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Messi won four consecutive Ballon d'Or awards (2009 to 2012), with a fifth coming in 2015, while Ronaldo had equalled Messi's total of five with wins in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017. In 2019, Messi took the lead again by earning a record sixth Ballon d'Or, finishing just seven points ahead of second-placed Virgil van Dijk , with Ronaldo ...
Cristiano Ronaldo is a close second place, recording 34 hat-tricks for Real Madrid; no other player has scored more than 23. Messi and Ronaldo also share the record for most hat-tricks in a single La Liga season, with Messi scoring eight in 2011–12 and Ronaldo equalling this feat in 2014–15.
Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo playing for Al Nassr in 2023 Personal information Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Date of birth (1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 39) Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Position(s) Forward Team information Current team Al Nassr Number 7 Youth career 1992–1995 Andorinha 1995–1997 Nacional 1997–2002 Sporting CP Senior ...
Cristiano Ronaldo won the award, being his first of five. His win also began a 10-year dominance of the award between him and Lionel Messi — which eventually led to an intense rivalry between the two. Both players had won five Ballon d'Or awards before the dominance was ended in 2018 by Luka Modrić.
Lionel Messi (3) Barcelona: 32 46 1.438 2013–14: Cristiano Ronaldo (2) Real Madrid: 30 31 1.033 2014–15: Cristiano Ronaldo (3) Real Madrid: 35 48 1.371 2015–16: Luis Suárez: Barcelona: 35 40 1.143 2016–17: Lionel Messi (4) Barcelona: 34 37 1.088 2017–18: Lionel Messi (5) Barcelona: 36 34 0.944 2018–19: Lionel Messi (6) Barcelona ...
Lionel Messi (front, no. 10) has been used in the false 9 position to much success throughout parts of his career. A false 9 , similar to a more advanced attacking midfielder/playmaker role, is an unconventional lone striker or centre-forward, who drops deep into midfield.
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi won his record-breaking sixth award and broke the tie with Cristiano Ronaldo for most Ballon d'Or awards. Virgil van Dijk came in a very close second after a stellar year with Liverpool and Netherlands national team while Cristiano Ronaldo came in third with Juventus. [2] [3] [4]
The 2017 Ballon d'Or was the 62nd annual award recognising the best male footballer in the world for 2017.. Cristiano Ronaldo won the award for the fifth time on 7 December 2017, equalling the highest tally of Ballons d'Or in history at the time, sharing the record with Lionel Messi.