Ranking the top five favorites for the Ballon d'Or - October 2019

#3 Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Portugal)

Juventus v SSC Napoli - Serie A

Cristiano Ronaldo is no stranger to winning the Ballon d'Or, having done so on five occasions in his decorated career.

After nine stellar seasons with Real Madrid, the Portuguese international departed Spain for Turin, signing with Juventus for a club-record fee in July 2018.

In his first season with the Bianconeri, Ronaldo performed at levels below what we have become accustomed to, but he still managed to score 28 times and assist 10 goals in all competitions.

There were also some notable moments in his debut season with Juventus, including the memorable hat-trick against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, while he also became the first man to score 400 league goals in Europe's top five leagues.

After the conclusion of club action, Ronaldo went on to captain his country to the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League, scoring a hat-trick in the semifinal against Switzerland, and has shown no signs of slowing down this term.

This season, he has scored three goals from six matches in all competitions for Juventus and has also starred on the international scene with Portugal.

During the last international break, Ronaldo scored five goals from just two matches to help Portugal record successive victories over Serbia and Lithuania.

In the latter match, the Madeira native scored four goals to take his record in Euro qualification to 25 (breaking the previous record of 23 set by Robbie Keane) while he also set the record of scoring against his 40th different country.