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Every Player to Finish Top 3 in Ballon d'Or History

Can you name all the superstars to finish in the Top 3 of the Ballon d'Or rankings since the award's inception?
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Year
Rank
Player
Club
Nation
Points
Ballon d'Or (1956-2009)
1956
1st
Stanley Matthews
47
2nd
Alfredo Di Stéfano
44
3rd
Raymond Kopa
33
 
 
 
 
 
 
1957
1st
Alfredo Di Stéfano
72
2nd
Billy Wright
19
3rd
Duncan Edwards
16
Raymond Kopa
 
 
 
 
 
 
1958
1st
Raymond Kopa
71
2nd
Helmut Rahn
40
3rd
Just Fontaine
23
 
 
 
 
 
 
1959
1st
Alfredo Di Stéfano
80
2nd
Raymond Kopa
42
3rd
John Charles
24
 
 
 
 
 
 
1960
1st
Luis Suárez
54
2nd
Ferenc Puskás
37
3rd
Uwe Seeler
33
 
 
 
 
 
 
1961
1st
Omar Sívori
46
2nd
Luis Suárez
40
3rd
Johnny Haynes
22
 
 
 
 
 
 
1962
1st
Josef Masopust
65
2nd
Eusébio
53
3rd
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
33
 
 
 
 
 
 
1963
1st
Lev Yashin
73
2nd
Gianni Rivera
55
3rd
Jimmy Greaves
50
 
 
 
 
 
 
1964
1st
Denis Law
61
2nd
Luis Suárez
43
3rd
Amancio
38
 
 
 
 
 
 
1965
1st
Eusébio
67
2nd
Giacinto Facchetti
59
3rd
Luis Suárez
45
 
 
 
 
 
 
1966
1st
Bobby Charlton
81
2nd
Eusébio
80
3rd
Franz Beckenbauer
59
 
 
 
 
 
 
1967
1st
Flórián Albert
68
2nd
Bobby Charlton
40
3rd
Jimmy Johnstone
39
 
 
 
 
 
 
1968
1st
George Best
61
2nd
Bobby Charlton
53
3rd
Dragan Džajić
46
 
 
 
 
 
 
1969
1st
Gianni Rivera
83
2nd
Gigi Riva
79
3rd
Gerd Müller
38
 
 
 
 
 
 
1970
1st
Gerd Müller
77
2nd
Bobby Moore
70
3rd
Gigi Riva
65
 
 
 
 
 
 
1971
1st
Johan Cruyff
116
2nd
Sandro Mazzola
57
3rd
George Best
56
 
 
 
 
 
 
1972
1st
Franz Beckenbauer
81
2nd
Gerd Müller
79
Günter Netzer
 
 
 
 
 
 
1973
1st
Johan Cruyff
96
2nd
Dino Zoff
47
3rd
Gerd Müller
44
 
 
 
 
 
 
1974
1st
Johan Cruyff
116
2nd
Franz Beckenbauer
105
3rd
Kazimierz Deyna
35
 
 
 
 
 
 
1975
1st
Oleg Blokhin
122
2nd
Franz Beckenbauer
42
3rd
Johan Cruyff
27
 
 
 
 
 
 
1976
1st
Franz Beckenbauer
91
2nd
Rob Rensenbrink
75
3rd
Ivo Viktor
52
 
 
 
 
 
 
1977
1st
Allan Simonsen
74
2nd
Kevin Keegan
71
3rd
Michel Platini
70
 
 
 
 
 
 
1978
1st
Kevin Keegan
87
2nd
Hans Krankl
81
3rd
Rob Rensenbrink
50
 
 
 
 
 
 
1979
1st
Kevin Keegan
118
2nd
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
52
3rd
Ruud Krol
41
 
 
 
 
 
 
1980
1st
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
122
2nd
Bernd Schuster
34
3rd
Michel Platini
33
 
 
 
 
 
 
1981
1st
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
106
2nd
Paul Breitner
64
3rd
Bernd Schuster
39
 
 
 
 
 
 
1982
1st
Paolo Rossi
115
2nd
Alain Giresse
64
3rd
Zbigniew Boniek
39
 
 
 
 
 
 
1983
1st
Michel Platini
110
2nd
Kenny Dalglish
26
3rd
Allan Simonsen
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
1984
1st
Michel Platini
128
2nd
Jean Tigana
57
3rd
Preben Elkjær
48
 
 
 
 
 
 
1985
1st
Michel Platini
127
2nd
Preben Elkjær
71
3rd
Bernd Schuster
46
 
 
 
 
 
 
1986
1st
Igor Belanov
84
2nd
Gary Lineker
62
3rd
Emilio Butragueño
59
 
 
 
 
 
 
1987
1st
Ruud Gullit
106
2nd
Paulo Futre
91
3rd
Emilio Butragueño
61
 
 
 
 
 
 
1988
1st
Marco van Basten
129
2nd
Ruud Gullit
88
3rd
Frank Rijkaard
45
 
 
 
 
 
