| 2025 Ballon d'Or | ||
| Date | 22 September 2025 | |
| Location | Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris | |
| Country | France | |
| Host | Kate Scott Ruud Gullit | |
| Ballon d'Or |  Ousmane Dembélé(1st award) | |
| Ballon d'Or Féminin |  Aitana Bonmatí(3rd award) | |
| Kopa Trophy | Men's: Lamine Yamal (2nd award) Women's: Vicky López(1st award) | |
| Yashin Trophy | Men's: Gianluigi Donnarumma(2nd award) Women's:  Hannah Hampton(1st award) | |
| Gerd Müller Trophy | Men's: Viktor Gyökeres(1st award) Women's:  Ewa Pajor(1st award) | |
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The 2025 Ballon d'Or was the 69th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2024–25 season. For the fourth time in the history of the award, it was awarded based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year. This was the period from 1 August 2024 to 13 July 2025 (final of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup) for the men's award, and to 2 August 2025 (final of the 2025 Copa América Femenina) for the women's award. The ceremony took place on 22 September 2025, with the nominees having been announced on 7 August 2025.
Ballon d'Or[]
- Main article: Ballon d'Or
Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2024–25 season.
Thirty players were nominated for the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or.
Ballon d'Or Féminin[]
- Main article: Ballon d'Or Féminin
Thirty players were nominated for the 2025 Ballon d'Or Fémenin.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club(s) | Points |
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| 1 | Aitana Bonmatí |  Spain
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Midfielder | Barcelona
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| 2 | Mariona Caldentey | Spain
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Forward |  Arsenal
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| 3 | Alessia Russo | England
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Forward | Arsenal
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| 4 | Alexia Putellas | Spain
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Midfielder | Barcelona
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| 5 | Chloe Kelly | England
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Forward | Manchester City Arsenal
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| 6 | Patricia Guijarro | Spain
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Midfielder | Barcelona
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| 7 | Leah Williamson | England
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Defender | Arsenal
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| 8 | Ewa Pajor |  Poland
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Forward | Barcelona
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| 9 | Lucy Bronze | England
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Defender | Chelsea
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| 10 | Hannah Hampton | England
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Goalkeeper | Chelsea
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| 11 | Clàudia Pina | Spain
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Forward | Barcelona
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| 12 | Marta |  Brazil
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Forward |  Orlando Pride
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| 13 | Caroline Graham Hansen |  Norway
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Forward | Barcelona
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| 14 | Barbra Banda |  Zambia
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Forward | Orlando Pride
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| 15 | Sandy Baltimore |  France
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Forward | Chelsea
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| 16 | Cristiana Girelli |  Italy
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Forward | Juventus
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| 17 | Temwa Chawinga |  Malawi
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Forward | Kansas City Current
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| 18 | Melchie Dumornay |  Haiti
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Midfielder | Lyon
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| 19 | Klara Bühl |  Germany
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Forward | Bayern Munich
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| 20 | Pernille Harder |  Denmark
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Forward | Bayern Munich
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| 21 | Amanda Gutierres | Brazil
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Forward | Palmeiras
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| 22 | Esther González | Spain
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Forward | Gotham FC
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| 23 | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd |  Sweden
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Midfielder | Chelsea
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| 24 | Sofia Cantore | Italy
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Forward | Juventus
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| 25 | Emily Fox | United States
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Defender | Arsenal
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| 26 | Lindsey Heaps | United States
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Midfielder | Lyon
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| 27 | Frida Maanum | Norway
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Midfielder | Arsenal
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| Clara Mateo | France
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Forward | Paris FC
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| 29 | Steph Catley |  Australia
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Defender | Arsenal
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| 30 | Caroline Weir |  Scotland
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Midfielder | Real Madrid
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Men's Kopa Trophy[]
- Main article: Kopa Trophy
Ten players were nominated for the 2025 Men's Kopa Trophy.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club(s) |
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| 1 | Lamine Yamal | Spain
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Forward | Barcelona
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| 2 | Désiré Doué | France
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Midfielder | Paris Saint-Germain
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| 3 | João Neves |  Portugal
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Midfielder | Paris Saint-Germain
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| 4 | Estêvão | Brazil
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Forward | Palmeiras
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| 5 | Kenan Yıldız |  Turkey
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Forward | Juventus
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| 6 | Dean Huijsen | Spain
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Defender | Bournemouth Real Madrid
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| 7 | Pau Cubarsí | Spain
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Defender | Barcelona
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| 8 | Rodrigo Mora | Portugal
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Forward |  Porto
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| 9 | Ayyoub Bouaddi | France
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Midfielder | Lille
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| 10 | Myles Lewis-Skelly | England
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Midfielder | Arsenal
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Women's Kopa Trophy[]
- Main article: Kopa Trophy
Five players were nominated for the 2025 Women's Kopa Trophy.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club(s) |
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| 1 | Vicky López | Spain
