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Ballon d’Or winners are often the happiest footballers on planet earth, go ask anybody!
The coveted award is an annual football award for the best player over the previous year and the first time it was awarded was back in 1956.
Yes, the most recent winner is Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema in 2022 which makes him the first Frenchman to claim the most prestigious individual prize in football since Zinedine Zidane almost a quarter of a century ago.
Lionel Messi was the winner in 2021 which made him the most decorated men’s Ballon d’Or award winner with a record seven times, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo who has won the award five times.
But all that changed as Benzema emerged winner of the 2022 Ballon d’Or.
The FIFA player of the year was merged with the Ballon d’Or between 2009 and 2015 to create the FIFA Ballon d’Or.
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List of Ballon d’Or Winners
Players | Year | Club | Country |
Karim Benzema | 2022 | Real Madrid | France |
Lionel Messi | 2021 | Paris Saint-Germain F.C. | Argentina |
NOT REWARDED | 2020 | – | – |
Lionel Messi | 2019 | Barcelona | Argentina |
Luka Modric | 2018 | Real Madrid | Croatia |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 2017 | Real Madrid | Portugal |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 2016 | Real Madrid | Portugal |
Lionel Messi | 2015 | Barcelona | Argentina |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 2014 | Real Madrid | Portugal |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 2013 | Real Madrid | Portugal |
Lionel Messi | 2012 | Barcelona | Argentina |
Lionel Messi | 2011 | Barcelona | Argentina |
Lionel Messi | 2010 | Barcelona | Argentina |
Lionel Messi | 2009 | Barcelona | Argentina |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 2008 | Manchester United | Portugal |
Kaká | 2007 | Milan | Brazil |
Fabio Cannavaro | 2006 | Real Madrid | Italy |
Ronaldinho | 2005 | Barcelona | Brazil |
Andriy Shevchenko | 2004 | Milan | Ukraine |
Pavel Nedvěd | 2003 | Juventus | Czechia |
Ronaldo | 2002 | Real Madrid | Brazil |
Michael Owen | 2001 | Liverpool | England |
Luís Figo | 2000 | Real Madrid | Portugal |
Rivaldo | 1999 | Barcelona | Brazil |
Zinedine Zidane | 1998 | Juventus | France |
Ronaldo | 1997 | Internazionale | Brazil |
Matthias Sammer | 1996 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
George Weah | 1995 | Milan | Liberia |
Hristo Stoichkov | 1994 | Barcelona | Bulgaria |
Roberto Baggio | 1993 | Juventus | Italy |
Marco van Basten | 1992 | Milan | Netherlands |
Ballon d’Or Winners List
Jean-Pierre Papin | 1991 | Marseille | France |
Lothar Matthäus | 1990 | Internazionale | Germany |
Marco van Basten | 1989 | Milan | Netherlands |
Marco van Basten | 1988 | Milan | Netherlands |
Ruud Gullit | 1987 | Milan | Netherlands |
Igor Belanov | 1986 | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
Michel Platini | 1985 | Juventus | France |
Michel Platini | 1984 | Juventus | France |
Michel Platini | 1983 | Juventus | France |
Paolo Rossi | 1982 | Juventus | Italy |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 1981 | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 1980 | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
Kevin Keegan | 1979 | Hamburg | England |
Kevin Keegan | 1978 | Hamburg | England |
Allan Simonsen | 1977 | Borussia M”nchengladbach | Denmark |
Franz Beckenbauer | 1976 | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
Oleg Blokhin | 1975 | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
Johan Cruyff | 1974 | Barcelona | Netherlands |
Johan Cruyff | 1973 | Barcelona | Netherlands |
Franz Beckenbauer | 1972 | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
Johan Cruyff | 1971 | Ajax | Netherlands |
Gerd Müller | 1970 | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
Gianni Rivera | 1969 | Milan | Italy |
George Best | 1968 | Manchester United | Northern Ireland |
Flórián Albert | 1967 | Ferencv rosi TC | Hungary |
Bobby Charlton | 1966 | Manchester United | England |
Eusébio | 1965 | Benfica | Portugal |
Denis Law | 1964 | Manchester United | Scotland |
Lev Yashin | 1963 | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union |
Josef Masopust | 1962 | Dukla Prague | Czechoslovakia |
Omar Sívori | 1961 | Juventus | Italy |
Luis Suárez | 1960 | Barcelona | Spain |
Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1959 | Real Madrid | Spain |
Raymond Kopa | 1958 | Real Madrid | France |
Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1957 | Real Madrid | Spain |
Stanley Matthews | 1956 | Blackpool | England |
Who has won the Ballon d’Or the most times
Obviously, it’s like begging the question. Of course, Messi remains the most decorated player in the history of the Ballon d’Or award.
Just 10 players have won the trophy more than once and Messi tops the chart with seven.
Cristiano Ronaldo closely follows him in the second position, having won it five times.
Most Winners List
Player | Ballon d’Or won |
Karl Heinz-Rummenigge | 2 |
Kevin Keegan | 2 |
Alfredo Di Stefano | 2 |
Ronaldo | 2 |
Franz Beckenbauer | 2 |
Michel Platini | 3 |
Marco van Basten | 3 |
Johan Cruyff | 3 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 5 |
Lionel Messi | 7 |
Women’s Segment of The Award
The women’s Ballon d’Or award AKA the Ballon d’Or Féminin started in 2018 and so the number of winners are expectedly not much.
Ballon d’Or Féminin award winners
Players | Year | Club | Country |
Alexia Putellas | 2022 | Barcelona | Spain |
Alexia Putellas | 2021 | Barcelona | Spain |
NOT REWARDED | 2020 | – | – |
Megan Rapinoe | 2019 | Reign FC | USA |
Ada Hegerberg | 2018 | Olympique Lyonnais | Norway |
This article was updated 1 week ago