The World's Most Popular Footballer Amongst Currently Active Players in 2009
Der gegenwärtig populärste aktive Fussballer der Welt  im Jahre 2009
El futbolista actualmente en activo más popular del mundo en el año 2009
Le footballeur actuellement actif le plus populaire du monde dans l‘année 2009
Voting by IFFHS Users

 

Africa:





1.Mohamed Aboutreika Egypt84.470
2.Amr Zaki Egypt9.909
3.Faisal Agab SidoSudan8.903
4.Marouane ChamakhMaroc947
5.Didier DrogbaCôte-d‘Ivoire789
6.Samuel Eto‘oCameroun247

 

 

Asia:





1.Yasser Al-QahtaniSaudi Arabia35.499
2.Li Jinyu China35.140
3.Ali Karimi Iran17.905
4.Mohammed Noor Adam HawsawiSaudi Arabia11.344
5.Mehdi MahdavikiaIran6.429
6.Server DjeparovUzbekistan2.229

 

 

Central & North America:





1.Carlos Alberto Pavón Honduras195.182
2.Bryan Ruiz Costa Rica15.750
3.Cuauhtemoc BlancoMéxico4.909
4.Omar BravoMéxico2.284
5.Oswaldo Javier SánchezMéxico553
6.Landon DonovanUSA183

 

 

Europe:





1.Arda TuranTürkiye91.887
2.Michał ŻewłakowPolska53.939
3.Andrey Arshavin Russia20.651
4.Igor AkinfeevRussia12.693
5.Artem V. MilevskiyUkraine12.434
6.Dario Srna Hrvatska12.122
7.Dimitar BerbatovBulgaria11.640

 

 

South America:





1.Juan Manuel Vargas Perú44.338
2.Alexandre Raphael Meschini »Alex«Brasil39.158
3.José Francisco CevallosEcuador19.632
4.Antonio PachecoUruguay17.615
5.Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Chile16.310
6.Juan Sebastián VerónArgentina15.616
7.Claudio PizarroPerú10.715
 

 

Oceania:





1.Harry KewellAustralia9.400
2.Timothy Joel CahillAustralia26
3.Ryan NelsenNew Zealand13
 

 

 

World: 

CandidateClubNationalityVotes





1.Carlos Alberto PavónReal CD España San Pedro SulaHonduras195.182
2.Arda Turan Galatasaray SK İstanbul Türkiye91.887
3.Mohamed AboutreikaAl-Ahly CairoEgypt84.470
4.Michał ŻewłakowOlympiakos PireasPolska53.939
5.Juan Manuel VargasAC FirenzePerú44.338
6.Alexandre Raphael Meschini »Alex«FC Spartak MoscowBrasil39.158
7.Yasser Al-QahtaniAl-Hilal FC RiyadhSaudi Arabia35.499
8.Li JinyuShandong Luneng TaishanChina35.140
9.Andrey ArshavinArsenal FC LondonRussia20.651
10.José Francisco CevallosLDU de QuitoEcuador19.632
11.Ali KarimiSteel Azin TehranIran17.905
12.Antonio PachecoCA Peñarol MontevideoUruguay17.615
13.Alexis Alejandro SánchezUdinese CalcioChile16.310
14.Bryan RuizFC Twente EnschedeCosta Rica15.750
15.Juan Sebastián VerónCA Estudiantes de La PlataArgentina15.616
16.Igor Akinfeev PFC CSKA Moscow Russia 12.693
17.Artem V. MilevskiyFC Dynamo KyivUkraine12.434
18.Dario SrnaFC Shakhtyor Donetsk Hrvatska 12.122
19.Dimitar Berbatov Manchester United FCBulgaria 11.640
20.Mohammed Noor Adam HawsawiAl-Ittihad Club JeddahSaudi Arabia11.344
21.Sercan YıldırımBursaspor K BursaTürkiye10.915
22.Claudio PizarroSV Werder BremenPerú10.715
23.Amr ZakiZamalek SC CairoEgypt9.909
24.Harry KewellSK Galatasaray İstanbulAustralia9.400
25.Iker CasillasReal Madrid CFEspaña 9.340
26.Faisal Agab SidoAl-Merreikh OmdurmanSudan8.903
27.Mehdi MahdavikiaEintracht FrankfurtIran6.429
28.Humberto Andrés SuazoCF MonterreyChile6.242
29.Marcos Roberto Silveira ReisSE Palmeiras São PauloBrasil5.770
30.Óscar Javier MoralesC Nacional de F MontevideoUruguay5.478
31.Lionel Messi FCBarcelona FCArgentina 4.938
32.Cuauhtemoc BlancoChicago FireMéxico4.909
33.Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos AveiroReal Madrid CFPortugal4.702
34.Ronaldo Luis Nazário de LimaSC Corinthians Paulista São PauloBrasil3.621
35.Alessandro Del PieroJuventus FC Torino Italia 3.236
36.Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite »Kaká«Real Madrid CFBrasil2.829
37.Salvador CabañasCF América Ciudad de MéxicoParaguay2.701
38.Adriano Leite RibeiroCR Flamengo Rio de JaneiroBrasil2.334
39.Omar BravoCD GuadalajaraMéxico2.284
40.Server DjeparovFK Bunyodkor TashkentUzbekistan2.229
41.Giorgos KaragounisPanathinaikos AthensHellas2.114
42.Sergey SemakFK Rubin KasanRussia2.070
43.Gianluigi BuffonJuventus FC TorinoItalia 1.432
44.Jari Litmanen FC Lahti Suomi1.159
45.Martín PalermoCA Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Argentina1.142
46.Francesco Totti AS Roma Italia1.079
47.Fernando TorresLiverpool FCEspaña 1.053
48.Michael BallackChelsea FC LondonDeutschland1.037
49.Steven GerrardLiverpool FCEngland1.016
50.Luis Alberto SuárezAFC Ajax AmsterdamUruguay967
51.Marouane ChamakhFC Girondins de BordeauxMaroc947
52.Frank LampardChelsea FC LondonEngland906
53.Rogério CeniSão Paulo FCBrasil833
54.Wayne RooneyManchester United FCEngland804
55.Didier DrogbaChelsea FC LondonCôte-d‘Ivoire789
56.Andrea Pirlo Milan AC Italia783
57.Ryan Giggs Manchester United FC Wales723
58.David VillaValencia CFEspaña616
59.Carlos Alberto TévezManchester City FC Argentina601
60.Zlatan Ibrahimović FC BarcelonaSverige592
61.Thierry HenryFC BarcelonaFrance582
62.Oswaldo Javier SánchezClub Santos Laguna de TorreonMéxico 553
63.Javier Hernández »Xavi«FC BarcelonaEspaña 449
64.Cristian Eugen ChivuFC Internazionale MilanoRomânia428
65.Nemanja VidićManchester United FC Srbija416
66.Julio César Soãres EspíndolaFC Internazionale MilanoBrasil372
67.Andrés IniestaFC BarcelonaEspaña362
68.Samuel Eto'oFC Internazionale MilanoCameroun 274
69.Antonio CassanoUC Sampdoria GenoaItalia263
70.Yossef Shai BenayounLiverpool FC Israel247
71.Petr ČechChelsea FC LondonČeská Republika245
72.Franck RibéryFC Bayern MünchenFrance 244
73.Robin van PersieArsenal FC LondonNederland243

