1995 Ballon d'Or | |
Date: | 24 December 1995 |
Presenter: | France Football |
Award1 Type: | Ballon d'Or |
Previous: | 1994 |
Main: | Ballon d'Or |
Next: | 1996 |
The 1995 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to George Weah on 24 December 1995.[1] It was the first edition of this award where players born outside Europe were allowed to receive votes and was the first time a player representing an African nation won the award.
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Nationality | Points |
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1 | 144 | |||
2 | Tottenham Hotspur Bayern Munich | 108 | ||
3 | 67 | |||
4 | 57 | |||
5 | 47 | |||
6 | 41 | |||
7 | 36 | |||
8 | 33 | |||
9 | 18 | |||
10 | 17 | |||
11 | 16 | |||
12 | 15 | |||
15 | ||||
14 | 14 | |||
14 | ||||
16 | 12 | |||
17 | 10 | |||
18 | 9 | |||
19 | 8 | |||
20 | 7 | |||
21 | 6 | |||
6 | ||||
23 | 5 | |||
5 | ||||
5 | ||||
26 | 4 | |||
27 | 3 | |||
3 | ||||
3 | ||||
30 | 2 | |||
2 | ||||
32 | 1 | |||
1 | ||||
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Additionally, sixteen players were nominated but received no votes: Daniel Amokachi, Dino Baggio, Abel Balbo, Mario Basler, Júlio César, Didier Deschamps, Donato Gama, Stefan Effenberg, Vincent Guérin, Christian Karembeu, Bernard Lama, Japhet N'Doram, Jay-Jay Okocha, Fernando Redondo, Peter Schmeichel and Clarence Seedorf.