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Midfielder | Barcelona
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| 2 | Linda Caicedo |  Colombia
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Forward | Real Madrid
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| 3 | Wieke Kaptein |  Netherlands
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Midfielder | Chelsea
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| 4 | Michelle Agyemang | England
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Forward | Brighton & Hove Albion
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| 5 | Claudia Martínez |  Paraguay
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Forward | Olimpia
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Men's Yashin Trophy[]
- Main article: Yashin Trophy
Ten goalkeepers were nominated for the 2025 Men's Yashin Trophy.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club(s) |
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| 1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Italy
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Paris Saint-Germain
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| 2 | Alisson | Brazil
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Liverpool
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| 3 | Yann Sommer |  Switzerland
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Inter Milan
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| 4 | Thibaut Courtois |  Belgium
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Real Madrid
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| 5 | Yassine Bounou |  Morocco
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 Al-Hilal
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| 6 | David Raya | Spain
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Arsenal
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| 7 | Jan Oblak |  Slovenia
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Atlético Madrid
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| 8 | Emiliano Martínez |  Argentina
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Aston Villa
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| 9 | Lucas Chevalier | France
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Lille
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| 10 | Matz Sels | Belgium
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Nottingham Forest
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Women's Yashin Trophy[]
- Main article: Yashin Trophy
Five goalkeepers were nominated for the 2025 Women's Yashin Trophy.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club(s) |
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| 1 | Hannah Hampton | England
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Chelsea
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| 2 | Ann-Katrin Berger | Germany
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Gotham FC
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| 3 | Cata Coll | Spain
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Barcelona
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| 4 | Chiamaka Nnadozie |  Nigeria
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Paris FC
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| 5 | Daphne van Domselaar | Netherlands
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Arsenal
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Gerd Müller Trophy[]
- Main article: Gerd Müller Trophy
The nominees for the award were announced on 7 August 2025. The award is given to player who scored the most goals in a calendar year. It is named after German legend Gerd Müller.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Viktor Gyökeres | Sweden
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Forward | Sporting CP
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| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Ewa Pajor | Poland
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Forward | Barcelona
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Sócrates Award[]
- Main article: Sócrates Award
The nominees for the award were announced on 7 August 2025. The Sócrates Award is an association football award presented to the best humanitarian work by a footballer worldwide during a joint ceremony with the Ballon d'Or. The award is presented by France Football in collaboration with Peace and Sport and is named after late Brazilian footballer Sócrates, who co-founded the Corinthians Democracy movement, in opposition to the ruling military dictatorship in Brazil during the 1980s.
Men's Club of the Year[]
| Rank | Club | Total | Ballon d'Or |
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| 1 | 9 | Ousmane Dembélé (FRA) Gianluigi Donnarumma (ITA) Désiré Doué (FRA) Achraf Hakimi (MAR) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (GEO) Nuno Mendes (POR) João Neves (POR) Fabián Ruiz (ESP) Vitinha (POR)
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Women's Club of the Year[]
| Rank | Club | Total | Ballon d'Or |
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| 1 | 7 | Mariona Caldentey (ESP) Steph Catley (AUS) Emily Fox (USA) Chloe Kelly (ENG) Frida Maanum (NOR) Alessia Russo (ENG) Leah Williamson (ENG)
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Men's Coach of the Year[]
Five coaches were nominated for the 2025 Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy.
| Coach | Nationality | Team(s) |
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| Luis Enrique | Spain
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Paris Saint-Germain
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| Antonio Conte | Italy
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Napoli
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| Hansi Flick | Germany
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Barcelona
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| Enzo Maresca | Italy
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Chelsea
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| Arne Slot | Netherlands
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Liverpool
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Women's Coach of the Year[]
Five coaches were nominated for the 2025 Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy.
| Coach | Nationality | Team(s) |
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| Sarina Wiegman | Netherlands
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England
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| Sonia Bompastor | France
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Chelsea
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| Arthur Elias | Brazil
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Brazil
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| Justine Madugu | Nigeria
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 Nigeria
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| Renée Slegers | Netherlands
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Arsenal
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| Ballon d'Or winners |
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1956: Matthews · 1957: Di Stéfano · 1958: Kopa · 1959: Di Stéfano · 1960: Suárez · 1961: Sívori · 1962: Masopust · 1963: Yashin · 1964: Law · 1965: Eusébio · 1966: Charlton · 1967: Albert · 1968: Best · 1969: Rivera · 1970: Müller · 1971: Cruyff · 1972: Beckenbauer · 1973: Cruyff · 1974: Cruyff · 1975: Blokhin · 1976: Beckenbauer · 1977: Simonsen · 1978: Keegan · 1979: Keegan · 1980: Rummenigge · 1981: Rummenigge · 1982: Rossi · 1983: Platini · 1984: Platini · 1985: Platini · 1986: Belanov · 1987: Gullit · 1988: van Basten · 1989: van Basten · 1990: Matthäus · 1991: Papin · 1992: van Basten · 1993: Baggio · 1994: Stoichkov · 1995: Weah · 1996: Sammer · 1997: Ronaldo · 1998: Zidane · 1999: Rivaldo · 2000: Figo · 2001: Owen · 2002: Ronaldo · 2003: Nedvěd · 2004: Shevchenko · 2005: Ronaldinho · 2006: Cannavaro · 2007: Kaká · 2008: C. Ronaldo · 2009: Messi · 2010: Messi · 2011: Messi · 2012: Messi · 2013: Ronaldo · 2014: Ronaldo · 2015: Messi · 2016: Ronaldo · 2017: Ronaldo · 2018: Modrić · 2019: Messi · 2020: not awarded · 2021: Messi · 2022: Benzema · 2023: Messi · 2024: Rodri · 2025: Dembele · |