We have taken a look at the last 10 different winners of the Ballon d'Or ahead of the 2026 awards ceremony.
Paris Saint-Germain and France striker Ousmane Dembele was the recipient of the 2025 Ballon d'Or.
The back-to-back UEFA Champions League winner finished ahead of Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and PSG midfielder Vitinha in the voting.
2024 saw Rodri narrowly beat Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior to the Ballon d'Or award.
The great Lionel Messi won a staggering eighth Ballon d'Or in the previous year after winning in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021.
Karim Benzema and Luka Modric have also won the Ballon d'Or since Cristiano Ronaldo clinched the award for the fifth time in 2017.
The likes of Kaka and Ronaldinho also feature amongst the last 10 different Ballon d'Or winners.
Last 10 different Ballon d'Or winners, excluding 2026
- Ousmane Dembele
- Rodri
- Lionel Messi
- Karim Benzema
- Luka Modric
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Kaka
- Fabio Cannavaro
- Ronaldinho
- Andriy Shevchenko
