2021 Ballon d'Or

2021 Ballon d'Or
Date29 November 2021
LocationParis, France
CountryFrance
Presented byFrance Football
Hosted byDidier Drogba
Sandy Heribert
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

The 2021 Ballon d'Or (French: Ballon d'Or) was the 65th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, and 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.

Ballon d'Or

The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[1][2]

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
13 Italy Giorgio Chiellini Italy Juventus 26
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
18 Denmark Simon Kjær Italy Milan 8
19 England Mason Mount England Chelsea 7
20 Algeria Riyad Mahrez England Manchester City 7
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
Spain Cesar Azpilicueta England Chelsea

Ballon d'Or Féminin

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

Rank Player Club(s) Points
1 Spain Alexia Putellas Spain Barcelona 186
2 Spain 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 Denmark Pernille Harder England Chelsea 33
8 Canada Ashley Lawrence France 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 France Paris Saint-Germain
France Lyon
19
13 Sweden Stina Blackstenius Sweden BK Häcken 10
14 United States Sam Mewis England Manchester City
United States North Carolina Courage
8
15 Spain Irene Paredes France Paris Saint-Germain
Spain Barcelona
8
16 England Ellen White England Manchester City 4
17 France Kadidiatou Diani France Paris Saint-Germain 3
18 France Marie-Antoinette Katoto France Paris Saint-Germain 3
19 Spain Sandra Paños Spain Barcelona 3
20 France Wendie Renard France Lyon 2

Kopa Trophy

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

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

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

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 37
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

Rank Player Club(s) Total goals
1 Poland Robert Lewandowski[6] Germany Bayern Munich 59

Best Club of the Year

Rank Club Total players
1 England Chelsea[7] 11

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. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Le classement du Ballon d'Or «France Football» 2021" [The 2021 Ballon d'Or "France Football" ranking] (in French). L'Équipe. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ "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. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ "La liste des nommés pour le Trophée Kopa" [The list of nominees for the Kopa Trophy] (in French). L'Équipe. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "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. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ^ Murray, Scott (29 November 2021). "Ballon d'Or 2021 – live updates!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Chelsea sacré club de l'année" [Chelsea crowned club of the year] (in French). L'Équipe. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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