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2023 Ballon d'Or Results (men)

The Ballon d'Or Award is an annual football award for the best international player from the previous season. The award is voted by a panel of selected journalists from the top football playing countries. The mid-season presence of a World Cup has added a different dynamic to the voting.

Messi's Ballon d'Or Messi won his 8th Ballon d'Or

This is the second year of the new voting period. The award is now aligned with the regular European football season, while before 2022 it was judged based on the calendar year. As a result, the player performances at the 2022 Qatar World Cup will influence the 2023 Ballon d'Or award.

Below are the 30 nominees for the 2023 Award in the final order after voting. The winner of the award was chosen by 92 journalists (from the top 100 nations in FIFA's men's world rankings). A gala ceremony to announce the winners was held on October 30 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, hosted by former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Drogba. Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo was omitted from the nominees list for the first time since 2003. The favorite to win was Argentinian Lionel Messi.

Messi won a record eighth award. He was also the first player to win the award while playing for a team in MLS, though the award is mostly recognizing his accomplishments as a PSG player across the 2022/23 season. This could be his last Ballon d'Or prize, particularly if he continues to play for Inter Miami in the MLS competition.

See the list of all previous Ballon d'Or winners, and about the women's Ballon d'Or in 2023.



Final order for the men's 2023 Ballon d'Or

Order Player Club Nationality Points
1 Lionel Messi PSG Argentina 462
2 Erling Haaland Man City Norway 357
3 Kylian Mbappe PSG France 270
4 Kevin de Bruyne Man City Belgium 100
5 Rodri Man City Spain 57
6 Vinicius Jr Real Madrid Brazil 49
7 Julian Alvarez Man City Argentina 28
8.  Victor Osimhen Napoli Nigeria 24
9.  Bernardo Silva Man City Portugal 20
10 Luka Modric Real Madrid Croatia 19
11 Mohamed Salah Liverpool Egypt 13
12 Robert Lewandowski Barcelona Poland 12
13 Yassine Bounou Sevilla Morocco 10
14 Ilkay Gundogan Man City / Barcelona Germany 8
15 Emiliano Martinez Aston Villa Argentina 7
16 Karim Benzema Real Madrid France 6
17 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Napoli Georgia 6
18 Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund / Real Madrid England 5
19 Harry Kane Tottenham / Bayern Munich England 4
20 Lautaro Martinez Inter Milan Argentina 4
21 Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid France 4
22 Kim Min-Jae Napoli / Bayern Munich South Korea 3
23 Andre Onana Man United Cameroon 2
24 Bukayo Saka Arsenal England 1
25 Josko Gvardiol RB Leipzig / Man City Croatia 1
26 Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich Germany 0
27 Nicolo Barella Inter Milan Italy 0
=28 Randal Kolo Muani Eintracht Frankfurt / PSG France 0
=28 Martin Odegaard Arsenal Norway 0
30 Ruben Dias Man City Portugal 0


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