When we talk about the football royalties, the Ballon d’Or trophy is the utmost royalty of individual excellence. Over the many years now, many greats have been graced by the prestigious trophy to commend their full-season performance.
For 16 years, the thunder dome had been graced by the Argentine prince Lionel Messi and the Portuguese generational Cristiano Ronaldo. The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony will mark a new era as both Messi and CR7 will not be present this year. The new era is led by top favorites Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr., and Rodri, as they top the Ballon d’Or power rankings for 2024.
Ever since 1956, this prestigious trophy has been given to the exceptional talents. There are some who have lifted this multiple times with Lionel Messi being at the top position followed by Cristiano Ronaldo. Who took the trophy this year? What are the different categories? Know all about it in this article.
When did the Ballon d’Or 2024 take place?
The much-anticipated 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony took take place on Monday, October 28, at 7.45 p.m. (GMT) at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony: Men’s trophy
The trophy has won by the greatest players since its inception. From Goalkeeper Lev Yashin to the father of football Cruyff, many greats have won it. There are some footballers who have won it on multiple occasion. Then there are others who are miles clear from others. Cristiano Ronaldo is 2nd on the list with 5 and Lionel Messi leading the chart with 9 Ballon d’ors.
While we have thought the crowning of Benzema is the new beginning, the Argentine done it again as he was crowned the winner last year. But with 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony, we have the new beginning. Both the Argentine and Portuguese will not be present this year. Here are the nominations:
| Player | Club | National Team |
| Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid | England |
| Dani Carvajal | Real Madrid | Spain |
| Hakan Calhanoglu | Inter | Turkey |
| Ruben Dias | Man City | Portugal |
| Artem Dovbyk | Girona | Ukraine |
| Phil Foden | Man City | England |
| Alex Grimaldo | Bayer Leverkusen | Spain |
| Erling Haaland | Man City | Norway |
| Mats Hummels | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | England |
| Toni Kroos | Real Madrid | Germany |
| Ademola Lookman | Atalanta | Nigeria |
| Emiliano Martinez | Aston Villa | Argentina |
| Lautaro Martinez | Inter | Argentina |
| Kylian Mbappe | PSG | France |
| Martin Odegaard | Arsenal | Norway |
| Dani Olmo | Barcelona | Spain |
| Cole Palmer | Chelsea | England |
| Declan Rice | Arsenal | England |
| Rodri | Man City | Spain |
| Antonio Rudiger | Real Madrid | Germany |
| Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | England |
| William Saliba | Arsenal | France |
| Federico Valverde | Real Madrid | Uruguay |
| Vinicius Jr | Real Madrid | Brazil |
| Vitinha | PSG | Portugal |
| Nico Williams | Athletic Club | Spain |
| Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| Granit Xhaka | Bayer Leverkusen | Switzerland |
| Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | Spain |
2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony: Women’s trophy
While Alexia Putellas have won a series of Ballon d’Ors, it was her comrade Aitana Bonmati who was crowned the 2023 winner. She have performed exceptionally last year, and it was no wonder why she had won.
Here are the nominees this year:
| Player | Club | National Team |
| Barbra Bandan | Orlando Pride | Zambia |
| Aitana Bonmati | Barcelona | Spain |
| Lucy Bronze | Barcelona | England |
| Mariona Caldentey | Barcelona | Spain |
| Tabitha Chawinga | Lyon | Malawi |
| Grace Geyoro | PSG | France |
| Manuela Giugliano | Roma | Italy |
| Carolina Graham Hansen | Barcelona | Norway |
| Patricia Guijarro | Barcelona | Spain |
| Giulia Gwinn | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Yui Hasegawa | Man City | Japan |
| Ada Hegerberg | Lyon | Norway |
| Lauren Hemp | Man City | England |
| Lindsey Horan | Lyon | England |
| Marie-Antoinette Katoto | PSG | France |
| Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars | United States |
| Sjoeke Nusken | Chelsea | Germany |
| Ewa Pajor | Barcelona | Poland |
| Salma Paralluelo | Barcelona | Spain |
| Gabi Portilho | Corinthians | Brazil |
| Alexia Putellas | Barcelona | Spain |
| Mayra Ramirez | Chelsea | Colombia |
| Trinity Rodman | Washington Spirit | United States |
| Lea Schuller | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns | United States |
| Mallory Seanson | Chicago Red Stars | United States |
| Khadija Shaw | Man City | Jamaica |
| Tarciane | Houston Dash | Brazil |
| Glodis Viggosdottir | Bayern Munich | Iceland |
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2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony: Kopa trophy
Won by the Englishman Jude Bellingham last year, the Kopa trophy is another award on the ceremony many have eyes on. Here are the nominations this year:
| Player | Club | National Team |
| Pau Cubarsi | Barcelona | Spain |
| Alejandro Garnacho | Man Utd | Argentina |
| Arda Guler | Real Madrid | Turkey |
| Karim Konate | Red Bull Salzburg | Ivory Coast |
| Kobbie Mainoo | Man Utd | England |
| Joao Neves | Benfica | Portugal |
| Savinho | Girona | Brazil |
| Mathys Tel | Bayern Munich | France |
| Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | Spain |
| Warren Zaire-Emery | PSG | France |
2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony: Yashin Trophy
The prestigious trophy is held dear to the goalkeepers around the World. The last year, it was crowned to Emiliano Martinez. Dibu’s amazing performance in Copa America and World Cup had secured his spot last year.
