2022 Ballon d'Or

The 2022 Ballon d'Or (lit. '2022 Golden Ball') was the 66th annual presentation of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world during the 2021–22 season. For the first time in the history of the award, it was given based on the results of the European season, instead of the calendar year.^[1] The nominees for the ceremony were announced on 12 August 2022,^[2] and the ceremony was held on 17 October.^[3]

2022 Ballon d'Or
2022 Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema
Date	17 October 2022
Location	Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
Presented by	France Football
Hosted by	Sandy Heribert Didier Drogba
Highlights
Ballon d'Or	Karim Benzema (1st award)
Ballon d'Or Féminin	Alexia Putellas (2nd award)
Kopa Trophy	Gavi (1st award)
Yashin Trophy	Thibaut Courtois (1st award)
Sócrates Award	Sadio Mané (1st award)
Website	francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or, for successfully leading Real Madrid to win both UEFA Champions League and La Liga.^[4][5] Alexia Putellas claimed the Ballon d'Or Féminin, following her successful domestic campaign with Barcelona.^[6] In the other award categories, Gavi was given the Kopa Trophy, Thibaut Courtois won the Yashin Trophy, Robert Lewandowski was presented the newly named Gerd Müller Trophy,^[7] Sadio Mané was awarded the inaugural Sócrates Award,^[8] and Manchester City claimed the Club of the Year award.^[6][9] Reigning winner Lionel Messi was not nominated for the award for the first time since 2005.^[10]

Ballon d'Or

Main article: Ballon d'Or

Following a successful season with Real Madrid, Karim Benzema was awarded the 2022 Ballon d'Or, finishing ahead of Sadio Mané in second place and Kevin De Bruyne in third.^[6] With his club, Benzema won the UEFA Champions League and the La Liga title.^[4] He was instrumental in the Spanish side's progress through the knockout phase of the Champions League, scoring crucial goals against Manchester City in the semi-final legs, as well as netting hat-tricks against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea in the round of 16 and quarter-finals respectively.^[4] He was selected in the tournament's team of the season as the top scorer and Player of the Season.^[11][12][13] In the domestic league, Benzema won the Pichichi Trophy as the top scorer,^[14] earning a place in the La Liga Team of the Season.^[15] With France, he helped win the country's first UEFA Nations League, scoring in the final with a 'Player of the match' performance.^[16] Among other awards, Benzema won the 2021 French Player of the Year,^[17] La Liga Player of the Season,^[18] Real Madrid Player of the Season,^[19] the Onze d'Or,^[20] and was selected in the IFFHS,^[21] European Sports Media,^[22] and L'Équipe teams of the season.^[23]

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

2022 Ballon d'Or ranking^[6]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Karim Benzema	France	Forward	Real Madrid	549
2	Sadio Mané	Senegal	Forward	Liverpool	193
3	Kevin De Bruyne	Belgium	Midfielder	Manchester City	175
4	Robert Lewandowski	Poland	Forward	Bayern Munich	170
5	Mohamed Salah	Egypt	Forward	Liverpool	116
6	Kylian Mbappé	France	Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	85
7	Thibaut Courtois	Belgium	Goalkeeper	Real Madrid	82
8	Vinícius Júnior	Brazil	Midfielder	Real Madrid	61
9	Luka Modrić	Croatia	Midfielder	Real Madrid	20
10	Erling Haaland	Norway	Forward	Borussia Dortmund	18
11	Son Heung-min	South Korea	Forward	Tottenham Hotspur	5
12	Riyad Mahrez	Algeria	Midfielder	Manchester City	4
13	Sébastien Haller	Ivory Coast	Forward	Ajax	2
14	Fabinho	Brazil	Midfielder	Liverpool	2
	Rafael Leão	Portugal	Forward	AC Milan	2
16	Virgil van Dijk	Netherlands	Defender	Liverpool	1
17	Casemiro	Brazil	Midfielder	Real Madrid	1
	Luis Díaz	Colombia	Midfielder	Liverpool[a]	1
	Dušan Vlahović	Serbia	Forward	Juventus[b]	1
20	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Forward	Manchester United[c]	0
21	Harry Kane	England	Forward	Tottenham Hotspur	0
22	Trent Alexander-Arnold	England	Defender	Liverpool	0
	Phil Foden	England	Midfielder	Manchester City	0
	Bernardo Silva	Portugal	Midfielder	Manchester City	0
25	João Cancelo	Portugal	Defender	Manchester City	0
	Joshua Kimmich	Germany	Midfielder	Bayern Munich	0
	Mike Maignan	France	Goalkeeper	AC Milan	0
	Christopher Nkunku	France	Forward	RB Leipzig	0
	Darwin Núñez	Uruguay	Forward	Benfica	0
	Antonio Rüdiger	Germany	Defender	Chelsea	0

1. Díaz was signed by Liverpool from Porto during the season.
2. Vlahović was signed by Juventus from Fiorentina during the season.
3. Ronaldo was signed by Manchester United from Juventus during the season.

