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.

2021 Ballon d'Or
2021 Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi
Date29 November 2021
LocationThéâtre du Châtelet, Paris
Presented byFrance Football
Hosted bySandy Heribert
Didier Drogba
Highlights
Ballon d'OrArgentina Lionel Messi
(7th award)
Ballon d'Or FémininSpain Alexia Putellas
(1st award)
Kopa TrophySpain Pedri
(1st award)
Yashin TrophyItaly Gianluigi Donnarumma
(1st award)
Best StrikerPoland Robert Lewandowski
(1st award)
Websitewww.francefootball.fr
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The nominees for the ceremony were announced on 8 October 2021.[1] 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.[2] Robert Lewandowski finished second following his record-setting 41-goal season in the 2020–21 Bundesliga campaign, and Jorginho finished third after contributing to 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Euro 2020 titles.

Ballon d'Or

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The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[1][3]

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

Ballon d'Or Féminin

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The shortlist for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[4]

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

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The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[5]

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

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The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[6]

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

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Rank Player Club(s) Total goals
1   Robert Lewandowski[7]   Bayern Munich 64

Club of the Year

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Rank Club Total players Men Women
1   Chelsea[8] 10 5 5

References

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  1. ^ a b "La liste complète des nommés pour le Ballon d'Or 2021" [The full list of nominees for the 2021 Ballon d'Or] (in French). L'Équipe. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Top scorer, best goalkeeper, player of the tournament and Fair Play award at the CONMEBOL Copa America 2021". 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Le classement du Ballon d'Or «France Football» 2021" [The 2021 Ballon d'Or "France Football" ranking] (in French). L'Équipe. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ "La liste des nommées pour le Ballon d'Or féminin" [The list of nominees for the Women's Ballon d'Or] (in French). L'Équipe. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "La liste des nommés pour le Trophée Kopa" [The list of nominees for the Kopa Trophy] (in French). L'Équipe. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ^ "La liste des nommés pour le Trophée Yachine 2021 du meilleur gardien de but de l'année" [The list of nominees for the 2021 Yachine Trophy for the best goalkeeper of the year] (in French). L'Équipe. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. ^ Murray, Scott (29 November 2021). "Ballon d'Or 2021 – live updates!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Chelsea sacré club de l'année" [Chelsea crowned club of the year] (in French). L'Équipe. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.