Roll of Honor
Every Golden Ball, Golden Boot, Golden Boy and Golden Gloves winner in World Cup history, from 1930 to 2022.
The best player of each tournament. Golden Ball since 1982.
1930s
3 winners
José Nasazzi
Uruguay
Uruguay
Best Player
Raimundo Orsi
Italy
Italy
Best Player
Giuseppe Meazza
Italy
France
Best Player
1940s
No World Cup
The 1942 and 1946 tournaments were cancelled because of the Second World War.
1950s
3 winners
Zizinho
Brazil
Brazil
Best Player
Ferenc Puskás
Hungary
Switzerland
Best Player
Pelé
Brazil
Sweden
Best Player
1960s
2 winners
Garrincha
Brazil
Chile
Best Player
Bobby Charlton
England
England
Best Player
1970s
3 winners
Pelé
Brazil
Mexico
Best Player
Johan Cruyff
Netherlands
West Germany
Best Player
Mario Kempes
Argentina
Argentina
Best Player
1980s
2 winners
Paolo Rossi
Italy
Spain
Golden Ball
Diego Maradona
Argentina
Mexico
Golden Ball
1990s
3 winners
Salvatore Schillaci
Italy
Italy
Golden Ball
Romário
Brazil
United States
Golden Ball
Ronaldo
Brazil
France
Golden Ball
2000s
2 winners
Oliver Kahn
Germany
Korea/Japan
Golden Ball
Zinedine Zidane
France
Germany
Golden Ball
2010s
3 winners
Diego Forlán
Uruguay
South Africa
Golden Ball
Lionel Messi
Argentina
Brazil
Golden Ball
Luka Modrić
Croatia
Russia
Golden Ball
2020s
1 winner
Lionel Messi
Argentina
Qatar
Golden Ball
The top scorer of every tournament since 1930.
1930s
3 winners
Guillermo Stábile
Argentina
Uruguay
Oldřich Nejedlý
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Leônidas da Silva
Brazil
France
1940s
No World Cup
The 1942 and 1946 tournaments were cancelled because of the Second World War.
1950s
3 winners
Ademir
Brazil
Brazil
Sándor Kocsis
Hungary
Switzerland
Just Fontaine
France
Sweden
1960s
7 winners
Garrincha
Brazil
Chile
Joint top scorer
Vavá
Brazil
Chile
Joint top scorer
Dražan Jerković
Yugoslavia
Chile
Joint top scorer
Leonel Sánchez
Chile
Chile
Joint top scorer
Valentin Ivanov
Soviet Union
Chile
Joint top scorer
Flórián Albert
Hungary
Chile
Joint top scorer
Eusébio
Portugal
England
1970s
3 winners
Gerd Müller
West Germany
Mexico
Grzegorz Lato
Poland
West Germany
Mario Kempes
Argentina
Argentina
1980s
2 winners
Paolo Rossi
Italy
Spain
Gary Lineker
England
Mexico
1990s
4 winners
Salvatore Schillaci
Italy
Italy
Oleg Salenko
Russia
United States
Joint top scorer
Hristo Stoichkov
Bulgaria
United States
Joint top scorer
Davor Šuker
Croatia
France
2000s
2 winners
Ronaldo
Brazil
Korea/Japan
Miroslav Klose
Germany
Germany
2010s
3 winners
Thomas Müller
Germany
South Africa
James Rodríguez
Colombia
Brazil
Harry Kane
England
Russia
2020s
1 winner
Kylian Mbappé
France
Qatar
The best young player. An official award since 2006.
1950s
1 winner
Pelé
Brazil
Sweden
1960s
2 winners
Flórián Albert
Hungary
Chile
Franz Beckenbauer
West Germany
England
1970s
3 winners
Teófilo Cubillas
Peru
Mexico
Władysław Żmuda
Poland
West Germany
Antonio Cabrini
Italy
Argentina
1980s
2 winners
Manuel Amoros
France
Spain
Enzo Scifo
Belgium
Mexico
1990s
3 winners
Robert Prosinečki
Yugoslavia
Italy
Marc Overmars
Netherlands
United States
Michael Owen
England
France
2000s
2 winners
Landon Donovan
United States
Korea/Japan
Lukas Podolski
Germany
Germany
2010s
3 winners
Thomas Müller
Germany
South Africa
Paul Pogba
France
Brazil
Kylian Mbappé
France
Russia
2020s
1 winner
Enzo Fernández
Argentina
Qatar
The best goalkeeper. Lev Yashin Award from 1994 to 2006, Golden Glove since 2010.
1990s
2 winners
Michel Preud'homme
Belgium
United States
Lev Yashin Award
Fabien Barthez
France
France
Lev Yashin Award
2000s
2 winners
Oliver Kahn
Germany
Korea/Japan
Lev Yashin Award
Gianluigi Buffon
Italy
Germany
Lev Yashin Award
2010s
3 winners
Iker Casillas
Spain
South Africa
Golden Glove
Manuel Neuer
Germany
Brazil
Golden Glove
Thibaut Courtois
Belgium
Russia
Golden Glove
2020s
1 winner
Emiliano Martínez
Argentina
Qatar
Golden Glove