Portuguese and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has crowned off a memorable year by being voted as the winner of the Ballon d’Or.

The 31-year-old collected 745 of the votes from a poll of journalists, while Lionel Messi received 316 in second place and Antoine Griezmann in third managed to get 198 of the votes.

The Portuguese forward won the Champions League with his club before captaining Portugal to their first international trophy at EURO 2016 during the 2015-16 season.

Ronaldo previously won the Ballon d’Or in 2008, 2013 and 2014, he finished second to Messi in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015, meanwhile, the Argentinian finished as the runner-up in 2008, 2013 and 2014.

‘It’s a huge honour for me to receive my fourth Ballon d’Or,’ Ronaldo said.

‘The emotions are the same as for the first one. It’s another dream come true. I never imagined I’d win this trophy four times. I’m so pleased and happy.’

Ronaldo scored 16 goals as Madrid won a record 11th European Cup in May and added three more in France as Portugal lifted the Euro title.s.

The Real Madrid forward has now also been shortlisted among the nominees for the UEFA.com Users’ Team of the Year.