Ballon D'Or facts for kids
The Ballon d'Or (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃ dɔʁ]; "Golden Ball") is an annual football award presented by France Football. From 2010-15, it was presented by FIFA. Now FIFA has its own annual award called the Best FIFA Men's Player. From when it began until 2007, only European players were eligible to win the award. From 2007 onwards, any professional player worldwide can win.
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Sivori |
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 |  Florián Albert |
Ferencváros |
| 1968 |  George Best |
Manchester United |
| 1969 | Gianni Rivera |
Milan |
| 1970 |  Gerd Müller |
Bayern München |
| 1971 |  Johan Cruyff |
Ajax |
| 1972 | Franz Beckenbauer |
Bayern München |
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff |
Ajax |
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff |
Barcelona |
| 1975 | Oleg Blokhin |
Dynamo Kiev |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer |
Bayern München |
| 1977 |  Allan Simonsen |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1978 | Kevin Keegan |
Hamburger SV |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan |
Hamburger SV |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
Bayern München |
| 1981 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
Bayern München |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi |
Juventus |
| 1983 | Michel Platini |
Juventus |
| 1984 | Michel Platini |
Juventus |
| 1985 | Michel Platini |
Juventus |
| 1986 | Igor Belanov |
Dynamo Kiev |
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit |
Milan |
| 1988 | Marco van Basten |
Milan |
| 1989 | Marco van Basten |
Milan |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthäus |
Internazionale |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin |
Olympique 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 |
Internazionale |
| 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 |
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 |
FC Barcelona |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid |
| 2018 |  Luka Modric |
[[Real Madrid CF|]] Real Madrid |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi |
FC Barcelona |
Images for kids
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Lionel Messi with seven awards has won the most Ballons d'Or in history.
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George Weah was the first non-European and first African national team player to win the award.
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Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper to win the award.
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Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Lionel Messi won the award a combined 12 out of 13 times between 2008 and 2021.
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Michel Platini won three years running (1983–85).
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Johan Cruyff (left) and Marco van Basten, both of the Netherlands, each won three times.
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Three Ukrainian players have won the Ballon d'Or: Andriy Shevchenko, Oleh Blokhin, and Ihor Belanov.
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Marco van Basten (left) and Ruud Gullitt, teammates for AC Milan and the Netherlands, won in consecutive years from 1987 to 1989.
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See also
In Spanish: Balón de Oro para niños
