Season Winner Club(s) 2007–08 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 2008–09 Lionel Messi Barcelona 2009–10 Wesley Sneijder Internazionale 2010–11 Lionel Messi Barcelona 2011–12 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 2012–13 Lionel Messi Barcelona 2013–14 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 2014–15 Lionel Messi Barcelona 2015–16 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 2016–17 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 2017–18 Luka Modrić Real Madrid 2018–19 Virgil van Dijk Liverpool 2019–20 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich