Top 5 Footballers Who Never Won The Ballon D'Or

Updated 12 February 2025 at 14:07 IST

Neymar, Suarez And More! The Top 5 Footballers To Never Win The Ballon D'Or

Here are the top 5 footballers who despite their glorious performances never won the Ballon D'Or.

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Neymar is considered as the third best player of the current generation. He never won the Ballon D'Or as he missed out to Ronaldo and Messi on multiple occasions. 

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Luis Suarez never won the Ballon D'Or despite being one of the best strikers ever. He too like Neymar missed out to Ronaldo and Messi. 

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Xavi is one of the best midfielders ever both for his country (Spain) and club (FC Barcelona), despite this the former Barcelona manager never won the Ballon D'Or. 

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Andres Iniesta has a similar case to that of Xavi. The World Cup and Champions League winner never got his hands on the Ballon D'Or despite being one of the best midfielders.

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French Thierry Henry is one of the most iconic strikers who played for clubs like Barcelona and Arsenal. He too never won the Ballon D'Or. 

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Published By : Arihant Rai

Published On: 12 February 2025 at 14:07 IST