabrze - 16th 1969 Górnik Zabrze -23rd 1972 Górnik Zabrze -7th 1973 Górnik Zabrze -17th Lucio Brazil Centre-back 2002 Bayer Leverkusen - 19th Silviu Lung Romania Goalkeeper 1984 Universitea Craiova - 22nd Antonio Maceda Spain Centre-back 1984 Sporting Gijon - 22nd Dumitru Macri Romania Defender 1961 Rapid Bucharest - 35th Ole Madsen Denmark Striker 1964 Hellerup - 19th Felix Magath West Germany Attacking Midfielder 1983 Hamburg - 5th Nikos Machlas Greece Striker 1998 Vitesse Arnhem - 28th Younis Mahmoud Iraq Striker 2007 Al-Gharafa - 29th Riyad Mahrez Algeria Winger 2016 Leicester City 7th Maicon (2) Brazil Right-back 2009 Inter - 24th 2010 Inter - 17th Sepp Maier (2) West Germany Goalkeeper 1974 Bayern Munich - 15th 1975 Bayern Munich - 5th Roy Makaay (2) Netherlands Striker 2002 Deportivo la Coruna - 24th 2003 Bayern Munich - 13th Claude Makélélé France Defensive Midfielder 2005 Chelsea - 13th Cesare Maldini Italy Defender 1963 Milan - 17th Paolo Maldini (11) Italy Left-back/Centre-back 1989 Milan - 23rd 1992 Milan - 14th 1993 Milan - 7th 1994 Milan - 3rd 1995 Milan - 7th 1996 Milan - 22nd 2000 Milan - 10th 2003 Milan - 3rd 2004 Milan - 28th 2005 Milan - 6th 2007 Milan - 18th Roberto Mancini (2) Italy Forward 1988 Sampdoria - 20th 1991 Sampdoria - 19th Maniche Portugal Central Midfielder 2004 Porto - 24th Stelios Manolas Greece Centre-back 1993 AEK Athens - 26th Carlos Manuel Portugal Central Midfielder 1983 Benfica - 23rd Roger Marche France Left-back 1959 RC Paris - 23rd Rafael Martín Vásquez Spain Central Midfielder 1990 Torino - 12th Bruno Martini France Goalkeeper 1991 Auxerre - 13th Javier Mascherano Argentina Central Midfielder/Centre-back 2014 Barcelona - 19th Marian Masny (2) Czechoslovakia Winger 1976 Slovan Bratislava - 9th 1978 Slovan Bratislava - 18th Josef Masopust (3) Czechoslovakia Central Midfielder/Attacking Midfielder 1961 Dukla Prague - 10th 1962 Dukla Prague - 1st 1963 Dukla Prague - 13th Lothar Matthäus (8) Germany Central Midfielder/Sweeper 1986 Bayern Munich - 24th 1987 Bayern Munich - 10th 1988 Inter - 6th 1989 Inter - 4th 1990 Inter - 1st 1991 Inter - 2nd 1994 Bayern Munich - 16th 1999 Bayern Munich - 10th Stanley Matthews (2) England Right-winger 1956 Blackpool - 1st 1957 Blackpool - 17th Sandro Mazzola (9) Italy Attacking Midfielder 1964 Inter - 19th 1965 Inter - 8th 1966 Inter - 14th 1967 Inter - 10th 1968 Inter - 17th 1970 Inter - 8th 1971 Inter - 2nd 1972 Inter - 15th 1973 Inter - 14th Ally McCoist Scotland Striker 1987 Rangers - 21st Terry McDermott England Central Midfielder/Right-winger 1980 Liverpool - 16th Colin McDonald England Goalkeeper 1958 Burnley - 11th Paul McGrath (3) Republic of Ireland Centre-back/Central Midfielder 1987 Manchester United - 17th 1990 Aston Villa - 12th 1993 Aston Villa - 26th Jimmy McIlroy Northern Ireland Attacking Midfielder 1961 Burnley - 35th Gordon McQueen (2) Scotland Centre-back 1977 Leeds United - 26th 1979 Manchester United - 21st Paul McStay Scotland Central Midfielder 1984 Celtic - 18th Gaizka Mendieta (2) Spain Central Midfielder/Right-winger 2000 Valencia - 8th 2001 Lazio - 18th Mikhail Meskhi USSR Winger 1961 Dinamo Tbilisi - 17th Lionel Messi (11) Argentina Forward 2006 Barcelona - 20th 2007 Barcelona - 3rd 2008 Barcelona - 2nd 2009 Barcelona - 1st 2010 Barcelona - 1st 2011 Barcelona - 1st 2012 Barcelona - 1st 2013 Barcelona - 2nd 2014 Barcelona - 2nd 2015 Barcelona - 1st 2016 Barcelona – 2nd Slava Metreveli USSR Winger 1961 Dinamo Tbilisi - 23rd 1965 Dinamo Tbilisi - 17th Miguel Gonzáles "Michel” (3) Spain Right-winger/Attacking Midfielder 1987 Real Madrid - 4th 1988 Real Madrid - 13th 1989 Real Madrid - 13th Sinisa Mihajlovic Yugoslavia Central Midfielder/Centre-back 1999 Lazio - 13th Predrag Mijatovic (3) Yugoslavia Forward/Attacking Midfielder 1996 Real Madrid - 16th 1997 Real Madrid - 2nd 1998 Real Madrid - 16th Alexei Mikhailitchenko (3) USSR Attacking Midfielder 1988 Dynamo Kiev - 4th 1989 Dynamo Kiev - 12th 1991 Sampdoria - 21st Milos Milutinovic Yugoslavia Winger/Forward 1957 Partizan Belgrade - 14th Stoycho Mladenov Bulgaria Striker 1983 CSKA Sofia - 33rd Joszef Mlynarczyk Poland Goalkeeper 1987 Porto - 21st Luka Modric Croatia Central Midfielder 2016 Real Madrid 17th Andreas Möller (5) Germany Attacking Midfielder 1989 Borussia Dortmund - 17th 1993 Juventus - 11th 1994 Borussia Dortmund - 24th 1995 Borussia Dortmund - 27th 1997 Borussia Dortmund - 6th Miguel Montuori Italy Attacking Midfielder 1956 Fiorentina - 13th Bobby Moore (7) England Centre-back 1964 West Ham United - 19th 1966 West Ham United -4th 1968 West Ham United -22nd 1970 West Ham United -2nd 1971 West Ham United -10th 1972 West Ham United -7th 1973 West Ham United -19th Fernando Morientes Spain Striker 2004 Real Madrid - 17th Max Morlock West Germany Forward 1961 Nuremberg - 23rd Coen Moulijn Netherlands Winger 1964 Feyenoord - 16th Gerrie Mühren Netherlands Midfielder 1972 Ajax - 11th Dieter Müller (2) West Germany Striker 1976 Koln - 21st 1977 Koln - 20th Gerd Müller (10) West Germany Striker 1967 Bayern Munich - 7th 1968 Bayern Munich - 20th 1969 Bayern Munich - 3rd 1970 Bayern Munich - 1st 1971 Bayern Munich - 6th 1972 Bayern Munich - 2nd 1973 Bayern Munich - 3rd 1974 Bayern Munich - 7th 1975 Bayern Munich - 17th 1976 Bayern Munich - 9th Hansi Müller (3) West Germany Attacking Midfielder 1978 Stuttgart - 21st 1979 Stuttgart - 27th 1980 Stuttgart - 8th Lucien Muller France Attacking Midfielder 1961 Reims - 28th Thomas Müller (5) Germany Forward 2010 Bayern Munich - 15th 2011 Bayern Munich - 13th 2013 Bayern Munich - 17th 2014 Bayern Munich - 5th 2015 Bayern Munich - 6th Vladimir Muntyan USSR Attacking Midfielder 1969 Dynamo Kiev - 23rd Adrian Mutu Romania Striker 2003 Chelsea - 22nd Georgi Naydenov Bulgaria Goalkeeper 1959 CSKA Sofia - 17th Nani Portugal Winger 2011 Manchester United - 22nd Pavel Nedved (5) Czech Republic Attacking Midfielder/Left-winger 1999 Lazio - 15th 2000 Lazio - 22nd 2003 Juventus - 1st 2004 Juventus - 7th 2005 Juventus - 23rd Johan Neeskens (4) Netherlands Central Midfielder 1972 Ajax - 18th 1974 Barcelona - 5th 1975 Barcelona - 23rd 1978 Barcelona - 21st Zdenek Nehoda (3) Czechoslovakia Forward 1978 Dukla Prague - 15th 1979 Dukla Prague - 9th 1980 Dukla Prague - 27th Horst Nemec (2) Austria Forward 1961 Austria Wien - 23rd 1962 Austria Wien - 19th Alessandro Nesta (3) Italy Centre-back 2000 Lazio - 5th 2001 Lazio - 14th 2003 Milan - 13th Igor Netto USSR Central Midfielder 1957 Spartak Moscow - 9th Gunter Netzer (4) West Germany Attacking Midfielder 1971 Borussia Moenchengladbach - 4th 1972 Borussia Moenchengladbach - 2nd 1973 Real Madrid - 9th 1975 Real Madrid - 14th Manuel Neuer (4) Germany Goalkeeper 2012 Bayern Munich - 19th 2013 Bayern Munich - 23rd 2014 Bayern Munich - 3rd 2015 Bayern Munich - 7th Neymar (5) Brazil Forward 2011 Santos - 10th 2012 Santos - 13th 2013 Barcelona 5th 2014 Barcelona -7th 2015 Barcelona - 3rd 2016 Barcelona - 5th Bruno Nicole Italy Forward 1958 Juventus - 19th Jean Nicolay Belgium Goalkeeper 1964 Standard Liege - 13th Nihat Kahveçi Turkey Striker 2003 Real Sociedad - 18th Antonios Nikopolidis Greece Goalkeeper 2004 Olympiacos - 24th Torbjörn Nilsson (2) Sweden Striker 1982 Kaiserslautern - 15th 1984 IFK Gothenberg - 22nd Ladislav Novak (2) Czechoslovakia Left-back 1957 Dukla Prague - 22nd 1958 Dukla Prague - 19th Tibor Nyilasi (5) Hungary Forward/Attacking Midfielder 1976 Ferencvaros - 14th 1977 Ferencvaros -7th 1981 Ferencvaros -28th 1983 Austria Wien - 33rd 1985 Austria Wien - 21st
Branko Oblak (2) Yugoslavia Attacking Midfielder 1974 Hadjuk Split - 19th 1975 Schalke - 11th Guillermo Ochoa Mexico Goalkeeper 2007 America - 30th Ernst Ocwirk Austria Centre-half 1956 Sampdoria - 7th Metin Oktay Turkey Striker 1963 Galatasaray - 21st David O’Leary Republic of Ireland Centre-back/Left-back 1980 Arsenal 22nd Emmanuel Olisadebe Poland Striker 2001 Panathanaikos 18th Antonio Oliveira Portugal Attacking Midfielder 1981 Sporting Lisbon - 32nd Jesper Olsen (2) Denmark Winger 1983 Ajax - 8th 1984 Manchester United - 18th Morten Olsen (3) Denmark Libero 1983 Anderlecht - 17th 1984 Anderlecht - 18th 1986 Koln - 15th Anton Ondrus Czechoslovakia Libero 1976 Slovan Bratislava - 6th Ivica Osim Yugoslavia Midfielder 1968 Željezničar - 24th Wolfgang Overath (4) West Germany Attacking