Ballon d'Or Féminin

Main article: Ballon d'Or Féminin

Alexia Putellas (pictured in 2019) won her second Ballon d'Or, following her 2021 trophy.

Alexia Putellas won the 2022 Ballon d'Or Féminin finishing ahead of European champion Beth Mead and Australian international Sam Kerr.^[24] She had a successful season with Barcelona, scoring in the UEFA Women's Champions League final,^[25] and winning the Primera División, Copa de la Reina and Supercopa de España.^[26] Putellas scored 34 goals within 42 appearances in all competitions,^[26] and she was awarded UWCL Player of the Season and included in the 2021–22 UWCL Team of the Season;^[27][28] she was also later awarded The Best FIFA Women's Player of the year,^[29] the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award,^[30] and the IFFHS Women's Player and Playmaker of the Year.^[31][32]

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

2022 Ballon d'Or Féminin ranking^[24]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Alexia Putellas	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	178
2	Beth Mead	England	Forward	Arsenal	152
3	Sam Kerr	Australia	Forward	Chelsea	74
4	Lena Oberdorf	Germany	Midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	44
5	Aitana Bonmatí	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	43
6	Alexandra Popp	Germany	Forward	VfL Wolfsburg	37
7	Ada Hegerberg	Norway	Forward	Lyon	29
8	Wendie Renard	France	Defender	Lyon	26
9	Catarina Macario	United States	Midfielder	Lyon	21
10	Lucy Bronze	England	Defender	Manchester City	20
11	Vivianne Miedema	Netherlands	Forward	Arsenal	14
12	Christiane Endler	Chile	Goalkeeper	Lyon	10
13	Alex Morgan	United States	Forward	San Diego Wave[a]	10
14	Selma Bacha	France	Defender	Lyon	9
15	Millie Bright	England	Defender	Chelsea	6
16	Asisat Oshoala	Nigeria	Forward	Barcelona	4
17	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	France	Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	4
18	Trinity Rodman	United States	Forward	Washington Spirit	3
19	Fridolina Rolfö	Sweden	Forward	Barcelona	3
20	Kadidiatou Diani	France	Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	1

1. Morgan was signed by San Diego Wave from Orlando Pride during the season.

Kopa Trophy

Main article: Kopa Trophy

Aged 18 at the time, Gavi (pictured in 2022) won the Kopa Trophy, succeeding his Barcelona teammate Pedri, who won the 2021 award.^[33]

Gavi won the 2022 Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best performing footballer under the age of 21 during the season; he finished ahead of the likes of Eduardo Camavinga and Jamal Musiala, who had successful club seasons with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich respectively.^[33] Starting his season as a relatively unknown Spanish academy product,^[5] Gavi was handed his Barcelona debut aged 17 against Getafe in August 2021, making him the fourth youngest player to play in La Liga for Barcelona.^[34] After he established himself as a regular in Ronald Koeman's side, Spain national team manager Luis Enrique gave him a senior debut against Italy in the UEFA Nations League semi-final on 6 October 2021, making him the youngest player to represent the national team.^[5][35] Despite not winning any trophies at club or international level, Gavi personally had a successful club season with Barcelona, scoring two goals in 47 appearances in all competitions, playing regularly as a midfielder.^[36]

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

2022 Kopa Trophy ranking^[33]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Gavi	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	59
2	Eduardo Camavinga	France	Midfielder	Real Madrid[a]	51
3	Jamal Musiala	Germany	Midfielder	Bayern Munich	47
4	Jude Bellingham	England	Midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	31
5	Nuno Mendes	Portugal	Defender	Paris Saint-Germain[b]	9
6	Ryan Gravenberch	Netherlands	Midfielder	Ajax	3
	Joško Gvardiol	Croatia	Defender	RB Leipzig
8	Bukayo Saka	England	Midfielder	Arsenal	3
9	Karim Adeyemi	Germany	Forward	Borussia Dortmund[c]	1
10	Florian Wirtz	Germany	Midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	0

1. Camavinga was signed by Real Madrid from Rennes during the season.
2. Mendes was signed by Paris Saint-Germain on loan from Sporting CP during the season.
3. Adeyemi was signed by Borussia Dortmund from Red Bull Salzburg during the season.

Yashin Trophy

Main article: Yashin Trophy

Thibaut Courtois (pictured in 2018) won the Yashin Trophy, finishing ahead of the likes of Premier League goalkeepers Alisson, Ederson and Édouard Mendy.^[37]

Belgian international Thibaut Courtois won the 2022 Yashin Trophy, awarded to the best performing goalkeeper during the 2021–22 season.^[37] During a very successful campaign with Real Madrid, he won both the UEFA Champions League and La Liga as a regular in the team, establishing himself as a prominent contender for the award.^[37] Aged 30 at the time of receiving the award, Courtois made the most saves of any goalkeeper featuring in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League; during the competition's final against Liverpool, he made nine saves and was named man of the match.^[38] Courtois won the award ahead of Alisson and Ederson, who both shared the 2021–22 Premier League Golden Glove.^[37] The 2021 award winner, Gianluigi Donnarumma, was not nominated for the award.^[39]

