Ballon d'Or Top Winners
The Ballon d'Or award for the best male footballer will be presented for the 69th time in 2025. There have been ten players who have won the award more than once, the standout of these is Lionel Messi. He won the men's Ballon d'Or award a record eight times, his last in 2023 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 & 2023). The next best is Cristiano Ronaldo who has won the award five times. Between them, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo won 13 of the 15 Ballon d'Ors between 2008 and 2023. The most consecutive wins is four, by Messi between 2009 and 2012. Rodri won the award in 2024, after his superb performances for Spain and Manchester City in the 2023/24 season.
Top Winners of the Men's Ballon d'Or
Here are all the players who have won the men's Ballon d'Or more than once.
| Player | Nation | Awards | Years Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | 8 | 2009, '10, '11, '12, '15, '19, '21, '23 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 5 | 2008, '13, '14, '16, '17 |
| Michel Platini | France | 3 | 1983, '84, '85 |
| Johan Cruyff | Netherlands | 3 | 1971, '73, '74 |
| Marco van Basten | Netherlands | 3 | 1988, '89, '92 |
| Franz Beckenbauer | Germany | 2 | 1972, '76 |
| Alfredo Di Stefano | Spain | 2 | 1957, '59 |
| Kevin Keegan | England | 2 | 1978, '79 |
| Ronaldo | Brazil | 2 | 1997, '02 |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Germany | 2 | 1989, '81 |
Related Pages
- Ballon d'Or Firsts
- Ballon d'Or Home
- Men's Ballon d'Or Winner's List
- Women's Ballon d'Or Winner's List
- Why Defenders and Keepers Struggle to Win the Ballon d’Or
- Football Awards Lists
- See also the list of the FIFA male player of the year and FIFA female player of the year.
- History of the Ballon d'Or
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