10 Footballers with most individual awards in world football

Modified May 02, 2019 05:57 GMT

#1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 13 trophies

Cristiano Ronaldo is the footballer with most individual trophies

With 13 awards to his name, Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with most individual awards in world football. With a combined 679 strikes for club and country in 952 appearances, he is the highest active goalscorer in world football.

The journey started in 2008 when he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2008 after guiding Manchester United to the Premier League and Champions League double in the 2007-08 season. He also won the European Golden Boot that season, scoring 31 goals in the Premier League. Later in 2009, he won the FIFA Puskas award. From 2006-09, he won three straight Premier League titles. In total, he earned nine trophies during his six-year spell in Manchester.

Since his transfer to Real Madrid, his success has escalated to new heights. In his nine years with the club, he won 15 trophies including 2 LaLiga titles (2011-12 and 2016-17) and 4 UEFA Champions Leagues (2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18). He has won 5 Ballon d'Ors, a record which he shares with Lionel Messi. Apart from that, he has been awarded the European Golden Boot on four occasions.

Owing to his international success with Portugal at the UEFA Euro 2016, he became the first player to be awarded The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016. He would go on to reclaim the award again in 2017 after leading Real to their 12th European title.

After his transfer to Juventus in 2018, Ronaldo would be looking forward to adding more honours to his name.