The 2023 Ballon d'Or (lit.'2023 Golden Ball'), was the 67th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football magazine, recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2022–2023 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.[3] The nominees were announced on 6 September 2023 and the ceremony took place on 30 October 2023.[1]

2023 Ballon d'Or
Picture of Lionel Messi
2023 Ballon d'Or winner, Lionel Messi
Date30 October 2023[1]
LocationThéâtre du Châtelet, Paris
Presented byFrance Football
Hosted bySandy Heribert
Didier Drogba[2]
Highlights
Ballon d'OrArgentina Lionel Messi
(8th award)
Ballon d'Or FémininSpain Aitana Bonmatí
(1st award)
Kopa TrophyEngland Jude Bellingham
(1st award)
Yashin TrophyArgentina Emiliano Martínez
(1st award)
Sócrates AwardBrazil Vinícius Júnior
(1st award)
Websiteballondor.com
 2022 ·
· 2024 

Lionel Messi won the award for a record-extending eighth time after leading Argentina in their victorious 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign.[4][5] Thus Messi became the only player in history to win the award with three different clubs (Barcelona, PSG, Inter Miami) and the only one to win it while playing outside Europe. 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.[6] 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,[7] 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.[8][9]

Ballon d'Or

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Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2022–23 season. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season (between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023), only the most recent club is listed.

Thirty players were nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.[3]

2023 Ballon d'Or ranking[10]
Rank Player Nationality Position Club Points
1 Lionel Messi  Argentina Forward United States Inter Miami[a] 462
2 Erling Haaland  Norway Forward England Manchester City 357
3 Kylian Mbappé  France Forward France Paris Saint-Germain 270
4 Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium Midfielder England Manchester City 100
5 Rodri  Spain Midfielder England Manchester City 57
6 Vinícius Júnior  Brazil Forward Spain Real Madrid 49
7 Julián Álvarez  Argentina Forward England Manchester City 28
8 Victor Osimhen  Nigeria Forward Italy Napoli 24
9 Bernardo Silva  Portugal Midfielder England Manchester City 20
10 Luka Modrić  Croatia Midfielder Spain Real Madrid 19
11 Mohamed Salah  Egypt Forward England Liverpool 13
12 Robert Lewandowski  Poland Forward Spain Barcelona 12
13 Yassine Bounou  Morocco Goalkeeper Spain Sevilla[b] 10
14 İlkay Gündoğan  Germany Midfielder England Manchester City[c] 8
15 Emiliano Martínez  Argentina Goalkeeper England Aston Villa 7
16 Karim Benzema  France Forward Spain Real Madrid[d] 6
17 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia  Georgia Forward Italy Napoli 6
18 Jude Bellingham  England Midfielder Germany Borussia Dortmund[e] 5
19 Harry Kane  England Forward England Tottenham Hotspur 4
20 Lautaro Martínez  Argentina Forward Italy Inter Milan 4
21 Antoine Griezmann  France Forward Spain Atlético Madrid 4
22 Kim Min-jae  South Korea Defender Italy Napoli[f] 3
23 André Onana  Cameroon Goalkeeper Italy Inter Milan[g] 2
24 Bukayo Saka  England Forward England Arsenal 1
25 Joško Gvardiol  Croatia Defender Germany RB Leipzig 1
26 Jamal Musiala  Germany Midfielder Germany Bayern Munich 0
27 Nicolò Barella  Italy Midfielder Italy Inter Milan 0
28 Randal Kolo Muani  France Forward Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 0
Martin Ødegaard  Norway Midfielder England Arsenal 0
30 Rúben Dias  Portugal Defender England Manchester City 0
  1. Messi was signed by Inter Miami from Paris Saint-Germain during the season.
  2. Bounou was signed by Al-Hilal from Sevilla after the end of season.
  3. Gündoğan was signed by Barcelona from Manchester City after the end of season.
  4. Benzema was signed by Al-Ittihad from Real Madrid after the end of season.
  5. Bellingham was signed by Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund after the end of season.
  6. Kim was signed by Bayern Munich from Napoli after the end of season.
  7. Onana was signed by Manchester United from Inter Milan after the end of season.
Ballon D'Or Detailed Votes by Country
Country
Messi
Haaland
Mbappé
De Bruyne
Rodri
Vinicius Jr.
Alvarez
Osimhen
Bernardo Silva
Modric
Salah
Lewandowski
Bounou
Gündogan
E. Martinez
Kvaratskhelia
Benzema
Bellingham
Kane
Griezmann
L. Martinez
Min-jae Kim
Onana
Gvardiol
Saka
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Ballon d'Or Féminin

