Ballon d'Or

The Ballon d'Or is a special award given to a football player every single year. It has been given since 1956 by a French news magazine called France Football. From 2010 to 2015, it was combined with another award called FIFA World Player of the Year, and together they were known as the FIFA Ballon d'Or. However, in 2016, they separated again, and the award returned to its original name, the Ballon d'Or. FIFA also started giving its own separate award called The Best FIFA Men's Player. 

The Ballon d'Or was created by sports writers Gabriel Hanot and Jacques Ferran. It is given to the male player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season. Football journalists used to do the voting for this award from 1956 to 2006. At first, it was only given to players from Europe and was called the European Footballer of the Year award. But in 1995, it was expanded to include players from any part of the world who have played for European clubs. After 2007, coaches and captains of national teams were also allowed to vote. This made the award a global prize, and any professional football player from around the world became eligible to win it. In 2022, France Football changed some rules for the Ballon d'Or. They decided to give the award not for achievements in a calendar year but for a football season. They also made it so that only countries in the top 100 of the FIFA World Ranking could vote for the award. There is a different vote each year. It is for individual players to get recognised. Despite its popularity, critics have described the award as a "popularity contest", criticising its voting process and for systematically singling out an individual in a team sport.Why the Ballon d'Or is a waste of timeWhy the Ballon d’Or is stupid and quite possibly evilWeekly Why: FIFA's Ballon d'Or and the Absurdity of Glorifying Individual AwardsThe Ballon d'Or Is Stupid, But Mohamed Salah Deserves To Win It AnywayLos votos 'perdidos' del Balón de Oro 

 Winners 
+Key    This indicates the Ballon d'Or winning player also won the FIFA World Player of the Year or
The Best FIFA Men's Player award in the same year (available in 1991–2009 and from 2016)
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!
|-
! colspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1956
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Stanley Matthews
| Blackpool
| align="center" |47
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Alfredo Di Stéfano
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |44
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Raymond Kopa
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |33
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center" |1957
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Alfredo Di Stéfano
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |72
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Billy Wright
| Wolverhampton Wanderers
| align="center" |19
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Duncan Edwards
| Manchester United
| rowspan="2" align="center" |16
|-
| Raymond Kopa
| Real Madrid
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1958
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Raymond Kopa
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |71
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Helmut Rahn
| Rot-Weiss Essen
| align="center" |40
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Just Fontaine
| Reims
| align="center" |23
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1959
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Alfredo Di Stéfano
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |80
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Raymond Kopa
| Reims
| align="center" |42
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| John Charles
| Juventus
| align="center" |24
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1960
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Luis Suárez
| Barcelona
| align="center" |54
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Ferenc Puskás
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |37
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Uwe Seeler
| Hamburger SV
| align="center" |33
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1961
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Omar Sívori
| Juventus
| align="center" |46
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Luis Suárez
| Inter Milan
| align="center" |40
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Johnny Haynes
| Fulham
| align="center" |22
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1962
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Josef Masopust
| Dukla Prague
| align="center" |65
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Eusébio
| Benfica
| align="center" |53
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
| 1. FC Köln
| align="center" |33
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1963
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Lev Yashin
| Dynamo Moscow
| align="center" |73
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Gianni Rivera
| AC Milan
| align="center" |55
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Jimmy Greaves
| Tottenham Hotspur
| align="center" |50
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1964
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Denis Law
| Manchester United
| align="center" |61
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Luis Suárez
| Inter Milan
| align="center" |43
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Amancio
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |38
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1965
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Eusébio
| Benfica
| align="center" |67
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Giacinto Facchetti
| Inter Milan
| align="center" |59
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Luis Suárez
| Inter Milan
| align="center" |45
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1966
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Bobby Charlton
| Manchester United
| align="center" |81
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Eusébio
| Benfica
| align="center" |80
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Franz Beckenbauer
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |59
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1967
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Flórián Albert
| Ferencváros
| align="center" |68
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Bobby Charlton
| Manchester United
| align="center" |40
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Jimmy Johnstone
| Celtic
| align="center" |39
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1968
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| George Best
| Manchester United
| align="center" |61
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Bobby Charlton
| Manchester United
| align="center" |53
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Dragan Džajić
| Red Star Belgrade
| align="center" |46
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1969
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Gianni Rivera
| AC Milan
| align="center" |83
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Gigi Riva
| Cagliari
| align="center" |79
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Gerd Müller
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |38
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1970
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Gerd Müller
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |77
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Bobby Moore
| West Ham United
| align="center" |70
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Gigi Riva
| Cagliari
| align="center" |65
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1971
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Johan Cruyff
| Ajax
| align="center" |116
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Sandro Mazzola
| Inter Milan
| align="center" |57
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| George Best
| Manchester United
| align="center" |56
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1972
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Franz Beckenbauer
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |81
|-
| rowspan="2" scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Gerd Müller
| Bayern Munich
| rowspan="2" align="center" |79
|-
| Günter Netzer
| Borussia Mönchengladbach
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1973
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Johan Cruyff
| Barcelona
| align="center" |96
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Dino Zoff
| Juventus
| align="center" |47
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Gerd Müller
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |44
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1974
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Johan Cruyff
| Barcelona
| align="center" |116
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Franz Beckenbauer
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |105
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Kazimierz Deyna
| Legia Warsaw
| align="center" |35
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1975
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Oleg Blokhin
| Dynamo Kyiv
