10 Footballers with most individual awards in world football

#3 Ronaldo Nazario (Brazil) - 6 awards

Ronaldo Nazario with his Ballon d'Or

Ronaldo Nazario, also known as O Fenomeno, ranks third among the players with most individual awards. With his technique, dribbling, and clinical finishing, he was a complete forward and changed the outlook of the modern striker. At his prime, he played for multiple top clubs including Cruzeiro, PSV, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

His 414 goals in 616 appearances for club and country are enough to rank him in the pantheon of great strikers. During his single season at Barcelona, he became the youngest player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1996 at the tender age of 20. Next year he would win both Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the year. Also, with the Catalans, he bagged his first and only European Golden Boot by scoring 34 goals in 1996-97 LaLiga season. He won his only two league titles that would come with Real Madrid in the form of 2002-03 and 2006-07 LaLiga.

Ronaldo won three international trophies in his career. Part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup-winning squad, he would go on to win the Copa America twice in 1997 and 1999. The best moment of his career arrived at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Having spent two years on the sidelines, he returned with a bang and scored eight goals in the tournament to lift Brazil to their fifth and most recent World Cup triumph. His exploits at the tournament would award him with the third and last FIFA World Player of the year in 2003.

If injuries didn't exist, one could only imagine what more Ronaldo could have achieved in an already trophy-laden career.

Award Details

Ballon d'Or (2): 1997, 2002

FIFA World Player of the Year (3): 1996, 1997, 2002

European Golden Boot: 1996-97