Who is the oldest-ever Ballon d'Or winner? | OneFootball

Who is the oldest Ballon d’Or winner of all time? Find out everything you need to know below.

The Ballon d’Or 2022 winner was none other than Real Madrid and France superstar – Karim Benzema. The clinical striker won the award for the first time in his illustrious career, after enduring the best season of his life, scoring goals for fun and picking up the La Liga and Champions League trophies at club level.

Along with this, he did it at the age of 34 – which makes him one of the oldest-ever Ballon d’Or winners. He really is ageing like a fine wine.

But he isn’t the oldest to ever do so, with a man picking up the accolade remarkably in his forties! But who is it? Find out who the oldest ever Ballon d’Or winner is right here on Give Me Sport.

Which player won the Ballon d’Or at the oldest age?

The oldest-ever Ballon d’Or winner is Sir Stanley Matthews who won the award at a remarkable 41 years and 10 months old.

The veteran forward won the award way back in 1956 and still remains to this day the oldest-ever player to pick up the elusive award by a very fine margin.

Top 10 oldest-ever Ballon d’Or winners

Here are the top more Ballon d’Or winners that managed to obtain the prestigious award far into their careers.

Some incredible names in there who have received the most prestigious individual accolade in world football. This really proves the old saying  “After you grow as an adult, age is just not a number, but a mindset.”