| 2001 Michael Owen | FC Liverpool |
| 2002 Ronaldo | Inter Mailand |
| 2003 Pavel Nedved | Juventus Turin |
| 2004 Andrej Schewtschenko | AC Mailand |
| 2005 Ronaldinho | FC Barcelona |
| 2006 Fabio Cannavaro | Juventus Turin |
| 2007 Kaka | AC Mailand |
| 2008 Ronaldo | Manchester United |
| 2009 Lionel Messi | FC Barcelona |