The 2018 Ballon d'Or was the 63rd annual award ceremony recognising the best footballer in the world for 2018. The winners were announced on 3 December 2018,[1][2] and for the first time in its history, the Ballon d'Or Féminin and Kopa Trophy were awarded to the best female footballer and male under-21 footballer, respectively.[3] Luka Modrić, who was integral to Real Madrid's Champions League victory and Croatia's surprise journey to the 2018 FIFA World Cup final,[4] was awarded the Ballon d'Or. His win meant that it was the first time since Kaká in 2007 that a player other than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo won the award, ending the 10-year Messi–Ronaldo dominance.[5]
| 2018 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
 2018 Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modrić | |
| Date | 3 December 2018 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Highlights | |
| Ballon d'Or |  Luka Modrić (1st award) |
| Ballon d'Or Féminin |  Ada Hegerberg (1st award) |
| Kopa Trophy |  Kylian Mbappé (1st award) |
| Website | www.francefootball.fr |
Ballon d'Or edit
The nominees for the awards were announced on 9 October 2018.[3]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luka Modrić
|
 Real Madrid
|
753 [6] |
| 2 |  Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Real Madrid Juventus
|
478 |
| 3 | Antoine Griezmann
|
Atlético Madrid
|
414 |
| 4 | Kylian Mbappé
|
Paris Saint-Germain
|
347 |
| 5 |  Lionel Messi
|
Barcelona
|
280 |
| 6 |  Mohamed Salah
|
 Liverpool
|
188 |
| 7 | Raphaël Varane
|
Real Madrid
|
121 |
| 8 |  Eden Hazard
|
Chelsea
|
119 |
| 9 | Kevin De Bruyne
|
Manchester City
|
29 |
| 10 | Harry Kane
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
25 |
| 11 | N'Golo Kanté
|
Chelsea
|
24 |
| 12 |  Neymar
|
Paris Saint-Germain
|
19 |
| 13 |  Luis Suárez
|
Barcelona
|
17 |
| 14 | Thibaut Courtois
|
Chelsea Real Madrid
|
12 |
| 15 | Paul Pogba
|
Manchester United
|
9 |
| 16 | Sergio Agüero
|
Manchester City
|
7 |
| 17 |  Gareth Bale
|
Real Madrid
|
6 |
| Karim Benzema
|
Real Madrid
|
6 | |
| 19 | Roberto Firmino
|
Liverpool
|
4 |
| Ivan Rakitić
|
Barcelona
|
4 | |
| Sergio Ramos
|
Real Madrid
|
4 | |
| 22 | Edinson Cavani
|
Paris Saint-Germain
|
3 |
 Sadio Mané
|
Liverpool
|
3 | |
| Marcelo
|
Real Madrid
|
3 | |
| 25 | Alisson
|
Roma Liverpool
|
2 |
| Mario Mandžukić
|
Juventus
|
2 | |
 Jan Oblak
|
Atlético Madrid
|
2 | |
| 28 | Diego Godín
|
Atlético Madrid
|
1 |
| 29 | Isco
|
Real Madrid
|
0 |
| Hugo Lloris
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
0 |
Ballon d'Or Féminin edit
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ada Hegerberg
|
Lyon
|
136[7] |
| 2 |  Pernille Harder
|
 VfL Wolfsburg
|
130 |
| 3 | Dzsenifer Marozsán
|
Lyon
|
86 |
| 4 | Marta
|
 Orlando Pride
|
77 |
| 5 |  Sam Kerr
|
Chicago Red Stars Perth Glory
|
61 |
| 6 | Lucy Bronze
|
Lyon
|
51 |
| 7 | Amandine Henry
|
Lyon
|
34 |
| Wendie Renard
|
Lyon
|
34 | |
| 9 | Megan Rapinoe
|
Seattle Reign
|
30 |
| 10 | Lindsey Horan
|
Portland Thorns
|
28 |
| 11 |  Lieke Martens
|
Barcelona
|
26 |
| 12 |  Saki Kumagai
|
Lyon
|
25 |
| 13 | Amel Majri
|
Lyon
|
9 |
| 14 | Fran Kirby
|
Chelsea
|
5 |
| 15 |  Christine Sinclair
|
Portland Thorns
|
4 |
Kopa Trophy edit
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kylian Mbappé
|
Paris Saint-Germain
|
110 |
| 2 | Christian Pulisic
|
Borussia Dortmund
|
31 |
| 3 | Justin Kluivert
|
Ajax Roma
|
18 |
| 4 | Rodrygo
|
Santos
|
12 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma
|
Milan
|
12 | |
| 6 | Trent Alexander-Arnold
|
Liverpool
|
6 |
| 7 | Patrick Cutrone
|
Milan
|
5 |
| 8 |  Houssem Aouar
|
Lyon
|
4 |
| 9 | Ritsu Doan
|
Groningen
|
0 |
 Amadou Haidara
|
 Red Bull Salzburg
|
0 |
References edit
- ^ "Le classement final du Ballon d'Or France Football 2018". France Football (in English and French). Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Ballon d'Or 2018: Luka Modric and Ada Hegerberg win awards – as it happened". Guardian. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b Dobson, Mark (8 October 2018). "Ballon d'Or 2018: contenders for football's global honour revealed | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "The Modric supremacy: why Croatia's talisman should win the Ballon d'Or | Barney Ronay". the Guardian. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Ballon d'Or: Luka Modric breaks Ronaldo, Messi dominance". CNN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "The definitive Ballon d'Or list: Modric, 753 points..." Marca. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Ballon D'Or 2018 Results: Modric, Hegerberg Win; Mbappe Takes Kopa Trophy