2023 Ballon d'Or

2023 Ballon d'Or
Date	30 October 2023
Location	Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
Country	France
Host	Sandy Heribert Didier Drogba
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)
Gerd Müller Trophy	Erling Haaland (1st award)
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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 2022–23 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. The nominees were announced on 6 September 2023 and the ceremony took place on 30 October 2023.

Lionel Messi won the award for his eighth time after leading Argentina in their victorious World Cup win. 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. 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, 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.

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, only the most recent club is listed.

Thirty players were nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.

2023 Ballon d'Or ranking

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Haaland, ErlingErling Haaland	Norway	Forward	Manchester City	462
2	Messi, LionelLionel Messi	Argentina	Forward	Inter Miami	357
3	Mbappé, KylianKylian Mbappé	France	Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	270
4	De Bruyne, KevinKevin De Bruyne	Belgium	Midfielder	Manchester City	100
5	Rodri	Spain	Midfielder	Manchester City	57
6	Júnior, ViníciusVinícius Júnior	Brazil	Forward	Real Madrid	49
7	Álvarez, JuliánJulián Álvarez	Argentina	Forward	Manchester City	28
8	Osimhen, VictorVictor Osimhen	Nigeria	Forward	Napoli	24
9	Silva, BernardoBernardo Silva	Portugal	Midfielder	Manchester City	20
10	Modrić, LukaLuka Modrić	Croatia	Midfielder	Real Madrid	19
11	Salah, MohamedMohamed Salah	Egypt	Forward	Liverpool	13
12	Lewandowski, RobertRobert Lewandowski	Poland	Forward	Barcelona	12
13	Bounou, YassineYassine Bounou	Morocco	Goalkeeper	Sevilla	10
14	Gündoğan, İlkayİlkay Gündoğan	Germany	Midfielder	Barcelona	8
15	Martínez, EmilianoEmiliano Martínez	Argentina	Goalkeeper	Aston Villa	7
16	Benzema, KarimKarim Benzema	France	Forward	Al-Ittihad	6
17	Kvaratskhelia, KhvichaKhvicha Kvaratskhelia	Georgia	Forward	Napoli	6
18	Bellingham, JudeJude Bellingham	England	Midfielder	Real Madrid	5
19	Kane, HarryHarry Kane	England	Forward	Tottenham Hotspur	4
20	Martínez, LautaroLautaro Martínez	Argentina	Forward	Inter Milan	4
21	Griezmann, AntoineAntoine Griezmann	France	Forward	Atlético Madrid	4
22	Min-jae, KimKim Min-jae	South Korea	Defender	Bayern Munich	3
23	Onana, AndréAndré Onana	Cameroon	Goalkeeper	Manchester United	2
24	Saka, BukayoBukayo Saka	England	Forward	Arsenal	1
25	Gvardiol, JoškoJoško Gvardiol	Croatia	Defender	RB Leipzig	1
26	Musiala, JamalJamal Musiala	Germany	Midfielder	Bayern Munich	0
27	Barella, NicolòNicolò Barella	Italy	Midfielder	Inter Milan	0
28	Kolo Muani, RandalRandal Kolo Muani	France	Forward	Eintracht Frankfurt	0
	Ødegaard, MartinMartin Ødegaard	Norway	Midfielder	Arsenal	0
30	Dias, RúbenRúben Dias	Portugal	Defender	Manchester City	0

Ballon d'Or Féminin

Main article: 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.

