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, 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. Luka Modrić, who was integral to Real Madrid's Champions League victory and Croatia's surprise journey to the 2018 FIFA World Cup final, 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.
Ballon d'Or The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2018.
RankPlayerClub(s)Points 1 Luka Modrić Real Madrid 753 2 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Juventus 476 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
RankPlayerClub(s)Points1 Ada Hegerberg Lyon136Ballon D'Or 2018 Results: Modric, Hegerberg Win; Mbappe Takes Kopa Trophy2 Pernille Harder VfL Wolfsburg1303 Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon86 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
RankPlayerClub(s)Points1 Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain110 2 Christian Pulisic Borussia Dortmund31 3 Justin Kluivert Ajax Roma18 4 Rodrygo Santos12 Gianluigi Donnarumma Milan12 6 Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool6 7 Patrick Cutrone Milan5 8 Houssem Aouar Lyon4 9 Ritsu Doan Groningen0 Amadou Haidara Red Bull Salzburg0
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