Midfielder 1967 Koln - 20th 1970 Koln - 5th 1971 Koln - 18th 1973 Koln - 18th Marc Overmars (2) Netherlands Left-winger 1995 Ajax - 8th 1998 Arsenal - 23rd Michael Owen (3) England Striker 1998 Liverpool - 4th 2001 Liverpool - 1st 2002 Liverpool - 13th Mesut Özil (4) Germany Attacking Midfielder 2010 Real Madrid - 13th 2011 Real Madrid - 11th 2012 Real Madrid - 14th 2013 Arsenal - 16th Gianluca Pagliuca Italy Goalkeeper 1991 Sampdoria - 21st Gary Pallister England Centre-back 1991 Manchester United - 21st Darko Pancev Yugoslavia Striker 1991 Red Star Belgrade - 2nd Antonin Panenka (2) Czechoslovakia Attacking Midfielder 1979 Bohemians Prague - 27th 1980 Bohemians Prague - 22nd Jean-Pierre Papin (5) France Striker 1989 Marseille - 10th 1990 Marseille -11th 1991 Marseille -1st 1992 Milan - 16th 1994 Bayern Munich - 16th Ezio Pascutti Italy Forward 1962 Bologna - 25th Rui Patricio Portugal Goalkeeper 2016 Sporting Lisbon 12th Dimitri Payet France Winger/Attacking Midfielder 2016 West Ham 17th Joaquín Peiró Spain Attacking Midfielder 1962 Torino - 19th Pepe Portugal Centre-back 2016 Real Madrid 9th José García Castro "Pepillo” Spain Striker 1956 Sevilla - 13th Alberto da Costa Pereira Portugal Goalkeeper 1961 Benfica - 28th Martin Peters England Left-winger/Attacking Midfielder 1969 West Ham United - 13th Angelo Peruzzi Italy Goalkeeper 1997 Juventus - 29th Emmanuel Petit France Central Midfielder 1998 Arsenal - 12th Vladimir Petrovic (2) Yugoslavia Attacking Midfielder 1980 Red Star Belgrade - 22nd 1981 Red Star Belgrade - 16th Bruno Pezzey (4) Austria Centre-back 1979 Eintracht Frankfurt - 21st 1980 Eintracht Frankfurt - 14th 1981 Eintracht Frankfurt - 11th 1982 Eintracht Frankfurt - 12th Jean-Marie Pfaff (3) Belgium Goalkeeper 1983 Bayern Munich - 6th 1986 Bayern Munich - 11th 1987 Bayern Munich - 17th Roger Piantoni France Forward 1956 Nancy - 21st Louis Pilot (3) Luxembourg Attacking Midfielder 1967 Standard Liege - 27th 1968 Standard Liege - 24th 1969 Standard Liege - 18th Andrea Pirlo (4) Italy Central Midfielder 2006 Milan - 9th 2007 Milan - 5th 2012 Juventus - 7th 2013 Juventus - 10th Gerard Piqué (2) Spain Centre-back 2011 Barcelona - 23rd 2012 Barcelona - 21st José Martínez "Pirri" (5) Spain Central Midfielder/Libero 1967 Real Madrid - 10th 1968 Real Madrid - 10th 1971 Real Madrid - 15th 1975 Real Madrid - 11th 1977 Real Madrid - 20th Jan Pivarnik Czechoslovakia Defender 1975 Slovan Bratislava - 22nd Michel Platini (11) France Attacking Midfielder 1976 Nancy - 5th 1977 Nancy - 3rd 1978 Nancy - 21st 1979 Saint-Etienne - 5th 1980 Saint-Etienne - 3rd 1981 Saint-Etienne - 4th 1982 Juventus - 9th 1983 Juventus -1st 1984 Juventus -1st 1985 Juventus -1st 1986 Juventus -11th David Platt (3) England Attacking Midfielder 1990 Aston Villa - 18th 1992 Juventus - 16th 1993 Sampdoria - 21st Svatopluk Pluskal Czechoslovakia Central Midfielder 1963 Dukla Prague - 21st Karel Poborsky Czech Republic Winger 1996 Manchester United - 10th Lukas Podolski Germany Forward/Striker 2006 Bayern Munich - 17th Paul Pogba (3) France Central Midfielder 2014 Juventus - 22nd 2015 Juventus - 15th 2016 Manchester United - 14th Jaroslav Pollak Czechoslovakia Midfielder 1976 Kosice - 15th Anton Polster Austria Striker 1987 Torino - 14th Viktor Ponedelnik USSR Striker 1961 Rostov-on-Don 17th Flemming Povlsen (2) Denmark Striker 1988 Koln - 17th 1992 Borussia Dortmund - 12th Pierino Prati Italy Striker 1969 Milan - 8th Michel Preud’homme (3) Belgium Goalkeeper 1988 Mechelen - 17th 1989 Mechelen - 10th 1994 Benfica - 11th Herbert Prohaska (2) Austria Attacking Midfielder 1980 Inter - 7th 1985 Austria Vienna - 29th Robert Prosinecki (2) Croatia Attacking Midfielder 1990 Red Star Belgrade - 12th 1991 Real Madrid - 5th Oleg Protassov USSR Striker 1985 Dnipro - 7th Ferenc Puskas (5) Hungary/Spain Forward/Striker 1956 Honved - 4th 1959 Real Madrid - 7th 1960 Real Madrid - 2nd 1961 Real Madrid - 5th 1965 Real Madrid - 13th Carles Puyol (2) Spain Centre-back/Right-back 2006 Barcelona - 17th 2010 Barcelona - 11th Marcel Raducanu Romania Attacking Midfielder 1980 Steaua Bucharest - 27th Helmut Rahn (2) West Germany Forward 1958 