List of Ballon d’Or winners

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Ousmane Dembele smiles and holds up the Men's Ballon d'Or trophy while wearing a black suit at the 69th Ballon d'Or Ceremony in Paris.

Aitana Bonmati and Rodri, both in formal attire, hold their Ballon d'Or trophies on stage, with Rodri kissing his award and Bonmati smiling at the camera.

Alexia Putellas and Harry Kane stand onstage holding Ballon d'Or trophies, Putellas in a white gown and Kane in a black tuxedo.

Lionel Messi, wearing a dark suit and tie, smiles while holding the Ballon d'Or trophy in front of a backdrop with red and white logos.

Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a black suit and tie, smiles while holding the Ballon d'Or trophy in front of a backdrop with France Football logos.

Michel Platini in a black and white Juventus jersey holds the Ballon d'Or trophy on the field at Stadio Comunale in Turin, with spectators visible in the background.

Ousmane Dembele of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates while lifting the UEFA Champions League trophy above his head, surrounded by cheering teammates.

Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona wearing a blue and red striped jersey, dribbling a yellow soccer ball during a match at Camp Nou stadium.

Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a light green Portugal national team training top, jogs on a soccer field before a FIFA 2018 qualification match.

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Ousmane Dembele smiles and holds up the Men's Ballon d'Or trophy while wearing a black suit at the 69th Ballon d'Or Ceremony in Paris.

2025 Ballon d'Or winner

French and PSG footballer Ousmane Dembélé posing with the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or...

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Aitana Bonmati and Rodri, both in formal attire, hold their Ballon d'Or trophies on stage, with Rodri kissing his award and Bonmati smiling at the camera.

Ballon d'Or winners

FC Barcelona women's team midfielder Aitana Bonmatí (left) and Manchester City midfielder...

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Alexia Putellas and Harry Kane stand onstage holding Ballon d'Or trophies, Putellas in a white gown and Kane in a black tuxedo.

2026 Ballon d'Or winners

Alexia Putellas of London City Lionesses and Spain (left) and Harry Kane of Bayern...

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Lionel Messi, wearing a dark suit and tie, smiles while holding the Ballon d'Or trophy in front of a backdrop with red and white logos.

Messi magic

Lionel Messi, who played for FC Barcelona and Argentina, after receiving his first...

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Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a black suit and tie, smiles while holding the Ballon d'Or trophy in front of a backdrop with France Football logos.

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Cristiano Ronaldo, a player for Manchester United (at the time) and Portugal, after...

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Michel Platini in a black and white Juventus jersey holds the Ballon d'Or trophy on the field at Stadio Comunale in Turin, with spectators visible in the background.

French star

Michel Platini, a player for Juventus (at the time) and France, with the Ballon d'Or....

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Ousmane Dembele of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates while lifting the UEFA Champions League trophy above his head, surrounded by cheering teammates.

Champions League MVP

Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain with the UEFA Champions League trophy after...

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Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona wearing a blue and red striped jersey, dribbling a yellow soccer ball during a match at Camp Nou stadium.

The greatest football player of all time?

Lionel Messi, December 2018.

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Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a light green Portugal national team training top, jogs on a soccer field before a FIFA 2018 qualification match.

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner

Cristiano Ronaldo, 2018.

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Michel Platini

Michel Platini

Michel Platini, 2009.

Klearchos Kapoutsis

Marco van Basten in an AC Milan jersey holds the Ballon d'Or trophy above his head on the pitch at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, with a crowd and stadium lights in the background.

Dutch dream

Netherlands and AC Milan (at the time) footballer Marco van Basten celebrating after...

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Johan Cruyff of the New York Cosmos in mid-action on the soccer field, about to kick the ball as a goalkeeper dives in front of him.

Dutch wonder

Johan Cruyff playing in the New York Cosmos versus World All-Stars match in East...

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Sir Stanley Matthews in a dark jersey and white shorts dribbles a soccer ball on a field, with a packed stadium crowd in the background.

Ballon d'Or winner

Blackpool FC and England footballer Stanley Matthews was the first winner of the...

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Lev Yashin holds the Golden Ball trophy above his head while standing with Soviet soccer teammates in uniforms marked CCCP, in a stadium, 1964.

Lev Yashin

Goalkeeper Lev Ivanovich Yashin with the Ballon d'Or trophy he won as the European...

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George Weah of AC Milan, wearing a red and black striped jersey, holds the European Footballer of the Year award trophy on the field alongside an official.

George Weah

George Weah (left), then a footballer for AC Milan and Liberia, became the first...

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Franz Beckenbauer, wearing a tracksuit, receives the Footballer of the Year 1976 trophy from Bayern President Wilhelm Neudecker, who is in a coat and checked hat, with photographers in the background.

Football star

Bayern Munich and West Germany (at the time) football player Franz Beckenbauer (right)...

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Zinedine Zidane in a suit holding the Ballon d'Or trophy, seated in front of a backdrop featuring his name and images of the award.

Zizou

French footballer Zinedine Zidane with the Ballon d'Or" In Paris, France, in 1998.

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Zinedine Zidane of France dribbles the ball while being closely pursued by Andrea Pirlo of Italy during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final in Berlin.

World Cup final, 2006

Zinedine Zidane (left) of France being pursued by Andrea Pirlo of Italy during the...

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Ronaldo, wearing a Real Madrid jersey, smiles while holding the Golden Ball and FIFA Best Player trophies on the field, with blurred players in blue uniforms behind him.

Star striker

Brazilian footballer Ronaldo poses with the Ballon d'Or (in his right hand) and the...

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