Who won Ballon d’Or 2024? Final results, award winners and full rankings as Rodri, Bonmati claim top prizes

The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony was held in Paris on October 28 to honour the finest players, coaches and teams in the professional game over the past season.

Vinicius Junior and Aitana Bonmati were the favourites for the most illustrious prizes, with Manchester City’s Rodri and Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal also tipped for success.

The 2024 Ballon d’Or marked the first time in two decades that neither Lionel Messi, who claimed the men’s trophy last year, nor Cristiano Ronaldo were among the nominees. It meant something of a new era in global soccer was dawning, and with it, the crowning of a first-time winner of the top individual award in the sport.

The Sporting News details winners and final rankings as the world now looks ahead to the 2025 ceremony on September 22.

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Who won Ballon d’Or 2024? Final results

The winners of the men’s and women’s 2024 Ballon d’Or awards were confirmed at Monday’s ceremony in Paris, France.

Rodri overcame stern competition from Real Madrid stars Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr. to claim the top prize after an exceptional season for Manchester City and Spain.

It was a double success for Spain as Barcelona playmaker Aitana Bonmati made it back-to-back successes in the Ballon d’Or Feminin.

Ballon d’Or 2024: Final rankings

Ballon d’Or Feminin 2024: Final rankings

Who won the Gerd Muller Trophy? 

The Gerd Muller Trophy is awarded to the best goal-scorer of the past season among players who are based in Europe.

Last year, Manchester City’s Erling Haaland claimed the prize. In 2024 it was shared between Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe. In his acceptance speech, Bayern Munich striker Kane paid tribute to club legend Muller.

🏆 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗬 𝗞𝗔𝗡𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗗 𝗠Ü𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗥-𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗛𝗬 🏆

Einfach nur verdient! Herzlichen Glückwunsch, @HKane! 👏#BallonDor #MiaSanMia #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/aX6ahUdG8c

— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) October 28, 2024

Who won the Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper?

The Yashin Trophy goes to the best male goalkeeper of the past season. 

Emiliano Martinez won the Yashin Trophy in 2023 for his instrumental role in guiding Argentina to World Cup victory.

The Aston Villa goalkeeper retained the prize in Paris after a superb season for club and country. Argentina won a second consecutive Copa America and Villa achieved Champions League qualification

Who won the Kopa Trophy for world’s best young player?

Lamine Yamal won the 2024 Kopa Trophy. The Barcelona star was selected ahead of Kobbie Mainoo, Savinho, Arda Guler and club team-mate Pau Cubarsi by a panel of former Ballon d’Or winners.

The 17-year-old added another landmark to his record-breaking career by becoming the youngest-ever winner of the Kopa Trophy. He has three more editions of the Ballon d’Or to usurp Brazil icon Ronaldo as the youngest winner of the main prize.

Real Madrid and Turkey attacker Guler and Manchester United and England midfielder Mainoo came second and third respectively.

Lamine Yamal! ✨✨✨#ballondor pic.twitter.com/Uj4nFL8Nmp

— Ballon d’Or (@ballondor) October 28, 2024

Who won the Socrates Award?

The Socrates Award is used to recognise humanitarian work carried out by professionals in the game.

Vinicius Junior won this award in 2023 as he received recognition for his foundation, the Vini Jr Institute, which uses technology to provide education to disadvantaged children in Brazil.

Spain forward Jenni Hermoso was given the award in 2024 “in recognition of her exemplary role in the development of equality and empowerment of women’s football and her social commitment against sexual assault”.

The Tigres UNAL star said: “I’d like to tell all women that I’m going to keep on being courageous and keep on raising my voice to help all those other women who want to make sport and the world a better place.”

¡¡Enhorabuena, @Jennihermoso!!

La jugadora española es galardonada con el Premio Sócrates en la Gala del #BallonDor 2024.#JugarLucharYGanar | #PrixSocrates pic.twitter.com/lSlwJLHHnb

— Selección Española Femenina de Fútbol (@SEFutbolFem) October 28, 2024

In 2022, he allocated €335,000 to the foundation, a figure that increased to over €1 million in 2023, and is set to reach €2.5 million in 2024.

Co-host of the awards night Didier Drogba emphasised that the award doesn’t solely honour his community efforts but also his campaign against racism. 

List of men’s Ballon d’Or winners

The first Ballon d’Or was awarded in 1956 to Blackpool legend Stanley Matthews, one of the greats of the English game.

Dutch giant Johan Cruyff became the first player to win it three times in the 1970s. French star Michel Platini won it three times in a row — the first to achieve that feat — in the 80s.

Messi and Ronaldo dominated from 2008-2017, with only Luka Modric capable of stopping that run in 2018.

Messi then won the 2021 Ballon d’Or, beating out Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho by a narrow margin for his seventh trophy before lifting his eighth in 2023. 

List of Ballon d’Or Feminin winners

The women’s Ballon d’Or has been awarded since 2018 with the 2020 event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bonmati’s back-to-back success as Barcelona swept the podium in 2024 underlined the club’s dominance of the women’s game. The past four Ballons d’Or Feminin have ended up with the Catalan giants.

Ballon d’Or Feminin