Lionel Messi stretched his most Ballon d’Or awards record to eight after winning the Ballon d’Or 2023. Here, we are going through the final rankings of the Ballon d’Or 2023.
Like the Ballon d’Or 2022, the Ballon d’Or 2023 award was based on the performances of a season (2022/23), not the previous culture of calendar year performances.
By guiding his nation to win the FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy in Qatar, Argentine legendary forward Lionel Messi was one of the hot favourites to win the Ballon d’Or 2023. In the FIFA World Cup 2022, the Argentine captain won the Golden Ball and Silver Boot awards.
In the 2022/23 season, Messi served for the French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). In overall 2022/23 competitions, he scored 38 goals and 25 assists in 54 matches. Apart from winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 for Argentina, Messi celebrated with the Ligue 1 trophy and Trophée des Champions for PSG.
In July 2023, Messi officially signed for the US MLS club Inter Miami.
In the Ballon d’Or 2023, Messi beat Norwegian striker Erling Haaland (first runner-up) and French forward Kylian Mbappé (second runner-up).
Read here Ballon d'Or 2023 All Winners List
Ballon d’Or 2023: Final Rankings
Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club(s) |
1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Forward | Paris Saint-Germain Inter Miami |
2 | Erling Haaland | Norway | Forward | Manchester City |
3 | Kylian Mbappé | France | Forward | Paris Saint-Germain |
4 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | Midfielder | Manchester City |
5 | Rodri | Spain | Midfielder | Manchester City |
6 | Vinícius Júnior | Brazil | Forward | Real Madrid |
7 | Julián Álvarez | Argentina | Forward | Manchester City |
8 | Victor Osimhen | Nigeria | Forward | Napoli |
9 | Bernardo Silva | Portugal | Midfielder | Manchester City |
10 | Luka Modrić | Croatia | Midfielder | Real Madrid |
11 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | Forward | Liverpool |
12 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland | Forward | Barcelona |
13 | Yassine Bounou | Morocco | Goalkeeper | Sevilla Al-Hilal |
14 | İlkay Gündoğan | Germany | Midfielder | Manchester City Barcelona |
15 | Emiliano Martínez | Argentina | Goalkeeper | Aston Villa |
16 | Karim Benzema | France | Forward | Real Madrid Al-Ittihad |
17 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | Georgia | Forward | Napoli |
18 | Jude Bellingham | England | Midfielder | Borussia Dortmund Real Madrid |
19 | Harry Kane | England | Forward | Tottenham Hotspur Bayern Munich |
20 | Lautaro Martínez | Argentina | Forward | Inter Milan |
21 | Antoine Griezmann | France | Forward | Atlético Madrid |
22 | Kim Min-jae | South Korea | Defender | Napoli Bayern Munich |
23 | André Onana | Cameroon | Goalkeeper | Inter Milan Manchester United |
24 | Bukayo Saka | England | Forward | Arsenal |
25 | Joško Gvardiol | Croatia | Defender | RB Leipzig Manchester City |
26 | Jamal Musiala | Germany | Midfielder | Bayern Munich |
27 | Nicolò Barella | Italy | Midfielder | Inter Milan |
28 | Randal Kolo Muani | France | Forward | Eintracht Frankfurt Paris Saint-Germain |
Martin Ødegaard | Norway | Midfielder | Arsenal | |
30 | Rúben Dias | Portugal | Defender | Manchester City |
[Club(s): The 2022/23 season and present]
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