Sid Ali Yahia-ChérifJS de Kabylie (Tizi Ouzou)Maroc243
75.Edwin van der SarManchester United FCNederland189
76.Landon DonovanLos Angeles GalaxyUSA183
77.Michael EssienChelsea FC LondonGhana163
78.Radamel Falcao GarcíaFC do PortoColombia159
79.Edin DžekoVfL WolfsburgBosne i Hercegovine157
80.Giancarlo Gregorio MaldonadoXerez CDVenezuela126
81.Shunsuke NakamuraRCD Espanyol BarcelonaJapan108
82.Ji-Sung ParkManchester United FCRepublic of Korea107
83.Pável PardoCF América Ciudad de MéxicoMéxico100
84.Yoann Miguel Gourcuff FC Girondins de BordeauxFrance94

Lukas Podolski1.FC KölnDeutschland 94
86.Bastian SchweinsteigerFC Bayern MünchenDeutschland93
87.Karim HagguiHannoverscher SV 1896Tunisie82
88.Daniel AggerLiverpool FCDanmark 62

Frank RostHamburger SVDeutschland62

Thomas VermaelenArsenal FC LondonBelgique62
91.Yakin HakanFC LuzernSchweiz60
92.Joselito VacaOriente Petrolero Santa CruzBolivia57
93.Nicklas BendtnerArsenal FC LondonDanmark51
94.Baichung BhutiaEast Bengal Club KolkataIndia35
95.Balázs DzsudzsákPSV EindhovenMagyarország33
96.Liedson Silva MunizSporting Clube de Portugal LisboaPortugal32
97.Milivoje Novaković1.FC KölnSlovenija30
98.Scott BrownGlasgow Celtic FCScotland28
99.Kris BoydGlasgow Rangers FCScotland27
100.Timothy Joel CahillEverton FCAustralia26

Róbert VittekLille Olympique SCSlovensko26
102.Kasey KellerSeattle Sounders FCUSA25
103.Lê Công VinhLeixôes Sport ClubeVietnam24
104.Roar StrandRosenborg BK TrondheimNorge23
105.Theerasil DangdaMuang Thong United FCThailand22
106.Robert David Keane Tottenham Hotspur FCRepublic of Ireland20
107.Alexander FreiFC BaselSchweiz19
108.Alan Kaluyituka DiyokoTP Mazembe LubumbashiCongo DR17

Nwanko KanuPortsmouth FCNigeria17
110.Marc JankoRed Bull SalzburgÖsterreich16

Kengo NakamuraKawasaki FrontaleJapan16
112.Gi-Dong KimFC Pohang SteelersRepublic of Korea13

Ryan NelsenBlackburn Rovers FCNew Zealand13
114.Steven DefourRoyal Standard de LiègeBelgique 8
115.Aleksandar DuricSingapore Armed Forces FCSingapore6








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