The 1992 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Marco van Basten. The gala took place at the Casino Estoril in Lisbon, Portugal on February 1, 1993, organised by FIFA, the European Sports Media and the Portuguese newspaper A Bola. 71 national team coaches were chosen to vote. It was sponsored by the brand Adidas.
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marco van Basten |
 Milan |
161 |
| 2 |  Hristo Stoichkov |
 Barcelona |
88 |
| 3 |  Thomas Häßler |
Roma |
61 |
| 4 |  Jean-Pierre Papin |
Marseille Milan |
46 |
| 5 |  Brian Laudrup |
Bayern Munich Fiorentina |
44 |
| Peter Schmeichel |
 Manchester United
| ||
| 7 | Dennis Bergkamp |
Ajax |
29 |
| 8 | Frank Rijkaard |
Milan |
23 |
| 9 |  Abedi Pele |
Marseille |
10 |
| Franco Baresi |
Milan
| ||
| Jürgen Klinsmann |
Internazionale Monaco
| ||
| 12 | Ronald Koeman
|
Barcelona
|
7 |
| 13 |  Gabriel Batistuta
|
Fiorentina
|
6 |
 Paulo Futre
|
Atlético Madrid
| ||
| 15 |  Bebeto
|
Vasco da Gama
|
5 |
| Ruud Gullit
|
Milan
| ||
 Alieu Jarjue
|
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| Karl-Heinz Riedle
|
Lazio
| ||
 Dejan Savićević
|
Red Star Belgrade
| ||
 Desmond Waku
|
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 George Weah
|
Monaco
| ||
 José Zalazar
|
Albacete
| ||
| Andoni Zubizarreta
|
Barcelona
| ||
| 24 | Gary Lineker
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
4 |
| Rudi Völler
|
Roma
| ||
| 26 | Dennis Abego
|
3 | |
| Claudio Caniggia
|
Atalanta
| ||
| Paolo Maldini
|
Milan
| ||
| 33 | Gianluigi Lentini
|
Torino
|
2 |
| Gianluca Vialli
|
Sampdoria
|
