The 2019 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. 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.
Ballon d'Or The nominees for the awards were announced on 21 October 2019.
RankPlayerClub(s)Points1 Lionel Messi Barcelona6862 Virgil van Dijk Liverpool6793 Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus4764 Sadio Mané Liverpool3475 Mohamed Salah Liverpool1786 Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain897 Alisson Liverpool678 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich449 Bernardo Silva Manchester City4110 Riyad Mahrez Manchester City3311 Frenkie de Jong Ajax Barcelona3112 Raheem Sterling Manchester City3013 Eden Hazard Chelsea Real Madrid2514 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City1415 Matthijs de Ligt Ajax Juventus1316 Sergio Agüero Manchester City1217 Roberto Firmino Liverpool1118 Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid Barcelona919 Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool820 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal5 Dušan Tadić Ajax22 Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur423 Hugo Lloris Tottenham Hotspur324 Kalidou Koulibaly Napoli2 Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona26 Karim Benzema Real Madrid1 Georginio Wijnaldum Liverpool28 João Félix Benfica Atlético Madrid0 Marquinhos Paris Saint-Germain Donny van de Beek Ajax 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. 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." 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."
Ballon d'Or Féminin
Megan Rapinoe won the 2019 Ballon d'Or Féminin for best female player in the world.
RankPlayerClub(s)Points1 Megan Rapinoe Reign FC2302 Lucy Bronze Lyon943 Alex Morgan Orlando Pride684 Ada Hegerberg Lyon675 Vivianne Miedema Arsenal386 Wendie Renard Lyon327 Sam Kerr Chicago Red Stars Chelsea278 Rose Lavelle Washington Spirit199 Ellen White Manchester City1810 Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon1611 Amandine Henry Lyon1312 Sari van Veenendaal Atlético Madrid1313 Tobin Heath Portland Thorns1114 Pernille Harder VfL Wolfsburg10 Lieke Martens Barcelona16 Kosovare Asllani Tacón6 Nilla Fischer Linköping Marta Orlando Pride19 Sofia Jakobsson Tacón420 Sarah Bouhaddi Lyon0
Kopa Trophy
Matthijs de Ligt won the 2019 Kopa Trophy for the best player in the world under the age of 21.
RankPlayerClub(s)Points1 Matthijs de Ligt Ajax Juventus582 Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund493 João Félix Benfica Atlético Madrid414 Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid175 Andriy Lunin Leganés Valladolid96 Matteo Guendouzi Arsenal5 Kai Havertz Bayer Leverkusen8 Moise Kean Juventus Everton39 Samuel Chukwueze Villarreal1 Lee Kang-in Valencia
Yashin Trophy
Alisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019.
RankPlayerClub(s)Points1 Alisson Liverpool7952 Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona2843 Ederson Manchester City1424 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid1315 Hugo Lloris Tottenham Hotspur806 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich527 André Onana Ajax418 Kepa Arrizabalaga Chelsea299 Wojciech Szczęsny Juventus2410 Samir Handanović Internazionale6
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