2023 Ballon d'Or Féminin ranking

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Bonmatí, AitanaAitana Bonmatí	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	266
2	Kerr, SamSam Kerr	Australia	Forward	Chelsea	87
3	Paralluelo, SalmaSalma Paralluelo	Spain	Forward	Barcelona	49
4	Rolfö, FridolinaFridolina Rolfö	Sweden	Forward	Barcelona	49
5	Earps, MaryMary Earps	England	Goalkeeper	Manchester United	42
6	Carmona, OlgaOlga Carmona	Spain	Defender	Real Madrid	32
7	Popp, AlexandraAlexandra Popp	Germany	Forward	VfL Wolfsburg	27
8	Guijarro, PatriciaPatricia Guijarro	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	25
9	Caicedo, LindaLinda Caicedo	Colombia	Forward	Real Madrid	19
10	Daly, RachelRachel Daly	England	Forward	Aston Villa	17
11	Bright, MillieMillie Bright	England	Defender	Chelsea	17
12	Miyazawa, HinataHinata Miyazawa	Japan	Forward	MyNavi Sendai	15
13	Oberdorf, LenaLena Oberdorf	Germany	Midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	13
14	Diani, KadidiatouKadidiatou Diani	France	Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	12
15	Ilestedt, AmandaAmanda Ilestedt	Sweden	Defender	Paris Saint-Germain	12
16	León, MapiMapi León	Spain	Defender	Barcelona	11
17	Raso, HayleyHayley Raso	Australia	Forward	Manchester City	8
18	Pajor, EwaEwa Pajor	Poland	Forward	VfL Wolfsburg	8
19	Reiten, GuroGuro Reiten	Norway	Midfielder	Chelsea	8
20	Oshoala, AsisatAsisat Oshoala	Nigeria	Forward	Barcelona	7
21	Redondo, AlbaAlba Redondo	Spain	Forward	Levante	7
22	McCabe, KatieKatie McCabe	Republic of Ireland	Defender	Arsenal	6
23	Stanway, GeorgiaGeorgia Stanway	England	Midfielder	Bayern Munich	6
24	Shaw, KhadijaKhadija Shaw	Jamaica	Forward	Manchester City	5
25	Smith, SophiaSophia Smith	United States	Forward	Portland Thorns	2
26	Renard, WendieWendie Renard	France	Defender	Lyon	1
27	Hasegawa, YuiYui Hasegawa	Japan	Midfielder	Manchester City	1
28	Debinha	Brazil	Forward	Kansas City Current	1
29	Roord, JillJill Roord	Netherlands	Midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	0
	van Domselaar, DaphneDaphne van Domselaar	Netherlands	Goalkeeper	Aston Villa	0

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.

2023 Kopa Trophy ranking

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Bellingham, JudeJude Bellingham	England	Midfielder	Real Madrid	90
2	Musiala, JamalJamal Musiala	Germany	Midfielder	Bayern Munich	42
3	Pedri	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	33
4	Camavinga, EduardoEduardo Camavinga	France	Midfielder	Real Madrid	29
5	Gavi	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	20
6	Simons, XaviXavi Simons	Netherlands	Midfielder	RB Leipzig	4
7	Balde, AlejandroAlejandro Balde	Spain	Defender	Barcelona	4
8	Silva, AntónioAntónio Silva	Portugal	Defender	Benfica	3
9	Højlund, RasmusRasmus Højlund	Denmark	Forward	Atalanta	0
	Wahi, ElyeElye Wahi	France	Forward	Montpellier	0

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.

2023 Yashin Trophy ranking

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Points
1	Martínez, EmilianoEmiliano Martínez	Argentina	Aston Villa	290
2	Ederson	Brazil	Manchester City	197
3	Bounou, YassineYassine Bounou	Morocco	Sevilla	154
4	Courtois, ThibautThibaut Courtois	Belgium	Real Madrid	81
5	ter Stegen, Marc-AndréMarc-André ter Stegen	Germany	Barcelona	47
6	Onana, AndréAndré Onana	Cameroon	Manchester United	44
7	Livaković, DominikDominik Livaković	Croatia	Dinamo Zagreb	9
8	Ramsdale, AaronAaron Ramsdale	England	Arsenal	5
9	Maignan, MikeMike Maignan	France	AC Milan	1
10	Samba, BriceBrice Samba	France	Lens	0

Gerd Müller Trophy

Main article: Gerd Müller Trophy

2023 Gerd Müller Trophy ranking

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Goals
1	Erling Haaland	Norway	Forward	Manchester City	56
2	Mbappé, KylianKylian Mbappé	France	Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	54
3	Kane, HarryHarry Kane	England	Forward	Tottenham Hotspur	40
4	Messi, LionelLionel Messi	Argentina	Forward	Inter Miami	38
5	Lewandowski, RobertRobert Lewandowski	Poland	Forward	Barcelona	36

Sócrates Award

2023 Sócrates Award winner

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club
1	Vinícius Júnior	Brazil	Forward	Real Madrid

Men's Club of the Year

2023 Men's Club of the Year ranking

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

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)