2019 Ballon d'Or
{{Short description|Annual association football award event in France}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 2019 Ballon d'Or
| image = File:Messi vs Nigeria1.jpg
| caption = 2019 Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi
| date = 2 December 2019
| location = Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
| country = France
| presenter = France Football
| host = Sandy Heribert
Didier Drogba
| website = {{URL|https://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/|2=www.francefootball.fr}}
| award1_type = Ballon d'Or
| award1_winner= {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi
(6th award)
| award2_type = Ballon d'Or Féminin
| award2_winner= {{flagicon|USA}} Megan Rapinoe
(1st award)
| award3_type = Kopa Trophy
| award3_winner= {{flagicon|NED}} Matthijs de Ligt
(1st award)
| award4_type = Yashin Trophy
| award4_winner= {{flagicon|BRA}} Alisson
(1st award)
| previous = 2018
| main = Ballon d'Or
| next = 2021
}}
The 2019 Ballon d'Or (French: Ballon d'Or) was the 64th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, and recognising the best footballers in the world for 2019.{{cite news|title=Lionel Messi remporte le Ballon d'Or France Football pour la sixième fois de l'histoire|trans-title=Lionel Messi wins the France Football Ballon d'Or for the sixth time in history|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Lionel-neymar-remporte-le-ballon-d-or-france-football-pour-la-sixieme-fois-de-l-histoire/1085998|language=en, fr|publisher=France Football|date=2 December 2019|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-date=10 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110200345/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Lionel-neymar-remporte-le-ballon-d-or-france-football-pour-la-sixieme-fois-de-l-histoire/1085998|url-status=live}} Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi won his record-breaking sixth award and broke the tie with Cristiano Ronaldo for most Ballon d'Or awards. Virgil van Dijk came in a very close second after a stellar year with Liverpool and Netherlands national team while Cristiano Ronaldo came in third with Juventus.{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Gill |title=Ballon d'Or 2019 Winner: Voting Results, Reaction to Lionel Messi's Victory |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2865096-ballon-dor-2019-winner-voting-results-reaction-to-lionel-messis-victory |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120112213/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2865096-ballon-dor-2019-winner-voting-results-reaction-to-lionel-messis-victory |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2 December 2019 |title=Ballon d'Or: Final rankings for all 30 nominees {{!}} Goal.com US |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/ballon-dor-final-rankings-for-all-30-nominees/1xaxeodl79x2v1rv7iydus2s9s |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=www.goal.com |language=en-US |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120112213/https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/ballon-dor-final-rankings-for-all-30-nominees/1xaxeodl79x2v1rv7iydus2s9s |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=2019 Ballon d'Or Results |url=https://www.topendsports.com/sport/soccer/awards/ballondor-2019.htm |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=www.topendsports.com |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120112213/https://www.topendsports.com/sport/soccer/awards/ballondor-2019.htm |url-status=live }}
Ballon d'Or
The nominees for the awards were announced on 21 October 2019.{{cite news |title=Les dix leçons à retenir de la liste des 30 du Ballon d'Or France Football 2019 |trans-title=The ten lessons to remember from the list of 30 of the France Football Ballon d'Or 2019 |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Les-dix-lecons-a-retenir-de-la-liste-des-30-du-ballon-d-or-france-football-2019/1072160 |language=fr |publisher=France Football |date=6 November 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019 |archive-date=22 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022220828/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Les-dix-lecons-a-retenir-de-la-liste-des-30-du-ballon-d-or-france-football-2019/1072160 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=De Ligt scoops Kopa Trophy for best young player |url=https://en.as.com/en/2019/12/02/football/1575318342_170395.html |language= |publisher=Diario AS |date=2 December 2019 |access-date=30 August 2020 |archive-date=3 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203095657/https://en.as.com/en/2019/12/02/football/1575318342_170395.html |url-status=dead }}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!Rank !Player !Club(s) !Points |
| style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"
|1 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |686 |
| 2
|{{flagicon|NED}} Virgil van Dijk |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |679 |
| 3
|{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |{{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |476 |
| 4
|{{flagicon|SEN}} Sadio Mané |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |347 |
| 5
|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Salah |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |178 |
| 6
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Kylian Mbappé |{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |89 |
| 7
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Alisson |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |67 |
| 8
|{{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski |{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |44 |
| 9
|{{flagicon|POR}} Bernardo Silva |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |41 |
| 10
|{{flagicon|ALG}} Riyad Mahrez |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |33 |
| 11
|{{flagicon|NED}} Frenkie de Jong |{{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax |31 |
| 12
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Raheem Sterling |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |30 |
| 13
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Eden Hazard |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea |25 |
| 14
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Kevin De Bruyne |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |14 |
| 15
|{{flagicon|NED}} Matthijs de Ligt |{{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax |13 |
| 16
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Sergio Agüero |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |12 |
| 17
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Firmino |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |11 |
| 18
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Griezmann |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid |9 |
| 19
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Trent Alexander-Arnold |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |8 |
| rowspan=2|20
|{{flagicon|GAB}} Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal |rowspan=2|5 |
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Dušan Tadić
|{{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax |
| 22
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Son Heung-min |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |4 |
| 23
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Hugo Lloris |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |3 |
| rowspan=2|24
|{{flagicon|SEN}} Kalidou Koulibaly |{{fbaicon|ITA}} Napoli |rowspan=2|2 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Marc-André ter Stegen
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| rowspan=2|26
