2021: Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi won the 2021 Ballon d’Or, his record-extending seventh Player of the Year award in his career (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2019).
| Year | Player | Country |
| 2021 | Lionel Messi | 🇦🇷Argentina |
| 2020 | Robert Lewandowski | 🇵🇱 Polish |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi | 🇦🇷Argentina |
| 2018 | Luka Modrić | 🇭🇷Croatian |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 🇵🇹Portuguese |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 🇵🇹Portuguese |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi | 🇦🇷Argentina |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 🇵🇹Portuguese |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 🇵🇹Portuguese |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi | 🇦🇷Argentina |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi | 🇦🇷Argentina |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi | 🇦🇷Argentina |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi | 🇦🇷Argentina |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 🇵🇹 Portuguese |
| 2007 | Ricardo Kaká | 🇧🇷 Brazilian |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho Gaúcho | 🇧🇷 Brazilian |