THE WORLD’S BEST PLAYMAKER : LIONEL MESSI (ARGENTINA/FC BARCELONA)

IFFHS AWARDS 2019

THE WORLD’S BEST PLAYMAKER 2019

LIONEL MESSI SOVEREIGN !

Lionel Messi won his fourfh Award of The World’s Best Playmaker after 2015, 2016 and 2017 with a runaway victory of 214 points before Belgium’s leaders Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard !

Football experts in 90 countries from all continents were again impressed by the regular performances of the Genius Messi, who holds the all-time record of the IFFHS most Awards, 10 in 9 years !

Lionel Messi is not only a Playmaker, he is also a Top Goal Scorer (4 Awards as Top Division Goal Scorer and 2 as Internatioanl Top Goal Scorer).

He joined Xavi, also winner of 4 Playmaker Awards at the first place in this category before Iniesta (2), Zidane, Modric, Kaka and Kroos (all 1) !

              THE WORLD’S BEST PLAYMAKER 2019 (by IFFHS)

RankingNameCountryClubPoints
1Lionel MESSIArgentinaFC Barcelona299
2Kevin DE BRUYNEBelgiumFC Manchester City85
3Eden HAZARDBelgiumFC Chelsea/Real Madrid CF55
4Roberto FIRMINOBrazilFC Liverpool46
5Bernardo SILVAPortugalFC Manchester City32
6Dusan TADICSerbiaFC Ajax Amsterdam30
7Frenkie DE JONGNetherlandsFC Ajax Amsterdam/FC Barcelona25
8Christian ERIKSENDenmarkTottenham Hotspurs21
9Antoine GRIEZMANNFranceAtlético Madrid/FC Barcelona20
10Georginio WIJNALDUMNetherlandsFC Liverpool17
11Luka MODRICCroatiaReal Madrid CF15
12Miralem PJANICBosniaFC Juventus11
13Mohamed SALAHEgyptFC Liverpool8
14Riyad Karim MAHREZAlgeriaFC Manchester City6
14Paul POGBAFranceFC Manchester United6
16Hakim ZIYECHMoroccoFC Ajax Amsterdam5
17THIAGO AlcantaraSpainFC Bayern München3
18Ismael BENNACERAlgeriaAC Milan2
19Ignacio FERNANDEZArgentinaFC River Plate1
19Lorenzo INSIGNEItalySSC Napoli1
19Sunil CHHETRIIndiaFC Bengaluru1
19Pablo SARABIASpainParis SG1