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Ballon d'Or: Every previous winner of the prestigious award

sportsmole.co.uk, 22 October 2024, 18:11
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the prestigious Ballon d'Or throughout history, with the former winning the trophy on eight previous occasions, while the latter has been handed the award five times.

Neither player has been nominated for the 2024 Ballon d'Or, though, and it does appear that either Vinicius Junior or Rodri will be crowned as the latest winner of the trophy at the famous ceremony on October 28.

Vinicius' success at Real Madrid during the 2023-24 competition, which ended in a La Liga and Champions League double, has seen him placed as the favourite, but Rodri's form for Manchester City, and his Euro 2024 triumph with Spain, has made him a serious contender.

Who won the 2023 Ballon d'Or?

Messi won the 2023 Ballon d'Or, with the Argentine securing the award for a record eighth time.

The forward became the first MLS-based player to be handed the trophy, finishing ahead of Erling Haaland, who had enjoyed a quite stunning first season with Man City, helping them to win the Champions League.

Messi's form for Argentina at the 2022 World Cup played a leading role in him winning the 2023 Ballon d'Or, having scored seven times and registered three assists in the finals of the competition, including a brace against France in the final.

Last year, Messi became the only player in history to win the award with three different clubs - Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami - and it remains to be seen whether his record of eight trophies is ever beaten.

2023 Ballon d'Or winners list

Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi

Ballon d'Or Feminin Aitana Bonmati

Kopa Trophy: Jude Bellingham

Yashin Trophy: Emiliano Martinez

Gerd Muller Trophy: Erling Haaland

Socrates Award: Vinicius Junior

Men's Club of the Year: Manchester City

Women's Club of the Year: Barcelona Women

All previous Ballon d'Or winners year-by-year

1956: Stanley Matthews

1957: Alfredo Di Stefano

1958: Raymond Kopa

1959: Alfredo Di Stefano

1960: Luis Suarez

1961: Omar Sivori

1962: Josef Masopust

1963 :Lev Yashin

1964: Denis Law

1965: Eusebio

1966: Bobby Charlton

1967: Florian Albert

1968: George Best

1969: Gianni Rivera

1970: Gerd Muller

1971: Johan Cruyff

1972: Franz Beckenbauer

1973: Johan Cruyff

1974: Johan Cruyff

1975: Oleh Blokhin

1976: Franz Beckenbauer

1977: Allan Simonsen

1978: Kevin Keegan

1979: Kevin Keegan

1980:Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

1982: Paolo Rossi

1983: Michel Platini

1984: Michel Platini

1985: Michel Platini

1986: Igor Belanov

1987: Ruud Gullit

1988: Marco van Basten

1989: Marco van Basten

1990: Lothar Matthaus

1991: Jean-Pierre Papin

1992: Marco van Basten

1993: Roberto Baggio

1994: Hristo Stoichkov

1995: George Weah

1996: Matthias Sammer

1997: Ronaldo

1998: Zinedine Zidane

1999: Rivaldo

2000: Luis Figo

2001: Michael Owen

2002: Ronaldo

2003: Pavel Nedved

2004: Andriy Shevchenko

2005: Ronaldinho

2006: Fabio Cannavaro

2007: Kaka

2008: Cristiano Ronaldo

2009: Lionel Messi

2010: Lionel Messi

2011: Lionel Messi

2012: Lionel Messi

2013: Cristiano Ronaldo

2014: Cristiano Ronaldo

2015: Lionel Messi

2016: Cristiano Ronaldo

2017: Cristiano Ronaldo

2018: Luka Modric

2019: Lionel Messi

2020: Cancelled

2021: Lionel Messi

2022: Karim Benzema

2023: Lionel Messi

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  • Aitana Bonmati
  • Alfredo Di Stefano
  • Allan Simonsen
  • Andriy Shevchenko
  • Argentina
  • Bobby Charlton
  • Champions League
  • Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Denis Law
  • Double
  • Emiliano Martinez
  • Erling Haaland
  • Eusebio
  • Fabio Cannavaro
  • Florian Albert
  • Franz Beckenbauer
  • George Best
  • George Weah
  • Gerd Muller
  • Gianni Rivera
  • Hristo Stoichkov
  • Igor Belanov
  • Jean-Pierre Papin
  • Johan Cruyff
  • Josef Masopust
  • Jude Bellingham
  • Junio
  • Junior
  • Kaka
  • Karim Benzema
  • Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
  • Kevin Keegan
  • La Liga
  • Lev Yashin
  • Lionel Messi
  • Lothar Matthaus
  • Luis Figo
  • Luis Suarez
  • Luka Modric
  • Madrid
  • Man City
  • Manchester City
  • Marco van Basten
  • Matthias Sammer
  • Messi
  • Michael Owen
  • Michel Platini
  • Oleh Blokhin
  • Omar Sivori
  • Paolo Rossi
  • Pavel Nedved
  • Play
  • Raymond Kopa
  • Real Madrid
  • Rivaldo
  • Roberto Baggio
  • Rodri
  • Ronaldinho
  • Ronaldo
  • Ruud Gullit
  • Spain
  • Stanley Matthews
  • Vinicius
  • Vinicius Junior
  • World Cup
  • Zinedine Zidane

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