The 2019 Ballon d'Or (French: Ballon d'Or) was the 64th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, and recognising the best footballers in the world for 2019.[1] Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi won his record-breaking sixth award and broke the tie with Cristiano Ronaldo for most Ballon d'Or awards. Virgil van Dijk came in a very close second after a stellar year with Liverpool and Netherlands national team while Cristiano Ronaldo came in third with Juventus.[2][3][4]
| 2019 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
 2019 Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi | |
| Date | 2 December 2019 |
| Location | Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Hosted by | Sandy Heribert Didier Drogba |
| Highlights | |
| Ballon d'Or |  Lionel Messi(6th award) |
| Ballon d'Or Féminin |  Megan Rapinoe(1st award) |
| Kopa Trophy |  Matthijs de Ligt(1st award) |
| Yashin Trophy |  Alisson(1st award) |
| Website | www.francefootball.fr |
Ballon d'Or
editThe nominees for the awards were announced on 21 October 2019.[5][6]
Ballon d'Or Féminin
editMegan Rapinoe won the 2019 Ballon d'Or Féminin for best female player in the world.[7]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Megan Rapinoe
|
Reign FC
|
230 |
| 2 |  Lucy Bronze
|
 Lyon
|
94 |
| 3 | Alex Morgan
|
Orlando Pride
|
68 |
| 4 |  Ada Hegerberg
|
Lyon
|
67 |
| 5 |  Vivianne Miedema
|
Arsenal
|
38 |
| 6 | Wendie Renard
|
Lyon
|
32 |
| 7 |  Sam Kerr
|
Chicago Red Stars Chelsea
|
27 |
| 8 | Rose Lavelle
|
Washington Spirit
|
19 |
| 9 | Ellen White
|
Manchester City
|
18 |
| 10 |  Dzsenifer Marozsán
|
Lyon
|
16 |
| 11 | Amandine Henry
|
Lyon
|
13 |
| 12 | Sari van Veenendaal
|
 Atlético Madrid
|
13 |
| 13 | Tobin Heath
|
Portland Thorns
|
11 |
| 14 |  Pernille Harder
|
VfL Wolfsburg
|
10 |
| Lieke Martens
|
Barcelona
| ||
| 16 |  Kosovare Asllani
|
Tacón
|
6 |
| Nilla Fischer
|
Linköping
| ||
 Marta
|
Orlando Pride
| ||
| 19 | Sofia Jakobsson
|
Tacón
|
4 |
| 20 | Sarah Bouhaddi
|
Lyon
|
0 |
Kopa Trophy
editMatthijs de Ligt won the 2019 Kopa Trophy for the best player in the world under the age of 21.[8]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthijs de Ligt
|
Ajax Juventus
|
58 |
| 2 | Jadon Sancho
|
Borussia Dortmund
|
49 |
| 3 |  João Félix
|
Benfica Atlético Madrid
|
41 |
| 4 | Vinícius Júnior
|
Real Madrid
|
17 |
| 5 |  Andriy Lunin
|
Leganés Valladolid
|
9 |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi
|
Arsenal
|
5 |
| Kai Havertz
|
Bayer Leverkusen
| ||
| 8 | Moise Kean
|
Juventus Everton
|
3 |
| 9 |  Samuel Chukwueze
|
Villarreal
|
1 |
 Lee Kang-in
|
Valencia
|
Yashin Trophy
editAlisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019.[9]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson
|
Liverpool
|
795 |
| 2 | Marc-André ter Stegen
|
Barcelona
|
284 |
| 3 | Ederson
|
Manchester City
|
142 |
| 4 |  Jan Oblak
|
Atlético Madrid
|
131 |
| 5 | Hugo Lloris
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
80 |
| 6 | Manuel Neuer
|
Bayern Munich
|
52 |
| 7 |  André Onana
|
Ajax
|
41 |
| 8 | Kepa Arrizabalaga
|
Chelsea
|
29 |
| 9 |  Wojciech Szczęsny
|
Juventus
|
24 |
| 10 | Samir Handanović
|
Internazionale
|
6 |
References
edit- ^ "Lionel Messi remporte le Ballon d'Or France Football pour la sixième fois de l'histoire" [Lionel Messi wins the France Football Ballon d'Or for the sixth time in history] (in English and French). France Football. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Clark, Gill. "Ballon d'Or 2019 Winner: Voting Results, Reaction to Lionel Messi's Victory". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Ballon d'Or: Final rankings for all 30 nominees | Goal.com US". www.goal.com. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "2019 Ballon d'Or Results". www.topendsports.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Les dix leçons à retenir de la liste des 30 du Ballon d'Or France Football 2019" [The ten lessons to remember from the list of 30 of the France Football Ballon d'Or 2019] (in French). France Football. 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "De Ligt scoops Kopa Trophy for best young player". Diario AS. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Megan Rapinoe couronnée Ballon d'Or féminin France Football en 2019" [Megan Rapinoe crowned France Football Ballon d'Or féminin in 2019] (in French). France Football. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Matthijs de Ligt gagne le Trophée Kopa de meilleur joueur de moins de 21 ans" [Matthijs de Ligt wins the Kopa Trophy for best player under 21] (in French). France Football. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Alisson Becker remporte le premier Trophée Yachine de meilleur gardien du monde" [Alisson Becker wins the first Yachine Trophy for best goalkeeper in the world] (in French). France Football. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019.