Ballon d’Or Feminine
The Ballon d’Or Feminine has been awarded to the following players:
- 2018: Ada Hegerberg (NOR)
- 2019: Megan Rapinoe (USA)
- 2020: No award due to COVID-19
- 2021: Alexia Putellas (ESP)
- 2022: Alexia Putellas (ESP)
- 2023: Aitana Bonmatí (ESP)
- 2024: Aitana Bonmatí (ESP)
Ballon d’Or Masculino
The Ballon d’Or Masculino has been awarded to the following players:
- 1956: Stanley Matthews (ENG)
- 1957: Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)
- 1958: Raymond Kopa (FRA)
- 1959: Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)
- 1960: Luis Suárez (ESP)
- 1961: Omar Sivori (ITA)
- 1962: Josef Masopust (CZE)
- 1963: Lev Yachine (URSS)
- 1964: Denis Law (SCO)
- 1965: Eusebio (POR)
- 1966: Bobby Charlton (ENG)
- 1967: Florian Albert (HUN)
- 1968: George Best (NIR)
- 1969: Gianni Rivera (ITA)
- 1970: Gerd Müller (GER)
- 1971: Johan Cruyff (NED)
- 1972: Franz Beckenbauer (GER)
- 1973: Johan Cruyff (NED)
- 1974: Johan Cruyff (NED)
- 1975: Oleg Blokhine (URSS)
- 1976: Franz Beckenbauer (GER)
- 1977: Alan Simonsen (DEN)
- 1978: Kevin Keegan (ENG)
- 1979: Kevin Keegan (ENG)
- 1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (GER)
- 1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (GER)
- 1982: Paolo Rossi (ITA)
- 1983: Michel Platini (FRA)
- 1984: Michel Platini (FRA)
- 1985: Michel Platini (FRA)
- 1986: Igor Belanov (URSS)
- 1987: Ruud Gullit (NED)
- 1988: Marco van Basten (NED)
- 1989: Marco van Basten (NED)
- 1990: Lothar Matthäus (GER)
- 1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA)
- 1992: Marco van Basten (NED)
- 1993: Roberto Baggio (ITA)
- 1994: Hristo Stoïchkov (BUL)
- 1995: George Weah (LBR)
- 1996: Matthias Sammer (GER)
- 1997: Ronaldo (BRA)
- 1998: Zinédine Zidane (FRA)
- 1999: Rivaldo (BRA)
- 2000: Luis Figo (POR)
- 2001: Michael Owen (ENG)
- 2002: Ronaldo (BRA)
- 2003: Pavel Nedved (CZE)
- 2004: Andrei Shevchenko (UKR)
- 2005: Ronaldinho (BRA)
- 2006: Fabio Cannavaro (ITA)
- 2007: Kaká (BRA)
- 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
- 2009: Lionel Messi (ARG)
- 2010: Lionel Messi (ARG)
- 2011: Lionel Messi (ARG)
- 2012: Lionel Messi (ARG)
- 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
- 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
- 2015: Lionel Messi (ARG)
- 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
- 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
- 2018: Luka Modric (CRO)
- 2019: Lionel Messi (ARG)
- 2020: No award due to COVID-19
- 2021: Lionel Messi (ARG)
- 2022: Karim Benzema (FRA)
- 2023: Lionel Messi (ARG)
- 2024: Rodri Hernández (ESP)
Key Questions and Answers
- What is the Ballon d’Or? The Ballon d’Or is an annual football award presented by France Football to the best player in Europe, based on votes from professional club coaches and captains.
- Who are some notable Ballon d’Or winners? Some of the most prominent Ballon d’Or recipients include Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Michael Platini. Each of them has won the award multiple times.
- Why was there no Ballon d’Or awarded in 2020? The 2020 Ballon d’Or was not awarded due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- What makes the Ballon d’Or significant? The Ballon d’Or is considered one of the most prestigious individual awards in football, recognizing outstanding performance throughout the year.
