The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2019: Ranking the top ten contenders for the award

#3 Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus and Portugal)

Juventus v FC Internazionale - 2019 International Champions Cup

There can't be a discussion for an individual award without Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese forward continued to prove his doubters wrong with a decent season, which would otherwise be considered outstanding by other players' standards.

The 34-year-old was named the Serie A Player of the Year in his debut season in the Italian top-flight after netting 21 goals and providing 8 assists for Juventus. His goal-scoring exploits helped the Old Lady to their eighth consecutive Serie A title and the Supercoppa Italiana. His overall goal tally last season was 28, which many believe to be meagre in comparison to his other campaigns.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was an advocate for the Bianconeri throughout their Champions League journey as well, famously netting a memorable hat-trick against Atletico Madrid in the Round of 16 stage to overturn their two-goal deficit and book a place in the quarter-finals of the competition.

Juventus went on to lose a semi-final spot to Ajax but Ronaldo quickly put himself in the reckoning by netting a spectacular hat-trick against Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League semi-final to fire his team to the finals, where they beat the Netherlands and won the inaugural title.

Leading Portugal to a second international title has undoubtedly put Ronaldo back in an award race that he was initially pegged to lose.