Rot-Weiss Essen - 2nd 1959 Koln - 9th Raí Souza de Oliveira Brazil Attacking Midfielder 1997 Paris Saint-Germain 29th Ivan Rakitic Croatia Central Midfielder 2015 Barcelona 23rd Antonio Ramallets Spain Goalkeeper 1959 Barcelona - 23rd Sergio Ramos (3) Spain Centre-back/Right-back 2008 Real Madrid - 21st 2012 Real Madrid - 18th 2014 Real Madrid - 23rd Raúl González (8) Spain Forward 1996 Real Madrid - 20th 1997 Real Madrid - 7th 1998 Real Madrid - 21st 1999 Real Madrid - 9th 2000 Real Madrid - 9th 2001 Real Madrid - 2nd 2002 Real Madrid - 7th 2003 Real Madrid - 7th Fabrizio Ravanelli (2) Italy Striker 1995 Juventus - 12th 1996 Middlesbrough - 16th Thomas Ravelli Sweden Goalkeeper 1994 IFK Gothenberg - 7th Fernando Redondo Argentina Central Midfielder 2000 Real Madrid - 18th Peter Reid England Central Midfielder 1985 Everton - 21st Rob Rensenbrink (3) Netherlands Left-winger 1976 Anderlecht - 2nd 1977 Anderlecht - 7th 1978 Anderlecht - 3rd Johnny Rep Netherlands Right-winger 1979 Saint-Etienne - 15th Carlos Rexach Spain Central Midfielder 1970 Barcelona - 24th Franck Ribéry (5) France Winger 2006 Marseille - 13th 2007 Bayern Munich - 17th 2008 Bayern Munich - 16th 2009 Bayern Munich - 28th 2013 Bayern Munich - 3rd Karl-Heinz Riedle Germany Striker 1989 14th Frank Rijkaard (5) Netherlands Centre-back/Defensive Midfielder 1988 Milan - 3rd 1989 Milan - 3rd 1990 Milan - 9th 1992 Milan - 10th 1995 Ajax - 12th Kees Rijvers Netherlands Inside-forward 1956 Saint-Etienne - 21st Juan Riquelme (2) Argentina Attacking Midfielder 2005 Villarreal - 14th 2007 Boca Juniors - 14th Luigi Riva (4) Italy Striker/Winger 1967 Cagliari - 13th 1968 Cagliari - 6th 1969 Cagliari - 2nd 1970 Cagliari - 3rd Vitor Barbosa Ferreira "Rivaldo" (6) Brazil Forward 1997 Barcelona - 33rd 1998 Barcelona - 5th 1999 Barcelona - 1st 2000 Barcelona - 5th 2001 Barcelona - 7th 2002 Milan - 8th Gianni Rivera (10) Italy Attacking Midfielder 1962 Milan -6th 1963 Milan -2nd 1964 Milan -9th 1965 Milan -7th 1967 Milan -16th 1968 Milan -9th 1969 Milan -1st 1970 Milan -10th 1972 Milan -18th 1973 Milan -8th Arjen Robben (4) Netherlands Winger 2010 Bayern Munich - 14th 2013 Bayern Munich - 8th 2014 Bayern Munich - 4th 2015 Bayern Munich - 22nd Robinho Brazil Forward 2007 Real Madrid - 9th Bryan Robson (5) England Central Midfielder 1981 Manchester United - 21st 1983 Manchester United - 10th 1984 Manchester United - 10th 1985 Manchester United - 9th 1987 Manchester United - 9th Dominique Rocheteau France Winger 1976 Saint-Etienne 21st James Rodriguez (2) Colombia Attacking Midfielder 2014 Real Madrid - 8th 2015 Real Madrid - 19th Ronaldinho (6) Brazil Forward 2002 Paris Saint-Germain - 12th 2003 Barcelona - 22nd 2004 Barcelona - 3rd 2005 Barcelona - 1st 2006 Barcelona - 4th 2007 Barcelona - 12th Ronaldo (7) Brazil Striker 1995 PSV Eindhoven - 26th 1996 Barcelona - 2nd 1997 Inter - 1st 1998 Inter - 3rd 1999 Inter - 23rd 2002 Real Madrid - 1st 2003 Real Madrid - 11th Cristiano Ronaldo (13) Portugal Forward/Winger 2004 Manchester United - 12th 2005 Manchester United - 20th 2006 Manchester United - 14th 2007 Manchester United - 2nd 2008 Manchester United - 1st 2009 Real Madrid - 2nd 2010 Real Madrid - 6th 2011 Real Madrid - 2nd 2012 Real Madrid - 2nd 2013 Real Madrid - 1st 2014 Real Madrid - 1st 2015 Real Madrid - 2nd 2016 Real Madrid - 1st Wayne Rooney (6) England Forward 2004 Manchester United - 8th 2007 Manchester United - 26th 2008 Manchester United - 13th 2009 Manchester United - 8th 2011 Manchester United - 5th 2012 Manchester United - 15th Paolo Rossi (4) Italy Striker 1978 Vicenza - 5th 1979 Vicenza - 6th 1982 Juventus - 1st 1983 Juventus - 23rd Yevgueni Rudakov (2) USSR Goalkeeper 1971 Dynamo Kiev - 12th 1972 Dynamo Kiev - 18th Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (8) West Germany Forward 1978 Bayern Munich - 21st 1979 Bayern Munich - 2nd 1980 Bayern Munich - 1st 1981 Bayern Munich - 1st 1982 Bayern Munich - 4th 1983 Bayern Munich - 8th 1984 Inter - 8th 1985 Inter - 5th Ian Rush (5) Wales Striker 1983 Liverpool - 15th 1984 Liverpool -4th 1985 Liverpool -14th 1986 Liverpool -6th 1987 Juventus - 14th
