Michael Owen

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

Covers

Records

Michael Owen's career is studded with historic firsts. He remains the youngest player to reach 100 Premier League goals, a record that still stands. He is the only English footballer to have scored in four consecutive major international tournaments (1998 World Cup, Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004). His 2001 Ballon d'Or win ended a 22-year drought for English players and marked him as the best player in Europe at just 21. Being named in Pelé's FIFA 100 in 2004 placed him among the game's all-time greats.

AwardsMichael Owen won the Ballon d'Or in 2001, the first English player to do so in 22 years. He was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1998 and won the PFA Young Player of the Year award the same season. He claimed the Premier League Golden Boot in back-to-back seasons (1997-98 and 1998-99). At club level, he won the FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup with Liverpool in 2001, and the Premier League with Manchester United in 2010-11.

Honours & Distinctions

FIFA 100

FIFA / Pelé·2004

Named by Pelé as one of the world's greatest living players.

Youngest player to reach 100 Premier League goals

Premier League·2003

Became the youngest player in Premier League history to score 100 goals.

First England player to score in four consecutive major tournaments

England national team·2004

Scored in the 1998 World Cup, Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup, and Euro 2004.

Rankings & Lists

#Listed

FIFA 100

FIFA·2004

Magazine Covers

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

2007

Cover athlete alongside Cristiano Ronaldo

Records & Feats

Youngest player to reach 100 Premier League goals

Career Milestone·2003

Reached 100 Premier League goals at age 23, a record that still stands as of 2026.

Only English player to score in four consecutive major tournaments

Historic First·2004

Scored in the 1998 World Cup, Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup, and Euro 2004.

First English Ballon d'Or winner in 22 years

Awards·2001

Won the Ballon d'Or in 2001, the first English winner since Kevin Keegan in 1979.