Top 10 Countries with highest number of Ballon d’Or Wins

5. Argentina – 6 times

Top 10 Countries with highest number of Ballon d'Or Wins European Leagues Internationals
Lionel Messi is the first Argentine to win Ballon d’Or and has won it maximum six times.
PlayerTeamYear
Lionel MessiBarcelona2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019

Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d’Or in 2009. He won the award six times, in-between 2009 and 2019. He won the award while playing for Barcelona.

His predecessor Kempes and Maradona were not eligible for the award during their playing days, and hence Messi is the only awardee from Argentina.