2023 Ballon d'Or

The 2023 Ballon d'Or was the 67th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football magazine, recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2022–2023 season. For the second time in the history of the award, it was given based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year, with the season starting on 1 August 2022 and ending 31 July 2023.^[3] The nominees were announced on 6 September 2023 and the ceremony took place on 30 October 2023.^[1]

2023 Ballon d'Or
2023 Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi
Date	30 October 2023[1]
Location	Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
Presented by	France Football
Hosted by	Sandy Heribert Didier Drogba[2]
Highlights
Ballon d'Or	Lionel Messi (8th award)
Ballon d'Or Féminin	Aitana Bonmatí (1st award)
Kopa Trophy	Jude Bellingham (1st award)
Yashin Trophy	Emiliano Martínez (1st award)
Sócrates Award	Vinícius Júnior (1st award)
Website	francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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Lionel Messi won the award for a record-extending eighth time after leading Argentina in their victorious 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign.^[4][5] Thus Messi became the only player in history to win the award with three different clubs (Barcelona, PSG, Inter Miami) and the only one to win it while playing outside Europe. Aitana Bonmatí won her first Ballon d'Or Féminin, after she won the 2022–23 Women's Champions League with FC Barcelona and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with Spain.^[6] In the other award categories, Jude Bellingham was given the Kopa Trophy, Emiliano Martínez won the Yashin Trophy, the Sócrates Award was given to Vinícius Júnior, Erling Haaland claimed the Gerd Müller Trophy,^[7] the Men's Club of the Year award went to Manchester City for the second year in a row and FC Barcelona received the inaugural Women's Club of the Year award.^[8][9]

Ballon d'Or

Main article: Ballon d'Or

Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2022–23 season. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season (between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023), only the most recent club is listed.

Thirty players were nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.^[3]

2023 Ballon d'Or ranking^[10]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Lionel Messi	Argentina	Forward	Inter Miami	462
2	Erling Haaland	Norway	Forward	Manchester City	357
3	Kylian Mbappé	France	Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	270
4	Kevin De Bruyne	Belgium	Midfielder	Manchester City	100
5	Rodri	Spain	Midfielder	Manchester City	57
6	Vinícius Júnior	Brazil	Forward	Real Madrid	49
7	Julián Álvarez	Argentina	Forward	Manchester City	28
8	Victor Osimhen	Nigeria	Forward	Napoli	24
9	Bernardo Silva	Portugal	Midfielder	Manchester City	20
10	Luka Modrić	Croatia	Midfielder	Real Madrid	19
11	Mohamed Salah	Egypt	Forward	Liverpool	13
12	Robert Lewandowski	Poland	Forward	Barcelona	12
13	Yassine Bounou	Morocco	Goalkeeper	Sevilla	10
14	İlkay Gündoğan	Germany	Midfielder	Manchester City	8
15	Emiliano Martínez	Argentina	Goalkeeper	Aston Villa	7
16	Karim Benzema	France	Forward	Al-Ittihad[a]	6
17	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	Georgia	Forward	Napoli	6
18	Jude Bellingham	England	Midfielder	Real Madrid[b]	5
19	Harry Kane	England	Forward	Tottenham Hotspur	4
20	Lautaro Martínez	Argentina	Forward	Inter Milan	4
21	Antoine Griezmann	France	Forward	Atlético Madrid	4
22	Kim Min-jae	South Korea	Defender	Bayern Munich[c]	3
23	André Onana	Cameroon	Goalkeeper	Manchester United[d]	2
24	Bukayo Saka	England	Forward	Arsenal	1
25	Joško Gvardiol	Croatia	Defender	RB Leipzig	1
26	Jamal Musiala	Germany	Midfielder	Bayern Munich	0
27	Nicolò Barella	Italy	Midfielder	Inter Milan	0
28	Randal Kolo Muani	France	Forward	Eintracht Frankfurt	0
	Martin Ødegaard	Norway	Midfielder	Arsenal	0
30	Rúben Dias	Portugal	Defender	Manchester City	0

1. Benzema was signed by Al-Ittihad from Real Madrid during the season.
2. Bellingham was signed by Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund during the season.
3. Kim was signed by Bayern Munich from Napoli during the season.
4. Onana was signed by Manchester United from Inter Milan during the season.

Ballon d'Or Féminin

Main article: Ballon d'Or Féminin

Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí became the third Spanish player in a row to win the Ballon d'Or Féminin.

For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed.