Here are the nominations this year:
| Player | Club | Country |
| Diogo Costa | Porto | Portugal |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | PSG | Italy |
| Gregor Kobel | Borussia Dortmund | Switzerland |
| Andriy Lunin | Real Madrid | Ukraine |
| Mike Maignan | AC Milan | France |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | Valencia | Georgia |
| Emiliano Martinez | Aston Villa | Argentina |
| Unai Simon | Athletic Club | Spain |
| Yann Sommer | Inter | Switzerland |
| Ronwen Williams | Mamelodi Sundowns | South Africa |
2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony: Best Club Nominees (Men’s)
Here are the nominees of the best men’s club on 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony:
| Club | National League |
| Dortmund | Germany |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| Girona | Spain |
| Real Madrid | Spain |
| Manchester City | England |
2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony: Best Club Nominees (Women’s)
Here are the nominees of the best women’s club on 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony:
| Club | National League |
| Barcelona | Spain |
| NJ/NY Gotham | USA |
| Chelsea | England |
| Lyon | France |
| PSG | France |
2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony: Best Coach Nominees (Men’s)
Here are the nominees of the best men’s coach this year:
| Name | Team |
| Xabi Alonso | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Carlo Ancelotti | Real Madrid |
| Luis de la Fuente | Spain |
| Gian Piero Gasperini | Atalanta |
| Pep Guardiola | Manchester City |
| Lionel Scaloni | Argentina |
2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony: Best Coach Nominees (Women’s)
Let us take a look at the nominees for best female coach this year:
| Name | Team |
| Sonia Bompastor | Chelsea |
| Arthur Elias | Brazil national team |
| Jonatan Giráldez | Washington Spirit |
| Emma Hayes | USA national team |
| Filipa Patão | Benfica |
| Sarina Wiegman | England national team |
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Kopa Trophy Winner: Lamine Yamal
Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal bags the 2024 Kopa Trophy award. The 17-year-old talented winger is the first U-18 player to win this award. Yamal, who was part of Spain’s Euro 2024 winning team, is the youngest-ever scorer for La Roja, achieving the feat at the age of 16. He also became the youngest scorer in El Clasico following his strike in the win against Real Madrid over the weekend.
Best Club (Women’s) Winner: Barcelona
Barcelona Femeni are the winners of the 2024 Best Women’s Club. They won the Liga F and UEFA Women’s Champions League in the 2023/24 season.
Best Club (Men’s) Winner: Real Madrid
Real Madrid are crowned the 2024 Best Men’s Club after a tremendous year. Led by manager Carlo Ancelotti, Real won the La Liga, Champions League and UEFA Super Cup last season. There is no one from Real’s camp to collect the award as the club announced that they will not attend the ceremony this year.
Gerd Muller Trophy Winner: Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe
We have joint-winners for the 2024 Gerd Muller Trophy, awarded to the best striker. Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane share the prize after both finishing the 2023-24 season with 52 goals for club and country. Kane, who was also Europe’s Golden Boot winner, collected the trophy while Mbappe was absent in the gala.
Yashin Trophy Winner: Emiliano Martinez
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez wins the Yashin Trophy for the second consecutive year. The 2022 World Cup winner helped Villa secure Champions League qualification last season and Argentina win the Copa America 2024. Emi Martinez has beaten the likes of Andriy Lunin, Mike Magnan, Unai Simon and Gianluigi Donnarumma for the prize. He was presented the award by his compatriot and Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez, who is also a nominee for the Ballon d’Or Men’s Trophy.
Sokrates Trophy winner: Jennifer Hermoso
Spanish women’s footballer Jennifer Hermoso, who plays for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL, is the 2024 Sokrates Trophy winner
Johan Cruyff Trophy (Women’s) Winner: Emma Hayes
The Johan Cruyff trophy (women’s), which is presented to the best coach of the year, is won by USA Women’s national team coach Emma Hayes.
Johan Cruyff Trophy (Men’s) Winner: Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti bags the best men’s coach of the year award after leading Real Madrid to the Champions League and La Liga titles in the 2023/24 season. Meanwhile, Spanish national team head coach Luis de la Fuente misses out on the prize despite winning the Euro 2024.
Ballon d’Or Women’s Trophy Winner: Aitana Bonmati
Barcelona Femeni’s Aitana Bonmati is the 2024 Women’s Ballon d’Or winner, bagging the prize for the second consecutive year. Bonmati was an integral part of the FCB Femeni side that won the Liga F and Women’s Champions League last season.
Ballon d’Or Men’s Trophy Winner: Rodri
The much-awaited moment of the day finally arrives as Manchester City midfielder Rodri is named the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or winner, pipping the Real Madrid trio Vinicius Junior, Dani Carvajal and Jude Bellingham for the most coveted prize. It was also a historic moment as Rodri became the first Spaniard since Luis Suarez in 1960 to win the award. The 28-year-old won the Premier League with Man City last season and the Euro 2024 with Spain.