This list includes 3 players a year that I view as the players of the year, for a given period. 3 players for each period, i.e. a Chicago Bears, a Chelsea FC and an FC Copenhagen player. This period begins from the year 2000, and will not go any further back.
2000
Chelsea Football Club – John Terry.
Chicago Bears – Brian Urlacher.
Football Club Copenhagen – Todi Jónsson.
2001
Chelsea Football Club – Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Chicago Bears – Mike Brown.
Football Club Copenhagen – Sibusiso Zuma.
2002
Chelsea Football Club – Gianfranco Zola.
Chicago Bears – Olin Kreutz.
Football Club Copenhagen – Peter Møller.
2003
Chelsea Football Club – Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Chicago Bears – Marty Booker.
Football Club Copenhagen – Álvaro Santos.
2004
Chelsea Football Club – Frank Lampard.
Chicago Bears – Mike Brown.
Football Club Copenhagen – Álvaro Santos.
2005
Chelsea Football Club – Frank Lampard.
Chicago Bears – Brian Urlacher.
Football Club Copenhagen – Álvaro Santos.
2006
Chelsea Football Club – Didier Drogba.
Chicago Bears – Devin Hester.
Football Club Copenhagen – Marcus Allbäck.
2007
Chelsea Football Club – Frank Lampard.
Chicago Bears – Brian Urlacher.
Football Club Copenhagen – Atiba Hutchinson.
2008
Chelsea Football Club – Nicolas Anelka.
Chicago Bears – Matt Forte.
Football Club Copenhagen – Morten Nordstrand.
2009
Chelsea Football Club – Didier Drogba.
Chicago Bears – Lance Briggs.
Football Club Copenhagen – Dame N’Doye.
2010
Chelsea Football Club – Frank Lampard.
Chicago Bears – Julius Peppers.
Football Club Copenhagen – Dame N’Doye.
2011
Chelsea Football Club – Petr Čech.
Chicago Bears – Matt Forte.
Football Club Copenhagen – Dame N’Doye.
2012
Chelsea Football Club – Juan Mata.
Chicago Bears – Brandon Marshall.
Football Club Copenhagen – Andreas Cornelius.
2013
Chelsea Football Club – Eden Hazard.
Chicago Bears – Alshon Jeffery.
Football Club Copenhagen – Thomas Delaney.
2014
Chelsea Football Club – Nemanja Matic.
Chicago Bears – Willie Young.
Football Club Copenhagen – Thomas Delaney.
2015
Chelsea Football Club – Willian.
Chicago Bears – Zach Miller.
Football Club Copenhagen – Ludwig Augustinsson.
2016
Chelsea Football Club – Diego Costa.
Chicago Bears – Jordan Howard.
Football Club Copenhagen – Thomas Delaney.
2017
Chelsea Football Club – Andreas Christensen.
Chicago Bears – Jordan Howard.
Football Club Copenhagen – Benjamin Verbic.
2018
Chelsea Football Club – Eden Hazard.
Chicago Bears – Khalil Mack.
Football Club Copenhagen – Robert Skov.
2019
Chelsea Football Club – Jorginho.
Chicago Bears – Allen Robinson.
Football Club Copenhagen – Zeca.
2020
Chelsea Football Club – Mason Mount.
Chicago Bears – David Montgomery.
Football Club Copenhagen – Rasmus Falk.
2021
Chelsea Football Club – Mason Mount.
Chicago Bears – Robert Quinn.
Football Club Copenhagen – Jonas Wind.
2022
Chelsea Football Club – Thiago Silva.
Chicago Bears – Justin Fields.
Football Club Copenhagen – Pep Biel.
2023
Chelsea Football Club – Cole Palmer.
Chicago Bears – Jaylon Johnson.
Football Club Copenhagen – Viktor Claesson.
2024
Chelsea Football Club – Cole Palmer.
Chicago Bears – Jaylon Johnson.
Football Club Copenhagen – Mohamed Elyounoussi.
2025
Chelsea Football Club – Moises Caicedo.
Chicago Bears – Caleb Williams.
Football Club Copenhagen – Victor Froholdt.