JAKARTA - The Ballon d'Or 2023 award was held on Tuesday, October 31 in the morning WIB. From a number of nominations read out, Lionel Messi came out as the winner and Erling Haaland dominated other categories.
Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or nomination which is also the eighth title for the player. He beat two stars in the future, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.
Since the beginning, La Pulga has been favorite to win this award which was held in Paris. His success in bringing the Argentine national team to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is the main parameter.
Meanwhile, Erling Haaland, who became a strong candidate under Messi to win the Ballon d'Or, did not come home empty-handed. The Manchester City player was named the best striker or Gerd Muller Trophy.
In addition to Haaland, who received an individual award, his club, Manchester United, also received an award as the best club for men.
The winner of the 202 Ballon d'Or 3 categories of the best female footballer was won by Barca star Femeni, Aitana Bonmati. Last year this award was won by his teammate, Alexia Putellas.
Then for the award, the category of the best young player or Kopa Trophy was crowned to Real Madrid's new signing, Jude Bellingham.
Yachine Trophy or the best goalkeeper award was awarded to Emiliano Martinez. The goalkeeper was deemed worthy of the award because last year Martinez contributed to taking the Argentine national team to win the 2022 World Cup.
For this category, Martinez defeated two other top goalkeepers, Ederson, who was brilliant with Manchester City and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
The following is the Complete List of 2023 Ballon d'Or Winners:
2023 Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi
Women's Ballon d'Or 2023: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona Femeni/Spain)
Kopa Trophy: Jude Bellingham
Soccer Prize: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil)
Gerd Muller Trophy: Erling Haaland (Manchester City/Norway)
Yachine Trophy: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa/Argentina)
Men's Best Club: Manchester City
Women's Best Club: Barcelona Femeni.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
