Top 10 Footballers With The Most Individual Awards (2023)

Top 10 Footballers With The Most Individual Awards (2023)

Footballers with the most individual achievements in the history of football. 2023 updates 1. Lionel Messi

• Ballon d’Or (7): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021.
• FIFA World Player of the Year: 2009
• UEFA Men’s Player of the Year (2): 2011, 2015
• The Best FIFA Men’s Player: 2019, 2022.
• European Golden Shoe (6): 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19.
• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2014, 2022.
• FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball (2): 2009, 2011
• La Liga Best Player (6): 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2014/15.
• Pichichi Trophy [La Liga Topscorer] (8): 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21.
• Argentine Footballer of the Year (14): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021.

2. Cristiano Ronaldo

• Ballon d’Or (5): 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017.
• FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008
• The Best FIFA Men’s Player (2): 2016, 2017
• UEFA Men’s Player of the Year (3): 2014, 2016, 2017.
• The Best FIFA Special Award for Outstanding Career Achievement: 2021
• European Golden Shoe (4): 2007/08, 2010/11, 2013/14, 2014/15.
• Portuguese Player of the Year (4): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
• PFA Players’ Player of the Year (2): 2006/07, 2007/08
• Premier League Player of the Season (2): 2006/07, 2007/08.
• Premier League Golden Boot: 2007/08
• La Liga Best Player: 2013/14
• Pichichi Trophy [La Liga Topscorer] (3): 2010/11, 2013/14, 2014/15
• Serie A Footballer of the Year (2): 2019, 2020.
• Capocannoniere [Serie A Topscorer]: 2020/21.

3. Ronaldo Nazario

• Ballon d’Or (2): 1997, 2002
• FIFA World Player of the Year (3): 1996, 1997, 2002.
• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 1997/98
• European Golden Shoe: 1996/97.
• Pichichi Trophy [La Liga Topscorer] (2): 1996/97, 2003/04.
• Supercopa Libertadores top scorer: 1993/94
• Campeonato Mineiro top scorer: 1993/94
• Eredivisie top scorer: 1994/95
• Copa América Most Valuable Player: 1997
• Serie A Footballer of the Year: 1998
• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1998
• FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 2002
• FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe: 2002
• FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 2006.

4. Marco van Basten

• Ballon d’Or (3): 1988, 1989, 1992
• FIFA World Player of the Year: 1992
• UEFA Best Player of the Year (3): 1989, 1990, 1992
• European Cup Top Scorer: 1988/89
• Serie A Golden Boot (2): 1989/90, 1991/92
• Eredivisie Top Scorer (4): 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87.
• European Silver Boot: 1983/84
• Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1985
• European Golden Boot: 1985/86.
• World Golden Boot: 1985/86
• UEFA Euro 1988: Top Scorer and Best Player.

5. Johan Cruyff

• Ballon d’Or (3): 1971, 1973, 1974
• Eredivisie top scorer (2): 1966/67, 1971/72.
• European Cup top scorer: 1971/72
• Dutch Footballer of the Year (3): 1968,1972,1984
• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1974

6. Michel Platini

• Ballon d’Or (3): 1983, 1984, 1985
• World Soccer Player of the Year (2): 1984, 1985.
• UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament: 1984
• UEFA European Championship Top Scorer: 1984
• European Cup Top Scorer: 1984/85
• Capocannoniere [Serie A Top Scorer] (3): 1982/83, 1983/84, 1984/85.
• French Player of the Century: 1999

7. Alfredo Di Stéfano

• Ballon d’Or (3): 1957, 1959 and (Super Ballon d’or in 1989)
• European Cup top scorer (2): 1958, 1962
• Spanish Player of the Year (4): 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964
• Argentine Primera División top scorer: 1947
• Campeonato Profesional [Columbia league] top scorer (2): 1951, 1952.

8. Zinedine Zidane

• Ballon d’Or: 1998
• FIFA World Player of the Year (3): 1998, 2000, 2003
• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2002
• French Division 1 Player of the Year: 1995/96.
• French Player of the Year (2): 1998, 2002.
• UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament: 2000.
• Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2000/01
• Serie A top assist provider: 2000/01
• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 2006
• UEFA Champions League Best Player of the Past 20 Years: 2011.

9. Eusébio

• Ballon d’Or: 1965
• European Golden Shoe (2): 1968 (first winner), 1973.
• Bola de Prata [Portuguese league topscorer] (7): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973
• European Cup top scorer (3): 1965, 1966, 1968
• FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1966
• FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball: 1966
• Portuguese Footballer of the Year (2): 1970, 1973.

10. Gerd Müller

• Ballon d’Or: 1970
• German Footballer of the Year (2): 1967, 1969.
• Bundesliga Top Scorer (7): 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978.
• European Golden Shoe (2): 1969/70, 1971/72.
• FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1970
• UEFA European Championship Top Scorer: 1972
• European Cup Top Scorer (4): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977.