2019 Ballon d'Or

2019 Ballon d'Or
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

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. Lionel Messi won the men's award for a record sixth time in his career.[1]

Ballon d'Or

The nominees for the awards were announced on 6 November 2019.[2][3]

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Points
1	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	686
2	Virgil van Dijk	Liverpool	679
3	Cristiano Ronaldo	Juventus	476
4	Sadio Mané	Liverpool	347
5	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	178
6	Kylian Mbappé	Paris Saint-Germain	89
7	Alisson	Liverpool	67
8	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	44
9	Bernardo Silva	Manchester City	41
10	Riyad Mahrez	Manchester City	33
11	Frenkie de Jong	Ajax Barcelona	31
12	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City	30
13	Eden Hazard	Chelsea Real Madrid	25
14	Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City	14
15	Matthijs de Ligt	Ajax Juventus	13
16	Sergio Agüero	Manchester City	12
17	Roberto Firmino	Liverpool	11
18	Antoine Griezmann	Atlético Madrid Barcelona	9
19	Trent Alexander-Arnold	Liverpool	8
20	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Arsenal	5
20	Dušan Tadić	Ajax	5
22	Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur	4
23	Hugo Lloris	Tottenham Hotspur	3
24	Kalidou Koulibaly	Napoli	2
24	Marc-André ter Stegen	Barcelona	2
26	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	1
26	Georginio Wijnaldum	Liverpool	1
28	João Félix	Benfica Atlético Madrid	0
	Marquinhos	Paris Saint-Germain	0
	Donny van de Beek	Ajax	0

Ballon d'Or Féminin

Megan Rapinoe won the 2019 Ballon d'Or Féminin for best female player in the world.[4]

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
14	Lieke Martens	Barcelona	10
16	Kosovare Asllani	Tacón	6
	Nilla Fischer	Linköping	6
	Marta	Orlando Pride	6
19	Sofia Jakobsson	Tacón	4
20	Sarah Bouhaddi	Lyon	0

Kopa Trophy

Matthijs de Ligt won the 2019 Kopa Trophy for the best player in the world under the age of 21.[5]

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
6	Kai Havertz	Bayer Leverkusen	5
8	Moise Kean	Juventus Everton	3
9	Samuel Chukwueze	Villarreal	1
9	Lee Kang-in	Valencia	1

Yashin Trophy

Alisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019.[6]

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

"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. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
"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. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
"De Ligt scoops Kopa Trophy for best young player" (in French). Diario AS. 2 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. 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. 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. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

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[1] "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. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[2] "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. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[3] "De Ligt scoops Kopa Trophy for best young player" (in French). Diario AS. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[4] "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. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[5] "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. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[6] "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. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

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