2022 Ballon d'Or

Ballon d'Or

Rank	Player	Nationality	Position	Club	Points
1		Francefbaicon|ESPSortname|Sadio|Mané Ballon d'Or Féminin Alexia Putellas won the 2022 Ballon d'Or Féminin finishing ahead of European champion Beth Mead and Australian international Sam Kerr. She had a successful season with Barcelona, scoring in the UEFA Women's Champions League final, and winning the Primera División, Copa de la Reina and Supercopa de España. Putellas scored 34 goals within 42 appearances in all competitions, and she was awarded UWCL Player of the Season and included in the 2021–22 UWCL Team of the Season; she was also later awarded The Best FIFA Women's Player of the year, the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award, and the IFFHS Women's Player and Playmaker of the Year. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed: Rank Player Nationality Position Club Points 1 Spainfbaicon|ESPSortname|Beth|Mead Kopa Trophy Gavi won the 2022 Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best performing footballer under the age of 21 during the season; he finished ahead of the likes of Eduardo Camavinga and Jamal Musiala, who had successful club seasons with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich respectively. Starting his season as a relatively unknown Spanish academy product, Gavi was handed his Barcelona debut aged 17 against Getafe in August 2021, making him the fourth youngest player to play in La Liga for Barcelona. After he established himself as a regular in Ronald Koeman's side, Spain national team manager Luis Enrique gave him a senior debut against Italy in the UEFA Nations League semi-final on 6 October 2021, making him the youngest player to represent the national team. Despite not winning any trophies at club or international level, Gavi personally had a successful club season with Barcelona, scoring two goals in 47 appearances in all competitions, playing regularly as a midfielder. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed: Rank Player Nationality Position Club Points 1 Gavi Spainfbaicon|ESPsortname|Eduardo|Camavinga Yashin Trophy Belgian international Thibaut Courtois won the 2022 Yashin Trophy, awarded to the best performing goalkeeper during the 2021–22 season. During a very successful campaign with Real Madrid, he won both the UEFA Champions League and La Liga as a regular in the team, establishing himself as a prominent contender for the award. Aged 30 at the time of receiving the award, Courtois made the most saves of any goalkeeper featuring in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League; during the competition's final against Liverpool, he made nine saves and was named man of the match. Courtois won the award ahead of Alisson and Ederson, who both shared the 2021–22 Premier League Golden Glove. The 2021 award winner, Gianluigi Donnarumma, was not nominated for the award. Rank Player Nationality Club Points 1 Belgiumfbaicon|ESPsortname||Alisson|Alisson Becker Gerd Müller Trophy Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the 2022 Gerd Müller Trophy, awarded to the highest-scoring striker of the 2021–22 season. After previously being known as the Striker of the Year award it was renamed as the Gerd Müller Trophy after German striker Gerd Müller died in August 2021. Lewandowski scored 57 goals in 56 matches, seven more than second placed Kylian Mbappé; he also finished fourth in the 2022 Ballon d'Or ranking, behind only Karim Benzema, Sadio Mané and Kevin De Bruyne. During his prolific season with Bayern Munich, Lewandowski lifted the Bundesliga title, as well as earning other personal honours such as the European Golden Shoe and the Golden Foot. This was Lewandowski's second time winning the award, after he won the inaugural edition in 2021. Rank Player Nationality Position Club Goals 1 Robert Lewandowski Polandfbaicon|GER Sócrates Award On 21 September 2022, France Football announced the creation of the 'Sócrates Award' which identifies "the best solidarity actions carried out by committed champions." The award is named after the late Brazilian footballer Sócrates, in honour of the player using his platform as an international footballer to support democratic regimes and opposing the military dictatorship in Brazil at the time. Sócrates co-founded the Corinthians' Democracy, an ideological football movement originating within the Brazilian club Corinthians which fought against the authoritarian regime by promoting democratic practices within the region, including urging people to vote in Brazilian multiparty elections. Liverpool player Sadio Mané won the inaugural award for charity work conducted in his home country, Senegal. The forward financed and reinvested in new facilities within his hometown Bambali, including a school, petrol station and hospital. Mané donated to the Senegalese National Committee fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, he financed a 4G internet service for the town and commissioned a €70-a-month stipend to each family in his hometown. Outside of his charity work, Mané had a successful personal season with Liverpool, winning the FA Cup and EFL Cup and reaching the UEFA Champions League final; he also won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal midway through the European domestic season. Player Nationality Position Club Sadio Mané Senegalfbaicon|ENG Club of the Year English club Manchester City won Club of the Year ahead of Liverpool, Real Madrid and Lyon. With the most Ballon d'Or and Ballon d'Or Féminin player nominations, Manchester City succeeded Chelsea as the second club to win the award following the award's introduction in 2021. The club had João Cancelo, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva nominated for the season's Ballon d'Or, following their Premier League triumph. Additionally, Lucy Bronze, from Manchester City Women, was nominated for the Ballon d'Or Féminin, totalling six players from the club. Manchester City finished ahead of Liverpool despite having the same number of player nominations; because City's nominations were spread across the two categories, they were given the award. Rank Club Ballon d'Or Ballon d'Or Féminin 1 6 João Cancelo.png" />João Cancelo|POR