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Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí became the third Spanish player in a row to win the 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.[11]

2023 Ballon d'Or Féminin ranking[12]
Rank Player Nationality Position Club Points
1 Aitana Bonmatí  Spain Midfielder Spain Barcelona 266
2 Sam Kerr  Australia Forward England Chelsea 87
3 Salma Paralluelo  Spain Forward Spain Barcelona 49
4 Fridolina Rolfö  Sweden Forward Spain Barcelona 49
5 Mary Earps  England Goalkeeper England Manchester United 42
6 Olga Carmona  Spain Defender Spain Real Madrid 32
7 Alexandra Popp  Germany Forward Germany VfL Wolfsburg 27
8 Patricia Guijarro  Spain Midfielder Spain Barcelona 25
9 Linda Caicedo  Colombia Forward Spain Real Madrid 19
10 Rachel Daly  England Forward England Aston Villa 17
11 Millie Bright  England Defender England Chelsea 17
12 Hinata Miyazawa  Japan Forward Japan MyNavi Sendai 15
13 Lena Oberdorf  Germany Midfielder Germany VfL Wolfsburg 13
14 Kadidiatou Diani  France Forward France Paris Saint-Germain 12
15 Amanda Ilestedt  Sweden Defender France Paris Saint-Germain 12
16 Mapi León  Spain Defender Spain Barcelona 11
17 Hayley Raso  Australia Forward England Manchester City 8
18 Ewa Pajor  Poland Forward Germany VfL Wolfsburg 8
19 Guro Reiten  Norway Midfielder England Chelsea 8
20 Asisat Oshoala  Nigeria Forward Spain Barcelona 7
21 Alba Redondo  Spain Forward Spain Levante 7
22 Katie McCabe  Republic of Ireland Defender England Arsenal 6
23 Georgia Stanway  England Midfielder Germany Bayern Munich 6
24 Khadija Shaw  Jamaica Forward England Manchester City 5
25 Sophia Smith  United States Forward United States Portland Thorns 2
26 Wendie Renard  France Defender France Lyon 1
27 Yui Hasegawa  Japan Midfielder England Manchester City 1
28 Debinha  Brazil Forward United States Kansas City Current[a] 1
29 Jill Roord  Netherlands Midfielder Germany VfL Wolfsburg 0
Daphne van Domselaar  Netherlands Goalkeeper England Aston Villa 0
  1. Debinha signed for Kansas City Current as a free agent after her contract with North Carolina Courage had expired.

Kopa Trophy

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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.[13]

2023 Kopa Trophy ranking[14]
Rank Player Nationality Position Club Points
1 Jude Bellingham  England Midfielder Germany Borussia Dortmund [a] 90
2 Jamal Musiala  Germany Midfielder Germany Bayern Munich 42
3 Pedri  Spain Midfielder Spain Barcelona 33
4 Eduardo Camavinga  France Midfielder Spain Real Madrid 29
5 Gavi  Spain Midfielder Spain Barcelona 20
6 Xavi Simons  Netherlands Midfielder Netherlands PSV[b] 4
7 Alejandro Balde  Spain Defender Spain Barcelona 4
8 António Silva  Portugal Defender Portugal Benfica 3
9 Rasmus Højlund  Denmark Forward Italy Atalanta[c] 0
Elye Wahi  France Forward France Lens[d] 0
  1. Bellingham was signed by Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund after the end of season.
  2. Simons was signed by RB Leipzig from PSV after the end of season.
  3. Højlund was signed by Manchester United from Atalanta after the end of season.
  4. Wahi was signed by Lens from Montpellier during the season.

