2019 Ballon d’Or: Nominees and Winner
Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious football award in football. Ballon d’Or award honors male footballers deemed to have out performed other footballers in the previous year. It’s an annual football presentation by French football. Ballon d’Or is a French word which means Golden ball.
Ballon d’Or award was first hosted in 1956 but was referred to as European Award. It adopted the name Ballon d’Or in 1995 after its rules were adjusted to accommodate players from other continents.
2019 Ballon d’Or
The 2019 Ballon d’Or was scheduled to hold on December 2nd, 2019. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the center of attraction in the 2019 Ballon d’Or. The duo have had the highest nominations for Ballon d’Or and have won the award the most times. The 2019 Ballon d’Or is scheduled to hold in Paris, France.
2019 Ballon d’Or nominees
Alisson Becker
Club: Liverpool
Country: Brazil
Titles in 2019: Champions League, Copa America
Antoine Griezmann
Club: Barcelona
Country: France
Title in 2019: None
Bernardo Silva
Club: Manchester City
Country: Portugal
Title 2019: Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield, Nations League
Cristiano Ronaldo
Club: Real Madrid
Country: Portugal
Title in 2019: Serie A, Nations League
Donny van de Beek
Club: Ajax
Country: Netherlands
Title in 2019: Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, Johan Cruyff Shield
Dusan Tadic
Club: Ajax
Country: Serbia
Title in 2019: Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, Johan Cruyff Shield
Eden Hazard
Club: Real Madrid
Country: Belgium
Titles in 2019: Europa League (with Chelsea)
Frenkie de Jong
Club: Barcelona
Country: Netherlands
Titles in 2019: Eredivisie, KNVB Cup (Both with Ajax)
Georginio Wijnaldum
Club: Liverpool
Country: Netherlands
Title in 2019: Champions League, UEFA Super Cup
Hugo Lloris
Club: Tottenham
Country: France
Title in 2019: None
Joao Felix
Club: Atletico Madrid
Country: Portugal
Titles in 2019: Primeira Liga (with Benfica), Nations League}
Kalidou Koulibaly
Club: Napoli
Country: France
Titles in 2019: None
Karim Benzema
Club: Real Madrid
Country: France
Titles in 2019: None
Kevin de Bruyne
Club: Manchester City
Country: Belgium
Titles in 2019: Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield
Kylian Mbappe
Club: Paris St-Germain
Country: France
Title in 2019: Ligue 1, Trophee des Champions
Lionel Messi
Club: Barcelona
Country: Argentina
Title in 2019: La Liga
Marquinhos
Club: Paris St-Germain
Country: Brazil
Title in 2019: Ligue 1, Trophee des Champions, Copa America
Marc-Andre ter Stegen
Club: Barcelona
Country: Germany
Title in 2019: La Liga
Matthijs de Ligt
Club: Juventus
Country: Netherlands
Titles in 2019: Eredivisie, KNVB Cup (Both with Ajax)
Mohamed Salah
Club: Liverpool
Country: Egypt
Title in 2019: Champions League, UEFA Super Cup
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Club: Arsenal
Titles in 2019: None
Country: Gabon
Raheem Sterling
Club: Manchester City
Country: England
Title in 2019: Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield
Riyad Mahrez
Club: Manchester City
Country: Algeria
Title in 2019: Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Africa Cup of Nations
Roberto Firmino
Club: Liverpool
Country: Brazil
Titles in 2019: Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Copa America
Robert Lewandowski
Club: Bayern Munich
Country: Poland
Title in 2019: Bundesliga, DFB Pokal
Sadio Mane
Club: Liverpool
Country: Senegal
Title in 2019: Champions League, UEFA Super Cup
Sergio Aguero
Club: Manchester City
Country: Argentina
Titles in 2019: Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield
Son Heung-min
Club: Tottenham
Country: South Korea
Title in 2019: None
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Club: Liverpool
Country: England
Titles in 2019: Champions League, UEFA Super Cup
Virgil van Dijk
Club: Liverpool
Country: Netherlands
Title in 2019: Champions League, UEFA Super Cup
Winner of the 2019 Ballon d’Or
The Argentine and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi emerged the winner of the 2019 Ballon d’Or. Making him the only player to have won the Ballon d’Or six times.
Liverpool defender Vigil Van Dijk was second ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadie Mane
