Complete list of men's Ballon d'Or winners: From Stanley Matthews to Harry Kane
Added at: 27.10.26 01:40
Editor : Andriy Peti
The Ballon d'Or, founded in 1956 by French publication France Football, stands as the pinnacle of individual achievement in global football.
With Harry Kane's triumph at the 70th anniversary gala in London, the Bayern Munich and England forward becomes the latest name etched onto the historic roll of honour.
All-Time Men's Ballon d'Or Winners (1956–2026)
1956 Stanley Matthews, Blackpool 1957 Alfredo Di Stéfano, Real Madrid 1958 Raymond Kopa, Real Madrid 1959 Alfredo Di Stéfano, Real Madrid 1960 Luis Suárez, Barcelona 1961 Omar Sívori, Juventus 1962 Josef Masopust, Dukla Prague 1963 Lev Yashin, Dynamo Moscow 1964 Denis Law, Manchester United 1965 Eusébio, Benfica 1966 Bobby Charlton, Manchester United 1967 Flórián Albert, Ferencváros 1968 George Best, Manchester United 1969 Gianni Rivera, Milan 1970 Gerd Müller, Bayern Munich 1971 Johan Cruyff, Ajax 1972 Franz Beckenbauer, Bayern Munich 1973 Johan Cruyff, Barcelona 1974 Johan Cruyff, Barcelona 1975 Oleg Blokhin, Dynamo Kyiv 1976 Franz Beckenbauer, Bayern Munich 1977 Allan Simonsen, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1978 Kevin Keegan, Hamburger SV 1979 Kevin Keegan, Hamburger SV 1980 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bayern Munich 1981 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bayern Munich 1982 Paolo Rossi, Juventus 1983 Michel Platini, Juventus 1984 Michel Platini, Juventus 1985 Michel Platini, Juventus 1986 Igor Belanov, Dynamo Kyiv 1987 Ruud Gullit, Milan 1988 Marco van Basten, Milan 1989 Marco van Basten, Milan 1990 Lothar Matthäus, Inter Milan 1991 Jean-Pierre Papin, Marseille 1992 Marco van Basten, Milan 1993 Roberto Baggio, Juventus 1994 Hristo Stoichkov, Barcelona 1995 George Weah, Milan 1996 Matthias Sammer, Borussia Dortmund 1997 Ronaldo, Inter Milan 1998 Zinedine Zidane, Juventus 1999 Rivaldo, Barcelona 2000 Luís Figo, Real Madrid 2001 Michael Owen, Liverpool 2002 Ronaldo, Real Madrid 2003 Pavel Nedvěd, Juventus 2004 Andriy Shevchenko, Milan 2005 Ronaldinho, Barcelona 2006 Fabio Cannavaro, Juventus / Real Madrid 2007 Kaká, Milan 2008 Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United 2009 Lionel Messi, Barcelona 2010 Lionel Messi, Barcelona 2011 Lionel Messi, Barcelona 2012 Lionel Messi, Barcelona 2013 Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid 2014 Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid 2015 Lionel Messi, Barcelona 2016 Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid 2017 Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid 2018 Luka Modrić, Real Madrid 2019 Lionel Messi, Barcelona 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Lionel Messi, Barcelona / Paris Saint-Germain 2022 Karim Benzema, Real Madrid 2023 Lionel Messi, Inter Miami 2024 Rodri, Manchester City 2025 Ousmane Dembélé, Paris Saint-Germain 2026 Harry Kane, Bayern Munich
