The 2021 Ballon d'Or (), was the 65th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world in 2021.
The nominees for the ceremony were announced on 8 October 2021. Right before the ceremony, France Football announced that along with the Men's and Women's Ballon d'Or, Kopa Trophy and Yashin Trophy, two new awards would be given: the Best Club and Best Striker of the Year.
Lionel Messi won the award for a record-extending seventh time after captaining Argentina to the 2021 Copa America, its first senior international title since 1993. Robert Lewandowski finished second following his record-setting 41-goal season in the 2020–21 Bundesliga campaign, and Jorginho finished third after contributing to the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Euro 2020 titles.
Ballon d'Or The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.
Rank Player Club(s) Points 1 Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain 613 2 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 580 3 Jorginho Chelsea 460 4 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 239 5 N'Golo Kanté Chelsea 186 6 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 178 7 Mohamed Salah Liverpool 121 8 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City 73 9 Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 58 10 Gianluigi Donnarumma Paris Saint-Germain 36 11 Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund 33 12 Romelu Lukaku Chelsea 26 Giorgio Chiellini Juventus 14 Leonardo Bonucci Juventus 18 15 Raheem Sterling Manchester City 10 16 Neymar Paris Saint-Germain 9 17 Luis Suárez Atlético Madrid 8 Simon Kjær Milan 19 Mason Mount Chelsea 7 Riyad Mahrez Manchester City 21 Bruno Fernandes Manchester United 6 Lautaro Martínez Inter Milan 23 Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 4 24 Pedri Barcelona 3 25 Phil Foden Manchester City 2 26 Gerard Moreno Villarreal 1 Nicolò Barella Inter Milan Rúben Dias Manchester City 29 Luka Modrić Real Madrid 0 Cesar Azpilicueta Chelsea
Ballon d'Or Féminin
The shortlist for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.
Rank Player Club(s) Points 1 Alexia Putellas Barcelona 186 2 Jennifer Hermoso Barcelona 84 3 Sam Kerr Chelsea 46 4 Vivianne Miedema Arsenal 46 5 Lieke Martens Barcelona 40 6 Christine Sinclair Portland Thorns 36 7 Pernille Harder Chelsea 33 8 Ashley Lawrence Paris Saint-Germain 26 9 Jessie Fleming Chelsea 25 10 Fran Kirby Chelsea 22 11 Magdalena Eriksson Chelsea 20 12 Christiane Endler Paris Saint-Germain Lyon 19 13 Stina Blackstenius BK Häcken 10 14 Sam Mewis Manchester City North Carolina Courage 8 15 Irene Paredes Paris Saint-Germain Barcelona 8 16 Ellen White Manchester City 4 17 Kadidiatou Diani Paris Saint-Germain 3 18 Marie-Antoinette Katoto Paris Saint-Germain 3 19 Sandra Paños Barcelona 3 20 Wendie Renard Lyon 2
Kopa Trophy
The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.
Rank Player Club(s) Points 1 Pedri Barcelona 89 2 Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund 39 3 Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich 38 4 Nuno Mendes Sporting CP Paris Saint-Germain 23 5 Mason Greenwood Manchester United 15 6 Bukayo Saka Arsenal 8 7 Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen 8 8 Ryan Gravenberch Ajax 3 9 Giovanni Reyna Borussia Dortmund 1 Jérémy Doku Rennes
Yashin Trophy
The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.
Rank Player Club(s) Points 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma Milan Paris Saint-Germain 594 2 Édouard Mendy Chelsea 404 3 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid 155 4 Ederson Manchester City 93 5 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 91 6 Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa 90 7 Kasper Schmeichel Leicester City 76 8 Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid 29 Keylor Navas Paris Saint-Germain 10 Samir Handanović Inter Milan 8
Striker of the Year
Rank Player Club(s) Total goals 1 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 64
Club of the Year Rank Club Total playersMenWomen 1 Chelsea 10 5 5
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