The
Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious individual football award, given annually to the best player in the world. First awarded in 1956, it has been dominated by football legends like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The most recent winner, in 2024, was Rodri of Spain, playing for Manchester City.
Ballon d'Or & FIFA Best Player Awards
Many fans often search for the FIFA Best Player award results. Between 2010 and 2015, the Ballon d'Or was merged with FIFA's award to form the FIFA Ballon d'Or, but they are now separate honors.
Since 2018, a Women's Ballon d'Or (Ballon d'Or Féminin) has also been awarded, recognizing the best female footballer globally.
2024 Ballon d'Or Results & 2025 Predictions
Find the complete list of past winners and stay updated with
predictions for the 2025 Ballon d'Or.
Complete List of Men's Ballon d'Or Winners
Recent Winners (2024 - 2010)
- 2025: TBA
- 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
2000s
- 2009: Lionel Messi (Argentina) – Barcelona
- 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – Manchester United
- 2007: Kaká (Brazil) – Milan
- 2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) – Real Madrid
- 2005: Ronaldinho (Brazil) – Barcelona
- 2004: Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) – Milan
- 2003: Pavel Nedvěd (Czechia) – Juventus
- 2002: Ronaldo (Brazil) – Real Madrid
- 2001: Michael Owen (England) – Liverpool
- 2000: Luís Figo (Portugal) – Real Madrid
1990s
- 1999: Rivaldo (Brazil) – Barcelona
- 1998: Zinedine Zidane (France) – Juventus
- 1997: Ronaldo (Brazil) – Internazionale
- 1996: Matthias Sammer (Germany) – Borussia Dortmund
- 1995: George Weah (Liberia) – Milan
- 1994: Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) – Barcelona
- 1993: Roberto Baggio (Italy) – Juventus
- 1992: Marco van Basten (Netherlands) – Milan
- 1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (France) – Marseille
- 1990: Lothar Matthäus (Germany) – Internazionale
1980s
- 1989: Marco van Basten (Netherlands) – Milan
- 1988: Marco van Basten (Netherlands) – Milan
- 1987: Ruud Gullit (Netherlands) – 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
1970s
- 1979: Kevin Keegan (England) – Hamburg
- 1978: Kevin Keegan (England) – Hamburg
- 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
1960s
- 1969: Gianni Rivera (Italy) – Milan
- 1968: George Best (Northern Ireland) – Manchester United
- 1967: Flórián Albert (Hungary) – Ferencvárosi TC
- 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 (Italy) – Juventus
- 1960: Luis Suárez (Spain) – Barcelona
1950s (First Winners)
- 1959: Alfredo Di Stéfano (Argentina/Spain) – Real Madrid
- 1958: Raymond Kopa (France) – Real Madrid
- 1957: Alfredo Di Stéfano (Argentina/Spain) – Real Madrid
- 1956: Stanley Matthews (England) – Blackpool (First Winner)