Yashin Trophy

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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.[15]

2023 Yashin Trophy ranking[16]
Rank Player Nationality Club Points
1 Emiliano Martínez  Argentina England Aston Villa 290
2 Ederson  Brazil England Manchester City 197
3 Yassine Bounou  Morocco Spain Sevilla[a] 154
4 Thibaut Courtois  Belgium Spain Real Madrid 81
5 Marc-André ter Stegen  Germany Spain Barcelona 47
6 André Onana  Cameroon Italy Inter Milan[b] 44
7 Dominik Livaković  Croatia Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 9
8 Aaron Ramsdale  England England Arsenal 5
9 Mike Maignan  France Italy AC Milan 1
10 Brice Samba  France France Lens 0
  1. Benzema was signed by Al-Hilal from Sevilla after the end of season.
  2. Onana was signed by Manchester United from Inter Milan after the end of season.

Gerd Müller Trophy

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2023 Gerd Müller Trophy ranking[17]
Rank Player Nationality Position Club Goals
1 Erling Haaland  Norway Forward England Manchester City 56
2 Kylian Mbappé  France Forward France Paris Saint-Germain 54
3 Harry Kane  England Forward England Tottenham Hotspur 40
4 Lionel Messi  Argentina Forward United States Inter Miami[a] 38
5 Robert Lewandowski  Poland Forward Spain Barcelona 36
  1. Messi was signed by Inter Miami from Paris Saint-Germain during the season.

Sócrates Award

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2023 Sócrates Award winner[18]
Player Nationality Position Club
Vinícius Júnior  Brazil Forward Spain Real Madrid

Men's Club of the Year

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2023 Men's Club of the Year ranking[19]
Rank Club Total Ballon d'Or
1 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

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2023 Women's Club of the Year ranking[20]
Rank Club Total Ballon d'Or Féminin
1 6  Aitana Bonmatí (ESP)
 Salma Paralluelo (ESP)
 Fridolina Rolfö (SWE)
 Patricia Guijarro (ESP)
 Mapi León (ESP)
 Asisat Oshoala (NGA)

References

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  6. "Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmatí win men's and women's Ballon d'Or awards". CNN. 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  7. "Erling Haaland wins the Gerd Muller Trophy at Ballon d'Or 2023". Goal.com. 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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  12. "Bonmati remporte le Ballon d'Or féminin 2023, retrouvez le classement complet" [Bonmati wins the 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or, see the full ranking]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  13. "Trophée Kopa 2023 : la liste complète des nommés" [Kopa Trophy 2023 : the complete list of nominees]. L'Équipe (in French). 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  14. "Jude Bellingham remporte le Trophée Kopa" [Jude Bellingham wins the Kopa 2023 trophy]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  15. "Trophée Yachine 2023 : la liste complète des nommés" [Yachine Trophy 2023 : the complete list of nominees]. L'Équipe (in French). 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  16. "Ballon d'Or : Emiliano Martinez remporte le Trophée Yachine 2023 du meilleur gardien" [Ballon d'Or: Emiliano Martinez wins the 2023 Yachine Trophy for best goalkeeper]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  17. "Ballon d'Or 2023 : Erling Haaland (Manchester City) remporte le Trophée Gerd Müller" [Ballon d'Or 2023: Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins the Gerd Müller Trophy]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  18. "Ballon d'Or 2023 : Vinicius Junior remporte le Prix Socrates" [Ballon d’Or 2023: Vinicius Junior wins the Socrates Award]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  19. "Ballon d'Or 2023 : Manchester City de nouveau sacré club de l'année" [Ballon d'Or 2023: Manchester City crowned club of the year again]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  20. "Ballon d'Or 2023 : le Barça sacré club féminin de l'année" [Ballon d'Or 2023: Barça crowned women's club of the year]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.