France Football · since 1956 · 70 editions
Ballon d'Or
The world's most famous individual prize, voted by journalists since 1956 (open to players worldwide since 2007).
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Frank Lampard
England
2148
Ronaldinho
Brazil
1225
Steven Gerrard
England
31422004
Deco
Portugal
2139
Andriy Shevchenko
Ukraine
1175Ronaldinho
Brazil
31332003
Thierry Henry
France
2128
Pavel Nedvěd
Czech Republic
1190
Paolo Maldini
Italy
31232002
2001
2000
Zinedine Zidane
France
2181
Luís Figo
Portugal
1197Andriy Shevchenko
Ukraine
3851999
1998
1997
1996
1995
Jürgen Klinsmann
Germany
2108
George Weah
Liberia
1144
Jari Litmanen
Finland
3671994
Roberto Baggio
Italy
2136
Hristo Stoichkov
Bulgaria
1210Paolo Maldini
Italy
31091993
Dennis Bergkamp
Netherlands
283
Roberto Baggio
Italy
1142
Eric Cantona
France
3341992
Hristo Stoichkov
Bulgaria
280
Marco van Basten†
Netherlands
198Dennis Bergkamp
Netherlands
3531991
⚽Dejan Savićević & Darko Pančev & Lothar Matthäus
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
242
Jean-Pierre Papin
France
114131990
Salvatore Schillaci
Italy
284
Lothar Matthäus
Germany
1137
Andreas Brehme
Germany
3681989
Franco Baresi
Italy
280Marco van Basten
Netherlands
1129
Frank Rijkaard
Netherlands
3431988
Ruud Gullit
Netherlands
288Marco van Basten
Netherlands
1129Frank Rijkaard
Netherlands
3451987
Paulo Futre
Portugal
291Ruud Gullit
Netherlands
1106
Emilio Butragueño
Spain
3611986
Gary Lineker
England
262
Igor Belanov
Soviet Union
184Emilio Butragueño
Spain
3591985
Preben Elkjær
Denmark
271
Michel Platini†
France
1127
Bernd Schuster
West Germany
3461984
Jean Tigana
France
257Michel Platini
France
1110Preben Elkjær
Denmark
3481983
Kenny Dalglish
Scotland
226Michel Platini
France
1110
⚽Allan Simonsen
Denmark
3251982
Alain Giresse
France
264
Paolo Rossi
Italy
1115
Zbigniew Boniek
Poland
3391981
Paul Breitner
West Germany
264
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
West Germany
1106Bernd Schuster
West Germany
3391980
Bernd Schuster
West Germany
234Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
West Germany
1122
Michel Platini
France
3331979
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
West Germany
252
Kevin Keegan
England
1118
Ruud Krol
Netherlands
3411978
Hans Krankl
Austria
281Kevin Keegan
England
187
Rob Rensenbrink
Netherlands
3501977
Kevin Keegan
England
271
Allan Simonsen
Denmark
174
Michel Platini
France
3701976
Rob Rensenbrink
Netherlands
275
Franz Beckenbauer
West Germany
191
⚽Ivo Viktor
Czechoslovakia
3521975
Franz Beckenbauer
West Germany
242
Oleg Blokhin
Soviet Union
1122
Johan Cruyff
Netherlands
3271974
Franz Beckenbauer
West Germany
2105Johan Cruyff†
Netherlands
1116
⚽Kazimierz Deyna
Poland
3351973
Dino Zoff
Italy
247Johan Cruyff†
Netherlands
196
Gerd Müller
West Germany
3441972
Gerd Müller & Günter Netzer
West Germany
279Franz Beckenbauer
West Germany
18131971
Sandro Mazzola
Italy
257Johan Cruyff
Netherlands
1116
George Best
Northern Ireland
3561970
Bobby Moore
England
270
Gerd Müller
West Germany
177
Gigi Riva
Italy
3651969
Gigi Riva
Italy
279
Gianni Rivera
Italy
183Gerd Müller
West Germany
3381968
Bobby Charlton
England
253George Best
Northern Ireland
161
⚽Dragan Džajić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
3461967
Bobby Charlton
England
240
⚽Flórián Albert
Hungary
168
Jimmy Johnstone
Scotland
3391966
Eusébio
Portugal
280Bobby Charlton
England
181Franz Beckenbauer
West Germany
3591965
Giacinto Facchetti
Italy
259Eusébio
Portugal
167
Luis Suárez
Spain
3451964
Luis Suárez
Spain
243
Denis Law
Scotland
161
Amancio
Spain
3381963
Gianni Rivera
Italy
255
⚽Lev Yashin
Soviet Union
173
Jimmy Greaves
England
3501962
Eusébio
Portugal
253
⚽Josef Masopust
Czechoslovakia
165
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
West Germany
3331961
Luis Suárez
Spain
240
Omar Sívori
Italy
146
Johnny Haynes
England
3221960
Ferenc Puskás
Hungary
237
Luis Suárez
Spain
154
Uwe Seeler
West Germany
3331959
Raymond Kopa
France
242
Alfredo Di Stéfano†
Spain
180
John Charles
Wales
3241958
Helmut Rahn
West Germany
240
Raymond Kopa†
France
171
Just Fontaine
France
3231957
Billy Wright
England
219Alfredo Di Stéfano†
Spain
172
Duncan Edwards & Raymond Kopa
England
3161956
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spain
244SM
Stanley Matthews†
England
147Raymond Kopa
France
333
Latest · 2026
- 2nd
Kylian Mbappé1027 - 3rd
Lamine Yamal881
Most wins
- 1
Lionel Messi†2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 20236 - 2
Cristiano Ronaldo2008, 2013, 2014, 20164 - 3Alfredo Di Stéfano†1957, 19592
- 4
Franz Beckenbauer1972, 19762 - 5
Johan Cruyff†1973, 19742 - 6
Kevin Keegan1978, 19792 - 7Karl-Heinz Rummenigge1980, 19812
- 8
Michel Platini1983, 19842
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