Who won Ballon d'Or 2024? Final results, award winners and full rankings as Rodri, Bonmati claim top prizes | Sporting News Australia (2024)

The 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony was held in Paris on October 28 to honour the finest players, coaches and teams in the professional game over the past season.

Vinicius Junior and Aitana Bonmati were the favourites for the most illustrious prizes, with Manchester City's Rodri and Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal also tipped for success.

This year's Ballon d'Or marked the first time in two decades that neither Lionel Messi, who claimed the men's trophy last year, nor Cristiano Ronaldo were among the nominees. It means something of a new era in global soccer is dawning, and with it, perhaps the crowning of a first-time winner of the top individual award in the sport.

The Sporting News will detail the winners and final rankings as they are announced throughout the ceremony.

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Who won Ballon d'Or 2024? Final results

The winners of the men's and women's Ballon d'Or awards were confirmed at Monday's ceremony in Paris, France.

Rodriovercame stern competition from Real Madrid stars Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr. to claim the top prize after an exceptional season for Manchester City and Spain.

It was a double success for Spain as Barcelona playmaker Aitana Bonmatimade it back-to-back successes in the Ballon d'Or Feminin.

Ballon d'Or 2024: Final rankings

PositionPlayerClub
1.RodriManchester City
2.Vinicius JuniorReal Madrid
3.Jude BellinghamReal Madrid
4.Dani CarvajalReal Madrid
5.Erling HaalandManchester City
6.Kylian MbappeReal Madrid
7.Lautaro MartinezInter Milan
8.Lamine YamalBarcelona
9.Toni KroosReal Madrid
10.Harry KaneBayern Munich
11.Phil FodenManchester City
12.Florian WirtzBayer Leverkusen
13.Dani OlmoBarcelona
14.Ademola LookmanAtalanta
15.Nico WilliamsAthletic Club
16.Granit XhakaBayer Leverkusen
17.Federico ValverdeReal Madrid
18.Emiliano MartinezAston Villa
19.Martin OdegaardArsenal
20.Hakan CalhanogluInter Milan
21.Bukayo SakaArsenal
22.Antonio RudigerReal Madrid
23.Ruben DiasManchester City
24.William SalibaArsenal
25.Cole PalmerChelsea
26.Declan RiceArsenal
27.VitinhaParis Saint-Germain
28.Alejandro GrimaldoBayer Leverkusen
29.Mats HummelsRoma
=Artem DovbykRoma

Ballon d'OrFeminin2024: Final rankings

PositionPlayerClub
1.Aitana BonmatiBarcelona
2.Caroline Graham HansenBarcelona
3.Salma ParallueloBarcelona
4.Sophia SmithPortland Thorns
5.Lindsey HoranLyon
6.Mallory SwansonChicago Red Stars
7.Marie-Antoinette KatotoParis Saint-Germain
8.Mariona CaldenteyBarcelona
9.Trinity RodmanWashington Spirit
10.Alexia PutellasBarcelona
11.Patri GuijarroBarcelona
12.Barbra BandaOrlando Pride
13.Lauren JamesChelsea
14.Ada HegerbergLyon
15.Khadija 'Bunny' ShawManchester City
16.Tabitha ChawingaLyon
17.Alyssa NaeherChicago Red Stars
18.Gabi PortilhoCorinthians
19.Giulia GwinnBayern Munich
20.Lucy BronzeChelsea
21.Maya RamirezChelsea
22.Glodis ViggosdottirBayern Munich
23.TarcianeHouston Dash
24.Lea SchullerBayern Munich
25.Sjoeke NuskenChelsea
26.Yui HasegawaManchester City
27.Manuela GiuglianoRoma
28.Lauren HempManchester City
29.Ewa PajorBarcelona
30.Grace GeyoroParis Saint-Germain

Who won the Gerd Muller Trophy?

The Gerd Muller Trophy is awarded to the best goal-scorer of the past season among players who are based in Europe.

Last year, Manchester City's Erling Haaland claimed the prize. In 2024 it was shared betweenHarry KaneandKylian Mbappe. In his acceptance speech, Bayern Munich striker Kane paid tribute to club legend Muller.

🏆 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗬 𝗞𝗔𝗡𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗗 𝗠Ü𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗥-𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗛𝗬 🏆

Einfach nur verdient! Herzlichen Glückwunsch, @HKane! 👏#BallonDor #MiaSanMia #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/aX6ahUdG8c

— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) October 28, 2024

Who won the Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper?

The Yashin Trophy goes to the best male goalkeeper of the past season.

Emiliano Martinezwon the Yashin Trophy in 2023 for his instrumental role in guiding Argentina to World Cup victory.

The Aston Villa goalkeeper retained the prize in Paris after a superb season for club and country. Argentina won a second consecutive Copa America and Villa achieved Champions League qualification

Who won theKopa Trophy for world's best young player?

Lamine Yamal won the 2024 Kopa Trophy. The Barcelona star was selected ahead of Kobbie Mainoo, Savinho, Arda Guler and club team-mate Pau Cubarsi by a panel of former Ballon d'Or winners.

The 17-year-old added another landmark to his record-breaking career by becoming the youngest-ever winner of the Kopa Trophy. He has three more editions of the Ballon d'Or to usurp Brazil icon Ronaldo as the youngest winner of the main prize.

