# 2023 Ballon d'Or

The 2023 Ballon d'Or was the 67th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football magazine, recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2022–2023 season. For the second time in the history of the award, it was given based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year, with the season starting on 1 August 2022 and ending 31 July 2023. The nominees were announced on 6 September 2023 and the ceremony took place on 30 October 2023.
Lionel Messi won the award for a record-extending eighth time after leading Argentina in their victorious 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign. Thus Messi became the only player in history to win the award with three different clubs (Barcelona, PSG, Inter Miami) and the only one to win it while playing outside Europe. Aitana Bonmatí won her first Ballon d'Or Féminin, after she won the 2022–23 Women's Champions League with FC Barcelona and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with Spain. In the other award categories, Jude Bellingham was given the Kopa Trophy, Emiliano Martínez won the Yashin Trophy, the Sócrates Award was given to Vinícius Júnior, Erling Haaland claimed the Gerd Müller Trophy, the Men's Club of the Year award went to Manchester City for the second year in a row and FC Barcelona received the inaugural Women's Club of the Year award.

## Ballon d'Or

Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2022–23 season. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season (between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023), only the most recent club is listed.
Thirty players were nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.
2023 Ballon d'Or ranking :
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Forward | Inter Miami | 462 |
| 2 | Erling Haaland | Norway | Forward | Manchester City | 357 |
| 3 | Kylian Mbappé | France | Forward | Paris Saint-Germain | 270 |
| 4 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | Midfielder | Manchester City | 100 |
| 5 | Rodri | Spain | Midfielder | Manchester City | 57 |
| 6 | Vinícius Júnior | Brazil | Forward | Real Madrid | 49 |
| 7 | Julián Álvarez | Argentina | Forward | Manchester City | 28 |
| 8 | Victor Osimhen | Nigeria | Forward | Napoli | 24 |
| 9 | Bernardo Silva | Portugal | Midfielder | Manchester City | 20 |
| 10 | Luka Modrić | Croatia | Midfielder | Real Madrid | 19 |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | Forward | Liverpool | 13 |
| 12 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland | Forward | Barcelona | 12 |
| 13 | Yassine Bounou | Morocco | Goalkeeper | Sevilla | 10 |
| 14 | İlkay Gündoğan | Germany | Midfielder | Manchester City | 8 |
| 15 | Emiliano Martínez | Argentina | Goalkeeper | Aston Villa | 7 |
| 16 | Karim Benzema | France | Forward | Al-Ittihad | 6 |
| 17 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | Georgia | Forward | Napoli | 6 |
| 18 | Jude Bellingham | England | Midfielder | Real Madrid | 5 |
| 19 | Harry Kane | England | Forward | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
| 20 | Lautaro Martínez | Argentina | Forward | Inter Milan | 4 |
| 21 | Antoine Griezmann | France | Forward | Atlético Madrid | 4 |
| 22 | Kim Min-jae | South Korea | Defender | Bayern Munich | 3 |
| 23 | André Onana | Cameroon | Goalkeeper | Manchester United | 2 |
| 24 | Bukayo Saka | England | Forward | Arsenal | 1 |
| 25 | Joško Gvardiol | Croatia | Defender | RB Leipzig | 1 |
| 26 | Jamal Musiala | Germany | Midfielder | Bayern Munich | 0 |
| 27 | Nicolò Barella | Italy | Midfielder | Inter Milan | 0 |
| 28 | Randal Kolo Muani | France | Forward | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 |
| 28 | Martin Ødegaard | Norway | Midfielder | Arsenal | 0 |
| 30 | Rúben Dias | Portugal | Defender | Manchester City | 0 |
* ↑ Messi was signed by Inter Miami from Paris Saint-Germain during the season.
* ↑ Benzema was signed by Al-Ittihad from Real Madrid during the season.
* ↑ Bellingham was signed by Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund during the season.
* ↑ Kim was signed by Bayern Munich from Napoli during the season.
* ↑ Onana was signed by Manchester United from Inter Milan during the season.

