2019 Ballon D’Or
(Source: France Football)
The 2019 Ballon d’Or ceremony is the 64th annual ceremony of the award, which is presented by France Football. The award recognises the best footballer in the world for 2019.
2019 Ballon d’Or
Founded: 1956 (63 Years Ago)
First Awarded: 1956
Country: France
Presented By: France Football
Current Holder: Luka Modric (Real Madrid & Croatia) (1st Award)
Most Awards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus & Portugal) & Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
Website: WWW.FranceFootball.FR
Venue: Grand Palais, Paris, France
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Yachine Trophy Shortlist, 10 Nominees
| Name | Age | Country | Team | League |
| Alisson Becker | 27 | Brazil | Liverpool | Premier League |
| Manuel Neuer | 33 | Germany | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga |
| Ederson | 26 | Brazil | Manchester City | Premier League |
| Andre Onana | 23 | Cameroon | Ajax Amsterdam | Eredivisie |
| W.Szczesny | 29 | Poland | Juventus | Serie A |
| Jan Oblak | 26 | Slovenia | Atletico Madrid | La Liga |
| K.Arrizabalaga | 25 | Spain | Chelsea | Premier League |
| S.Handanovic | 35 | Slovenia | Inter Milan | Serie A |
| Hugo Lloris | 32 | France | Tottenham | Premier League |
| M-A T. Stegen | 27 | Germany | Barcelona | La Liga |
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Kopa Trophy Shortlist, 10 Nominees
| Name | Age | Country | Club | League |
| Joao Felix | 19 | Portugal | Atletico Madrid* | La Liga |
| Jadon Sancho | 19 | England | B.Dortmund | Bundesliga |
| Moise Kean | 19 | Italy | Everton** | Premier League |
| S.Chukwueze | 20 | Nigeria | Villarreal | La Liga |
| Kang-In Lee | 18 | South Korea | Valencia | La Liga |
| M.De Ligt | 20 | Netherlands | Juventus*** | Serie A |
| Vinicius Jr | 19 | Brazil | Real Madrid | La Liga |
| Kai Havertz | 20 | Germany | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga |
| M.Guendouzi | 20 | France | Arsenal | Premier League |
| Andrii Lunin | 20 | Ukraine | Real Valladolid**** | La Liga |
*Atletico signed Joao Felix from Benfica for £113.4M on July 3, 2019
**Everton signed Moise Kean from Juventus for £24.75M on August 4, 2019
***Juventus signed Matthijs De Ligt from Ajax for £76.95M on July 18, 2019
****Real Madrid signed Andrii Lunin from Zorya Luhansk for £7.65M on July, 1 2018, he was then sent on-loan to Leganes for the 2018/19 season also Andrii was sent on-loan again to Real Valladolid for the 2019/20 season.
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Women’s Ballon d’Or Shortlist, 20 Nominees
| Name | Age | Country | Club | League |
| Sam Kerr | 26 | Australia | Chicago RS* | NWSL |
| Ellen White | 30 | England | Man City | Super League |
| Nilla Ficher | 35 | Sweden | Wolfsburg | Bundesliga |
| Amandine Hemry | 30 | France | Lyon | Division 1 |
| Lucy Bronze | 27 | England | Lyon | Division 1 |
| Alex Morgan | 30 | United States | Orlando Pride | NWSL |
| Vivianne Miedema | 23 | Netherlands | Arsenal | Super League |
| Dzsenifer Marozsan | 27 | Germany | Lyon | Division 1 |
| Pernille Harder | 26 | Denmark | Wolfsburg | Bundesliga |
| Sarah Bouhaddi | 33 | France | Lyon | Division 1 |
| Megan Rapinoe | 34 | United States | Reign FC | NWSL |
| Lieke Martens | 26 | Netherlands | Barcelona | P.Division |
| S.Van Veenendaal | 29 | Netherlands | Atletico | P.Division |
| Wendie Renard | 29 | France | Lyon | Division 1 |
| Rose Lavelle | 24 | United States | Washington S | NWSL |
| Marta | 33 | Brazil | Orlando Pride | NWSL |
| Ada Hegerberg | 24 | Norway | Lyon | Division 1 |
| Kosovare Asllani | 30 | Sweden | CD Tacon | P.Division |
| Sofia Jakobsson | 29 | Sweden | CD Tacon | P.Divison |
| Tobin Heath | 31 | United States | Portland FC | NWSL |
*Sam Kerr plays for Perth Glory in the Austalian W-League, she also plays for the Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL.
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Ballon D’or Shortlist, 30 Nominees
| Name | Age | Country | Club | League |
| Sadio Mane | 27 | Senegal | Liverpool | Premier League |
| Sergio Aguero | 31 | Argentina | Manchester City | Premier League |
| Frenkie De Jong | 22 | Netherlands | Barcelona* | La Liga |
| Hugo Lloris | 32 | France | Tottenham | Premier League |
| Dusan Tadic | 30 | Serbia | Ajax | Eredivisie |
| Kylian Mbappe | 20 | France | Paris S-Germain | Ligue 1 |
| Trent A-Arnold | 21 | England | Liverpool | Premier League |
| Donny V.D.Beek | 22 | Netherlands | Ajax | Eredivisie |
| P. Aubameyang | 30 | Gabon | Arsenal | Premier League |
| M.A. Ter Stegen | 27 | Germany | Barcelona | La Liga |
| C.Ronaldo | 34 | Portugal | Juventus | Serie A |
| Alisson Becker | 27 | Brazil | Liverpool | Premier League |
| M. De Ligt | 20 | Netherlands | Juventus** | Serie A |
| Karim Benzema | 31 | France | Real Madrid | La Liga |
| G.Wijnaldum | 28 | Netherlands | Liverpool | Premier League |
| Virgil Van Dijk | 28 | Netherlands | Liverpool | Premier League |
| Bernardo Silva | 25 | Portugal | Manchester City | Premier League |
| Heung-Min Son | 27 | South Korea | Tottenham | Premier League |
| R.Lewandowski | 31 | Poland | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga |
| Bobby Firmino | 28 | Brazil | Liverpool | Premier League |
| Lionel Messi | 32 | Argentina | Barcelona | La Liga |
| Riyad Mahrez | 28 | Algeria | Manchester City | Premier League |
| K. De Bruyne | 28 | Belgium | Manchester City | Premier League |
| K.Koulibaly | 28 | Senegal | Napoli | Serie A |
| A.Griezmann | 28 | France | Barcelona*** | La Liga |
| Mohamed Salah | 27 | Egypt | Liverpool | Premier League |
| Eden Hazard | 28 | Belgium | Real Madrid**** | La Liga |
| Marquinhos | 25 | Brazil | PSG | Ligue 1 |
| R.Sterling | 24 | England | Manchester City | Premier League |
| Joao Felix | 19 | Portugal | Atletico***** | La Liga |
*Barcelona signed Frenkie De Jong for £67.5M from Ajax on July 1, 2019.
**Juventus signed Matthijs De Ligt for £76.9M from Ajax on July 18, 2019.
***Barcelona signed Griezmann for £108M from Atletico on July 14, 2019.
****Real Madrid signed Eden Hazard for £90M from Chelsea on July 1, 2019
*****Atletico signed Joao Felix from Benfica for £113.4M on July 3, 2019
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