italics have made appearances with multiple clubs, and appearances are separated accordingly. Appearances by nationality Regional appearances FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 Winners Players marked bold won the FIFA World Player of the Year (2001–2015) or The Best FIFA Women's Player (2016–present) in that respective year. Appearances by player Appearances by club Players in italics have made appearances with multiple clubs, and appearances are separated accordingly. Appearances by nationality Regional appearances FIFPRO World Player of the Year (2005–2008) FIFPRO granted this award from 2005 to 2008; in 2009 it merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year, which was succeeded by the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010 and later The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016. FIFPRO Young Player of the Year (2005–2008) FIFPRO granted this award from 2005 to 2008, after which it was discontinued. (Players born after 1985) Social impact awards FIFPRO Merit Awards In 2008 FIFPRO established its Meirt Award, to recognise professional footballers who have made a singnificant contribution to a charitable cause and are socially engaged. It honours players who use their platform to take action to improve their lives of people in need. The award is worth US$25,000 (as of 2018). Winners of the FIPRO Merit Award include: 2008 – Ibrahim Kargbo (Sierra Leone), ambassador of the Care Foundation in Sierra Leone 2009 – Shabani Nonda (DR Congo), for his foundation that organised annual football tournaments for 350 poor children in Kinshasa, and for his payment of school supplies and school fees, and for organising a Match for Peace (featuring other DR Congo players) to raise funds for victims of violence 2010 – Steven Bryce and Reynaldo Parks (Costa Rica), for their project to help children and young people in deprived neighbourhoods 2011 – Peres Center for Peace (Israel), for its Twinned Peace Sport Schools project, which annually engages thousands of children from Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and promotes peace between Israelis and Palestinians 2012 – Japan Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA), for their charity work for the victims of the 2011 Japanese tsunami 2013 – Stiliyan Petrov (Bulgaria), for his leukaemia foundation 2014 – Héctor Santibanez, for a football school for children with Down syndrome 2015 – Kei Kamara and Michael Lahoud (Sierra Leone), for Schools for Salone, a charity that builds schools 2016 – Haley Carter (USA), for raising support for the Afghan women's team 2017 – Mihai Nesu (Romania), for building