2009 FIFA World Player of the Year Nominees

Player	Club	Age
Michael Ballack	Chelsea	33
Gianluigi Buffon	Juventus	31
Iker Casillas	Real Madrid	28
Diego	Juventus/Werder Bremen	24
Didier Drogba	Chelsea	31
Micheal Essien	Chelsea	26
Samuel Eto'o	Inter Milan/Barcelona	28
Steven Gerrard	Liverpool	29
Theirry Henry	Barcelona	32
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Barcelona/Inter Milan	28
Andres Iniesta	Barcelona	25
Kaka	Real Madric/AC Milan	27
Frank Lampard	Chelsea	31
Luis Fabiano	Sevilla	28
Lionel Messi	Barcelona	22
Carles Puyol	Barcelona	31
Franck Ribery	Bayern Munich	26
Cristiano Ronaldo	Read Madrid/Man United	24
Wayne Rooney	Manchester United	24
John Terry	Chelsea	28
Fernando Torres	Liverpool	25
David Villa	Valencia	27
Xavi	Barcelona	29