Spain and Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal has the chance to create history if he manages to win the Ballon d’Or trophy on Monday.
The forward, aged just 18, could become the first teenager to win the prestigious honour in its 69-year history.
Brazil’s Ronaldo Nazario remains the youngest Ballon d’Or winner when he bagged the prize aged just 21 while playing for Inter Milan.
Here is the list of youngest winners of the Ballon d’Or
Youngest Ballon d’Or winners
1) Ronaldo (Brazil/Inter) – 21 years, 3 months, 5 days – 1997
2) Michael Owen (England/Liverpool) – 22 years, 4 days – 2001
3) Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona) – 22 years, 5 months, 7 days – 2009
4) George Best (Northern Ireland/Manchester United) – 22 years, 7 months, 2 days – 1968
5) Oleg Blokhin (Soviet Union/Dynamov Kyiv) – 23 years, 1 month, 25 days
6) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Manchester United) – 23 years, 9 months, 29 days – 2008
7) Eusebio (Portugal/Benfica) – 23 years, 11 months, 3 days – 1965
8) Marco van Basten (Netherlands/AC Milan) – 24 years, 1 month, 27 days – 1988
9) Johan Cryuff (Netherlands/Ajax) – 24 years, 8 months, 3 days – 1971
10) Luis Suarez (Spain/Barcelona) – 25 years, 7 months, 10 days – 1960
Published on Sep 22, 2025
