2024 Ballon d'Or

2024 Ballon d'Or
Date	28 October 2024
Location	Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
Country	France
Host	Sandy Heribert Didier Drogba
Ballon d'Or	Rodri (1st award)
Ballon d'Or Féminin	Aitana Bonmatí (2nd award)
Kopa Trophy	Lamine Yamal (1st award)
Yashin Trophy	Emiliano Martínez (2nd award)
Sócrates Award	Jenni Hermoso (1st award)
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The 2024 Ballon d'Or was the 68th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or. It was presented by France Football that recognized the best footballers in the world in the 2023–24 season. It was the third ceremony during which awards were presented based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year, specifically the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024. The nominees were announced on 4 September 2024 and the ceremony took take place on 28 October 2024. Two new accolades were awarded: Men's Coach of the Year and Women's Coach of the Year, recognizing the contribution of coaches to success on the pitch. UEFA co-organized the Ballon d'Or gala for the first time, while France Football retained the voting system and the Ballon d'Or name.

For the first time, both the men's and women's Ballons d'Or were awarded to players from the same country, with Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí coming from Spain, in addition to the Kopa Trophy being also awarded to Lamine Yamal, also from Spain.

Ballon d'Or

Main article: Ballon d'Or

Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2023–24 season (1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024). For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed.

Thirty players were nominated for the 2024 Ballon d'Or.

2024 Ballon d'Or

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Rodri	Spain	Midfielder	Manchester City	1170
2	Vinícius Júnior	Brazil	Forward	Real Madrid	1129
3	Bellingham, JudeJude Bellingham	England	Midfielder	Real Madrid	917
4	Carvajal, DaniDani Carvajal	Spain	Defender	Real Madrid	550
5	Haaland, ErlingErling Haaland	Norway	Forward	Manchester City	432
6	Mbappé, KylianKylian Mbappé	France	Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	420
7	Martínez, LautaroLautaro Martínez	Argentina	Forward	Inter Milan	402
8	Yamal, LamineLamine Yamal	Spain	Forward	Barcelona	383
9	Kroos, ToniToni Kroos	Germany	Midfielder	Real Madrid	291
10	Kane, HarryHarry Kane	England	Forward	Bayern Munich	201
11	Foden, PhilPhil Foden	England	Midfielder	Manchester City	157
12	Wirtz, FlorianFlorian Wirtz	Germany	Midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	101
13	Olmo, DaniDani Olmo	Spain	Midfielder	RB Leipzig	86
14	Lookman, AdemolaAdemola Lookman	Nigeria	Forward	Atalanta	82
15	Williams, NicoNico Williams	Spain	Forward	Athletic Bilbao	73
16	Xhaka, GranitGranit Xhaka	Switzerland	Midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	60
17	Valverde, FedericoFederico Valverde	Uruguay	Midfielder	Real Madrid	58
18	Martínez, EmilianoEmiliano Martínez	Argentina	Goalkeeper	Aston Villa	28
19	Ødegaard, MartinMartin Ødegaard	Norway	Midfielder	Arsenal	16
20	Çalhanoğlu, HakanHakan Çalhanoğlu	Turkey	Midfielder	Inter Milan	15
21	Saka, BukayoBukayo Saka	England	Forward	Arsenal	14
22	Rüdiger, AntonioAntonio Rüdiger	Germany	Defender	Real Madrid	13
23	Dias, RúbenRúben Dias	Portugal	Defender	Manchester City	8
24	Saliba, WilliamWilliam Saliba	France	Defender	Arsenal	8
25	Palmer, ColeCole Palmer	England	Forward	Chelsea	7
26	Rice, DeclanDeclan Rice	England	Midfielder	Arsenal	5
27	Vitinha	Portugal	Midfielder	Paris Saint-Germain	5
28	Grimaldo, ÁlexÁlex Grimaldo	Spain	Defender	Bayer Leverkusen	2
29	Dovbyk, ArtemArtem Dovbyk	Ukraine	Forward	Girona	0
	Hummels, MatsMats Hummels	Germany	Defender	Borussia Dortmund	0

Ballon d'Or Féminin

Main article: Ballon d'Or Féminin

Thirty players were nominated for the 2024 Ballon d'Or Féminin.

2024 Ballon d'Or Féminin

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Bonmatí, AitanaAitana Bonmatí	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	675
2	Caroline Graham Hansen	Norway	Forward	Barcelona	392
3	Salma Paralluelo	Spain	Forward	Barcelona	246
4	Sophia Smith	United States	Forward	Portland Thorns	228
5	Lindsey Horan	United States	Midfielder	Lyon	169
6	Mallory Swanson	United States	Forward	Chicago Red Stars	164
7	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	France	Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	142
8	Mariona Caldentey	Spain	Forward	Barcelona	142
9	Trinity Rodman	United States	Forward	Washington Spirit	137
10	Alexia Putellas	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	130
11	Patricia Guijarro	Spain	Midfielder	Barcelona	117
12	Barbra Banda	Zambia	Forward	Orlando Pride	92
13	Lauren James	England	Forward	Chelsea	83
14	Ada Hegerberg	Norway	Forward	Lyon	83
15	Khadija Shaw	Jamaica	Forward	Manchester City	78
16	Tabitha Chawinga	Malawi	Forward	Lyon	70
17	Alyssa Naeher	United States	Goalkeeper	Chicago Red Stars	52
18	Gabi Portilho	Brazil	Forward	Corinthians	47
19	Giulia Gwinn	Germany	Defender	Bayern Munich	42
20	Lucy Bronze	England	Defender	Barcelona	40
21	Mayra Ramírez	Colombia	Forward	Chelsea	36
22	Glódís Viggósdóttir	Iceland	Defender	Bayern Munich	26
23	Tarciane	Brazil	Defender	Houston Dash	24
24	Lea Schüller	Germany	Forward	Bayern Munich	24
25	Sjoeke Nüsken	Germany	Midfielder	Chelsea	15
26	Yui Hasegawa	Japan	Midfielder	Manchester City	11
27	Manuela Giugliano	Italy	Midfielder	Roma	10
28	Lauren Hemp	England	Forward	Manchester City	5
29	Ewa Pajor	Poland	Forward	Wolfsburg	2
30	Grace Geyoro	France	Midfielder	Paris Saint-Germain	1

