2021 Ballon d'Or

2021 Ballon d'Or
Date	29 November 2021
Location	Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
Country	France
Host	Sandy Heribert Didier Drogba
Ballon d'Or	Lionel Messi (7th award)
Ballon d'Or Féminin	Alexia Putellas (1st award)
Kopa Trophy	Pedri (1st award)
Yashin Trophy	Gianluigi Donnarumma (1st award)
Gerd Müller Trophy	Robert Lewandowski (1st award)
Best Club	Chelsea (1st award)
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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, and recognising the best footballers in the world in 2021.

The nominees for the ceremony were announced on 8 October 2021.

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.

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

Ballon d'Or Féminin

Main article: Ballon d'Or Féminin

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

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

Kopa Trophy

Main article: Kopa Trophy

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

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

Yashin Trophy

Main article: Yashin Trophy

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

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Points
1	Gianluigi Donnarumma	Milan Paris Saint-Germain	594
2	Édouard Mendy	Chelsea	404
3	Jan Oblak	Atlético Madrid	155
4	Ederson	Manchester City	93
5	Manuel Neuer	Bayern Munich	91
6	Emiliano Martínez	Aston Villa	90
7	Kasper Schmeichel	Leicester City	37
8	Thibaut Courtois	Real Madrid	29
	Keylor Navas	Paris Saint-Germain
10	Samir Handanović	Inter Milan	8

Striker of the Year

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Total goals
1	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	59

Best Club of the Year

Rank	Club	Total players
1	Chelsea	11