 
1989
1st
Marco van Basten
119
2nd
Franco Baresi
80
3rd
Frank Rijkaard
43
 
 
 
 
 
 
1990
1st
Lothar Matthäus
137
2nd
Salvatore Schillaci
84
3rd
Andreas Brehme
68
 
 
 
 
 
 
1991
1st
Jean-Pierre Papin
141
2nd
Dejan Savićević
42
Darko Pančev
Lothar Matthäus
 
 
 
 
 
 
1992
1st
Marco van Basten
98
2nd
Hristo Stoichkov
80
3rd
Dennis Bergkamp
53
 
 
 
 
 
 
1993
1st
Roberto Baggio
142
2nd
Dennis Bergkamp
83
3rd
Eric Cantona
34
 
 
 
 
 
 
1994
1st
Hristo Stoichkov
210
2nd
Roberto Baggio
136
3rd
Paolo Maldini
109
 
 
 
 
 
 
1995
1st
George Weah
144
2nd
Jürgen Klinsmann
108
3rd
Jari Litmanen
67
 
 
 
 
 
 
1996
1st
Matthias Sammer
144
2nd
Ronaldo
143
3rd
Alan Shearer
107
 
 
 
 
 
 
1997
1st
Ronaldo
222
2nd
Predrag Mijatović
68
3rd
Zinedine Zidane
63
 
 
 
 
 
 
1998
1st
Zinedine Zidane
244
2nd
Davor Šuker
68
3rd
Ronaldo
66
 
 
 
 
 
 
1999
1st
Rivaldo
219
2nd
David Beckham
154
3rd
Andriy Shevchenko
64
 
 
 
 
 
 
2000
1st
Luís Figo
197
2nd
Zinedine Zidane
181
3rd
Andriy Shevchenko
85
 
 
 
 
 
 
2001
1st
Michael Owen
176
2nd
Raúl
140
3rd
Oliver Kahn
114
 
 
 
 
 
 
2002
1st
Ronaldo
169
2nd
Roberto Carlos
145
3rd
Oliver Kahn
110
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003
1st
Pavel Nedvěd
190
2nd
Thierry Henry
128
3rd
Paolo Maldini
123
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004
1st
Andriy Shevchenko
175
2nd
Deco
139
3rd
Ronaldinho
133
 
 
 
 
 
 
2005
1st
Ronaldinho
225
2nd
Frank Lampard
148
3rd
Steven Gerrard
142
 
 
 
 
 
 
2006
1st
Fabio Cannavaro
173
2nd
Gianluigi Buffon
124
3rd
Thierry Henry
121
 
 
 
 
 
 
2007
1st
Kaká
445
2nd
Cristiano Ronaldo
277
3rd
Lionel Messi
255
 
 
 
 
 
 
2008
1st
Cristiano Ronaldo
446
2nd
Lionel Messi
281
3rd
Fernando Torres
179
 
 
 
 
 
 
2009
1st
Lionel Messi
473
2nd
Cristiano Ronaldo
233
3rd
Xavi
170
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010-2015)
2010
1st
Lionel Messi
22.65%
2nd
Andrés Iniesta
17.36%
3rd
Xavi
16.48%
 
 
 
 
 
 
2011
1st
Lionel Messi
47.88%
2nd
Cristiano Ronaldo
21.60%
3rd
Xavi
9.23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012
1st
Lionel Messi
41.60%
2nd
Cristiano Ronaldo
23.68%
3rd
Andrés Iniesta
10.91%
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
1st
Cristiano Ronaldo
27.99%
2nd
Lionel Messi
24.72%
3rd
Franck Ribéry
23.36%
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
1st
Cristiano Ronaldo
37.66%
2nd
Lionel Messi
15.76%
3rd
Manuel Neuer
15.72%
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
1st
Lionel Messi
41.33%
2nd
Cristiano Ronaldo
27.76%
3rd
Neymar
7.86%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ballon d'Or (2016-)
2016
1st
Cristiano Ronaldo
745
2nd
Lionel Messi
316
3rd
Antoine Griezmann
198
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
1st
Cristiano Ronaldo
946
2nd
Lionel Messi
670
3rd
Neymar
361
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
1st
Luka Modrić
753
2nd
Cristiano Ronaldo
476
3rd
Antoine Griezmann
414
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
1st
Lionel Messi
686
2nd
Virgil van Dijk
679
3rd
Cristiano Ronaldo
476
 
 
 
 
 
 
2020
Ceremony Was Cancelled Due to COVID-19
 
 
 
 
 
 
2021
1st
Lionel Messi
613
2nd
Robert Lewandowski
580
3rd
Jorginho
460
 
 
 
 
 
 
2022
1st
Karim Benzema
549
2nd
Sadio Mané
193
3rd
Kevin De Bruyne
175
 
 
 
 
 
 
2023
1st
Lionel Messi
462
2nd
Erling Haaland
357
3rd
Kylian Mbappé
270
 
 
 
 
 
 
2024
1st
Rodri
1170
2nd
Vinícius Júnior
1129
3rd
Jude Bellingham
917
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