Best Soccer Player ESPY Award

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.

Best Soccer Player ESPY Award
Awarded for	best soccer player
Presented by	ESPN
First award	2000
Currently held by	Christian Pulisic
Website	www.espn.co.uk/espys/

List of winners

Year	Player	National team represented	Club team represented	Position played primarily
2000	Mia Hamm	United States	None	Forward
2001	Mia Hamm	United States	Washington Freedom	Forward
2002–2004	Not awarded
2005	Mia Hamm	United States	None	Forward
2006	Ronaldinho	Brazil	FC Barcelona	Forward
2023	Lionel Messi	Argentina	Paris Saint-Germain	Forward
2024	Kylian Mbappé	France	Real Madrid	Forward
2025	Christian Pulisic	United States	AC Milan	Forward

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