| align="center" |122
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Franz Beckenbauer
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |42
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Johan Cruyff
| Barcelona
| align="center" |27
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1976
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Franz Beckenbauer
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |91
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Rob Rensenbrink
| Anderlecht
| align="center" |75
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Ivo Viktor
| Dukla Prague
| align="center" |52
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1977
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Allan Simonsen
|
| align="center" |74
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Kevin Keegan
| Hamburger SV
| align="center" |71
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Michel Platini
| Nancy
| align="center" |70
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1978
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Kevin Keegan
| Hamburger SV
| align="center" |87
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Hans Krankl
| Barcelona
| align="center" |81
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Rob Rensenbrink
| Anderlecht
| align="center" |50
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1979
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Kevin Keegan
| Hamburger SV
| align="center" |118
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |52
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Ruud Krol
| Ajax
| align="center" |41
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1980
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |122
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Bernd Schuster
| Barcelona
| align="center" |34
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Michel Platini
| Saint-Étienne
| align="center" |33
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1981
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |106
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Paul Breitner
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |64
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Bernd Schuster
| Barcelona
| align="center" |39
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1982
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Paolo Rossi
| Juventus
| align="center" |115
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Alain Giresse
| Girondins de Bordeaux
| align="center" |64
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Zbigniew Boniek
| Juventus
| align="center" |39
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1983
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Michel Platini
| Juventus
| align="center" |110
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Kenny Dalglish
| Liverpool
| align="center" |26
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Allan Simonsen
| Vejle BK
| align="center" |25
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1984
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Michel Platini
| Juventus
| align="center" |110
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Jean Tigana
| Girondins de Bordeaux
| align="center" |57
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Preben Elkjær
| Hellas Verona
| align="center" |48
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1985
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Michel Platini
| Juventus
| align="center" |127
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Preben Elkjær
| Hellas Verona
| align="center" |71
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Bernd Schuster
| Barcelona
| align="center" |46
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1986
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Igor Belanov
| Dynamo Kyiv
| align="center" |84
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Gary Lineker
| Barcelona
| align="center" |62
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Emilio Butragueño
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |59
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1987
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Ruud Gullit
| AC Milan
| align="center" |106
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Paulo Futre
| Atlético Madrid
| align="center" |91
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Emilio Butragueño
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |61
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1988
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Marco van Basten
| AC Milan
| align="center" |129
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Ruud Gullit
| AC Milan
| align="center" |88
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Frank Rijkaard
| AC Milan
| align="center" |45
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1989
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Marco van Basten
| AC Milan
| align="center" |129
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Franco Baresi
| AC Milan
| align="center" |80
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Frank Rijkaard
| AC Milan
| align="center" |43
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1990
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Lothar Matthäus
| Inter Milan
| align="center" |137
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Salvatore Schillaci
| Juventus
| align="center" |84
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Andreas Brehme
| Inter Milan
| align="center" |68
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center" |1991
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Jean-Pierre Papin
| Marseille
| align="center" |141
|-
| rowspan="3" scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Dejan Savićević
| Red Star Belgrade
| rowspan="3" align="center" |42
|-
| Darko Pančev
| Red Star Belgrade
|-
| Lothar Matthäus
| Inter Milan
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1992
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Marco van Basten 
| AC Milan
| align="center" |98
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Hristo Stoichkov
| Barcelona
| align="center" |80
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Dennis Bergkamp
| Ajax
| align="center" |53
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1993
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Roberto Baggio 
| Juventus
| align="center" |142
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Dennis Bergkamp
| Inter Milan
| align="center" |83
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Eric Cantona
| Manchester United
| align="center" |34
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1994
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Hristo Stoichkov
| Barcelona
| align="center" |210
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Roberto Baggio
| Juventus
| align="center" |136
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Paolo Maldini
| AC Milan
| align="center" |109
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1995
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | George Weah 
| AC Milan
| align="center" |144
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Jürgen Klinsmann
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |108
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Jari Litmanen
| Ajax
| align="center" |67
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1996
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Matthias Sammer
| Borussia Dortmund
| align="center" |144
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Ronaldo
| Barcelona
| align="center" |143
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Alan Shearer
| Newcastle United
| align="center" |107
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1997
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Ronaldo 
| Inter Milan
| align="center" |222
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Predrag Mijatović
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |68
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Zinedine Zidane
| Juventus
| align="center" |63
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1998
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Zinedine Zidane 
| Juventus
| align="center" |244
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Davor Šuker
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |68
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Ronaldo
| Inter Milan
| align="center" |66
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |1999
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Rivaldo 
| Barcelona
| align="center" |219
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| David Beckham
| Manchester United
| align="center" |154
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
|
| AC Milan
| align="center" |64
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2000
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Luís Figo
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |197
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Zinedine Zidane
| Juventus
| align="center" |181
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Andriy Shevchenko
| AC Milan
| align="center" |85
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2001
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Michael Owen
| Liverpool
| align="center" |176
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Raúl
