List of Ballon d'Or winners

Business Recorder · 27/10/2026، 7:10:46 AM

List of Ballon d’Or winners since its inception in 1956 after Harry Kane won the 2026 award on Monday. 1956: Stanley Matthews (England) 1957: Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain) 1958: Raymond Kopa (France) 1959: Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain) 1960: Luis Suarez (Spain) 1961: Omar Sivori (Italy) 1962: Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia) 1963: Lev Yashin (Soviet Union) 1964: Denis Law (Scotland) 1965: Eusebio (Portugal) 1966: Bobby Charlton (England) 1967: Florian Albert (Hungary) 1968: George Best (Northern Ireland) 1969: Gianni Rivera (Italy) 1970 - Gerd Mueller (West Germany) 1971: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) 1972: ⁠Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany) 1973: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) 1974: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) 1975: Oleg Blokhin (Soviet Union) 1976: Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany) 1977: Allan Simonsen (Denmark) 1978: Kevin Keegan (England) 1979: Kevin Keegan (England) 1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany) 1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany) 1982: Paolo Rossi (Italy) 1983: Michel Platini (France) 1984: Michel Platini (France) 1985: Michel Platini (France) 1986: Igor Belanov (Soviet Union) 1987: Ruud Gullit (Netherlands) 1988: Marco van Basten (Netherlands) 1989: Marco van Basten (Netherlands) 1990: Lothar Matthaus (Germany) 1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (France) 1992: Marco van Basten (Netherlands) 1993: Roberto Baggio (Italy) 1994: Hristo ⁠Stoichkov (Bulgaria) 1995: George Weah (Liberia) 1996: Matthias Sammer (Germany) 1997: Ronaldo (Brazil) 1998: Zinedine Zidane (France) 1999: Rivaldo (Brazil) 2000: Luis Figo (Portugal) 2001: Michael Owen (England) 2002: Ronaldo (Brazil) 2003: Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) 2004: Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) 2005 - Ronaldinho (Brazil) 2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) 2007: Kaka (Brazil) 2008 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 2009: Lionel Messi (Argentina) 2010: Lionel ⁠Messi (Argentina) 2011: Lionel Messi (Argentina) 2012: Lionel Messi (Argentina) 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 2015: Lionel Messi (Argentina)