Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time in his career at a star-studded ceremony in Paris on Monday.
Here is the list of recent Ballon d’Or winners after Monday’s 2023 award ceremony:
Men
2023: Lionel Messi (ARG)
2022: Karim Benzema (FRA)
2021: Lionel Messi (ARG)
2020: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2019: Lionel Messi (ARG)
2018: Luka Modric (CRO)
2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
2015: Lionel Messi (ARG)
2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
Women
2023: Aitana Bonmati (ESP)
2022: Alexia Putellas (ESP)
2021: Alexia Putellas (ESP)
2020: Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2019: Megan Rapinoe (USA)
2018: Ada Hergerberg (NOR)
