| 2019 Ballon d'Or | |
| Date: | 2 December 2019 |
| Location: | Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris |
| Country: | France |
| Presenter: | France Football |
| Host: | Sandy Heribert Didier Drogba |
| Award1 Type: | Ballon d'Or |
| Award1 Winner: |  Lionel Messi(6th award) |
| Award2 Type: | Ballon d'Or Féminin |
| Award2 Winner: |  Megan Rapinoe(1st award) |
| Award3 Type: | Kopa Trophy |
| Award3 Winner: | Matthijs de Ligt (1st award) |
| Award4 Type: | Yashin Trophy |
| Award4 Winner: |  Alisson(1st award) |
| Previous: | 2018 |
| Main: | Ballon d'Or |
| Next: | 2021 |
The 2019 Ballon d'Or (French: Ballon d'Or) was the 64th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, and recognising the best footballers in the world for 2019.[1] Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi won his record-breaking sixth award and broke the tie with Cristiano Ronaldo for most Ballon d'Or awards. Virgil van Dijk came in a very close second after a stellar year with Liverpool and Netherlands national team while Cristiano Ronaldo came in third with Juventus.[2] [3] [4]
The nominees for the awards were announced on 21 October 2019.[5] [6]
See main article: Ballon d'Or Féminin.
Megan Rapinoe won the 2019 Ballon d'Or Féminin for best female player in the world.[7]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Rapinoe | Reign FC | 230 | |
| 2 | Lucy Bronze | Lyon | 94 | |
| 3 | Alex Morgan | Orlando Pride | 68 | |
| 4 |  Ada Hegerberg | Lyon | 67 | |
| 5 | Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | 38 | |
| 6 |  Wendie Renard | Lyon | 32 | |
| 7 |  Sam Kerr | Chicago Red Stars Chelsea | 27 | |
| 8 | Rose Lavelle | Washington Spirit | 19 | |
| 9 | Ellen White | Manchester City | 18 | |
| 10 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Lyon | 16 | |
| 11 | Amandine Henry | Lyon | 13 | |
| 12 | Sari van Veenendaal | Atlético Madrid | 13 | |
| 13 | Tobin Heath | Portland Thorns | 11 | |
| 14 | Pernille Harder | VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | |
| Lieke Martens | Barcelona | |||
| 16 |  Kosovare Asllani | Tacón | 6 | |
| Nilla Fischer | Linköping | |||
| Marta | Orlando Pride | |||
| 19 | Sofia Jakobsson | Tacón | 4 | |
| 20 | Sarah Bouhaddi | Lyon | 0 |
See main article: Kopa Trophy. Matthijs de Ligt won the 2019 Kopa Trophy for the best player in the world under the age of 21.[8]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthijs de Ligt | Ajax Juventus | 58 |
| 2 | Jadon Sancho | Borussia Dortmund | 49 |
| 3 | João Félix | Benfica Atlético Madrid | 41 |
| 4 | Vinícius Júnior | Real Madrid | 17 |
| 5 |  Andriy Lunin | Leganés Valladolid | 9 |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi | Arsenal | 5 |
| Kai Havertz | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| 8 |  Moise Kean | Juventus Everton | 3 |
| 9 |  Samuel Chukwueze | Villarreal | 1 |
 Lee Kang-in | Valencia |
See main article: Yashin Trophy. Alisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019.[9]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson | Liverpool | 795 | |
| 2 | Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona | 284 | |
| 3 | Ederson | Manchester City | 142 | |
| 4 |  Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid | 131 | |
| 5 | Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | 80 | |
| 6 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 52 | |
| 7 |  André Onana | Ajax | 41 | |
| 8 |  Kepa Arrizabalaga | Chelsea | 29 | |
| 9 |  Wojciech Szczęsny | Juventus | 24 | |
| 10 | Samir Handanović | Internazionale | 6 |
