\r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div> France Football has presented the Ballon d’Or since 1956 as recognition of the best footballer of the year and since 2018 also to the best female footballer<\/strong>. The 2025 edition was the 69th in men’s football and the 7th edition in women’s football.<\/p> On Monday, September 22, 2025, Paris Saint-Germain player Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 was awarded as Best Player of the Year<\/strong> in the men’s category and the Spanish player from FC Barcelona<\/strong> Aitana Bonmat\u00ed, for the third consecutive year,<\/strong> in the women’s category.<\/p> Discover the list of winners of the most prestigious individual award in the world of football. These are all the winners of the Ballon d’Or<\/strong> throughout its history.<\/p> Men’s Ballon d’Or Winners<\/h2> - 2025 Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/b> (Paris Saint-Germain)<\/li> \t
- 2024 Rodrigo Hern\u00e1ndez (<\/b>Manchester City)<\/li> \t
- 2023<\/b> Leo Messi (<\/b>Inter Miami)<\/li> \t
- 2022<\/b> Karim Benzema (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 2021<\/b> Leo Messi (<\/b>PSG)<\/li> \t
- 2020<\/b> — not held<\/li> \t
- 2019<\/b> Leo Messi (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 2018<\/b> Luka Modric (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 2017<\/b> Cristiano Ronaldo (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 2016<\/b> Cristiano Ronaldo (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 2015<\/b> Leo Messi (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 2014<\/b> Cristiano Ronaldo (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 2013<\/b> Cristiano Ronaldo (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 2012<\/b> Leo Messi (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 2011<\/b> Leo Messi (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 2010<\/b> Leo Messi (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 2009<\/b> Leo Messi (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 2008<\/b> Cristiano Ronaldo (<\/b>Manchester United)<\/li> \t
- 2007<\/b> Kak\u00e1 (<\/b>AC Milan)<\/li> \t
- 2006<\/b> Fabio Cannavaro (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 2005<\/b> Ronaldinho (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 2004<\/b> Andriy Shevchenko (<\/b>AC Milan)<\/li> \t
- 2003<\/b> Pavel Nedved (<\/b>Juventus)<\/li> \t
- 2002<\/b> Ronaldo Nazario (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 2001<\/b> Michael Owen (<\/b>Liverpool)<\/li> \t
- 2000<\/b> Luis Figo (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 1999<\/b> Rivaldo (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 1998<\/b> Zinedine Zidane (<\/b>Juventus)<\/li> \t
- 1997<\/b> Ronaldo Nazario (<\/b>Inter Milan)<\/li> \t
- 1996<\/b> Matthias Sammer (<\/b>Borussia Dortmund)<\/li> \t
- 1995<\/b> George Weah (<\/b>AC Milan)<\/li> \t
- 1994<\/b> Hristo Stoitchkov (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 1993<\/b> Roberto Baggio (<\/b>Juventus)<\/li> \t
- 1992<\/b> Marco van Basten (<\/b>AC Milan)<\/li> \t
- 1991<\/b> Jean-Pierre Papin (<\/b>Olympique Marseille)<\/li> \t
- 1990<\/b> Lotthar Matth\u00e4us (<\/b>Inter Milan)<\/li> \t
- 1989<\/b> Marco van Basten (<\/b>AC Milan)<\/li> \t
- 1988<\/b> Marco van Basten (<\/b>AC Milan)<\/li> \t
- 1987<\/b> Ruud Gullit (<\/b>AC Milan)<\/li> \t
- 1986<\/b> Igor Belanov (<\/b>Dinamo Kiev)<\/li> \t
- 1985<\/b> Michel Platini (<\/b>Juventus)<\/li> \t
- 1984<\/b> Michel Platini (<\/b>Juventus)<\/li> \t
- 1983<\/b> Michel Platini (<\/b>Juventus)<\/li> \t
- 1982<\/b> Paolo Rossi (<\/b>Juventus)<\/li> \t
- 1981<\/b> Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (<\/b>Bayern M\u00fcnich)<\/li> \t
- 1980<\/b> Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (<\/b>Bayern M\u00fcnich)<\/li> \t
- 1979<\/b> Kevin Keegan (<\/b>Hamburg)<\/li> \t
- 1978<\/b> Kevin Keegan (<\/b>Hamburg)<\/li> \t
- 1977<\/b> Allan Simonsen (<\/b>Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach)<\/li> \t
- 1976<\/b> Franz Beckenbauer (<\/b>Bayern M\u00fcnich)<\/li> \t
- 1975<\/b> Oleg Blokhin (<\/b>Dinamo Kiev)<\/li> \t
- 1974<\/b> Johan Cruyff (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 1973<\/b> Johan Cruyff (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 1972<\/b> Franz Beckenbauer (<\/b>Bayern M\u00fcnich)<\/li> \t
- 1971<\/b> Johan Cruyff (<\/b>Ajax)<\/li> \t
- 1970<\/b> Gerd M\u00fcller (<\/b>Bayern M\u00fcnich)<\/li> \t
- 1969<\/b> Gianni Rivera (<\/b>AC Milan)<\/li> \t
- 1968<\/b> George Best (<\/b>Manchester United)<\/li> \t
- 1967<\/b> Florian Albert (<\/b>Ferencvaros)<\/li> \t
- 1966<\/b> Bobby Charlton (<\/b>Manchester United)<\/li> \t
- 1965<\/b> Eusebio (<\/b>Benfica)<\/li> \t
- 1964<\/b> Denis Law (<\/b>Manchester United)<\/li> \t
- 1963<\/b> Lev Yashin (<\/b>Dinamo Moscow)<\/li> \t
- 1962<\/b> Josef Masopust (<\/b>Dukla Prague)<\/li> \t
- 1961<\/b> Omar S\u00edvori (<\/b>Juventus)<\/li> \t
- 1960<\/b> Luis Su\u00e1rez (<\/b>FC Barcelona)<\/li> \t
- 1959<\/b> Alfredo di St\u00e9fano (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 1958<\/b> Raymond Kopa (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 1957<\/b> Alfredo di St\u00e9fano (<\/b>Real Madrid)<\/li> \t
- 1956<\/b> Stanley Matthews (<\/b>Blackpool)<\/li> <\/ol>
Ranking of the players who have won the most Ballon d’Or awards<\/h3>