The Best Soccer Player ESPY Award, is an annual award honoring the achievements of an individual from the world of soccers. It was first awarded as part of the ESPY Awards in 2000. The awards discontinued in (2002–2005, 2007–2022) but was awarded again in 2023.
List of winners YearPlayerNational teamrepresentedClub teamrepresentedPositionplayed primarily2000Mia HammNoneForward2001Mia HammWashington FreedomForward2002–2004Not awarded2005Mia HammNoneForward2006RonaldinhoFC BarcelonaForward2023Lionel MessiParis Saint-GermainForward2024Kylian MbappéReal MadridForward2025Christian PulisicAC MilanForward2026Lionel MessiInter MiamiForward
See also Landon Donovan MVP Award (Major League Soccer MVP Award) FIFA World Player of the Year FIFA Women's World Cup awards FIFA World Cup awards African Footballer of the Year Asian Footballer of the Year European Footballer of the Year Oceania Footballer of the Year South American Footballer of the Year
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