Kopa Trophy

Main article: Kopa Trophy

Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2023–24 season. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed.

Ten players were nominated for the 2024 Kopa Trophy.

2024 Kopa Trophy ranking

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1	Yamal, LamineLamine Yamal	Spain	Forward	Barcelona	113
2	Güler, ArdaArda Güler	Turkey	Midfielder	Real Madrid	26
3	Mainoo, KobbieKobbie Mainoo	England	Midfielder	Manchester United	20
4	Savinho	Brazil	Forward	Girona	19
5	Cubarsí, PauPau Cubarsí	Spain	Defender	Barcelona	8
6	Garnacho, AlejandroAlejandro Garnacho	Argentina	Forward	Manchester United	6
	Neves, JoãoJoão Neves	Portugal	Midfielder	Benfica	6
8	Konaté, KarimKarim Konaté	Ivory Coast	Forward	Red Bull Salzburg	3
	Tel, MathysMathys Tel	France	Forward	Bayern Munich	3
	Zaïre-Emery, WarrenWarren Zaïre-Emery	France	Midfielder	Paris Saint-Germain	3

Yashin Trophy

Main article: Yashin Trophy

Ten goalkeepers were nominated for the 2024 Yashin Trophy.

2024 Yashin Trophy ranking

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Points
1	Martínez, EmilianoEmiliano Martínez	Argentina	Aston Villa	276
2	Simón, UnaiUnai Simón	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	213
3	Lunin, AndriyAndriy Lunin	Ukraine	Real Madrid	112
4	Donnarumma, GianluigiGianluigi Donnarumma	Italy	Paris Saint-Germain	58
5	Maignan, MikeMike Maignan	France	Milan	56
6	Sommer, YannYann Sommer	Switzerland	Inter Milan	51
7	Mamardashvili, GiorgiGiorgi Mamardashvili	Georgia	Valencia	50
8	Costa, DiogoDiogo Costa	Portugal	Porto	28
9	Williams, RonwenRonwen Williams	South Africa	Mamelodi Sundowns	27
10	Kobel, GregorGregor Kobel	Switzerland	Borussia Dortmund	20

Gerd Müller Trophy

Main article: Gerd Müller Trophy

The Gerd Müller Trophy was won jointly by Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé who both finished the 2023–24 season with 52 goals each.

Sócrates Award

Main article: Sócrates Award

Jenni Hermoso won the 2024 Socrates Award for her work against sexual abuse, specifically her work bringing awareness to others after then-Spanish Federation President Luis Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips without her consent.

Men's Club of the Year

Five clubs were nominated for the 2024 Men's Club of the Year Award.

2024 Men's Club of the Year Award

Club	Points
Real Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund
Girona
Manchester City

Women's Club of the Year

Five clubs were nominated for the 2024 Women's Club of the Year Award.

2024 Women's Club of the Year Award

Club	Points
Barcelona
Chelsea
Lyon
NJ/NY Gotham
Paris Saint-Germain

Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy

Six coaches were nominated for the 2024 Men's Coach of the Year Award, now named as Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy.

2024 Men's Coach of the Year Award

Rank	Coach	Nationality	Team	Points
1	Carlo Ancelotti	Italy	Real Madrid	118
2	Xabi Alonso	Spain	Bayer Leverkusen	89
3	Luis de la Fuente	Spain	Spain	63
4	Pep Guardiola	Spain	Manchester City	13
5	Lionel Scaloni	Argentina	Argentina	8
6	Gian Piero Gasperini	Italy	Atalanta	6

Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy

Six coaches were nominated for the 2024 Women's Coach of the Year Award, now named as Women's Johan Cruyff Trophy.

2024 Women's Coach of the Year Award

Rank	Coach	Nationality	Team	Points
1	Emma Hayes	England	Chelsea United States	72
2	Jonatan Giráldez	Spain	Barcelona Washington Spirit	49
3	Arthur Elias	Brazil	Corinthians Brazil	14
	Sonia Bompastor	France	Lyon	5
	Filipa Patão	Portugal	Benfica	4
	Sarina Wiegman	Netherlands	England	3

Controversy

Despite winning Men’s club of the year and their manager Carlo Ancelotti winning the Men's Johan Cruyff trophy, Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony in protest at the anticipated winner of the ballon d’or not being Vinícius Júnior, who they thought deserved the award. Renowned media outlets like Marca, ESPN FC, and SPORTbible had already published that he was going to win this award through their sources, but Fabrizio Romano, a popular football journalist, confirmed at 1:56 AM on 29 October 2024 in his twitter, that "no one from Real Madrid [would] attend the Ballon d'or ceremony in Paris. No Ancelotti, no Bellingham, no Florentino Pérez… to support Vinicius Jr."