Lev Yashin $3
The Black Spider. Only goalkeeper ever to win the Ballon d'Or (1963). 270+ shutouts for Dynamo Moscow and the USSR. Defined modern…
Ballon d'Or
The world's best player award, presented annually by France Football
Football's most prestigious individual award. Multi-winners: Messi (8), Ronaldo (5), Platini, Cruyff, Van Basten (3 each).
Ballon d'Or winners on TenDollarPick
25 players in our database have won this honor.
Franz Beckenbauer $4
Der Kaiser. Invented the modern libero role. World Cup winner as player (1974) and manager (1990). Two-time Ballon d'Or as a defen…
Fabio Cannavaro $3
2006 World Cup winner and Ballon d'Or winner — one of only three defenders to ever win it. 5'9" against giants, never lost an aeri…
George Weah $4
Only African to win the Ballon d'Or (1995). AC Milan icon. After retirement, became President of Liberia. From slum to ballon d'Or…
Michel Platini $4
Three consecutive Ballon d'Ors (1983-85). 1984 Euros winner and top scorer with 9 goals in 5 games. Free kick maestro and elegant …
Johan Cruyff $4
Inventor of Total Football. Three Ballon d'Ors. 1974 World Cup finalist. As a coach, built the Barcelona Dream Team. The most infl…
Rivaldo $3
2002 World Cup winner. 1999 Ballon d'Or. Bicycle kicks, free kicks, left-footed magic. Part of the unbeatable Brazil 2002 attackin…
Luka Modric $3
2018 Ballon d'Or winner. Ended the Messi-Ronaldo monopoly. World Cup finalist with Croatia (2018). Five Champions Leagues with Rea…
Rodri $3
Manchester City's defensive midfielder. 2024 Ballon d'Or winner. 2023 Champions League final scorer. Spain's anchor. Calmest playe…
Lionel Messi $5
8 Ballon d'Ors — record. World Cup winner 2022, Copa America 2021, 2024. Four Champions Leagues. Barcelona's all-time top scorer. …
Cristiano Ronaldo $5
Five Ballon d'Ors. Five Champions Leagues. Top scorer in international football history. Euros winner 2016. Reinvention machine — …
Ronaldo (R9) $5
The Phenomenon. 2002 World Cup winner and top scorer. Two Ballon d'Ors. Came back from career-threatening knee injuries to win Bra…
Ronaldinho $4
2002 World Cup winner. 2005 Ballon d'Or. Barcelona's joy in motion. Made even Real Madrid fans give him a standing ovation at the …
George Best $4
1968 Ballon d'Or. Manchester United legend, fifth Beatle of football. Tragic decline through alcoholism — but at his peak nobody d…
Marco van Basten $4
Three Ballon d'Ors. Euro 1988 winner — his volley in the final is in every list of greatest goals. Retired at 28 due to ankle inju…
Ruud Gullit $4
1987 Ballon d'Or. AC Milan and Netherlands legend. Euro 1988 winner. Dreadlocked, multi-positional, captain by aura alone.…
Roberto Baggio $4
Il Divin Codino. 1993 Ballon d'Or. Missed the 1994 World Cup final penalty — still Italy's most-loved player. Free kick artist.…
Rivaldo (FW) $4
1999 Ballon d'Or. 2002 World Cup winner. Bicycle kicks from acute angles. Carried Brazil through qualifying with Romario aging.…
Pavel Nedved $3
2003 Ballon d'Or. Juventus and Czech Republic legend. Tireless engine, long-range shooter, suspended for the Champions League fina…
Michael Owen $2
2001 Ballon d'Or. Scored THAT goal vs Argentina at the 1998 World Cup as a teenager. Liverpool, Real Madrid, Manchester United. Pa…