The Ballon d’Or Feminin is the largest prize in ladies’s soccer.
That is, after all, a crew recreation, however yearly, the largest names in soccer get collectively to have a good time these people who’ve stood out from the pack within the earlier season with the Ballon d’Or awards.
It was first began by France Soccer and has topped the most effective males’s participant for annually since 1956, earlier than in 2018 they opened up the Ballon d’Or Feminin to recognise the most effective ladies’s gamers following the rise of the sport. Right here’s the total record of Ballon d’Or Feminin winners since its inception…
Ballon d’Or Feminin: Each winner of the award
2018: Ada Hegerberg, Lyon
Scooping up the inaugural award was Lyon’s Ada Hegerberg. The Norwegian ahead spearheaded the French outfit to a Premiere Ligue and Champions League double, scoring within the ultimate of the latter.
Sadly, her award was considerably overshadowed by DJ Martin Solveig, presenting the trophy, who requested the striker whether or not she might twerk. Creating an equally prestigious award for girls’s soccer within the Ballon d’Or Feminin was a giant step ahead, however Solveig confirmed there was nonetheless loads of work to be achieved.
The highest three in 2018:
- Ada Hegerberg (Lyon and Norway)
- Pernille Tougher (Wolfsburg and Denmark)
- Dzsenifer Marozsan (Lyon and Germany
2019: Megan Rapinoe, Reign FC
The second participant to obtain the award was winger Megan Rapinoe, who was turning out for Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League (NWSL) aspect Reign FC (then OL Reign).
It was, nonetheless, her performances for her US nationwide aspect that have been seemingly the clincher. Co-captaining the aspect at that 12 months’s World Cup, she was joint-top scorer within the match with six targets, serving to lead USWNT to the last word prize within the worldwide recreation.
The highest three in 2019:
- Megan Rapinoe (Reign FC and United States)
- Lucy Bronze (Lyon and England)
- Alex Morgan (Orlando Pleasure and United States)
2021: Alexia Putellas, Barcelona
With no award held in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, the following winner got here two years later in Alexia Putellas, ushering in 4 years of Barcelona-inspired dominance within the BDO Feminin.
She captained the Spanish aspect to their first Champions League triumph, scoring within the 4-0 downing of Chelsea within the ultimate, and ended the season on a mind-boggling 26 targets, probably the most of any midfielder in Europe that season.
“I’m certain I gained’t be the final Barcelona participant to win the prize,” she stated, receiving the honour. She could have been onto one thing.
The highest three in 2021:
- Alexia Putellas (Barcelona and Spain)
- Jenni Hermoso (Barcelona and Spain)
- Sam Kerr (Chelsea and Australia)
2022: Alexia Putellas, Barcelona
Putellas made certain she wasn’t the final Barcelona star to win the award by getting the job achieved herself once more simply 12 months later, turning into the primary girl to obtain the honour twice.
Regardless of dropping the Champions League ultimate to Lyon that season, and lacking the Euros by harm, her function in Barca’s league title – successful all 30 league video games, with Putella scoring 18 targets – together with Spanish Cup and Tremendous Cup triumphs have been deemed sufficient for her to carry on to the trophy for an additional 12 months.
The highest three in 2022:
- Alexia Putellas (Barcelona and Spain)
- Beth Mead (Arsenal and England)
- Sam Kerr (Chelsea and Australia)
2023: Aitana Bonmati, Barcelona
It was time for a brand new winner, however the judges didn’t have to look far, with Putella’s team-mate Aitana Bonmati being topped in 2023.
A productive 12 months noticed the then-25-year-old midfielder obtain glory in Liga F and the Champions League with Barcelona, earlier than memorably lifting the World Cup that summer season with Spain — a doubtlessly sore recollection for these on English shores.
The highest three in 2023:
- Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona and Spain)
- Sam Kerr (Chelsea and Australia)
- Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona and Spain)
2024: Aitana Bonmati, Barcelona
Following in her team-mate and compatriot’s footsteps, Bonmati grew to become the second-ever participant to carry the BDO Feminin at this 12 months’s ceremony.
The midfielder accomplished a clear sweep of silverware with the Catalan membership – Liga F, Champions League, Supercopa and Copa de la Reina – notching 19 targets for herself from midfield.
As if that weren’t sufficient, she additionally led her nationwide crew, Spain, to glory within the first-ever Ladies’s Nations League title, scoring 4, together with one towards France within the ultimate.
The highest three in 2024:
- Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona and Spain)
- Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona and Norway)
- Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona and Spain)