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Karim Benzema |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |rowspan=2|1 |
| {{flagicon|NED}} Georginio Wijnaldum
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| rowspan=3|28
|{{flagicon|POR}} João Félix |{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica |rowspan=3|0 |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Marquinhos
|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |
| {{flagicon|NED}} Donny van de Beek
|{{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax |
Ballon d'Or Féminin
{{main|Ballon d'Or Féminin}}
Megan Rapinoe won the 2019 Ballon d'Or Féminin for best female player in the world.{{cite news|title=Megan Rapinoe couronnée Ballon d'Or féminin France Football en 2019|trans-title=Megan Rapinoe crowned France Football Ballon d'Or féminin in 2019|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Megan-rapinoe-couronnee-ballon-d-or-feminin-france-football-en-2019/1085969|language=fr|publisher=France Football|date=2 December 2019|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022154632/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Megan-rapinoe-couronnee-ballon-d-or-feminin-france-football-en-2019/1085969|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!Rank !Player !Club(s) !Points |
| style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"
|1 |{{flagicon|USA}} Megan Rapinoe |{{fbaicon|USA}} Reign FC |230 |
| 2
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lucy Bronze |{{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon |94 |
| 3
|{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Morgan |{{fbaicon|USA}} Orlando Pride |68 |
| 4
|{{flagicon|NOR}} Ada Hegerberg |{{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon |67 |
| 5
|{{flagicon|NED}} Vivianne Miedema |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal |38 |
| 6
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Wendie Renard |{{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon |32 |
| 7
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Kerr |{{fbaicon|USA}} Chicago Red Stars |27 |
| 8
|{{flagicon|USA}} Rose Lavelle |{{fbaicon|USA}} Washington Spirit |19 |
| 9
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ellen White |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |18 |
| 10
|{{flagicon|GER}} Dzsenifer Marozsán |{{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon |16 |
| 11
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Amandine Henry |{{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon |13 |
| 12
|{{flagicon|NED}} Sari van Veenendaal |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid |13 |
| 13
|{{flagicon|USA}} Tobin Heath |{{fbaicon|USA}} Portland Thorns |11 |
| rowspan=2|14
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Pernille Harder |{{fbaicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg |rowspan=2|10 |
| {{flagicon|NED}} Lieke Martens
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| rowspan=3|16
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Kosovare Asllani |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Tacón |rowspan=3|6 |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Nilla Fischer
|{{fbaicon|SWE}} Linköping |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Marta
|{{fbaicon|USA}} Orlando Pride |
| 19
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Sofia Jakobsson |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Tacón |4 |
| 20
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Sarah Bouhaddi |{{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon |0 |
Kopa Trophy
{{main|Kopa Trophy}}
Matthijs de Ligt won the 2019 Kopa Trophy for the best player in the world under the age of 21.{{cite news|title=Matthijs de Ligt gagne le Trophée Kopa de meilleur joueur de moins de 21 ans|trans-title=Matthijs de Ligt wins the Kopa Trophy for best player under 21|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Matthijs-de-ligt-gagne-le-trophee-kopa-de-meilleur-joueur-de-moins-de-21-ans/1085967|language=fr|publisher=France Football|date=2 December 2019|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026081356/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Matthijs-de-ligt-gagne-le-trophee-kopa-de-meilleur-joueur-de-moins-de-21-ans/1085967|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!Rank !Player !Club(s) !Points |
| style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"
|1 |{{flagicon|NED}} Matthijs de Ligt |{{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax |58 |
| 2
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jadon Sancho |{{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund |49 |
| 3
|{{flagicon|POR}} João Félix |{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica |41 |
| 4
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Vinícius Júnior |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |17 |
| 5
|{{flagicon|UKR}} Andriy Lunin |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Leganés |9 |
| rowspan=2|6
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Matteo Guendouzi |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal |rowspan=2|5 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Kai Havertz
|{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayer Leverkusen |
| 8
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Moise Kean |{{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |3 |
| rowspan=2|9
|{{flagicon|NGA}} Samuel Chukwueze |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Villarreal |rowspan=2|1 |
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kang-in
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Valencia |
Yashin Trophy
{{main|Yashin Trophy}}
Alisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019.{{cite news|title=Alisson Becker remporte le premier Trophée Yachine de meilleur gardien du monde|trans-title=Alisson Becker wins the first Yachine Trophy for best goalkeeper in the world|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Alisson-becker-remporte-le-premier-trophee-yachine-de-meilleur-gardien-du-monde/1085966|language=fr|publisher=France Football|date=2 December 2019|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026180641/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Alisson-becker-remporte-le-premier-trophee-yachine-de-meilleur-gardien-du-monde/1085966|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!Rank !Player !Club(s) !Points |
| style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;"
|1 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Alisson |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |795 |
| 2
|{{flagicon|GER}} Marc-André ter Stegen |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |284 |
| 3
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ederson |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |142 |
| 4
|{{flagicon|SVN}} Jan Oblak |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid |131 |
| 5
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Hugo Lloris |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |80 |
| 6
|{{flagicon|GER}} Manuel Neuer |{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |52 |
| 7
|{{flagicon|CMR}} André Onana |{{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax |41 |
| 8
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Kepa Arrizabalaga |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea |29 |
| 9
|{{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Szczęsny |{{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |24 |
| 10
|{{flagicon|SVN}} Samir Handanović |{{fbaicon|ITA}} Internazionale |6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Ballon d'Or recipients}}
{{Ballon d'Or Féminin recipients}}
{{Kopa Trophy}}
{{Yashin Trophy}}