Thirty players were nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or Féminin.^[11]

2023 Ballon d'Or Féminin ranking^[12]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Aitana Bonmatí	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	266
2	Sam Kerr	Australia	Forward	Chelsea	87
3	Salma Paralluelo	Spain	Forward	Barcelona	49
4	Fridolina Rolfö	Sweden	Forward	Barcelona	49
5	Mary Earps	England	Goalkeeper	Manchester United	42
6	Olga Carmona	Spain	Defender	Real Madrid	32
7	Alexandra Popp	Germany	Forward	VfL Wolfsburg	27
8	Patricia Guijarro	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	25
9	Linda Caicedo	Colombia	Forward	Real Madrid	19
10	Rachel Daly	England	Forward	Aston Villa	17
11	Millie Bright	England	Defender	Chelsea	17
12	Hinata Miyazawa	Japan	Forward	MyNavi Sendai	15
13	Lena Oberdorf	Germany	Midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	13
14	Kadidiatou Diani	France	Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	12
15	Amanda Ilestedt	Sweden	Defender	Paris Saint-Germain	12
16	Mapi León	Spain	Defender	Barcelona	11
17	Hayley Raso	Australia	Forward	Manchester City	8
18	Ewa Pajor	Poland	Forward	VfL Wolfsburg	8
19	Guro Reiten	Norway	Midfielder	Chelsea	8
20	Asisat Oshoala	Nigeria	Forward	Barcelona	7
21	Alba Redondo	Spain	Forward	Levante	7
22	Katie McCabe	Republic of Ireland	Defender	Arsenal	6
23	Georgia Stanway	England	Midfielder	Bayern Munich	6
24	Khadija Shaw	Jamaica	Forward	Manchester City	5
25	Sophia Smith	United States	Forward	Portland Thorns	2
26	Wendie Renard	France	Defender	Lyon	1
27	Yui Hasegawa	Japan	Midfielder	Manchester City	1
28	Debinha	Brazil	Forward	Kansas City Current[a]	1
29	Jill Roord	Netherlands	Midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	0
	Daphne van Domselaar	Netherlands	Goalkeeper	Aston Villa	0

1. Debinha signed for Kansas City Current as a free agent after her contract with North Carolina Courage had expired.

Kopa Trophy

Main article: Kopa Trophy

Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2022–23 season. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed.

Ten players were nominated for the 2023 Kopa Trophy.^[13]

2023 Kopa Trophy ranking^[14]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Jude Bellingham	England	Midfielder	Borussia Dortmund[a]	90
2	Jamal Musiala	Germany	Midfielder	Bayern Munich	42
3	Pedri	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	33
4	Eduardo Camavinga	France	Midfielder	Real Madrid	29
5	Gavi	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	20
6	Xavi Simons	Netherlands	Midfielder	RB Leipzig[b]	4
7	Alejandro Balde	Spain	Defender	Barcelona	4
8	António Silva	Portugal	Defender	Benfica	3
9	Rasmus Højlund	Denmark	Forward	Manchester United[c]	0
	Elye Wahi	France	Forward	Lens[d]	0

1. Bellingham was signed by Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund during the year.
2. Simons was signed by RB Leipzig from PSV during the season.
3. Højlund was signed by Manchester United from Atalanta during the season.
4. Wahi was signed by Lens from Montpellier during the season.

Yashin Trophy

Main article: Yashin Trophy

Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2022–23 season. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed.

Ten goalkeepers were nominated for the 2023 Yashin Trophy.^[15]

2023 Yashin Trophy ranking^[16]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Points
1	Emiliano Martínez	Argentina	Aston Villa	290
2	Ederson	Brazil	Manchester City	197
3	Yassine Bounou	Morocco	Sevilla	154
4	Thibaut Courtois	Belgium	Real Madrid	81
5	Marc-André ter Stegen	Germany	Barcelona	47
6	André Onana	Cameroon	Manchester United[a]	44
7	Dominik Livaković	Croatia	Dinamo Zagreb	9
8	Aaron Ramsdale	England	Arsenal	5
9	Mike Maignan	France	AC Milan	1
10	Brice Samba	France	Lens	0

1. Onana was signed by Manchester United from Inter Milan during the season.

Gerd Müller Trophy

Main article: Gerd Müller Trophy

2023 Gerd Müller Trophy ranking^[17]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Goals
1	Erling Haaland	Norway	Forward	Manchester City	56
2	Kylian Mbappé	France	Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	54
3	Harry Kane	England	Forward	Tottenham Hotspur	40
4	Lionel Messi	Argentina	Forward	Inter Miami[a]	38
5	Robert Lewandowski	Poland	Forward	Barcelona	36

1. Messi was signed by Inter Miami from Paris Saint-Germain during the season.

Sócrates Award

Main article: Sócrates Award

2023 Sócrates Award winner^[18]

Player	Nationality	Position	Club
Vinícius Júnior	Brazil	Forward	Real Madrid

Men's Club of the Year

2023 Men's Club of the Year ranking^[19]

Rank	Club	Total	Ballon d'Or
1	Manchester City	7	Julián Álvarez (ARG)  Kevin De Bruyne (BEL)  Rúben Dias (POR)  İlkay Gündoğan (GER)  Erling Haaland (NOR)  Rodri (ESP)  Bernardo Silva (POR)

Women's Club of the Year

2023 Women's Club of the Year ranking^[20]

Rank	Club	Total	Ballon d'Or Féminin
1	FC Barcelona	6	Aitana Bonmatí (ESP)  Salma Paralluelo (ESP)  Fridolina Rolfö (SWE)  Patricia Guijarro (ESP)  Mapi León (ESP)  Asisat Oshoala (NGA)

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