Top 10 players who have won Champions League, World Cup & Ballon d'Or

Not many have won all three accollades!

Only 10 players in history have won the UEFA Champions League, Ballon d’Or and also the most prestigious tournament in the sporting world, the FIFA World Cup.

PSG star Ousmane Dembélé is the latest addition to the list. Join us as we take a look at the rest of the footballers who have achieved this incredible accolade:

Sir Bobby Charlton

FIFA World Cup – 1966, Ballon d’Or – 1966, European Cup – 1968

Legendary English forward Sir Bobby Charlton had won all three of Football’s most coveted titles within the span of three years. In 1966, Sir Bobby Charlton, with his three goals, played a pivotal role for England in the final. The same year, he was also awarded the Ballon d’Or, and in 1968, he won the UEFA Champions League (known as the European Cup then) with his club Manchester United.

Gerd Muller

FIFA World Cup – 1974, Ballon d’Or – 1970, European Cup – 1974, 75, 76

Goal machine, Legendary German striker Gerd Müller is also on this elite list of winning all three prestigious trophies. Gerd Müller scored 4 goals in West Germany’s dominating World Cup win in 1974. Muller also made a hat trick of winning the European Cup, starting the same year in 1974, 75 & then 76 with Bayern Munich. Muller’s Ballon d’Or came in early 1970.

Franz Beckenbauer

FIFA World Cup – 1974, Ballon d’Or  – 1972, 76, European Cup – 1974, 75, 76

Gerd Müller’s mate, Franz Beckenbauer, is also on this list. Beckenbauer was a member of West Germany’s 1974 World Cup-winning squad. Known as one of the best in the game, he was a member of Bayern Munich’s European Cup hat-trick-winning team in 1974,75 & 76. Beckenbauer won the Ballon d’Or twice in his career in 1972 and 1976.

Paolo Rossi

FIFA World Cup – 1982, Ballon d’Or – 1982, Champions League – 1985

The summer of 1982 was memorable for one of the great Italian strikers, Paolo Rossi. Paolo Rossi, with his six goals, guided Italy to their third World Cup title. Rossi for his game in the Knockout stages was awarded the Best Player in the tournament. Same year, Rossi reached the Ballon d’Or glory too. In 1985, Juventus became the Champions League champion too and entered this elite list of players.

Zinedine ZIdane

FIFA World Cup – 1998, Ballon d’Or – 1998, Champions League – 2002

For any ’90s kid, Zidane was a hero in Football. With his two strikes in the 1998 final against Brazil, Zidane became a star not only for France but for many aspiring football players. 98 was the first-ever World Cup title win for France. Same year for his wonderful performance Zidane won Ballon d’Or in 1998 and then 4 years later in 2002, he won the Champions League with Real Madrid.

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Rivaldo

FIFA World Cup – 2002, Ballon d’Or – 1999, Champions League – 2003

Brazil in the late 90s and early 2000 was a squad filled with many stars. Rivaldo is one among them. He won the FIFA World Cup in 2002 with Brazil. In personal glory, Rivaldo won Ballon d’Or in 1999. Rivaldo in his first season for AC Milan won the Champions League in 2003. He is not the only player on this list.

Ronaldinho

FIFA World Cup – 2002, Ballon d’Or – 2005, Champions League – 2006

One of the fans’ favourite players, Ronaldinho, is also among these legendary names. Ronaldinho won the FIFA quadrennial trophy with Brazil in the year 2002, Ballon d’Or in 2005 and the Champions League with FC Barcelona in 2006. Ronaldinho was also a member of All Star Team in the FIFA World Cup 2002.

Kaka

FIFA World Cup – 2002, Ballon d’Or – 2007, Champions League – 2007

A young Kaka only played for around 20 minutes in the 2002 final yet he was lucky enough to find his name among legends. Kaka had a memorable year in 2007 when he won the Champions League with AC Milan in 2007 & the Ballon d’Or the same year.

Lionel Messi

FIFA World Cup – 2022, Ballon d’Or – 2009, 10, 11, 12, 15, 19, 21, 23 Champions League – 2006, 09, 11, 15

FIFA World Cup 2022 was about Lionel Messi after Argentina’s first defeat against Saudi Arab in the Group round. Messi, after a continuous setbacks in the FIFA events, finally got the best for himself in Qatar. Previously for Barcelona, Lionel Messi won the Champions League 4 times and the Ballon d’Or a record 8 times in his career. A win against France added one more star to his career.

Ousmane Dembele

FIFA World Cup -2018, Ballon d’Or-2025, Champions League – 2025

Ousmane Dembele has joined the exclusive list of players who have won the World Cup, Ballon d’Or and the Champions League. One would fail to envision that the forward will ever win a Ballon d’Or in his career, given his injury-ridden career at Barcelona.

However, his move to PSG changed the trajectory of his career as the forward filled the departed Kylian Mbappe’s shoes and became a monumental part of their success after guiding them to their first-ever Champions League and a treble, which solidified his position as a top Ballon d’Or contender. Meanwhile, he won the World Cup with France in 2018.

Beaucoup de joie, de fierté et d’émotion. Un rêve devenu réalité. Merci à tous ceux qui m’ont toujours soutenu tout au long de ce parcours. #ballondor pic.twitter.com/dLTgZXqa6d

— Ousmane Dembélé (@dembouz) September 23, 2025

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