2009 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year awards took place on 21 December 2009 at the 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.

Shortlist of 10 players

 * 🇩🇪 Nadine Angerer
 * 🇫🇷 Sonia Bompastor
 * 🇧🇷 Cristiane
 * 🇩🇪 Inka Grings
 * 🇯🇵 Mana Iwabuchi
 * 🇩🇪 Simone Laudehr
 * 🇧🇷 Marta
 * 🇩🇪 Birgit Prinz
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kelly Smith
 * 🇺🇸 Abby Wambach