2021 Ballon d'Or

2021 Ballon d'Or

The 2021 Ballon d'Or (French: Ballon d'Or) was the 65th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world in 2021.

The nominees for the ceremony were announced on 8 October 2021. Right before the ceremony, France Football announced that along with the Men's and Women's Ballon d'Or, Kopa Trophy and Yashin Trophy, two new awards would be given: the Best Club and Best Striker of the Year.

Lionel Messi won the award for a record-extending seventh time after captaining Argentina to the 2021 Copa America, its first senior international title since 1993. Robert Lewandowski finished second following his record-setting 41-goal season in the 2020–21 Bundesliga campaign, and Jorginho finished third after contributing to the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Euro 2020 titles.

Ballon d'Or

2021 Ballon d'Or

The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club(s)</th><th>Points</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Lionel Messi</td><td>Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain</td><td>613</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Robert Lewandowski</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>580</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Jorginho</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>460</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>239</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>N'Golo Kanté</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>186</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td>Juventus Manchester United</td><td>178</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Mohamed Salah</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>121</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Kevin De Bruyne</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>73</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Kylian Mbappé</td><td>Paris Saint-Germain</td><td>58</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Gianluigi Donnarumma</td><td>Milan Paris Saint-Germain</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Erling Haaland</td><td>Borussia Dortmund</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Romelu Lukaku</td><td>Inter Milan Chelsea</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>Giorgio Chiellini</td><td>Juventus</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Leonardo Bonucci</td><td>Juventus</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Raheem Sterling</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Neymar</td><td>Paris Saint-Germain</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Luis Suárez</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Simon Kjær</td><td>Milan</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Mason Mount</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Riyad Mahrez</td><td>Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Bruno Fernandes</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Lautaro Martínez</td><td>Inter Milan</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Harry Kane</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Pedri</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Phil Foden</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Gerard Moreno</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Nicolò Barella</td><td>Inter Milan</td></tr><tr><td>Rúben Dias</td><td>Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Luka Modrić</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Cesar Azpilicueta</td><td>Chelsea</td></tr></tbody></table>

Ballon d'Or Féminin

2021 Ballon d'Or

The shortlist for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Points
1	Alexia Putellas	Barcelona	186
2	Jennifer Hermoso	Barcelona	84
3	Sam Kerr	Chelsea	46
4	Vivianne Miedema	Arsenal	46
5	Lieke Martens	Barcelona	40
6	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns	36
7	Pernille Harder	Chelsea	33
8	Ashley Lawrence	Paris Saint-Germain	26
9	Jessie Fleming	Chelsea	25
10	Fran Kirby	Chelsea	22
11	Magdalena Eriksson	Chelsea	20
12	Christiane Endler	Paris Saint-Germain Lyon	19
13	Stina Blackstenius	BK Häcken	10
14	Sam Mewis	Manchester City North Carolina Courage	8
15	Irene Paredes	Paris Saint-Germain Barcelona	8
16	Ellen White	Manchester City	4
17	Kadidiatou Diani	Paris Saint-Germain	3
18	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	Paris Saint-Germain	3
19	Sandra Paños	Barcelona	3
20	Wendie Renard	Lyon	2

Kopa Trophy

2021 Ballon d'Or

The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Points
1	Pedri	Barcelona	89
2	Jude Bellingham	Borussia Dortmund	39
3	Jamal Musiala	Bayern Munich	38
4	Nuno Mendes	Sporting CP Paris Saint-Germain	23
5	Mason Greenwood	Manchester United	15
6	Bukayo Saka	Arsenal	8
7	Florian Wirtz	Bayer Leverkusen	8
8	Ryan Gravenberch	Ajax	3
9	Giovanni Reyna	Borussia Dortmund	1
Jérémy Doku	Rennes

Yashin Trophy

2021 Ballon d'Or

The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Points
1	Gianluigi Donnarumma	Milan Paris Saint-Germain	594
2	Édouard Mendy	Chelsea	404
3	Jan Oblak	Atlético Madrid	155
4	Ederson	Manchester City	93
5	Manuel Neuer	Bayern Munich	91
6	Emiliano Martínez	Aston Villa	90
7	Kasper Schmeichel	Leicester City	76
8	Thibaut Courtois	Real Madrid	29
Keylor Navas	Paris Saint-Germain
10	Samir Handanović	Inter Milan	8

Striker of the Year

2021 Ballon d'Or

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Total goals
1	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	64

Club of the Year

2021 Ballon d'Or

Rank	Club	Total players	Men	Women
1	Chelsea	10	5	5