Marcelo Salas Chile Striker 1999 Lazio - 26th Julio Salinas Spain Striker 1989 Barcelona - 17th Matthias Sammer (3) Germany Libero/Central Midfielder 1995 Borussia Dortmund - 9th 1996 Borussia Dortmund - 1st 1997 Borussia Dortmund - 9th Alexis Sanchez Chile Forward 2015 Arsenal - 10th Ebbe Sand Denmark Striker 2001 Schalke - 18th Roland Sandberg Sweden Striker 1973 Kaiserslautern - 19th Karoly Sandor Hungary Right-winger 1960 MTK - 19th 1963 MTK - 17th José Santamaría Uruguay/Spain Centre-back 1961 Real Madrid - 10th Carlos Alonso "Santillana" Spain Forward 1976 Real Madrid - 21st Dimitris Saravakos (2) Greece Attacking Midfielder 1987 Panathanaikos - 30th 1991 Panathanaikos - 21st Hasan Sas Turkey Winger 2002 Galatasaray - 11th Dean Saunders Wales Forward 1991 Liverpool - 13th Franck Sauzée France Central Midfielder 1993 Atalanta - 21st Dejan Savicevic (4) Yugoslavia Forward 1988 Red Star Belgrade - 20th 1991 Red Star Belgrade - 2nd 1994 Milan - 9th 1995 Milan - 16th Walter Schachner Austria Striker 1979 Austria Wien - 27th Juan Schiaffino (2) Uruguay/Italy Forward 1956 Milan - 13th 1957 Milan - 14th Salvatore Schillaci Italy Striker 1990 Juventus - 2nd Peter Schmeichel (4) Denmark Goalkeeper 1992 Manchester United - 5th 1993 Manchester United - 12th 1997 Manchester United - 8th 1999 Sporting Lisbon - 17th Bernd Schneider Germany Right-winger 2002 Bayer Leverkusen - 15th Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (4) West Germany Full-back 1962 Koln - 3rd 1963 Mantova - 6th 1964 Roma - 11th 1965 Milan - 12th Viliam Schrojf Czechoslovakia Goalkeeper 1962 Slovan Bratislava - 19th Willi Schulz (2) West Germany Libero 1966 Hamburg - 18th 1968 Hamburg - 12th Harald Schumacher (3) West Germany Goalkeeper 1984 Koln - 7th 1985 Koln - 18th 1986 Koln - 17th Bernd Schuster (6) West Germany Attacking Midfielder 1980 Barcelona - 2nd 1981 Barcelona - 3rd 1982 Barcelona - 10th 1983 Barcelona - 11th 1984 Barcelona - 11th 1985 Barcelona - 3rd Bastian Schweinsteiger (4) Germany Central Midfielder 2010 Bayern Munich - 16th 2011 Bayern Munich - 15th 2013 Bayern Munich - 17th 2014 Bayern Munich - 18th Enzo Scifo (4) Belgium Attacking Midfielder 1984 Anderlecht - 12th 1990 Auxerre - 6th 1992 Torino - 11th 1993 Monaco - 17th Gaetano Scirea Italy Libero 1982 Juventus - 12th David Seaman England Goalkeeper 1996 Arsenal - 20th Clarence Seedorf (2) Netherlands Midfielder 1997 Real Madrid - 17th 1998 Real Madrid - 23rd 2007 Milan - 19th Uwe Seeler (5) West Germany Striker 1959 Hamburg - 20th 1960 Hamburg - 3rd 1961 Hamburg - 6th 1963 Hamburg - 7th 1970 Hamburg - 10th Joan Segarra Spain Left-back 1959 Barcelona - 20th Dragoslav Sekularac (3) Yugoslavia Attacking Midfielder 1960 Red Star Belgrade - 19th 1961 Red Star Belgrade - 10th 1962 Red Star Belgrade - 4th Marcos Senna Spain Defensive Midfielder 2008 Villarreal - 11th Sergi Barjuan Spain Left-back 1996 Barcelona - 28th Ciriaco Sforza Switzerland Attacking Midfielder 1994 Kaiserslautern - 21st Alan Shearer (3) England Striker 1995 Blackburn Rovers - 32nd 1996 Newcaslte United -3rd 1997 Newcastle United -20th Ramaz Shengelia USSR Winger/Forward 1981 Dinamo Tbilisi - 7th Albert Shesternyov (4) USSR Centre-back 1968 CSKA Moscow - 14th 1969 CSKA Moscow - 11th 1970 CSKA Moscow - 10th 1971 CSKA Moscow - 22nd Andriy Shevchenko (6) Ukraine Striker 1999 Milan - 3rd 2000 Milan - 3rd 2001 Milan - 8th 2003 Milan - 4th 2004 Milan - 1st 2005 Milan - 5th Peter Shilton (6) England Goalkeeper 1977 Nottingham Forest - 20th 1978 Nottingham Forest - 10th 1980 Nottingham Forest - 27th 1985 Southamton - 21st 1987 Derby County - 21st 1989 Derby County - 5th Giorgos Sideris Greece Striker 1969 Olympiacos - 18th Giuseppe Signori (2) Italy Forward 1993 Lazio - 21st 1994 Lazio - 16th Thiago Silva Brazil Centre-back 2013 Paris Saint-Germain - 21st Allan Simonsen (5) Denmark Forward 1975 Borussia Moenchengladbach - 27th 1977 Borussia Moenchengladbach - 1st 1978 Borussia Moenchengladbach - 8th 1979 Barcelona - 11th 1983 Charlton Athletic - 3rd Agne Simonsson (2) Sweden Striker 1959 Orgryte - 5th 1960 Real Madrid - 19th John Sivebæk Denmark Right-back 1985 Vejle Boldklub - 18th Omar Sivori (5) Argentina/Italy