IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST PLAYER 2023
AWARDS 2023 - ERLING HAALAND,THE WORLD’S BEST PLAYER 2023 !
IFFHS was the first to create the Award of THE WORLD’S BEST PLAYER in 1988. Marco Van Basten (1988 and 1989) and Lothar Matthaus (1990) were the 3 winners (1988 to 1990) before FIFA President Sepp Blatter asked IFFHS to let this World Award to FIFA to become FIFA World Player of the Year. Since 2020, the IFFHS has decided to award again IFFHS WORLD’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR and Robert Lewandowski was the winner of the Awards 2020 and 2021, Lionel Messi won in 2022.
In 2023, Erling Haaland was acclaimed to receive the Award of IFFHS MEN’S WORLD BEST PLAYER 2023 ! The norwegian striker, winner of the UEFA Champions League, the Premier League, the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Supercup, the english Cup and always in the World’s Best Goalscorer ranking, totalized 209 points .He was sovereign voted as the World’s Best Player before Kylian Mbappe (105 points) and Lionel Messi (85 points), already winner of 14 IFFHS Awards in his career.
It is the FIRST EVER IFFHS AWARD for Erling Haaland and also for his country Norway ! A very great and deserved success. Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne, the teammates of Manchester City, completed the Top 5.
THE RANKING 2023
| Rank | Player | Country | Club | Points |
| 1 | Erling HAALAND | Norway | Manchester City (England) | 208 |
| 2 | Kylian MBAPPE | France | Paris SG | 105 |
| 3 | Lionel MESSI | Argentina | Paris SG/Miami (USA) | 85 |
| 4 | RODRI | Spain | Manchester City (England) | 55 |
| 5 | Jude BELLINGHAM | England | Dortmund/Real Madrid (Sp) | 34 |
| 6 | Kevin DE BRUYNE | Belgium | Manchester City (England) | 27 |
| 7 | Harry KANE | England | Tottenham/FC Bayern (Ger) | 18 |
| 8 | Bernardo SILVA | Portugal | Manchester City (England) | 9 |
| 9 | VINICIUS Junior | Brazil | Real Madrid (Spain) | 8 |
| 10 | Lautaro MARTINEZ | Argentina | Inter Milan (Italy) | 7 |
| 11 | Cristiano RONALDO | Portugal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) | 6 |
| 12 | Mohamed SALAH | Egypt | Liverpool (England) | 5 |
| Victor OSIMHEN | Nigeria | Napoli (Italy) | 5 | |
| 14 | Ilkay GUNDOGAN | Germany | Man City/FC Barcelona | 4 |
| 15 | Romelu LUKAKU | Belgium | Inter Milan/AS Roma (Italy) | 3 |
