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

3. Portugal – 7 times

Cristiano Ronaldo is the third Portuguese player and won the award five times.
PlayerTeamYear
EusebioBenfica1965
Luis FigoReal Madrid2000
Cristiano RonaldoManchester United
Real Madrid
2008
2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017

Three different Portuguese players have won the award. The first Portuguese player to win the award was Eusebio in 1965. Luis Figo narrowly beat Zidane to win the award in 2000.

In 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Ballon d’Or playing for Manchester United, and he won the award again in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.