Forward 1960 Juventus - 9th 1961 Juventus - 1st 1962 Juventus - 11th 1963 Juventus - 13th 1964 Juventus - 19th Didier Six France Left-winger 1978 Marseille - 21st Bent Skammelsrud Norway Midfielder 1997 Rosenberg - 33rd Josip Skoblar (2) Yugoslavia Striker 1970 Marseille - 22nd 1971 Marseille - 6th Lennart Skoglund Sweden Left-winger 1958 Inter 19th Bobby Smith England Striker 1960 Tottenham Hotspur - 14th Wlodzimierz Smolarek Poland Forward 1981 Widzew Lodz - 28th Wesley Sneijder (2) Netherlands Attacking Midfielder 2010 Inter - 4th 2011 Inter - 12th Theo Snelders Netherlands Goalkeeper 1989 Aberdeen - 23rd Ernö Solymosi Hungary Midfielder/Defender 1962 Ujpest - 19th Angelo Sormani Italy Striker 1969 Milan - 15th Graeme Souness (3) Scotland Central Midfielder 1978 Liverpool - 15th 1984 Sampdoria - 6th 1985 Sampdoria - 21st Paulo Sousa (2) Portugal Central Midfielder 1995 Juventus - 14th 1997 Borussia Dortmund - 25th Neville Southall (2) Wales Goalkeeper 1985 Everton - 18th 1988 Everton - 20th Jürgen Sparwasser East Germany Midfielder 1974 Magdeburg - 10th Jaap Stam Netherlands Centre-back 1999 Manchester United - 12th Frank Stapleton Republic of Ireland Striker 1981 Manchester United - 21st Costica Stefanescu Romania Centre-back 1983 Universitea Craiova - 23rd Gary Stevens England Right-back 1985 Everton - 29th Uli Stielike (2) West Germany Libero/Central Midfielder 1979 Real Madrid - 19th 1981 Real Madrid - 32nd Hristo Stoichkov (5) Bulgaria Forward/Striker 1991 Barcelona -13th 1992 Barcelona -2nd 1993 Barcelona -12th 1994 Barcelona - 1st 1995 Parma - 14th Dragan Stojkovic (3) 1988 Red Star Belgrade - 20th 1989 Red Star Belgrade - 6th 1990 Marseille - 12th Karl Stotz Austria Defender 1961 Austria Wien - 35th Gordon Strachan (2) Scotland Right-winger/Central Midfielder 1983 Aberdeen - 4th 1984 Manchester United - 18th Joachim Streich East Germany Striker 1976 Magdeburg - 19th Eduard Streltsov (3) USSR Forward 1956 Torpedo Moscow - 13th 1957 Torpedo Moscow - 7th 1967 Torpedo Moscow - 13th Luis Suárez Miramontes (7) Spain Attacking Midfielder 1958 Barcelona - 14th 1959 Barcelona - 4th 1960 Barcelona - 1st 1961 Inter - 2nd 1963 Inter - 8th 1964 Inter - 2nd 1965 Inter - 3rd Luis Suárez (4) Uruguay Forward/Striker 2011 Liverpool - 6th 2013 Liverpool - 19th 2015 Barcelona - 5th 2016 Barcelona – 4th Davor Suker (3) Croatia Striker 1995 Real Madrid - 17th 1996 Real Madrid - 6th 1998 Real Madrid - 2nd Hakan Sukur Turkey Striker 2000 Inter - 18th Safet Susic Yugoslavia Attacking Midfielder 1979 FK Sarajevo - 15th 1983 Paris Saint-Germain - 15th Zygfryd Szoltysik Poland Midfielder 1967 Gornik Zabrze - 27th Lajos Szucs Hungary Defender 1968 Ferencvaros - 17th Horst Szymaniak (5) West Germany Central Midfielder 1957 Wuppertaler SV - 20th 1958 Wuppertaler SV - 8th 1959 Karlsruher SV - 10th 1960 Karlsruher SV - 9th 1961 Catania - 17th Simon Tahamata Netherlands Left-winger 1979 Ajax - 21st Marco Tardelli Italy Central Midfielder 1982 Juventus - 15th Tommy Taylor England Striker 1957 Manchester United - 8th John Terry (3) England Centre-back 2005 Chelsea - 10th 2006 Chelsea - 20th 2009 Chelsea - 26th Carlos Tévez Argentina Forward 2007 Manchester United - 30th Frans Thijssen Netherlands Attacking Midfielder 1981 Ipswich Town - 28th Andreas Thom East Germany Forward 1985 Dynamo Berlin - 29th Olaf Thön West Germany Libero/Central Midfielder 1997 Schalke - 24th Lilian Thuram (2) France Centre-back/Right-back 1997 Parma - 25th 1998 Parma - 7th Lajos Tichy (3) Hungary Forward 1959 Honved - 6th 1961 Honved - 28th 1962 Honved - 25th Jean Tigana (2) France Central Midfielder 1984 Bordeaux - 2nd 1986 Bordeaux - 21st Colin Todd England Centre-back 1975 Derby County - 9th Francesco Toldo (2) Italy Goalkeeper 2000 Fiorentina - 14th 2003 Inter - 22nd Damiano Tommasi Italy Defensive Midfielder 2001 Roma - 18th Jan Tomaszewski (2) Poland Goalkeeper 1973 Lodz - 14th 1974 Lodz - 13th Luca Toni Italy Striker 2006 Fiorentina - 20th Andras Törőcsik (2) Hungary Forward 1977 Ujpest - 26th 1981 Ujpest - 11th Fernando Torres (2) Spain Striker 2008 Liverpool - 3rd 2009 Liverpool - 11th Jose Torres (2) Portugal Striker 1964 Benfica - 15th 1966 Benfica - 10th Francesco Totti (3) Italy Forward 2000 Roma - 14th 2001 Roma - 5th 2003 Roma - 18th 2007 Roma - 10th Yaya Touré (5) 2009 Barcelona - 28th 2012 Manchester City - 12th 2013 Manchester City - 12th 2014 Manchester City - 14th 2015 Manchester City - 12th Giovanni Trapattoni Italy Centre-back/Defensive Midfielder 1963 Milan - 8th Marius Trésor (5) France Centre-back 1972 Marseille - 18th 1977 Marseille - 18th 1978 Marseille - 19th 1979 Marseille - 20th 1982 Bordeaux - 15th David Trezeguet (2) France Striker 2000 Juventus - 22nd 2001 Juventus - 12th Kubilay Turkyilmaz Switzerland Striker 1996 Grasshopper - 19th Joseph Ujlaki France Striker 1960 RC Paris - 13th Klaus Urbanczyk East Germany Defender 1964 Chemie Halle - 19th
Juan Carlos Valerón Spain Attacking Midfielder 2002 Deportivo la Coruna - 15th Marco van Basten (6) Netherlands Striker 1986 Ajax - 8th 1987 Milan - 6th 1988 Milan - 1st 1989 Milan - 1st 1991 Milan - 19th 1992 Milan - 1st René van de Kerkhof Netherlands Right-winger/Central Midfielder 1978 PSV Eindhoven - 12th 1979 PSV Eindhoven - 21st Willy van de Kerkhof Netherlands Central Midfielder 1978 PSV Eindhoven - 13th François van der Elst Belgium Striker 1978 Anderlecht - 21st Edwin van der Sar Netherlands Goalkeeper 2008 Manchester United - 24th Wim van Hanegem Netherlands Central Midfielder 1970 Feyenoord - 14th Paul van Himst (6) Belgium Forward 1963 Anderlecht -11th 1964 Anderlecht -5th 1965 Anderlecht -4th 1966 Anderlecht -18th 1967 Anderlecht -20th 1972 Anderlecht -11th Wilfried van Moer (4) Belgium Attacking Midfielder 1969 Standard Liege - 23rd 1970 Standard Liege - 18th 1980 Beveren - 4th 1981 Beveren - 21st Ruud van Nistelrooy (5) Netherlands Striker 2002 Manchester United - 14th 2003 Manchester United -6th 2004 Manchester United -9th 2007 Real Madrid - 6th 2008 Real Madrid - 24th Robin van Persie (3) Netherlands Striker/Forward 2007 Arsenal - 30th 2012 Manchester United - 9th 2013 Manchester United - 7th Erwin Vandenbergh (2) Belgium Striker 1980 Lierse - 11th 1983 Anderlecht - 19th Jamie Vardy England Striker 2016 Leicester City - 8th Manuel Velásquez Spain Midfielder 1969 Real Madrid - 18th Franky Vercauteren Belgium Left-winger 1983 Anderlecht - 11th Juan Sebastián Verón (3) Argentina Central Midfielder/Attacking Midfielder 1998 Parma - 8th 2000 Lazio - 27th 2001 Manchester United - 16th Gianluca Vialli (5) Italy Striker 1987 Sampdoria - 8th 1988 Sampdoria - 7th 1989 Sampdoria - 23rd 1991 Sampdoria - 7th 1995 Juventus - 19th Vicente Rodríguez Spain Left-winger 2004 Valencia - 28th Arturo Vidal Chile Central Midfielder 2015 Bayern Munich - 17th 2016 Bayern Munich – 14th Nemanja Vidic (2) Serbia Centre-back 2008 Manchester United - 21st 2009 Manchester United - 16th Blagoje Vidinic Yugoslavia Goalkeeper 1960 Radnicki Belgrade - 23rd Patrick Vieira (2) 2002 Arsenal - 15th 2006 Juventus - 14th Christian Vieri (3) Italy Striker 1997 Atletico Madrid - 9th 1998 Lazio - 26th 1999 Inter - 7th Ivo Viktor (4) Czechoslovakia Goalkeeper 1969 Dukla Prague - 23rd 1973 Dukla Prague - 23rd 1975 Dukla Prague - 17th 1976 Dukla Prague - 3rd David Villa (5) Spain Striker 2006 Valencia - 25th 2008 Valencia - 7th 2009 Valencia - 26th 2010 Barcelona - 8th 2011 Barcelona - 14th Ladislav Vizek (2) Czechoslovakia Striker 1980 Dukla Prague - 20th 1985 Dukla Prague - 29th Berti Vogts (5) West Germany Right-back 1971 Borussia Moenchengladbach - 15th 1974 Borussia Moenchengladbach - 10th 1975 Borussia Moenchengladbach - 4th 1976 Borussia Moenchengladbach - 13th 1977 Borussia Moenchengladbach - 10th Yuri Voinov USSR Midfielder 1959 Dynamo Kiev - 12th Rudi Völler (6) Germany Striker 1983 Werder Bremen - 33rd 1984 Werder Bremen - 11th 1986 Werder Bremen - 26th 1987 Roma - 30th 1990 Roma - 18th 1991 Roma - 12th Valery Voronin (3) USSR Half-back 1964 Torpedo Moscow - 10th 1965 Torpedo Moscow - 8th 1966 Torpedo Moscow - 11th Zlatko Vujovic Yugoslavia Forward 1981 Hadjuk Split - 19th Chris Waddle (2) England Winger 1990 Marseille 18th 1991 Marseille 10th Des Walker England Centre-back 1990 Nottingham Forest 12th John Wark Scotland Attacking Midfielder 1981 Ipswich Town 9th George