Ballon d'Or winners list of Top three position in last five years

Lionel Messi wins the 2021 Ballon d'Or award followed by a 2nd place finish by Robert Lewandowski and 3rd was Jorginho. During the Messi-Ronaldo era, a lot of talented players missed out on the trophy excluding the 2018 Ballon d'Or which was clinched by Luka Modric. So let us have a look at the Ballon d'Or winners list of the last 5 years.

The Ballon d'Or winners list of the last 5 years are:

#1. Ballon d'Or 2021-

1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)

2. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

3. Jorginho (Chelsea)

#2. Ballon d'Or 2019- 

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)

#3. Ballon d'Or 2018-

1. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)

3. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

#4. Ballon d'Or 2017-

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

3. Neymar (Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain)

#5. Ballon d'Or 2016-

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

3. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)