1995 Ballon d'Or

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1995 Ballon d'Or
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1995 Ballon d'Or winner George Weah
Date24 December 1995
Presented by France Football
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Won by Flag of Liberia.svg George Weah (1st award)
Website francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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The 1995 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to George Weah on 24 December 1995. [1] It was the first edition of this award where players born outside Europe were allowed to receive votes and was the first time a player representing an African nation won the award.

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Rankings [2] [3]

RankPlayerClub(s)NationalityPoints
1 George Weah Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Flag of Italy.svg Milan 		Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia 144
2 Jürgen Klinsmann Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 108
3 Jari Litmanen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax Flag of Finland.svg Finland 67
4 Alessandro Del Piero Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 57
5 Patrick Kluivert Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 47
6 Gianfranco Zola Flag of Italy.svg Parma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 41
7 Paolo Maldini Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 36
8 Marc Overmars Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 33
9 Matthias Sammer Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 18
10 Michael Laudrup Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 17
11 Marcel Desailly Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of France.svg France 16
12 Frank Rijkaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 15
Fabrizio Ravanelli Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 15
14 Paulo Sousa Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 14
Hristo Stoichkov Flag of Italy.svg Parma Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 14
16 Dejan Savićević Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 12
17 Davor Šuker Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 10
18 Fernando Hierro Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 9
19 Gianluca Vialli Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 8
20 Gabriel Batistuta Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 7
21 Franco Baresi Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy 6
Finidi George Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 6
23 Roberto Baggio Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 5
Tony Yeboah Flag of England.svg Leeds United Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 5
Zvonimir Boban Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 5
26 Ronaldo Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 4
27 Juan Esnáider Flag of Spain.svg Zaragoza
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 		Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3
Iván Zamorano Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Chile.svg Chile 3
Andreas Möller Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3
30 Vítor Baía Flag of Portugal (official).svg Porto Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 2
Bebeto Flag of Spain.svg Deportivo La Coruña Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 2
32 Alan Shearer Flag of England.svg Blackburn Rovers Flag of England.svg England 1
Luís Figo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 1
Ian Wright Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of England.svg England 1

Additionally, sixteen players were nominated but received no votes: Daniel Amokachi (Everton & Nigeria), Dino Baggio (Parma & Italy), Abel Balbo (Roma & Argentina), Mario Basler (Werder Bremen & Germany), Júlio César (Borussia Dortmund & Brazil), Didier Deschamps (Juventus & France), Donato Gama (Deportivo La Coruña & Spain), Stefan Effenberg (Borussia Mönchengladbach & Germany), Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain & France), Christian Karembeu (Nantes/Sampdoria & France), Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain & France), Japhet N'Doram (Nantes & Chad), Jay-Jay Okocha (Eintracht Frankfurt & Nigeria), Fernando Redondo (Real Madrid & Argentina), Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United & Denmark) and Clarence Seedorf (Ajax/Sampdoria & Netherlands).

References

  1. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1995". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "France Football". www.francefootball.fr. Archived from the original on 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  3. ↑ "France Football N*2594 Weah Ballon Or 1995 Milan Psg Klinsmann Poster Espagne • EUR 5,00". PicClick FR. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
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