The Ballon d’Or has honoured football’s outstanding individual performers since 1956, with legends such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini dominating its history. Below is the complete list of men’s winners from the inaugural edition to 2025.
Full List of Ballon d’Or Winners
1956: Stanley Matthews (England, Blackpool)
1957: Alfredo Di Stéfano (Spain, Real Madrid)
1958: Raymond Kopa (France, Real Madrid)
1959: Alfredo Di Stéfano (Spain, Real Madrid)
1960: Luis Suárez (Spain, Barcelona)
1961: Omar Sívori (Italy, Juventus)
1962: Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia, Dukla Praha)
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, Ferencváros)
1968: George Best (Northern Ireland, Manchester United)
1969: Gianni Rivera (Italy, AC 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: Oleh Blokhin (Soviet Union, Dynamo Kyiv)
1976: Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany, Bayern Munich)
1977: Allan Simonsen (Denmark, Borussia Mönchengladbach)
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: Ihor Belanov (Soviet Union, Dynamo Kyiv)
1987: Ruud Gullit (Netherlands, AC Milan)
1988: Marco van Basten (Netherlands, AC Milan)
1989: Marco van Basten (Netherlands, AC Milan)
1990: Lothar Matthäus (West Germany, Inter Milan)
1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (France, Marseille)
1992: Marco van Basten (Netherlands, AC Milan)
1993: Roberto Baggio (Italy, Juventus)
1994: Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria, Barcelona)
1995: George Weah (Liberia, AC Milan)
1996: Matthias Sammer (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
1997: Ronaldo (Brazil, Inter Milan)
1998: Zinedine Zidane (France, Juventus)
1999: Rivaldo (Brazil, Barcelona)
2000: Luís Figo (Portugal, Real Madrid)
2001: Michael Owen (England, Liverpool)
2002: Ronaldo (Brazil, Real Madrid)
2003: Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic, Juventus)
2004: Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine, AC Milan)
2005: Ronaldinho (Brazil, Barcelona)
2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy, Real Madrid)
2007: Kaká (Brazil, AC Milan)
2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United)
2009: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)
2010: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)
2011: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)
2012: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)
2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid)
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 Modrić (Croatia, Real Madrid)
2019: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)
2020: No award due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Paris Saint-Germain)
2022: Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid)
2023: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Inter Miami)
2024: Rodri (Spain, Manchester City)
2025: Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
From Stanley Matthews’ historic triumph in 1956 to Dembélé’s victory in 2025, the Ballon d’Or has captured seven decades of football excellence. Messi leads the men’s roll of honour with eight wins, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with five.
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