2019 Ballon d'Or
Annual association football award event in France
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The 2019 Ballon d'Or (lit. '2019 Golden Ball'), 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]
| 2019 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
2019 Ballon d'Or winner, Lionel Messi | |
| 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 | ballondor |
Ballon d'Or
The nominees for the awards were announced on 21 October 2019.[5][6]
Controversy
The edition of the award was controversial in that while many believed that Messi was the rightful winner of the award, many others believed that Virgil van Dijk had been unfairly overlooked.[7][8][9] Jürgen Klopp stated afterwards: "Last season, if you really go for only that season, then I cannot remember a more impressive season for a defender ever, honestly. So it would have been right as well if Virgil would have won it."[10] Steven Gerrard concurred, stating: "I'm Messi's number one fan, for sure. I love the player. Obscene numbers in his game in terms of assists and goals. I'm definitely a Messi fan, in the gang. ... But if you talk about consistency from one player over a year, who wins the European Cup and is absolutely faultless in every performance, that means you deserve to win the Ballon d'Or."[10]
Ballon d'Or Féminin
Megan Rapinoe won the 2019 Ballon d'Or Féminin for best female player in the world.[11]
| 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
Matthijs de Ligt won the 2019 Kopa Trophy for the best player in the world under the age of 21.[12]
| 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 |
| Kai Havertz |
Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| 8 | Moise Kean |
Juventus Everton |
3 |
| 9 |  Samuel Chukwueze |
Villarreal |
1 |
 Lee Kang-in |
Valencia |
Yashin Trophy
Alisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019.[13]
| 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 |