5. Argentina – 6 times
Player | Team | Year |
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 2009, 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.