## Ballon d'Or Féminin

For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed.
Thirty players were nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or Féminin.
2023 Ballon d'Or Féminin ranking :
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | Aitana Bonmatí | Spain | Midfielder | Barcelona | 266 |
| 2 | Sam Kerr | Australia | Forward | Chelsea | 87 |
| 3 | Salma Paralluelo | Spain | Forward | Barcelona | 49 |
| 4 | Fridolina Rolfö | Sweden | Forward | Barcelona | 49 |
| 5 | Mary Earps | England | Goalkeeper | Manchester United | 42 |
| 6 | Olga Carmona | Spain | Defender | Real Madrid | 32 |
| 7 | Alexandra Popp | Germany | Forward | VfL Wolfsburg | 27 |
| 8 | Patricia Guijarro | Spain | Midfielder | Barcelona | 25 |
| 9 | Linda Caicedo | Colombia | Forward | Real Madrid | 19 |
| 10 | Rachel Daly | England | Forward | Aston Villa | 17 |
| 11 | Millie Bright | England | Defender | Chelsea | 17 |
| 12 | Hinata Miyazawa | Japan | Forward | MyNavi Sendai | 15 |
| 13 | Lena Oberdorf | Germany | Midfielder | VfL Wolfsburg | 13 |
| 14 | Kadidiatou Diani | France | Forward | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 |
| 15 | Amanda Ilestedt | Sweden | Defender | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 |
| 16 | Mapi León | Spain | Defender | Barcelona | 11 |
| 17 | Hayley Raso | Australia | Forward | Manchester City | 8 |
| 18 | Ewa Pajor | Poland | Forward | VfL Wolfsburg | 8 |
| 19 | Guro Reiten | Norway | Midfielder | Chelsea | 8 |
| 20 | Asisat Oshoala | Nigeria | Forward | Barcelona | 7 |
| 21 | Alba Redondo | Spain | Forward | Levante | 7 |
| 22 | Katie McCabe | Republic of Ireland | Defender | Arsenal | 6 |
| 23 | Georgia Stanway | England | Midfielder | Bayern Munich | 6 |
| 24 | Khadija Shaw | Jamaica | Forward | Manchester City | 5 |
| 25 | Sophia Smith | United States | Forward | Portland Thorns | 2 |
| 26 | Wendie Renard | France | Defender | Lyon | 1 |
| 27 | Yui Hasegawa | Japan | Midfielder | Manchester City | 1 |
| 28 | Debinha | Brazil | Forward | Kansas City Current | 1 |
| 29 | Jill Roord | Netherlands | Midfielder | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 |
| 29 | Daphne van Domselaar | Netherlands | Goalkeeper | Aston Villa | 0 |
* ↑ Debinha signed for Kansas City Current as a free agent after her contract with North Carolina Courage had expired.

## Kopa Trophy

Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2022–23 season. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed.
Ten players were nominated for the 2023 Kopa Trophy.
2023 Kopa Trophy ranking :
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club | Points |
| 1 | Jude Bellingham | England | Midfielder | Borussia Dortmund | 90 |
| 2 | Jamal Musiala | Germany | Midfielder | Bayern Munich | 42 |
| 3 | Pedri | Spain | Midfielder | Barcelona | 33 |
| 4 | Eduardo Camavinga | France | Midfielder | Real Madrid | 29 |
| 5 | Gavi | Spain | Midfielder | Barcelona | 20 |
| 6 | Xavi Simons | Netherlands | Midfielder | RB Leipzig | 4 |
| 7 | Alejandro Balde | Spain | Defender | Barcelona | 4 |
| 8 | António Silva | Portugal | Defender | Benfica | 3 |
| 9 | Rasmus Højlund | Denmark | Forward | Manchester United | 0 |
| 9 | Elye Wahi | France | Forward | Lens | 0 |
* ↑ Bellingham was signed by Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund during the year.
* ↑ Simons was signed by RB Leipzig from PSV during the season.
* ↑ Højlund was signed by Manchester United from Atalanta during the season.
* ↑ Wahi was signed by Lens from Montpellier during the season.

## Yashin Trophy

Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2022–23 season. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed.
Ten goalkeepers were nominated for the 2023 Yashin Trophy.
2023 Yashin Trophy ranking :
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez | Argentina | Aston Villa | 290 |
| 2 | Ederson | Brazil | Manchester City | 197 |
| 3 | Yassine Bounou | Morocco | Sevilla | 154 |
| 4 | Thibaut Courtois | Belgium | Real Madrid | 81 |
| 5 | Marc-André ter Stegen | Germany | Barcelona | 47 |
| 6 | André Onana | Cameroon | Manchester United | 44 |
| 7 | Dominik Livaković | Croatia | Dinamo Zagreb | 9 |
| 8 | Aaron Ramsdale | England | Arsenal | 5 |
| 9 | Mike Maignan | France | AC Milan | 1 |
| 10 | Brice Samba | France | Lens | 0 |
* ↑ Onana was signed by Manchester United from Inter Milan during the season.

## Gerd Müller Trophy

2023 Gerd Müller Trophy ranking :
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Erling Haaland | Norway | Forward | Manchester City | 56 |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé | France | Forward | Paris Saint-Germain | 54 |
| 3 | Harry Kane | England | Forward | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 |
| 4 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Forward | Inter Miami | 38 |
| 5 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland | Forward | Barcelona | 36 |
* ↑ Messi was signed by Inter Miami from Paris Saint-Germain during the season.

## Sócrates Award

2023 Sócrates Award winner :
| Player | Nationality | Position | Club |
| Vinícius Júnior | Brazil | Forward | Real Madrid |

## Men's Club of the Year

2023 Men's Club of the Year ranking :
| Rank | Club | Total | Ballon d'Or |
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | Julián Álvarez (ARG) Kevin De Bruyne (BEL) Rúben Dias (POR) İlkay Gündoğan (GER) Erling Haaland (NOR) Rodri (ESP) Bernardo Silva (POR) |

## Women's Club of the Year

2023 Women's Club of the Year ranking :
| Rank | Club | Total | Ballon d'Or Féminin |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 6 | Aitana Bonmatí (ESP) Salma Paralluelo (ESP) Fridolina Rolfö (SWE) Patricia Guijarro (ESP) Mapi León (ESP) Asisat Oshoala (NGA) |