2022 Yashin Trophy ranking^[37]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Points
1	Thibaut Courtois	Belgium	Real Madrid	456
2	Alisson	Brazil	Liverpool	108
3	Ederson	Brazil	Manchester City	72
4	Édouard Mendy	Senegal	Chelsea	61
5	Mike Maignan	France	AC Milan	45
6	Kevin Trapp	Germany	Eintracht Frankfurt	27
7	Manuel Neuer	Germany	Bayern Munich	25
8	Jan Oblak	Slovenia	Atlético Madrid	17
9	Yassine Bounou	Morocco	Sevilla	17
10	Hugo Lloris	France	Tottenham Hotspur	9

Gerd Müller Trophy

Main article: Gerd Müller Trophy

Robert Lewandowski (pictured in 2019) won the newly named Gerd Müller Trophy.^[7]

Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the 2022 Gerd Müller Trophy, awarded to the highest-scoring striker of the 2021–22 season. After previously being known as the Striker of the Year award it was renamed as the Gerd Müller Trophy after German striker Gerd Müller died in August 2021.^[7] Lewandowski scored 57 goals in 56 matches, seven more than second placed Kylian Mbappé; he also finished fourth in the 2022 Ballon d'Or ranking, behind only Karim Benzema, Sadio Mané and Kevin De Bruyne.^[7][6] During his prolific season with Bayern Munich, Lewandowski lifted the Bundesliga title, as well as earning other personal honours such as the European Golden Shoe and the Golden Foot.^[40][41] This was Lewandowski's second time winning the award, after he won the inaugural edition in 2021.^[7]

2022 Gerd Müller Trophy winner^[7]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Goals
1	Robert Lewandowski	Poland	Forward	Bayern Munich	57

Sócrates Award

Main article: Sócrates Award

Sadio Mané (pictured in 2017) won the inaugural Sócrates Award.^[8]

On 21 September 2022, France Football announced the creation of the 'Sócrates Award' which identifies "the best solidarity actions carried out by committed champions."^[42] The award is named after the late Brazilian footballer Sócrates, in honour of the player using his platform as an international footballer to support democratic regimes and opposing the military dictatorship in Brazil at the time.^[43][44] Sócrates co-founded the Corinthians' Democracy, an ideological football movement originating within the Brazilian club Corinthians which fought against the authoritarian regime by promoting democratic practices within the region,^[43] including urging people to vote in Brazilian multiparty elections.^[45] Liverpool player Sadio Mané won the inaugural award for charity work conducted in his home country, Senegal.^[43] The forward financed and reinvested in new facilities within his hometown Bambali, including a school, petrol station and hospital.^[46][47] Mané donated to the Senegalese National Committee fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic.^[48] Additionally, he financed a 4G internet service for the town and commissioned a €70-a-month stipend to each family in his hometown.^[49] Outside of his charity work, Mané had a successful personal season with Liverpool, winning the FA Cup and EFL Cup and reaching the UEFA Champions League final;^[50] he also won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal midway through the European domestic season.^[51]

2022 Sócrates Award winner^[8]

Player	Nationality	Position	Club
Sadio Mané	Senegal	Forward	Liverpool

Club of the Year

Manchester City won Club of the Year, becoming the second English club to win the award, after Chelsea won the inaugural edition in 2021.^[9]

English club Manchester City won Club of the Year ahead of Liverpool, Real Madrid and Lyon. With the most Ballon d'Or and Ballon d'Or Féminin player nominations, Manchester City succeeded Chelsea as the second club to win the award following the award's introduction in 2021.^[9] The club had João Cancelo, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva nominated for the season's Ballon d'Or, following their Premier League triumph. Additionally, Lucy Bronze, from Manchester City Women, was nominated for the Ballon d'Or Féminin, totalling six players from the club.^[6] Manchester City finished ahead of Liverpool despite having the same number of player nominations; because City's nominations were spread across the two categories, they were given the award.^[52]

2022 Club of the Year ranking^[9]

Rank	Club	Total	Ballon d'Or	Ballon d'Or Féminin
1	Manchester City m w	6	João Cancelo (POR)  Kevin De Bruyne (BEL)  Phil Foden (ENG)  Riyad Mahrez (ALG)  Bernardo Silva (POR)	Lucy Bronze (ENG)
2	Liverpool m w	6	Trent Alexander-Arnold (ENG)  Luis Díaz (COL)  Fabinho (BRA)  Sadio Mané (SEN)  Mohamed Salah (EGY)  Virgil van Dijk (NED)	None
3	Real Madrid m w	5	Karim Benzema (FRA)  Casemiro (BRA)  Thibaut Courtois (BEL)  Luka Modrić (CRO)  Vinícius Júnior (BRA)	None
	Lyon m w	5	None	Selma Bacha (FRA)  Christiane Endler (CHI)  Ada Hegerberg (NOR)  Catarina Macario (USA)  Wendie Renard (FRA)

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