Chelsea forward Eden Hazard does not believe he is selfish enough to win the Ballon d’Or award.
The Belgium international has made the Ballon d’Or shortlist in three of his past four years but, despite winning the PFA Players’ Player of the Year in 2014-15, he has never finished in a position higher than eighth in the voting.
The award has been dominated by Lionel Messi and Ronaldo for over a decade, as one of the two has won the Ballon d’Or every season since Kaka won the prize in 2007.
And Hazard, who scored 12 goals and laid on four assists in the Premier League this campaign, believes his personality and style of play would not allow him win the award.
“He always told me that,” Hazard told BBC Sport of his father’s belief that he is too selfless. “Maybe it’s true.
“I think, in football now, if you want to win something like the Ballon d’Or or [to be the] top-scorer, you need to be selfish. But I’m not like this, not at all. I’m just who I am.”
Hazard’s career high for goals in the Premier League is 16, which he had in Chelsea’s title-winning 2016-17 season. He scored 14 in 2014-15 when he was named player of the year and won the league title with Chelsea. He also had nine assists in that season.
The Belgian will look to add another piece of silverware to his trophy case as the Blues face off against Manchester United in the FA Cup final.
While Hazard has won the Premier League twice and the Carabao Cup once he has never won this tournament, with Chelsea’s best finish during his time with the club coming last season when they lost to Arsenal in the final.
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Hazard has been linked with a move to Real Madrid and has hinted that his long-term plans may depend on what Chelsea does on the player recruitment front this transfer summer.