Real Madrid and Turkey attacker Guler and Manchester United and England midfielder Mainoo came second and third respectively.

Lamine Yamal! ✨✨✨#ballondor pic.twitter.com/Uj4nFL8Nmp

— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024

Who won the Socrates Award?

The Socrates Award is used to recognise humanitarian work carried out by professionals in the game.

Vinicius Junior won this award in 2023 as he received recognition for his foundation, the Vini Jr Institute, which uses technology to provide education to disadvantaged children in Brazil.

Spain forward Jenni Hermosowas given the award in 2024 "in recognition of her exemplary role in the development of equality and empowerment of women's football and her social commitment against sexual assault".

The Tigres UNAL star said: "I'd like to tell all women that I'm going to keep on being courageous and keep on raising my voice to help all those other women who want to make sport and the world a better place."

¡¡Enhorabuena, @Jennihermoso!!

La jugadora española es galardonada con el Premio Sócrates en la Gala del #BallonDor 2024.#JugarLucharYGanar | #PrixSocrates pic.twitter.com/lSlwJLHHnb

— Selección Española Femenina de Fútbol (@SEFutbolFem) October 28, 2024

In 2022, he allocated €335,000 to the foundation, a figure that increased to over €1 million in 2023, and is set to reach €2.5 million in 2024.

Co-host of the awards night Didier Drogba emphasised that the award doesn't solely honour his community efforts but also his campaign against racism.

List of men's Ballon d'Or winners

The first Ballon d'Or was awarded in 1956 to Blackpool legendStanley Matthews, one of the greats of the English game.

Dutch giantJohan Cruyffbecame the first player to win it three times in the 1970s. French starMichel Platiniwon it three times in a row — the first to achieve that feat — in the 80s.

Messi and Ronaldo dominated from 2008-2017, with onlyLuka Modriccapable of stopping that run in 2018.

Messi then won the 2021 Ballon d'Or, beating out Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho by a narrow margin for his seventh trophy before lifting his eighth in 2023.

YearPlayerClub
1956Stanley MatthewsBlackpool
1957Alfredo DiStefanoReal Madrid
1958Raymond KopaReal Madrid
1959Alfredo Di StefanoReal Madrid
1960Luis SuarezBarcelona
1961Omar SivoriJuventus
1962Josef MasopustDukla Prague
1963Lev YashinDynamo Moscow
1964Denis LawManchester United
1965EusebioBenfica
1966Bobby CharltonManchester United
1967Florian AlbertFerencvaros
1968George BestManchester United
1969Gianni RiveraAC Milan
1970Gerd MullerBayern Munich
1971Johann CruyffAjax
1972Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich
1973Johann CruyffBarcelona
1974Johann CruyffBarcelona
1975Oleg BlokhinDynamo Kyiv
1976Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich
1977Allan SimonsenGladbach
1978Kevin KeeganHamburg
1979Kevin KeeganHamburg
1980Karl-Heinz RummeniggeBayern Munich
1981Karl-Heinz RummeniggeBayern Munich
1982Paolo RossiJuventus
1983Michel PlatiniJuventus
1984Michel PlatiniJuventus
1985Michel PlatiniJuventus
1986Igor BelanovDynamo Kyiv
1987Ruud GullitAC Milan
1988Marco van BastenAC Milan
1989Marco van BastenAC Milan
1990Lothar MatthausInter Milan
1991Jean-Pierre PapinMarseille
1992Marco van BastenAC Milan
1993Roberto BaggioJuventus
1994Hristo StoichkovBarcelona
1995George WeahAC Milan
1996Mathias SammerBorussia Dortmund
1997RonaldoInter Milan
1998Zinedine ZidaneJuventus
1999RivaldoBarcelona
2000Luis FigoReal Madrid
2001Michael OwenLiverpool
2002RonaldoReal Madrid
2003Pavel NedvedJuventus
2004Andriy ShevchenkoAC Milan
2005RonaldinhoBarcelona
2006Fabio CannavaroReal Madrid
2007KakaAC Milan
2008Cristiano RonaldoManchester United
2009Lionel MessiBarcelona
2010Lionel MessiBarcelona
2011Lionel MessiBarcelona
2012Lionel MessiBarcelona
2013Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid
2014Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid
2015Lionel MessiBarcelona
2016Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid
2017Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid
2018Luka ModricReal Madrid
2019Lionel MessiBarcelona
2020
2021Lionel MessiPSG
2022Karim BenzemaReal Madrid
2023Lionel MessiInter Miami
2024RodriManchester City

List of Ballon d'Or Feminin winners

The women's Ballon d'Or has been awarded since 2018 with the 2020 eventcancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bonmati's back-to-back success as Barcelona swept the podium in 2024 underlined the club's dominance of the women's game. The past four Ballons d'Or Feminin have ended up with the Catalan giants.

Ballon d'Or Feminin

YearPlayerClub
2018Ada HegerbergLyon
2019Megan RapinoeOL Reign
2020
2021Alexia PutellasBarcelona
2022Alexia PutellasBarcelona
2023Aitana BonmatiBarcelona
2024Aitana BonmatiBarcelona
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