Weah (2) Liberia Striker/Forward 1995 Milan - 1st 1996 Milan - 12th Benny Wendt Sweden Striker 1976 Tennis Borussia Berlin - 21st Norman Whiteside Northern Ireland Forward/Striker 1983 Manchester United - 18th Tony Woodcock England Forward/Winger 1979 Koln - 15th Billy Wright (3) England Centre-back/Wing-half 1956 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9th 1957 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2nd 1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6th Ian Wright England Striker 1995 Arsenal 32nd Xavi (6) Spain Central Midfielder 2008 Barcelona 5th 2009 Barcelona 3rd 2010 Barcelona 3rd 2011 Barcelona 3rd 2012 Barcelona 4th 2013 Barcelona 15th Pavlo Yakovenko USSR Central Midfielder 1986 Dynamo Kiev - 21st Lev Yashin (9) USSR Goalkeeper 1956 Dynamo Moscow - 5th 1957 Dynamo Moscow - 11th 1958 Dynamo Moscow - 14th 1959 Dynamo Moscow - 11th 1960 Dynamo Moscow - 5th 1961 Dynamo Moscow - 4th 1963 Dynamo Moscow - 1st 1964 Dynamo Moscow - 8th 1965 Dynamo Moscow - 15th 1966 Dynamo Moscow - 7th Anthony Yeboah Ghana Striker 1995 Leeds United - 23rd Dwight Yorke Trinidad &Tobago Forward 1999 Manchester United 11th Theodoros Zagorakis Greece Central Midfielder 2004 Bologna - 5th Zlatko Zahovic (2) Slovenia Forward 1999 Olympiacos - 14th 2000 Valencia - 12th Jesús Zamora Spain Central Midfielder 1981 Real Sociedad 32nd Gianluca Zambrotta Italy Full-back/Winger 2006 Barcelona 20th Iván Zamorano Chile Striker 1995 Real Madrid - 27th Alexander Zavarov (4) USSR Forward 1986 Dynamo Kiev - 6th 1987 Dynamo Kiev - 17th 1988 Juventus - 8th 1989 Juventus - 23rd Walter Zenga (2) Italy Goalkeeper 1988 Inter - 17th 1990 Inter - 12th Zinedine Zidane (11) France Attacking Midfielder 1996 Juventus 28th 1997 Juventus 3rd 1998 Juventus 1st 1999 Juventus 19th 2000 Juventus 2nd 2001 Real Madrid 9th 2002 Real Madrid 4th 2003 Real Madrid 5th 2004 Real Madrid 23rd 2005 Real Madrid 18th 2006 Retired 5th Christian Ziege Germany Left-back/winger 1996 Bayern Munich - 22nd Peter Zhekov Bulgaria Forward 1969 CSKA Sofia - 9th Dino Zoff (6) Italy Goalkeeper 1973 Juventus - 2nd 1975 Juventus - 14th 1976 Juventus - 26th 1980 Juventus - 11th 1981 Juventus - 6th 1982 Juventus - 8th Gianfranco Zola (2) Italy Forward 1995 Parma - 6th 1997 Chelsea - 15th
Until the Messi/Ronaldo era Franz Beckenbauer's consistency here is unmatched. 11 consecutive seasons finishing among the top 7 places. 2 x winner 2 x 2nd place 1 x 3rd place 4 x 4th place 1 x 5th place 1 x 7th place also had a 17th place finish prior, making it 12 consecutive top 20 placings
Michel Platini's streak is quite remarkable too (in a more advanced position on the field, as a midfielder or forward) : 1976 : 5th 1977 : 3rd (in the very same bracket as the two first players) 1978 : 21st (last spot. WC 1st round exit in Argentina against Argentina... first WC since '66 for Fra.) 1979 : 5th 1980 : 3rd (1 pt behind the 2nd place) 1981 : 4th 1982 : 9th 1983 : 1st 1984 : 1st 1985 : 1st 1986 : 11th (and knowing a long-term injury post World Cup '78 : from August '78 to February '79 included. He was retarding a knee-surgery since '76, when he became an international and played the Olympics, too. He had problems at his knee since before that btw knowing a big injury prior to become a professional already, if I'm not mistaken). It's even more impressive.
I like the Shevchenko' streak too : 1998 : nominated. 1999 : 3rd 2000 : 3rd 2001 : 8th 2002 : - (WC : eliminated during the barrages by Ger. while he knew his 'down' at Milan. Also, UEFA top scorer in WC qual.) 2003 : 4th 2004 : 1st 2005 : 5th 2006 : nominated (WC : quarter-finalist with individual up and downs, 2 goals against Tun. and Saudis. CL top scorer, eliminated in the S/F's by Barça by 1-0 on aggregate) For a striker, it's rare. 5x top-5. A player from the East, thus with the doubts that went with it when he joined AC Milan. Went to barrages in '98 too (Croatia). 2 goals at Euro 2012 (at home against Swe.) by the end, to end with, when not "pure CF" anymore and past his peak since some time but that's just in order to recall it (it was a nice last performance in a tournament from him, for Ukraine).