The Best Footballer Born Every Year From 1970 – 2002

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A group of football fans compiled a list of best footballers born in each year from 1970 to 1999. It was a tough list to make with multiple football legends born in the same year but the player preferred by the most fans made to the list. We still went on to add the name of the closest 2nd at the bottom of the article. Check out the list and tell us whether it is correct or any changes should be made.

1970’s

Year Player
1970 Cafu
1971 Jari Litmanen
1972 Zinedine Zidane
1973 Roberto Carlos
1974 Alessandro Del Piero
1975 David Beckham
1976 Ronaldo
1977 Thierry Henry
1978 Gianluigi Buffon
1979 Andrea Pirlo

1980’s

Year Player
1980 Xavi
1981 Iker Casillas
1982 Ricardo Kaká
1983 Philip Lahm
1984 Andrés Iniesta
1985 Cristiano Ronaldo
1986 Manuel Neuer
1987 Lionel Messi
1988Robert Lewandowski
1989 Gareth Bale

1990’s

Year Player
1990 Toni Kroos
1991 Antoine Griezmann
1992 Neymar
1993 Paul Pogba
1994 Raheem Sterling
1995 Anthony Martial
1996 Leroy Sane
1997 Marcus Rashford
1998 Kylian Mbappé
1999 Matthijs de Ligt
2000 Jadon Sancho

A group of football fans compiled a list of best footballers born in each year from 1970 to 1999. It was a tough list to make with multiple football legends born in the same year but the player preferred by the most fans made to the list. We still went on to add the name of the closest 2nd at the bottom of the article. Check out the list and tell us whether it is correct or any changes should be made.

1970’s

Year Player
1970 Cafu
1971 Jari Litmanen
1972 Zinedine Zidane
1973 Roberto Carlos
1974 Alessandro Del Piero
1975 David Beckham
1976 Ronaldo
1977 Thierry Henry
1978 Gianluigi Buffon
1979 Andrea Pirlo

1980’s

Year Player
1980 Xavi
1981 Iker Casillas
1982 Ricardo Kaká
1983 Philip Lahm
1984 Andrés Iniesta
1985 Cristiano Ronaldo
1986 Manuel Neuer
1987 Lionel Messi
1988 Robert Lewandowski
1989 Gareth Bale

1990’s

Year Player
1990 Toni Kroos
1991 Antoine Griezmann
1992 Neymar
1993 Paul Pogba
1994 Raheem Sterling
1995 Anthony Martial
1996 Leroy Sane
1997 Marcus Rashford
1998 Kylian Mbappé
1999 Matthijs de Ligt

2000’s

Year Player
2000 Erling Haaland
2001 Bukayo Saka
2002 Pedri

 

Changes

Arguable changes that can be made for the above list.

Year Change
1970 Shearer -> Cafu
1971 Larsson -> Litmanen
1973 Giggs -> Roberto Carlos
1974 Scholes -> Del Piero
1980 Xavi -> Ronaldinho
1981 Ibrahimović -> Casillas
1988 Sanchez -> Busquets
1990 De Gea -> Kroos
1996 Coman -> Sane
1999 Kai Havertz -> De Ligt
2000 Alphonso Davies -> Erling Haaland
2001 Enzo Fernandez-> Bukayo Saka

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