2021 Ballon d'Or

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2021 Ballon d'Or
2021 Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi
Date29 November 2021
LocationThéâtre du Châtelet, Paris
Presented byFrance Football
Hosted bySandy Heribert
Didier Drogba
Highlights
Ballon d'OrArgentina Lionel Messi
(7th award)
Ballon d'Or FémininSpain Alexia Putellas
(1st award)
Kopa TrophySpain Pedri
(1st award)
Yashin TrophyItaly Gianluigi Donnarumma
(1st award)
Best StrikerPoland Robert Lewandowski
(1st award)
Websitewww.francefootball.fr
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The 2021 Ballon d'Or (French: Ballon d'Or) was the 65th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world in 2021.

The nominees for the ceremony were announced on 8 October 2021.[1] Right before the ceremony, France Football announced that along with the Men's and Women's Ballon d'Or, Kopa Trophy and Yashin Trophy, two new awards would be given: the Best Club and Best Striker of the Year.

Lionel Messi won the award for a record-extending seventh time after captaining Argentina to the 2021 Copa America, its first senior international title since 1993.[2] Robert Lewandowski finished second following his record-setting 41-goal season in the 2020–21 Bundesliga campaign, and Jorginho finished third after contributing to 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Euro 2020 titles.

Ballon d'Or

The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[1][3]

Rank Player Club(s) Points
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
France Paris Saint-Germain 		613
2 Poland Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich 580
3 Italy Jorginho England Chelsea 460
4 France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid 239
5 France N'Golo Kanté England Chelsea 186
6 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Italy Juventus
England Manchester United 		178
7 Egypt Mohamed Salah England Liverpool 121
8 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City 73
9 France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain 58
10 Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma Italy Milan
France Paris Saint-Germain 		36
11 Norway Erling Haaland Germany Borussia Dortmund 33
12 Belgium Romelu Lukaku Italy Inter Milan
England Chelsea 		26
Italy Giorgio Chiellini Italy Juventus
14 Italy Leonardo Bonucci Italy Juventus 18
15 England Raheem Sterling England Manchester City 10
16 Brazil Neymar France Paris Saint-Germain 9
17 Uruguay Luis Suárez Spain Atlético Madrid 8
Denmark Simon Kjær Italy Milan
19 England Mason Mount England Chelsea 7
Algeria Riyad Mahrez England Manchester City
21 Portugal Bruno Fernandes England Manchester United 6
Argentina Lautaro Martínez Italy Inter Milan
23 England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur 4
24 Spain Pedri Spain Barcelona 3
25 England Phil Foden England Manchester City 2
26 Spain Gerard Moreno Spain Villarreal 1
Italy Nicolò Barella Italy Inter Milan
Portugal Rúben Dias England Manchester City
29 Croatia Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid 0
Cesar Azpilicueta
 England Chelsea

Ballon d'Or Féminin

Main article: Ballon d'Or Féminin

The shortlist for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[4]

Rank Player Club(s) Points
1 Spain Alexia Putellas Spain Barcelona 186
2
Jennifer Hermoso
 Spain Barcelona 84
3 Australia Sam Kerr England Chelsea 46
4 Netherlands Vivianne Miedema England Arsenal 46
5 Netherlands Lieke Martens Spain Barcelona 40
6 Canada Christine Sinclair United States Portland Thorns 36
7
Pernille Harder
 England Chelsea 33
8
Ashley Lawrence
Paris Saint-Germain
 26
9 Canada Jessie Fleming England Chelsea 25
10 England Fran Kirby England Chelsea 22
11 Sweden Magdalena Eriksson England Chelsea 20
12 Chile Christiane Endler
Paris Saint-Germain
France Lyon
 19
13 Sweden Stina Blackstenius
BK Häcken
 10
14 United States Sam Mewis England Manchester City
United States North Carolina Courage 		8
15 Spain Irene Paredes
Paris Saint-Germain
Spain Barcelona
 8
16 England Ellen White England Manchester City 4
17 France Kadidiatou Diani
Paris Saint-Germain
 3
18 France Marie-Antoinette Katoto
Paris Saint-Germain
 3
19 Spain Sandra Paños Spain Barcelona 3
20 France Wendie Renard France Lyon 2

Kopa Trophy

Main article: Kopa Trophy

The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[5]

Rank Player Club(s) Points
1 Spain Pedri Spain Barcelona 89
2 England Jude Bellingham Germany Borussia Dortmund 39
3 Germany Jamal Musiala Germany Bayern Munich 38
4 Portugal Nuno Mendes Portugal Sporting CP
France Paris Saint-Germain 		23
5 England Mason Greenwood England Manchester United 15
6 England Bukayo Saka England Arsenal 8
7 Germany Florian Wirtz Germany Bayer Leverkusen 8
8 Netherlands Ryan Gravenberch Netherlands Ajax 3
9 United States Giovanni Reyna Germany Borussia Dortmund 1
Belgium Jérémy Doku France Rennes

Yashin Trophy

Main article: Yashin Trophy

The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[6]

Rank Player Club(s) Points
1 Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma Italy Milan
France Paris Saint-Germain 		594
2 Senegal Édouard Mendy England Chelsea 404
3 Slovenia Jan Oblak Spain Atlético Madrid 155
4 Brazil Ederson England Manchester City 93
5 Germany Manuel Neuer Germany Bayern Munich 91
6 Argentina Emiliano Martínez England Aston Villa 90
7 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel England Leicester City 76
8 Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Real Madrid 29
Costa Rica Keylor Navas France Paris Saint-Germain
10 Slovenia Samir Handanović Italy Inter Milan 8

Striker of the Year

Main article: Gerd Müller Trophy
Rank Player Club(s) Total goals
1 Poland Robert Lewandowski[7] Germany Bayern Munich 64

Club of the Year

Rank Club Total players Men Women
1 England Chelsea[8] 10 5 5

References

  1. ^ a b "La liste complète des nommés pour le Ballon d'Or 2021" [The full list of nominees for the 2021 Ballon d'Or] (in French). L'Équipe. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Top scorer, best goalkeeper, player of the tournament and Fair Play award at the CONMEBOL Copa America 2021". 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Le classement du Ballon d'Or «France Football» 2021" [The 2021 Ballon d'Or "France Football" ranking] (in French). L'Équipe. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ "La liste des nommées pour le Ballon d'Or féminin" [The list of nominees for the Women's Ballon d'Or] (in French). L'Équipe. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "La liste des nommés pour le Trophée Kopa" [The list of nominees for the Kopa Trophy] (in French). L'Équipe. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ^ "La liste des nommés pour le Trophée Yachine 2021 du meilleur gardien de but de l'année" [The list of nominees for the 2021 Yachine Trophy for the best goalkeeper of the year] (in French). L'Équipe. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived
    from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Chelsea sacré club de l'année" [Chelsea crowned club of the year] (in French). L'Équipe. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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