Ballon d’Or is one of the most prestigious football awards. It is an annual award first presented in 1956 to English and Blackpool footballer Stanley Matthews. The award is presented by French news magazine France Football . Lionel Messi has the highest Ballon d’Or award while Christianity Ronaldo has the highest Ballon d’Or nomination. Here is a list of Ballon d’Or winners till date
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Year |
Player |
Nationality |
Club |
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1956 |
Stanley Matthews |
England |
Blackpool |
|
1957 |
Alfredo Di Stéfano |
Spain |
Real Madrid |
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1958 |
Raymond Kopa |
France |
Real Madrid |
|
1959 |
Alfredo Di Stéfano |
Spain |
Real Madrid |
|
1960 |
Luis Suárez |
Spain |
Barcelona |
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1961 |
Omar Sívori |
Italy |
Juventus |
|
1962 |
Josef Masopust |
Czechoslovakia |
Dukla Prague |
|
1963 |
Lev Yashin |
Soviet Union |
Dynamo Moscow |
|
1964 |
Denis Law |
Scotland |
Manchester United |
|
1965 |
Eusébio |
Portugal |
Benfica |
|
1966 |
Bobby Charlton |
England |
Manchester United |
|
1967 |
Flórián Albert |
Hungary |
Ferencv rosi TC |
|
1968 |
George Best |
Northern Ireland |
Manchester United |
|
1969 |
Gianni Rivera |
Italy |
Milan |
|
1970 |
Gerd Müller |
West Germany |
Bayern Munich |
|
1971 |
Johan Cruyff |
Netherlands |
Ajax |
|
1972 |
Franz Beckenbauer |
West Germany |
Bayern Munich |
|
1973 |
Johan Cruyff |
Netherlands |
Barcelona |
|
1974 |
Johan Cruyff |
Netherlands |
Barcelona |
|
1975 |
Oleg Blokhin |
Soviet Union |
Dynamo Kyiv |
|
1976 |
Franz Beckenbauer |
West Germany |
Bayern Munich |
|
1977 |
Allan Simonsen |
Denmark |
Borussia M”nchengladbach |
|
1978 |
Kevin Keegan |
England |
Hamburg |
|
1979 |
Kevin Keegan |
England |
Hamburg |
|
1980 |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
West Germany |
Bayern Munich |
|
1981 |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
West Germany |
Bayern Munich |
|
1982 |
Paolo Rossi |
Italy |
Juventus |
|
1983 |
Michel Platini |
France |
Juventus |
|
1984 |
Michel Platini |
France |
Juventus |
|
1985 |
Michel Platini |
France |
Juventus |
|
1986 |
Igor Belanov |
Soviet Union |
Dynamo Kyiv |
|
1987 |
Ruud Gullit |
Netherlands |
Milan |
|
1988 |
Marco van Basten |
Netherlands |
Milan |
|
1989 |
Marco van Basten |
Netherlands |
Milan |
|
1990 |
Lothar Matthäus |
Germany |
Internazionale |
|
1991 |
Jean-Pierre Papin |
France |
Marseille |
|
1992 |
Marco van Basten |
Netherlands |
Milan |
|
1993 |
Roberto Baggio |
Italy |
Juventus |
|
1994 |
Hristo Stoichkov |
Bulgaria |
Barcelona |
|
1995 |
George Weah |
Liberia |
Milan |
|
1996 |
Matthias Sammer |
Germany |
Borussia Dortmund |
|
1997 |
Ronaldo |
Brazil |
Internazionale |
|
1998 |
Zinedine Zidane |
France |
Juventus |
|
1999 |
Rivaldo |
Brazil |
Barcelona |
|
2000 |
Luís Figo |
Portugal |
Real Madrid |
|
2001 |
Michael Owen |
England |
Liverpool |
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2002 |
Ronaldo |
Brazil |
Real Madrid |
|
2003 |
Pavel Nedvěd |
Czech Republic |
Juventus |
|
2004 |
Andriy Shevchenko |
Ukrain |
Milan |
|
2005 |
Ronaldinho |
Brazil |
Barcelona |
|
2006 |
Fabio Cannavaro |
Italy |
Real Madrid |
|
2007 |
Kaká |
Brazil |
Milan |
|
2008 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Portugal |
Manchester United |
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2009 |
Lionel Messi |
Argentina |
Barcelona |
|
2010 |
Lionel Messi |
Argentina |
Barcelona |
|
2011 |
Lionel Messi |
Argentina |
Barcelona |
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2012 |
Lionel Messi |
Argentina |
Barcelona |
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2013 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Portugal |
Real Madrid |
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2014 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Portugal |
Real Madrid |
|
2015 |
Lionel Messi |
Argentina |
Barcelona |
|
2016 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Portugal |
Real Madrid |
|
2017 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Portugal |
Real Madrid |
|
2018 |
Luka Modric |
Croatia |
Real Madrid |
|
2019 |
Lionel Messi |
Argentina |
Barcelon |
|
2020 |
Not Awarded |
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2021 |
Lionel Messi |
Argentina |
Paris Saint German |
|
2022 |
Karim Benzema |
France |
Real Madrid |
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