IFFHS AWARDS 2024 - JUDE BELLINGHAM, MEN'S WORLD BEST PLAYMAKER
IFFHS MEN’S WORLD BEST PLAYMAKER 2024 – JUDE BELLINGHAM
Winner of two IFFHS Awards as MEN’S WORLD BEST YOUTH PLAYER in 2022 and 2023, Jude Bellingham wins his third IFFHS Award as MEN’S WORLD BEST PLAYMAKER in 2024 ! He added 133 points due to his great year with Real Madrid (UEFA Champions League, La Liga, UEFA Supercup, Supercopa) and England (final EURO), 37 more than Kevin De Bruyne, Belgium’s star, winner of 3 IFFHS Awards in this category (2020, 2021, 2023) and ranked in the World’s Top 5 since 2016 ! Toni Kroos, winner of the IFFHS Playmaker Award in 2014 and always in the Top 10 since 2013, took the third place before another rising star, friend of Bellingham, Jamal Musiala, the playmaker of Germany and FC Bayern. To complete the Top 5, no other than Lionel Messi, winner of 5 IFFHS Playmaker Awards, in total 14 IFFHS Awards in his career, who was successful with Argentina and inter Miami. Olmo and Wirtz represent also the future.
| Rank | Name | Country | Club | Points |
| 1 | Jude BELLINGHAM | England | Real Madrid (Spain) | 133 |
| 2 | Kevin DE BRUYNE | Belgium | Manchester City (England) | 96 |
| 3 | Toni KROOS | Germany | Real Madrid (Spain) | 78 |
| 4 | Jamel MUSIALA | Germany | FC Bayern München | 54 |
| 5 | Lionel MESSI | Argentina | Inter Miami (USA) | 53 |
| 6 | Dani OLMO | Spain | RB Leipzig/FC Barcelona | 48 |
| 7 | Florian WIRTZ | Germany | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 |
| 8 | James RODRIGUEZ | Colombia | Sao Paulo/Raya Vallecano | 26 |
| 9 | Hakan CALHANOGLU | Turkey | Inter Milan (Italy) | 13 |
| Martin OODEGARD | Norway | Arsenal (England) | 13 |
