<Tr> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> Neymar </Td> <Td> Paris Saint - Germain </Td> <Td> 361 </Td> </Tr> <P> One - time winners are only included if they have also finished 2nd or 3rd in another year . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> 1st </Th> <Th> 2nd </Th> <Th> 3rd </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lionel Messi </Th> <Td> 5 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015) </Td> <Td> 5 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) </Td> <Td> 1 (2007) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cristiano Ronaldo </Th> <Td> 5 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) </Td> <Td> 5 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Michel Platini </Th> <Td> 3 (1983, 1984, 1985) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 2 (1977, 1980) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Johan Cruyff </Th> <Td> 3 (1971, 1973, 1974) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1 (1975) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Marco van Basten </Th> <Td> 3 (1988, 1989, 1992) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Franz Beckenbauer </Th> <Td> 2 (1972, 1976) </Td> <Td> 2 (1974, 1975) </Td> <Td> 1 (1966) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ronaldo </Th> <Td> 2 (1997, 2002) </Td> <Td> 1 (1996) </Td> <Td> 1 (1998) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alfredo Di Stéfano </Th> <Td> 2 (1957, 1959) </Td> <Td> 1 (1956) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kevin Keegan </Th> <Td> 2 (1978, 1979) </Td> <Td> 1 (1977) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Karl - Heinz Rummenigge </Th> <Td> 2 (1980, 1981) </Td> <Td> 1 (1979) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Luis Suárez </Th> <Td> 1 (1960) </Td> <Td> 2 (1961, 1964) </Td> <Td> 1 (1965) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Eusébio </Th> <Td> 1 (1965) </Td> <Td> 2 (1962, 1966) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bobby Charlton </Th> <Td> 1 (1966) </Td> <Td> 2 (1967, 1968) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Raymond Kopa </Th> <Td> 1 (1958) </Td> <Td> 1 (1959) </Td> <Td> 2 (1956, 1957) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gerd Müller </Th> <Td> 1 (1970) </Td> <Td> 1 (1972) </Td> <Td> 2 (1969, 1973) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Zinedine Zidane </Th> <Td> 1 (1998) </Td> <Td> 1 (2000) </Td> <Td> 1 (1997) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gianni Rivera </Th> <Td> 1 (1969) </Td> <Td> 1 (1963) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ruud Gullit </Th> <Td> 1 (1987) </Td> <Td> 1 (1988) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lothar Matthäus </Th> <Td> 1 (1990) </Td> <Td> 1 (1991) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Roberto Baggio </Th> <Td> 1 (1993) </Td> <Td> 1 (1994) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hristo Stoichkov </Th> <Td> 1 (1994) </Td> <Td> 1 (1992) </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Andriy Shevchenko </Th> <Td> 1 (2004) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 2 (1999, 2000) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> George Best </Th> <Td> 1 (1968) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1 (1971) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Allan Simonsen </Th> <Td> 1 (1977) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1 (1983) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ronaldinho </Th> <Td> 1 (2005) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1 (2004) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> 1st </Th> <Th> 2nd </Th> <Th> 3rd </Th> </Tr>

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