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |140
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Oliver Kahn
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |114
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2002
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Ronaldo 
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |169
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Roberto Carlos
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |145
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Oliver Kahn
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |110
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2003
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Pavel Nedvěd
| Juventus
| align="center" |190
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Thierry Henry
| Arsenal
| align="center" |128
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Paolo Maldini
| AC Milan
| align="center" |123
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2004
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Andriy Shevchenko
| AC Milan
| align="center" |175
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Deco
| Barcelona
| align="center" |139
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Ronaldinho
| Barcelona
| align="center" |133
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2005
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Ronaldinho 
| Barcelona
| align="center" |225
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Frank Lampard
| Chelsea
| align="center" |148
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Steven Gerrard
| Liverpool
| align="center" |142
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2006
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Fabio Cannavaro 
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |173
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Gianluigi Buffon
| Juventus
| align="center" |124
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Thierry Henry
| Arsenal
| align="center" |121
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2007
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Kaká 
| AC Milan
| align="center" |444
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Cristiano Ronaldo
| Manchester United
| align="center" |277
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Lionel Messi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |255
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2008
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Cristiano Ronaldo 
| Manchester United
| align="center" |446
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Lionel Messi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |281
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Fernando Torres
| Liverpool
| align="center" |179
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2009
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Lionel Messi 
| Barcelona
| align="center" |473
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Cristiano Ronaldo
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |233
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Xavi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |170
|-
! colspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015)
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2010
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Lionel Messi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |22.65%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Andrés Iniesta
| Barcelona
| align="center" |17.36%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Xavi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |16.48%
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2011
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Lionel Messi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |47.88%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Cristiano Ronaldo
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |21.60%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Xavi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |9.23%
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2012
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Lionel Messi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |41.60%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Cristiano Ronaldo
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |23.68%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Andrés Iniesta
| Barcelona
| align="center" |10.91%
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2013
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Cristiano Ronaldo
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |27.99%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Lionel Messi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |24.72%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Franck Ribéry
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |23.36%
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2014
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Cristiano Ronaldo
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |37.66%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Lionel Messi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |15.76%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Manuel Neuer
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |15.72%
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2015
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Lionel Messi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |41.33%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Cristiano Ronaldo
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |27.76%
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Neymar
| Barcelona
| align="center" |7.86%
|-
! colspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |Ballon d'Or (2016–present)
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2016
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Cristiano Ronaldo 
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |745
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Lionel Messi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |316
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Antoine Griezmann
| Atlético Madrid
| align="center" |198
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2017
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Cristiano Ronaldo 
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |946
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Lionel Messi
| Barcelona
| align="center" |670
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Neymar
| Paris Saint-Germain
| align="center" |361
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2018
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Luka Modrić 
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |753
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Cristiano Ronaldo
| Juventus
| align="center" |476
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Antoine Griezmann
| Atlético Madrid
| align="center" |414
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2019
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" | Lionel Messi 
| Barcelona
| align="center" |686
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Virgil van Dijk
| Liverpool
| align="center" |679
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Cristiano Ronaldo
| Juventus
| align="center" |476
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| align="center" |2020
| colspan="4" align="center" |Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2021
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Lionel Messi
| Paris Saint-Germain
| align="center" |613
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Robert Lewandowski
| Bayern Munich
| align="center" |580
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Jorginho
| Chelsea
| align="center" |460
|-
! colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022
| scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st
| Karim Benzema
| Real Madrid
| align="center" |549
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd
| Sadio Mané
| Liverpool
| align="center" |193
|-
| scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd
| Kevin De Bruyne
| Manchester City
| align="center" |175
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|2023
|scope=col style="background-color:gold"|1st
| Lionel Messi
| Inter Miami
|align="center"|462
|-
|scope=col style="background-color:silver"|2nd
| Erling Haaland
| Manchester City
|align="center"|357
|-
|scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966"|3rd
| Kylian Mbappé
| Paris Saint-Germain
|align="center"|270
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|2024
|scope=col style="background-color:gold"|1st
| Rodri
| Manchester City
|align="center"|1170
|-
|scope=col style="background-color:silver"|2nd
| Vinícius Júnior
| Real Madrid
|align="center"|1129
|-
|scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966"|3rd
| Jude Bellingham
| Real Madrid
|align="center"|917
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|2025
|scope=col style="background-color:gold"|1st
| Ousmane Dembélé
| Paris Saint-Germain
|align="center"|1380
|-
|scope=col style="background-color:silver"|2nd
| Lamine Yamal
| Barcelona
|align="center"|1059
|-
|scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966"|3rd
| Vitinha
| Paris Saint-Germain
|align="center"|703
|}

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