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. 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.
Rankings RankPlayerClub(s)NationalityPoints 1 George Weah Paris Saint-Germain Milan 144 2 Jürgen Klinsmann Tottenham Hotspur Bayern Munich 108 3 Jari Litmanen Ajax 67 4 Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 57 5 Patrick Kluivert Ajax 47 6 Gianfranco Zola Parma 41 7 Paolo Maldini Milan 36 8 Marc Overmars Ajax 33 9 Matthias Sammer Borussia Dortmund 18 10 Michael Laudrup Real Madrid 17 11 Marcel Desailly Milan 16 12 Frank Rijkaard Ajax 15 Fabrizio Ravanelli Juventus 15 14 Paulo Sousa Juventus 14 Hristo Stoichkov Parma 14 16 Dejan Savićević Milan 12 17 Davor Šuker Sevilla 10 18 Fernando Hierro Real Madrid 9 19 Gianluca Vialli Juventus 8 20 Gabriel Batistuta Fiorentina 7 21 Franco Baresi Milan 6 Finidi George Ajax 6 23 Roberto Baggio Juventus 5 Tony Yeboah Leeds United 5 Zvonimir Boban Milan 5 26 Ronaldo PSV Eindhoven 4 27 Juan Esnáider Zaragoza Real Madrid 3 Iván Zamorano Real Madrid 3 Andreas Möller Borussia Dortmund 3 30 Vítor Baía Porto 2 Bebeto Deportivo La Coruña 2 32 Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers 1 Luís Figo Barcelona 1 Ian Wright Arsenal 1
Additionally, sixteen players were nominated but received no votes: Daniel Amokachi (Everton & Nigeria), Dino Baggio (Parma & Italy), Abel Balbo (Roma & Argentina), Mario Basler (Werder Bremen & Germany), Júlio César (Borussia Dortmund & Brazil), Didier Deschamps (Juventus & France), Donato Gama (Deportivo La Coruña & Spain), Stefan Effenberg (Borussia Mönchengladbach & Germany), Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain & France), Christian Karembeu (Nantes/Sampdoria & France), Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain & France), Japhet N'Doram (Nantes & Chad), Jay-Jay Okocha (Eintracht Frankfurt & Nigeria), Fernando Redondo (Real Madrid & Argentina), Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United & Denmark) and Clarence Seedorf (Ajax/Sampdoria & Netherlands).
References
External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page