Here we show you all those 20 nominations with the number of votes they won this year
Can you guess how many Ballon dÓr votes did Cristiano Ronaldo won in 2016? We have gathered information from Transfermarkt on some of the best players in the world, that is, their all time performance stats.
This article will tell you about the top 20 players/nominations and the number of votes they were given for the 2022 Ballon dÓr.
Most Ballon dÓr Votes
- Karim Benzema – 549
- Sadio Mane – 193
- Kevin De Bruyne – 175
- Robert Lewandowski – 170
- Mohamed Salah – 116
- Kylian Mbappe – 85
- Thibaut Courtois – 82
- Vinicius Jr. – 61
- Luka Modric – 20
- Erling Haaland – 18
- Son – 5
- Riyad Mahrez – 4
- Sebastein Haller – 2
- Fabinho – 2
- Raphael Leao – 2
- Virgil Van Dijk – 1
- Casemiro – 1
- Dusan Vlahovic – 1
- Luiz Diaz – 1
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 0
Karim Benzema won the 2022 Ballon dÓr with 576 votes. He was undoubtedly the best player last season since he helped Real Madrid win their 14th UEFA Champions League title and three other major trophies.
The difference of the number of votes between the first and second position was 356 which is the second largest margin of victory after Cristiano Ronaldo in 2016.
In 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo won his 4th Ballon dÓr with 745 votes and Lionel Messi was given a total of 316 votes. The margin of victory was 429 which is still the largest since the inauguration of Ballon dÓr in 1956.
The Portuguese legend holds the record for most nominations in Ballon dÓr history, having nominated for straight 19 times. Despite being the best player for Manchester United last season, he finished last with zero points on Ballon dÓr rankings.
