Ballon D'or By Numbers

30 November 2015 15:24

The three-man shortlist for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or award has been announced, with Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo joining Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar all in contention for the most prestigious individual player award in the game.

Here, DSG takes a look at the trio in numbers.

26,877,170 - Estimate of how much Messi has earned in pounds since signing his latest contract extension with Barcelona in May 2014.

274,000 - Suggested weekly earning of Ronaldo at Real Madrid.

500 - Number of career goals passed by Ronaldo this season, with some 13 years between his first one for Sporting Lisbon and the landmark strike for Real Madrid against Malmo on September 30.

48 - Number of goals both Ronaldo and Messi has each scored for club and country this season.

24 - How old Ronaldo was when he collected his first Ballon d'Or award in 2008, while still a Manchester United player.

22 - How old Messi was when he picked up his first Ballon d'Or award in 2009, pushing Ronaldo into the runners-up spot.

20 - Number of total passes made by Ronaldo in his last game for Real Madrid, the 2-0 win at Eibar.

16 - Number of goals Neymar has scored for Barcelona this season.

14 - Number of assists for Ronaldo at Real Madrid this season.

10 - Messi's shirt number for Barcelona and Argentina.

11 - How many pounds-per-minute Neymar earns, roughly.

9 - Number of goals Ronaldo has scored in the Premiera Division this season.

7 - Ronaldo's shirt number at Real Madrid.

5 - The highest number of goals Ronaldo has scored in any one match this season, in the 6-0 win at Espanyol.

4 - The highest number of goals Neymar has scored in any one match this season, in the 5-2 home win over Rayo Vallecano.

3 - Number of goals Messi has netted since his return from a knee injury on November 21.

2 - Number of goals Neymar scored in the 4-0 win over Real Sociedad which kept Barcelona clear at the top of the Primera Liga.

1 - Number of assists made by Messi in the Champions League this season.

0 - Times Neymar has won the Ballon d'Or.

Source: PA-WIRE