FC Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmati on Monday (Oct 28) won her second successive women's Ballon d'Or, after leading her club to a historic continental quadruple of titles and claiming the Nations League with her country. The 26-year-old playmaker joins team-mate Alexia Putellas as the only women to win the Ballon d'Or twice, since the award's inauguration in 2018.
Spain and FC Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the women's Ballon d'Or for the second year in a row. Bonmati won every possible trophy at club level last season as Barcelona secured a historic quadruple - winning Liga F, the Champions League, Supercopa and Copa de la Reina. The 26-year-old scored a career-best tally of 19 goals across all four competitions.
Bonmati also spearheaded Spain's charge to the inaugural Women's Nations League title in February with four goals, including one in their 2-0 win over France in the final.
"Thank you so much for your applause. I'm so grateful to be here to receive this award for the second time," Bonmati said after she received the award in Paris.
"I always say this is not something that you can do alone, I'm so lucky to be surrounded by wonderful players who help me to keep growing into a better player."
England's Lauren James achieved a 13th-place finish in the voting, while her Lionesses team-mates Lucy Bronze and Lauren Hemp finished 20th and 28th, respectively.
Emma Hayes became the first winner of the women's coach of the year award after leading Chelsea to a fifth straight Women's Super League title before guiding the United States to Olympic gold at Paris 2024.
The last 10 winners of the women's Ballon d'Or after Aitana Bonmati won for a second consecutive year on Monday:
2018: Ada Hegerberg (Nor/Lyon) – inaugural award
2019: Megan Rapinoe (USA/Reign FC)
2020: Not awarded due to the Covid pandemic
2021: Alexia Putellas (Esp/Barcelona)
2022: Alexia Putellas (Esp/Barcelona)
2023: Aitana Bonmati (Esp/Barcelona)
2024: Aitana Bonmati (Esp/Barcelona)
