Football · 1956—2025
The Ballon d'Or Winners
Every Ballon d'Or winner since 1956, with nationality and club, plus an animated chart of the players with the most wins, year by year.
Ballon d’Or awards · Cumulative awards
Annual snapshots. Select a year to explore how the ranking changes.
Ballon d'Or wins by player
| Player | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Lionel Messi | 8 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
 Cristiano Ronaldo | 5 | 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
 Marco van Basten | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1992 |
 Michel Platini | 3 | 1983, 1984, 1985 |
 Johan Cruyff | 3 | 1971, 1973, 1974 |
 Ronaldo | 2 | 1997, 2002 |
 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 2 | 1980, 1981 |
 Kevin Keegan | 2 | 1978, 1979 |
 Franz Beckenbauer | 2 | 1972, 1976 |
 Alfredo Di Stéfano | 2 | 1957, 1959 |
 Ousmane Dembélé | 1 | 2025 |
 Rodri | 1 | 2024 |
 Karim Benzema | 1 | 2022 |
 Luka Modrić | 1 | 2018 |
 Kaká | 1 | 2007 |
 Fabio Cannavaro | 1 | 2006 |
 Ronaldinho | 1 | 2005 |
 Andriy Shevchenko | 1 | 2004 |
 Pavel Nedvěd | 1 | 2003 |
 Michael Owen | 1 | 2001 |
 Luís Figo | 1 | 2000 |
 Rivaldo | 1 | 1999 |
 Zinedine Zidane | 1 | 1998 |
 Matthias Sammer | 1 | 1996 |
 George Weah | 1 | 1995 |
 Hristo Stoichkov | 1 | 1994 |
 Roberto Baggio | 1 | 1993 |
 Jean-Pierre Papin | 1 | 1991 |
 Lothar Matthäus | 1 | 1990 |
 Ruud Gullit | 1 | 1987 |
 Igor Belanov | 1 | 1986 |
 Paolo Rossi | 1 | 1982 |
 Allan Simonsen | 1 | 1977 |
 Oleg Blokhin | 1 | 1975 |
 Gerd Müller | 1 | 1970 |
 Gianni Rivera | 1 | 1969 |
 George Best | 1 | 1968 |
 Flórián Albert | 1 | 1967 |
 Bobby Charlton | 1 | 1966 |
 Eusébio | 1 | 1965 |
 Denis Law | 1 | 1964 |
 Lev Yashin | 1 | 1963 |
 Josef Masopust | 1 | 1962 |
 Omar Sívori | 1 | 1961 |
 Luis Suárez | 1 | 1960 |
 Raymond Kopa | 1 | 1958 |
 Stanley Matthews | 1 | 1956 |
Every Ballon d'Or winner, 1956 to 2025
| Year | Winner | Country | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ousmane Dembélé |  France | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2024 | Rodri |  Spain | Manchester City |
| 2023 | Lionel Messi |  Argentina | Inter Miami |
| 2022 | Karim Benzema | France | Real Madrid |
| 2021 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2020 | Not awarded | ||
| 2019 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2018 | Luka Modrić |  Croatia | Real Madrid |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo |  Portugal | Real Madrid |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Manchester United |
| 2007 | Kaká |  Brazil | AC Milan |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro |  Italy | Real Madrid |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho | Brazil | Barcelona |
| 2004 | Andriy Shevchenko |  Ukraine | AC Milan |
| 2003 | Pavel Nedvěd |  Czech Republic | Juventus |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid |
| 2001 | Michael Owen |  England | Liverpool |
| 2000 | Luís Figo | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| 1999 | Rivaldo | Brazil | Barcelona |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane | France | Juventus |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil | Inter Milan |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer |  Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| 1995 | George Weah |  Liberia | AC Milan |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov |  Bulgaria | Barcelona |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio | Italy | Juventus |
| 1992 | Marco van Basten |  Netherlands | AC Milan |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin | France | Marseille |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthäus | Germany | Inter Milan |
| 1989 | Marco van Basten | Netherlands | AC Milan |
| 1988 | Marco van Basten | Netherlands | AC Milan |
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit | Netherlands | AC Milan |
| 1986 | Igor Belanov |  Soviet Union | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 1985 | Michel Platini | France | Juventus |
| 1984 | Michel Platini | France | Juventus |
| 1983 | Michel Platini | France | Juventus |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | Italy | Juventus |
| 1981 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | West Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | West Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan | England | Hamburger SV |
| 1978 | Kevin Keegan | England | Hamburger SV |
| 1977 | Allan Simonsen |  Denmark | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer | West Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 1975 | Oleg Blokhin | Soviet Union | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff | Netherlands | Barcelona |
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff | Netherlands | Barcelona |
| 1972 | Franz Beckenbauer | West Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 1971 | Johan Cruyff | Netherlands | Ajax |
| 1970 | Gerd Müller | West Germany | Bayern Munich |
| 1969 | Gianni Rivera | Italy | AC Milan |
| 1968 | George Best |  Northern Ireland | Manchester United |
| 1967 | Flórián Albert |  Hungary | Ferencváros |
| 1966 | Bobby Charlton | England | Manchester United |
| 1965 | Eusébio | Portugal | Benfica |
| 1964 | Denis Law |  Scotland | Manchester United |
| 1963 | Lev Yashin | Soviet Union | Dynamo Moscow |
| 1962 | Josef Masopust |  Czechoslovakia | Dukla Prague |
| 1961 | Omar Sívori | Argentina | Juventus |
| 1960 | Luis Suárez | Spain | Barcelona |
| 1959 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Argentina | Real Madrid |
| 1958 | Raymond Kopa | France | Real Madrid |
| 1957 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Argentina | Real Madrid |
| 1956 | Stanley Matthews | England | Blackpool |
Questions and answers
Who has won the most Ballons d'Or?
Lionel Messi has won the most Ballons d'Or, with 8 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023). Cristiano Ronaldo is second with 5.
Who won the last Ballon d'Or?
Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain) won the 2025 Ballon d'Or. The previous winner was Rodri (Spain, Manchester City) in 2024.
Which country has the most Ballons d'Or?
Argentina has the most Ballons d'Or, with 11, ahead of France (8). Germany has 7 in all, counting the 5 won as West Germany.
Which club has the most Ballons d'Or?
Real Madrid and Barcelona players have won the most Ballons d'Or, 12 each, ahead of Juventus and AC Milan (8 each). The club counted is the one the player belonged to when the award was given.
Who awards the Ballon d'Or?
The Ballon d'Or has been awarded every year since 1956 by the French magazine France Football, to the best footballer of the year. The only exception is 2020: no award was given, the season having been cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The list on this page follows the official records of France Football and ballondor.com.