The “Bible” of Ballon d’Or winners: Midas Messi and the… others!

the “mythical” Lionel Messias expected, conquered the Golden Ball for 2023!

The 36-year-old miracle magician put his name for the eighth year on an award that has become a personal matter for him, as he took the Argentine national team by the hand and led them to the World Cup, as the most valuable player of the tournament with seven goals, while he also became the only one in the history of the competition to score in every knockout phase, even scoring two goals in the grand final.

THE Pulga he was the big winner of the 67th award organized by France Football, while he is the multiple winner with eight conquests (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023) and second to Cristiano Ronaldo with five (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017). Platini, Cruyff and Van Basten they have won three times and out of two they have BeckenbauerRonaldo, Di Stefano, Keegan and Rummenigge.

All winners from 1956 to 2023:

1956 – Stanley Matthews / England / Blackpool

1957 – Alfredo Di Stefano / Spain / Argentina / Real Madrid

1958 – Raimon Kopa / France / Real Madrid

1959 – Alfredo Di Stefano / Spain / Argentina / Real Madrid

1960 – Luis Suarez / Spain / Barcelona

1961 – Omar Sivori / Italy / Argentina / Juventus

1962 – Josef Mazopust / Czechoslovakia / Dukla Prague

1963 – Lev Yashin / Soviet Union / Dynamo Moscow

1964 – Dennis Lowe / Scotland / Manchester United

1965 – Eusebio / Portugal / Benfica

1966 – Bobby Charlton / England / Manchester United

1967 – Florian Albert / Hungary / Ferentvaros

1968 – George Best / Northern Ireland / Manchester United

1969 – Gianni Rivera / Italy / Milan

1970 – Gerd Miller / West Germany / Bayern

1971 – Johan Cruyff / Netherlands / Ajax

1972 – Franz Beckenbauer / West Germany / Bayern

1973 – Johan Cruyff / Netherlands / Ajax / Barcelona

1974 – Johan Cruyff / Netherlands / Barcelona

1975 – Oleg Blakhin / Soviet Union / Dynamo Kyiv

1976 – Franz Beckenbauer / Germany / Bayern

1977 – Alan Simonsen / Denmark / Gladbach

1978 – Kevin Keegan / England / Hamburg

1979 – Kevin Keegan / England / Hamburg

1980 – Karl Heinz Rummenigge / Germany / Bayern

1981 – Karl Heinz Rummenigge / Germany / Bayern

1982 – Paolo Rossi / Italy / Juventus

1983 – Michel Platini / France / Juventus

1984 – Michel Platini / France / Juventus

1985 – Michel Platini / France / Juventus

1986 – Igor Belanov / Soviet Union / Dynamo Kyiv

1987 – Ruud Gullit / Netherlands / Eindhoven / Milan

1988 – Marco Van Basten / Netherlands / Milan

1989 – Marco Van Basten / Netherlands / Milan

1990 – Lothar Mathews / Germany / Inter

1991 – Jean-Pierre Papin / France / Marseille

1992 – Marco Van Basten / Netherlands / Milan

1993 – Roberto Bazzo / Italy / Juventus

1994 – Hristo Stoitskov / Bulgaria / Barcelona

1995 – George Weah / Liberia / Paris Saint-Germain / Milan

1996 – Matias Zammer / Germany / Dortmund

1997 – Ronaldo / Brazil / Barcelona / Inter

1998 – Zinedine Zidane / France / Juventus

1999 – Rivaldo / Brazil / Barcelona

2000 – Luis Figo / Portugal / Barcelona / Real Madrid

2001 – Michael Owen / England / Liverpool

2002 – Ronaldo / Brazil / Real Madrid

2003 – Pavel Nedved / Czech Republic / Juventus

2004 – Andriy Shevchenko / Ukraine / Milan

2005 – Ronaldinho / Brazil / Barcelona

2006 – Fabio Cannavaro / Italy / Juventus / Real Madrid

2007 – Kaka / Brazil / Milan

2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo / Portugal / Manchester United

2009 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona

2010 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona

2011 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona

2012 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona

2013 – Cristiano Ronaldo / Portugal / Real Madrid

2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo / Portugal / Real Madrid

2015 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona

2016 – Cristiano Ronaldo / Portugal / Real Madrid

2017 – Cristiano Ronaldo / Portugal / Real Madrid

2018 – Luka Modric / Croatia / Real Madrid

2019 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona

2021 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Barcelona & Paris Saint-Germain

* In 2020 there was no award ceremony due to Covid-19.

2022 – Karim Benzema / France / Real Madrid

2023 – Lionel Messi / Argentina / Inter Miami & Paris Saint-Germain