The 2022 Ballon D’or ceremony took place at the Theater Du Chatelet in Paris, France on Monday at 20:00 CET. Ever since the 2021 edition, the organizing committee, France Football, decided to change the criteria for winning the most prestigious prize in European football. This means that, the award no longer put into consideration the calendar year, rather, the whole season calendar is now used as a yardstick to judge who will be crowned the Ballon D’or winner.
Out of the 30players who were nominated, record and current holder Lionel Messi wasn’t nominated, alongside teammate Neymar Jr, and other notable names.
The host for the Ballon D’or awards remains the ex-Chelsea and Cote D’Ivoire legend Didier Drogba and French Journalist & Animatrice TV for Franco-Britannique, Sandy Heribert.
Want to know who the nominees for the Ballon D’or 2022? See list
The Kopa Trophy for the Best U-21 Player
Barcelona and Spain midfielder, Gavira ‘Gavi’ won the award for the best U-21 player in the world beating the likes of Jude Bellignham of Borussia Dortmund, Jamal Musial of Bayern Munich and Bukayo Saka of Arsenal. The award is voted by previous Ballon D’or winners. Bacelona’s Pedri Gonzalez was the previous winner in 2021.
The Top 10 Best U-21 in full
Gavi (Spain, Barcelona)
Eduardo Camavinga (France, Real Madrid)
Jamal Musiala (Germany, Bayern Munich)
Jude Bellingham (England, Borussia Dortmund)
Nuno Mendes (Portugal, PSG)
Josko Gvardiol (Croatia, RB Leipzig)
Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands, Ajax)
Bukayo Sako (England, Arsenal)
Karim Adeyemi (Germany, Borussia Dortmund)
Florian Witz (Germany, Bayer Leverkusen)
Who was crowned the 2022 Men’s Ballon D’or?
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema was crowned the 2022 Ballon D’or, Benzema was top scorer in the Spanish La Liga with 28 goals, the UCL with 15 goals, winning the Spanish La Liga and the UEFA Champions league with Real Madrid.
The list of Best 30 Players in full
25 - Darwin Nunez (Uruguay, Benfica/Liverpool)
25 – Christopher Nkunku (France, RB Leipzig)
25 – Joao Cancelo (Portugal, Manchester City)
25 – Antonio Rudiger (Germany, Chelsea/Real Madrid)
25 – Mike Maignan (France, Lille/AC Milan)
25 – Joshua Kimmich (Germany, Bayern Munich)
22 – Bernado Silva (Portugal, Manchester City)
22 – Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
22 – Trent Alexander-Arnold (England, Liverpool)
21 – Harry Kane (England, Tottenham Hotspur)
20 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United)
17 – Luiz Diaz (Colombia, FC Porto/Liverpool)
17 – Dusan Vlhovic (Serbia, Fiorentina/Juventus)
17 – Casemiro (Brazil, Real Madrid/Manchester United)
16 – Virgil Van Djik (Netherlands, Liverpool)
14 – Rafael Leao (Portugal, AC Milan)
14 – Fabinho (Brazil, Liverpool)
13 – Sebastien Haller (Cote D’Ivoire, Ajax/Borussia Dortmund)
12 – Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Manchester City)
11 – Heung-Min Son (South Korea, Tottenham Hotspur)
10 – Erling Haaland (Norway, Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City)
9 – Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid)
8 – Vinicus Jnr (Brazil, Real Madrid)
7 – Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid)
6 – Kylian Mbappe (France, PSG)
5 – Mohammed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
5 – Nuno Mendes (Portugal, PSG)
4 – Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Bayern Munich/Barcelona)
3 – Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City)
2 – Sadio Mane (Senegal, Liverpool/Bayern Munich)
1 – Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid)
Who was crowned the 2022 Women’s Ballon D’or?
Alexia Putellas of Barcelona made history as the first female player to retain the award after winning it in 2021. She becomes the first female player to win the Ballon D’or two consecutive times since its inception. Putellas won the domestic double with Barcelona Femini, winning the LFP Femini unbeaten with a record 100 points plus 102+ goal differences, scoring 10 goals in the process. Barcelona Femini also won the Copa De La Reina and went to the final of the UWCL losing to winners Olympique Lyonnaise.
Full list of Best 20 Women in full
Alexia Putellas (Spain, Barcelona)
Bethe Mead (England, Arsenal)
Sam Kerr (Australia, Chelsea)
Leana Oberdorf (Germany, VFL Wolfsburg)
Aitan Bonmati (Spain, Barcelona)
Alexandra Popp (Germany, VFL Wolfsburg Frauen)
Ada Hergerberg (Norway, Lyon)
Wendie Renard (France, Lyon)
Catarina Macario (USA, Lyon)
Lucy Bronze (England, Barcelona)
Vivvianne Miedema (Netherlands, Arsenal)
Chrsitine Endler (Chile, Lyon)
Alex Morgan (USA, San Diego Wave FC)
Selma Bacha (France, Lyon)
Millie Bright (England, Chelsea Women)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria, Barcelona)
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France, PSG)
Trinity Rodman (USA, Washington Spirit)
Fridolina Rolfo (Sweden, Barcelona)
Kadidiatou Diani (France, PSG)
Other Awards in display at the 2022 Ballon D’or Ceremony
The Socrates award for Combating Social Issues - Sadio Mane (Senegal, Bayern Munich) 1st edition
The Gerd Muller Award for Best Striker in the World – Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Barcelona)
Lewandowski scored 57 goals in 56 games and 10 assists winning the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.
The Yachine Trophy for the Best Goalkeeper in the World – Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid)
Top 10 Best Goal Keeper in Full
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid)
Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool)
Ederson (Brazil, Manchester City)
Edouard Mendy (Senegal, Chelsea)
Mike Maignan (France, Lille/AC Milan)
Kevin Trapp (France, Eintracht Frankfurt)
Manuel Neuer (Germany, Bayern Munich)
Jan Oblak (Slovenia, Atletico Madrid)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Sevilla)
Hugo Lloris (France, Tottenham)
The Club of the Year – Manchester City (England)
Top 3: Liverpool, Real Madrid
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