2009 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year awards took place on 21 December 2009 at the :de:Kongresshaus Zürich|Kongresshaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. Shortlists of 23 men and 10 women were announced on 30 October 2009. The final five contenders for this year’s FIFA World Player of the Year and FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year awards were announced on 7 December 2009. Lionel Messi was announced as the World Player of the Year with a record points total.
Results
Men
| Rank | Player | Points | Club |
| 1 |  Lionel Messi | 1073 |  Barcelona |
| 2 |  Cristiano Ronaldo | 352 |  Manchester United Real Madrid |
| 3 | Xavi | 196 | Barcelona |
| 4 |  Kaká | 190 |  Milan Real Madrid |
| 5 | Andrés Iniesta | 134 | Barcelona |
| 6 |  Didier Drogba | 128 | Chelsea |
| 7 | Fernando Torres | 113 | Liverpool |
| 8 | Steven Gerrard | 64 | Liverpool |
| 9 |  Samuel Eto'o | 54 | Barcelona Internazionale |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | 45 | Manchester United |
| 11 | Frank Lampard | 31 | Chelsea |
| 12= |  Michael Ballack | 27 | Chelsea |
| 12= | John Terry | 27 | Chelsea |
| 14 |  Zlatan Ibrahimović | 22 | Internazionale Barcelona |
| 15= | Gianluigi Buffon | 19 | Juventus |
| 15= |  Michael Essien | 19 | Chelsea |
| 17 | Iker Casillas | 17 | Real Madrid |
| 18 | Carles Puyol | 14 | Barcelona |
| 19= | Diego | 8 | Werder Bremen Juventus |
| 19= | David Villa | 8 | Valencia |
| 21 |  Franck Ribéry | 7 | Bayern Munich |
| 22 | Thierry Henry | 6 | Barcelona |
| 23 | Luís Fabiano | 2 | Sevilla |
Women
| Rank | Player | Points | Club |
| 1 | Marta | 833 |  Los Angeles Sol Santos |
| 2 | Birgit Prinz | 290 | Frankfurt |
| 3 | Kelly Smith | 252 | Boston Breakers |
| 4 | Cristiane | 239 | Chicago Red Stars Santos |
| 5 | Inka Grings | 216 | Duisburg |
Shortlist of 10 players
- Nadine Angerer
- Sonia Bompastor
- Cristiane
- Inka Grings
- Mana Iwabuchi
- Simone Laudehr
- Marta
- Birgit Prinz
- Kelly Smith
- Abby Wambach