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  • See the most recent Ballon d’Or odds
  • Karim Benzema is the heavy favorite to win this year’s award
  • Track each player’s odds movement during the year

We are tracking the odds for each player contending to take home the 2022 Ballon d’Or award.

The graphs below are generated by averaging the odds from multiple sources and will be updated throughout the year.

Ballon d’Or Top Contenders

  • [5/30/22] After winning the Champions League title this weekend, Benzema is now a massive -1600 favorite to win the Ballon d’Or
  • [5/18/22] It’s Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema who has emerged throughout 2022 as the leading favorite to win the Ballon d’Or, now at -225 odds. Second in line is Liverpool Mohamed Salah at +700. The two will go head-to-head in the Champions League Final later this month
  • [2/4/22] Opening Ballon d’Or odds favored Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski at +500 odds. Closely following the top two is 2021 winner Lionel Messi of PSG at +600 odds

2022 Ballon d’Or Top Contender Odds

Player Odds
Karim Benzema -1600
Mohamed Salah +1200
Sadio Mane +1400
Thibault Courtois +1600
Kevin De Bruyne +3300
Kylian Mbappe +3300
Robert Lewandowski +4000
Cristiano Ronaldo +5000
Virgil van Dijk +5000
Lionel Messi +6600
Harry Kane +6600
Ruben Dias +10000
Phil Foden +10000
Erling Haaland +10000
Dusan Vlahovic +10000
Neymar +12500
Bernardo Silva +15000
Pedro +15000
Trent Alexander-Arnold +15000
Lautaro Martinez +15000
Ciro Immobile +15000
Raheem Sterling +25000
Diogo Jota +25000
Riyad Mahrez +25000

Odds as of May 30

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The 2021 finalists were Lionel Messi (PSG, Argentina) and Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, Poland). Messi won the final points margin by a 613-580 count to win his seventh Ballon d’Or. He’s now won each of the past two awards in 2021 and 2019. No trophy was awarded in 2020 because of the coronavirus.

Recent Ballon d’Or Winners

Year Player
2021 Lionel Messi
2020 Not Awarded
2019 Lionel Messi
2018 Luka Modric
2017 Cristiano Ronaldo
2016 Cristiano Ronaldo
2015 Lionel Messi
2014 Cristiano Ronaldo
2013 Cristiano Ronaldo
2012 Lionel Messi
2011 Lionel Messi
2010 Lionel Messi
2009 Lionel Messi
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo

The Ballon d’Or has been dominated by just a few names of late. Of the last 13 winners, only three players have won the award. And 12 of those 13 have been won by either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

The only player to break up their dominance was Luka Modric in 2018.

Most Ballon d’Or Awards

Player Number of Awards
Lionel Messi 7
Cristiano Ronaldo 5
Marco van Basten 3
Michel Platini 3
Johan Cruyff 3

With Messi winning each of the past two Ballon d’Ors, he now has a two-win lead over Ronaldo at 7-5 when it comes to the most-ever Ballon d’Or wins. No one else has ever won more than three.


Archived Trackers: 2021, 20202019

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Ryan is SBD's resident soccer pro, though his repertoire is by no means limited to a single sport. His articles have been published by the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and the Kitchener Rangers, and outlets like SportsXpress and Shredthespread.com