| Year | Player | Position | Club | Country | League | |
| 1992 | Marco Van Basten | FW | Milan | Netherlands | Italy | |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio | FW | Juventus | Italy | Italy | |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov | FW | Barcelona | Bulgaria | Spain | |
| 1995 | George Weah | FW | Milan | Liberia | Italy | |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer | DF | Dortmund | Germany | Germany | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | FW | Inter | Brazil | Italy | |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane | MF | Juventus | France | Italy | |
| 1999 | Rivaldo | FW | Barcelona | Brazil | Spain | |
| 2000 | Luis Figo | MF | Real Madrid | Portugual | Spain | |
| 2001 | Michael Owen | FW | Liverpool | England | England | |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | FW | Real Madrid | Brazil | Spain | |
| 2003 | Pavel Nedved | MF | Juventus | Czech Republic | Italy | |
| 2004 | Andriy Shevchenko | FW | Milan | Ukraine | Italy | |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho | FW | Barcelona | Brazil | Spain | |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro | DF | Real Madrid | Italy | Spain | |
| 2007 | Kaka' | MF | Milan | Brazil | Italy | |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | MF | Manchester United | Portugual | England | |
Position : Defenders (2), Midfielders (5), Forwards (10)
Nation : Brazil (5), Italy (2), Portugal (2), Others (8)
League : Italy (8), Spain (6), Others (2)
Club : Milan (4), Barcelona (3), Juventus (3), Real Madrid (3), Others (4)