Super Ballon d’Or Power Ranking (Top 10)
10. Lamine Yamal (89 pts)
The youngest name on the list, and he’s already here.
Yamal broke through at Barcelona as a teenager,
then took over Euro 2024 with Spain, where his curling goal against France in the semi-final
became one of the tournament’s defining moments. He picked up the Kopa Trophy
for the best young player, and his dribbling, vision and fearlessness suggest this is only the start.
His 89 points are the lowest here, but he’s the only player on the list whose best years are still ahead of him.
9. Kylian Mbappé (95 pts)
Mbappé has been a star since he was 19, when he helped France win the 2018 World Cup.
Four years later he scored a hat-trick in the 2022 final, only the second player ever to do so,
and won the Golden Boot. His raw speed and finishing make him one of the most feared attackers of his generation.
Moving to Real Madrid gave him a bigger stage, and he’s been scoring at an elite rate there.
The one thing missing is a Ballon d’Or, which keeps him near the bottom of this list.
8. Neymar Jr (141 pts)
At his peak, Neymar might have been the most naturally gifted dribbler of the era.
He was part of Barcelona’s famous MSN attack alongside Messi and Suárez,
winning the 2015 treble, and he added Olympic gold with Brazil in 2016.
His world-record transfer to PSG in 2017 changed the market. Injuries and off-field noise cost him some peak years, but his 141 points reflect a career of flair and highlight-reel moments.
7. Ousmane Dembélé (176 pts)
Few players have had a redemption story like Dembélé’s.
Once written off as a talented but inconsistent winger, he became a decisive figure at PSG,
helping them to the Champions League and winning the Ballon d’Or in 2025.
Add his 2018 World Cup medal and you have a career that took a long time to click but ended up here. The 176 points show how far he’s come.
6. Luka Modrić (201 pts)
Modrić proved you can win the game with a pass and not just a goal.
He won five Champions Leagues with Real Madrid and led Croatia to the 2018 World Cup final,
taking the Golden Ball. That same year he won the Ballon d’Or,
ending the Messi-Ronaldo stranglehold on the award. Even in his late 30s he stayed elite, and his 201 points reflect longevity as much as brilliance.
5. Ronaldinho (210 pts)
Nobody made football look more like joy than Ronaldinho.
He won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil, then became the face of Barcelona,
winning the 2005 Ballon d’Or and the 2006 Champions League. His peak was short but unforgettable,
full of no-look passes, elastico dribbles and a permanent smile.
210 points is a fair reward for a player who made fans fall in love with the sport.
4. Zinedine Zidane (252 pts)
Zidane was elegance under pressure. He won the 1998 Ballon d’Or after scoring twice with his head in the World Cup final,
then led France to Euro 2000. He capped his club career with an iconic volley in the 2002
Champions League final for Real Madrid. His control, balance and big-game presence set him apart,
and at 252 points he sits just outside the podium.
That covers 10 through 4. The top three are still open, so tell me who you’d put there
and their points and I’ll write those entries the same way. I can also add a closing verdict, a “biggest snubs” section, or make this a social media post.
