🏆 Best Football Players by Decade — 2000s to 2020s

Erling Haaland

36 PL goals in debut season. 91 goals in 100 Man City games. A machine.

Kylian Mbappe

World Cup winner at 19. 200+ goals for PSG. Moved to Real Madrid.

Vinicius Jr

Champions League final goals. Ballon d'Or contender. The most exciting player alive.

Lionel Messi

4 Ballon d'Ors in the decade. 50 goals in 2012. The greatest individual season ever.

Cristiano Ronaldo

4 Champions Leagues. 450+ goals. Moved from Real Madrid to Juventus.

Neymar

MSN at Barcelona. Record-breaking PSG transfer. Injuries limited his peak.

Ronaldinho

2004-06 was the most entertaining football ever played. Ballon d'Or 2005.

Zinedine Zidane

2006 World Cup final headbutt. The volley in the 2002 CL final. Elegance personified.

Thierry Henry

The Premier League's greatest ever player. 175 PL goals. The Invincible.