IFFHS AWARDS 2025 - VITINHA, MEN'S WORLD BEST PLAYMAKER
IFFHS MEN’S WORLD BEST PLAYMAKER 2025
Vitinha is crowned as IFFHS World’s Best Playmaker 2025 due to a fantastic year with Paris SG and Portugal’s national team ! With 103 points, the Portuguese midfielder joins the Legends Zidane, Xavi, Iniesta, Kroos, Messi, Modric, De Bruyne and Bellingham, the IFFHS Award winners since 2006 ! Pedri, winner of the first IFFHS World’s Best Youth player Award 2021, takes a brilliant second place, only 12 points away from Vitinha and Lamine Yamal completes the podium. Lionel Messi , winner of 14 IFFHS Awards in total, proves again his Legend class with a 4th rank in the 2025 edition !
| Rank | Name | Country | Club | Points |
| 1 | VITINHA | Portugal | Paris SG | 103 |
| 2 | PEDRI | Spain | FC Barcelona | 91 |
| 3 | Lamine YAMAL | Spain | FC Barcelona | 78 |
| 4 | Lionel MESSI | Argentina | Inter Miami CF | 49 |
| 5 | Cole PALMER | England | Chelsea FC | 48 |
| 6 | Jude BELLINGHAM | England | Real Madrid CF | 27 |
| 7 | Kevin DE BRUYNE | Belgium | Manchester City/SSC Napoli | 23 |
| 8 | Martin ODEGAARD | Norway | Arsenal FC | 15 |
| 9 | Bruno FERNANDES | Portugal | Manchester United FC | 14 |
| 10 | Florian WIRTZ | Germany | Leverkusen/Liverpool FC | 11 |
