2019 Ballon d'Or
2019 Ballon d'Or | |
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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.[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]
Ballon d'Or
[edit]The nominees for the awards were announced on 21 October 2019.[5][6]
Ballon d'Or Féminin
[edit]Megan 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
[edit]Matthijs 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 |
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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
[edit]Alisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019.[9]
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
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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.