Men's Ballon d'Or® Winners

Complete list of Men's Ballon d'Or® winners from 1956 to present day.

2025 Winner

2024

Rodri

(SPA)

Manchester City

2023

Messi

(ARG)

Paris-SG/Inter Miami

2022

Benzema

(FRA)

Real Madrid

2021

Messi

(ARG)

FC Barcelona

2020

No Ballon d'Or®

()

Award cancelled due to COVID-19

2019

Messi

(ARG)

FC Barcelona

2018

Modric

(CRO)

Real Madrid

2017

C. Ronaldo

(POR)

Real Madrid

2016

C. Ronaldo

(POR)

Real Madrid

2015

Messi

(ARG)

FC Barcelona

2014

C. Ronaldo

(POR)

Real Madrid

2013

C. Ronaldo

(POR)

Real Madrid

2012

Messi

(ARG)

FC Barcelona

2011

Messi

(ARG)

FC Barcelona

2010

Messi

(ARG)

FC Barcelona

2009

Messi

(ARG)

FC Barcelona

2008

C. Ronaldo

(POR)

Manchester United

2007

Kaká

(BRA)

AC Milan

2006

Cannavaro

(ITA)

Real Madrid

2005

Ronaldinho

(BRA)

FC Barcelone

2004

Shevchenko

(UKR)

AC Milan

2003

Nedved

(CZE)

Juventus

2002

Ronaldo

(BRA)

Real Madrid

2001

Owen

(ENG)

Liverpool

2000

Figo

(POR)

Real Madrid

1999

Rivaldo

(BRA)

FC Barcelona

1998

Zidane

(FRA)

Juventus

1997

Ronaldo

(BRA)

Inter Milan

1996

Sammer

(GER)

Borussia Dortmund

1995

Weah

(LBR)

AC Milan

1994

Stoichkov

(BUL)

FC Barcelona

1993

R. Baggio

(ITA)

Juventus

1992

Van Basten

(NL)

AC Milan

1991

Papin

(FRA)

Marseille

1990

Matthäus

(FRG)

Inter Milan

1989

Van Basten

(NL)

AC Milan

1988

Van Basten

(NL)

AC Milan

1987

Gullit

(NL)

AC Milan

1986

Belanov

(USSR)

Dynamo Kyiv

1985

Platini

(FRA)

Juventus

1984

Platini

(FRA)

Juventus

1983

Platini

(FRA)

Juventus

1982

P. Rossi

(ITA)

Juventus

1981

K.-H. Rummenigge

(FRG)

Bayern Munich

1980

K.-H. Rummenigge

(FRG)

Bayern Munich

1979

Keegan

(ENG)

Hamburger SV

1978

Keegan

(ENG)

Hamburger SV

1977

Simonsen

(DEN)

Borussia Mönchengladbach

1976

Beckenbauer

(FRG)

Bayern Munich

1975

Blokhine

(USSR)

Dynamo Kyiv

1974

Cruyff

(NL)

FC Barcelona

1973

Cruyff

(NL)

FC Barcelona

1972

Beckenbauer

(FRG)

Bayern Munich

1971

Cruyff

(NL)

Ajax Amsterdam

1970

G. Müller

(FRG)

Bayern Munich

1969

Rivera

(ITA)

AC Milan

1968

Best

(NIR)

Manchester United

1967

Albert

(HUN)

Ferencvaros

1966

B. Charlton

(ENG)

Manchester United

1965

Eusebio

(POR)

Benfica

1964

Law

(SCO)

Manchester United

1963

Yachine

(USSR)

Dynamo Moscou

1962

Masopust

(CZE)

Dukla Prague

1961

Sivori

(ITA)

Juventus

1960

Suarez

(SPA)

FC Barcelona

1959

Di Stéfano

(SPA)

Real Madrid

1958

Kopa

(FRA)

Real Madrid

1957

Di Stéfano

(SPA)

Real Madrid

1956

Matthews

(ENG)

Blackpool