South American Footballer of the Year
From Football Legends
1916 Arthur Friedenreich Brazil 1915 Alberto Ohaco Argentina 1916 Isabelino Gradín Uruguay 1917 Ángel Romano Uruguay 1918 Albérico Zabaleta Argentina 1919 Arthur Friedenreich Brazil 1920 José Piendibene Uruguay 1921 Julio Libonatti Argentina 1922 Neco Brazil 1923 José Leandro Andrade Uruguay 1924 Pedro Petrone Uruguay 1925 Manuel Seoane Argentina 1926 Héctor Castro Uruguay 1927 Luis Monti Argentina 1928 Héctor Scarone Uruguay 1929 Manuel Ferreira Argentina 1930 Guillermo Stábile Argentina 1931 Aurelio González Paraguay 1932 Romeu Pellicciari Brazil 1933 Pedro Cea Uruguay 1934 Waldemar de Brito Brazil 1935 José Nasazzi Uruguay 1936 José Manuel Moreno Argentina 1937 Arsenio Erico Paraguay 1938 Leônidas Brazil 1939 Teodoro Fernández Peru 1940 Obdulio Varela Uruguay 1941 José Manuel Moreno Argentina 1942 Domingos da Guia Brazil 1943 Zizinho Brazil 1944 Adolfo Pedernera Argentina 1945 Norberto Méndez Argentina 1946 Ángel Labruna Argentina 1947 Alfredo Di Stéfano Argentina 1948 Atilio Garcia Uruguay 1949 Sergio Livingstone Chile 1950 Juan Schiaffino Uruguay 1951 Nilton Santos Brazil 1952 Ademir Brazil 1953 Heriberto Herrera Paraguay 1954 Djalma Santos Brazil 1955 Rodolfo Micheli Argentina 1956 Enrique Hormazábal Chile 1957 Humberto Maschio Argentina 1958 Didi Brazil 1959 Pelé Brazil 1960 Alberto Spencer Ecuador 1961 Alberto Spencer Ecuador 1962 Garrincha Brazil 1963 Ramiro Blacut Bolivia 1964 Jair Brazil 1965 Miguel Ángel Santoro Argentina 1966 Pedro Rocha Uruguay 1967 Luis Artime Argentina 1968 Juan Ramón Verón Argentina 1969 Carlos Alberto Torres Brazil 1970 Pelé Brazil ---- El Mundo 1971 Tostão Brazil 1972 Teófilo Cubillas Peru 1973 Pelé Brazil 1974 Elías Figueroa Chile 1975 Elías Figueroa Chile 1976 Elías Figueroa Chile 1977 Zico Brazil 1978 Mario Kempes Argentina 1979 Diego Maradona Argentina 1980 Diego Maradona Argentina 1981 Zico Brazil 1982 Zico Brazil 1983 Sócrates Brazil 1984 Enzo Francescolli Uruguay 1985 Julio César Romero Paraguay -- 1987 Carlos VALDERRAMA (Col) Deportivo Cali 1988 Rubén PAZ (Uru) Racing Club 1989 Diego MARADONA (Arg) Napoli 1990 Diego MARADONA (Arg) Napoli 1991 Gabriel BATISTUTA (Arg) Boca Juniors / Fiorentina 1992 Diego MARADONA (Arg) Sevilla ---- El País 1986 Antonio Alzamendi Uruguay 1987 Carlos Valderrama Colombia 1988 Rubén Paz Uruguay 1989 Bebeto Brazil 1990 Raúl Amarilla Paraguay 1991 Oscar Ruggeri Argentina 1992 Raí Brazil 1993 Carlos Valderrama Colombia 1994 Cafú Brazil 1995 Enzo Francescolli Uruguay 1996 José Luis Chilavert Paraguay 1997 Marcelo Salas Chile 1998 Martín Palermo Argentina 1999 Javier Saviola Argentina 2000 Romário Brazil 2001 Juan Román Riquelme Argentina 2002 José Saturnino Cardozo Paraguay 2003 Carlos Tévez Argentina 2004 Carlos Tévez Argentina 2005 Carlos Tévez Argentina 2006 Matías Fernandez Chile 2007 Salvador Cabañas Paraguay 2008 Juan Sebastián Verón Argentina 2009 Juan Sebastián Verón Argentina 2010 Andrés D'Alessandro Argentina 2011 Neymar Brazil 2012 Neymar Brazil 2013 Ronaldinho Brazil 2014 Teófilo Gutiérrez Colombia 2015 Carlos Sánchez Uruguay River Plate 2016 Miguel Borja Colombia Atlético Nacional 2017 Luan Brazil Luan Grêmio 2018 Pity Martínez Argentina Pity Martínez River Plate 2019 Gabriel Barbosa Brazil Flamengo 2020 Márinho Brazil Santos
