| Jahr | Gewinner |
| |
| 2023 | Lionel Messi (ARG) |
| 2022 | Karim Benzema (FRA) |
| 2021 | Lionel Messi (ARG) |
| 2020 | nicht verliehen |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi (ARG) |
| 2018 | Luka Modric (CRO) |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi (ARG) |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi (ARG) |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi (ARG) |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi (ARG) |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi (ARG) |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) |
| 2007 | Kaka (BRA) |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro (ITA) |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho (BRA) |
| 2004 | Andrej Schewtschenko (UKR) |
| 2003 | Pavel Nedved (CZE) |
| 2002 | Ronaldo (BRA) |
| 2001 | Michael Owen (ENG) |
| 2000 | Luis Figo (POR) |
| 1999 | Rivaldo (BRA) |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane (FRA) |
| 1997 | Ronaldo (BRA) |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer (GER) |
| 1995 | George Weah (LBR) |
| 1994 | Christo Stojtschkow (BUL) |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio (ITA) |
| 1992 | Marco van Basten (NED) |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA) |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthäus (GER) |
| 1989 | Marco van Basten (NED) |
| 1988 | Marco van Basten (NED) |
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit (NED) |
| 1986 | Igor Belanow (URS) |
| 1985 | Michel Platini (FRA) |
| 1984 | Michel Platini (FRA) |
| 1983 | Michel Platini (FRA) |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi (ITA) |
| 1981 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG) |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG) |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan (ENG) |
| 1978 | Kevin Keegan (ENG) |
| 1977 | Allan Simonsen (DEN) |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer (FRG) |
| 1975 | Oleg Blochin (URS) |
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff (NED) |
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff (NED) |
| 1972 | Franz Beckenbauer (FRG) |
| 1971 | Johan Cruyff (NED) |
| 1970 | Gerd Müller (FRG) |
| 1969 | Gianni Rivera (ITA) |
| 1968 | George Best (NIR) |
| 1967 | Florian Albert (HUN) |
| 1966 | Bobby Charlton (ENG) |
| 1965 | Eusebio (POR) |
| 1964 | Denis Law (SCO) |
| 1963 | Lew Jaschin (URS) |
| 1962 | Josef Masopust (TCH) |
| 1961 | Omar Sivori (ITA) |
| 1960 | Luis Suarez (ESP) |
| 1959 | Alfredo Di Stefano (ESP) |
| 1958 | Raymond Kopa (FRA) |
| 1957 | Alfredo Di Stefano (ESP) |
| 1956 | Stanley Matthews (ENG) |