| 2021 Ballon d'Or | |
| Date: | 29 November 2021 |
| Location: | Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris |
| Presenter: | France Football |
| Host: | Sandy Heribert Didier Drogba |
| Award1 Type: | Ballon d'Or |
| Award1 Winner: |  Lionel Messi(7th award) |
| Award2 Type: | Ballon d'Or Féminin |
| Award2 Winner: |  Alexia Putellas(1st award) |
| Award3 Type: | Kopa Trophy |
| Award3 Winner: | Pedri (1st award) |
| Award4 Type: | Yashin Trophy |
| Award4 Winner: |  Gianluigi Donnarumma(1st award) |
| Award5 Type: | Best Striker |
| Award5 Winner: |  Robert Lewandowski(1st award) |
| Previous: | 2019 |
| Main: | Ballon d'Or |
| Next: | 2022 |
The 2021 Ballon d'Or (French: Ballon d'Or) was the 65th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world in 2021.
The nominees for the ceremony were announced on 8 October 2021. Right before the ceremony, France Football announced that along with the Men's and Women's Ballon d'Or, Kopa Trophy and Yashin Trophy, two new awards would be given: the Best Club and Best Striker of the Year.
Lionel Messi won the award for a record-extending seventh time after captaining Argentina to the 2021 Copa America, its first senior international title since 1993.[1] Robert Lewandowski finished second following his record-setting 41-goal season in the 2020–21 Bundesliga campaign, and Jorginho finished third after contributing to 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Euro 2020 titles.
The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[2] [3]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain | 613 |
| 2 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 580 |
| 3 | Jorginho | Chelsea | 460 |
| 4 |  Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 239 |
| 5 | N'Golo Kanté | Chelsea | 186 |
| 6 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus Manchester United | 178 |
| 7 |  Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 121 |
| 8 |  Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 73 |
| 9 | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 58 |
| 10 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Milan Paris Saint-Germain | 36 |
| 11 |  Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | 33 |
| 12 | Romelu Lukaku | Inter Milan Chelsea | 26 |
| Giorgio Chiellini | Juventus | ||
| 14 | Leonardo Bonucci | Juventus | 18 |
| 15 | Raheem Sterling | Manchester City | 10 |
| 16 |  Neymar | Paris Saint-Germain | 9 |
| 17 | Luis Suárez | Atlético Madrid | 8 |
| Simon Kjær | Milan | ||
| 19 | Mason Mount | Chelsea | 7 |
| Riyad Mahrez | Manchester City | ||
| 21 | Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | 6 |
| Lautaro Martínez | Inter Milan | ||
| 23 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
| 24 | Pedri | Barcelona | 3 |
| 25 | Phil Foden | Manchester City | 2 |
| 26 | Gerard Moreno | Villarreal | 1 |
| Nicolò Barella | Inter Milan | ||
| Rúben Dias | Manchester City | ||
| 29 | Luka Modrić | Real Madrid | 0 |
| Cesar Azpilicueta | Chelsea |
See main article: Ballon d'Or Féminin. The shortlist for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[4]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona | 186 | |
| 2 | Jennifer Hermoso | Barcelona | 84 | |
| 3 |  Sam Kerr | Chelsea | 46 | |
| 4 | Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | 46 | |
| 5 | Lieke Martens | Barcelona | 40 | |
| 6 |  Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns | 36 | |
| 7 | Pernille Harder | Chelsea | 33 | |
| 8 | Ashley Lawrence | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | |
| 9 | Jessie Fleming | Chelsea | 25 | |
| 10 | Fran Kirby | Chelsea | 22 | |
| 11 |  Magdalena Eriksson | Chelsea | 20 | |
| 12 | Christiane Endler | Paris Saint-Germain Lyon | 19 | |
| 13 | Stina Blackstenius | BK Häcken | 10 | |
| 14 |  Sam Mewis | Manchester City North Carolina Courage | 8 | |
| 15 | Irene Paredes | Paris Saint-Germain Barcelona | 8 | |
| 16 | Ellen White | Manchester City | 4 | |
| 17 | Kadidiatou Diani | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | |
| 18 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | |
| 19 | Sandra Paños | Barcelona | 3 | |
| 20 | Wendie Renard | Lyon | 2 |
See main article: Kopa Trophy. The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[5]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedri | Barcelona | 89 |
| 2 | Jude Bellingham | Borussia Dortmund | 39 |
| 3 | Jamal Musiala | Bayern Munich | 38 |
| 4 | Nuno Mendes | Sporting CP Paris Saint-Germain | 23 |
| 5 | Mason Greenwood | Manchester United | 15 |
| 6 | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | 8 |
| 7 | Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 |
| 8 | Ryan Gravenberch | Ajax | 3 |
| 9 | Giovanni Reyna | Borussia Dortmund | 1 |
| Jérémy Doku | Rennes |
See main article: Yashin Trophy. The nominees for the awards were announced on 8 October 2021.[6]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Milan Paris Saint-Germain | 594 | |
| 2 |  Édouard Mendy | Chelsea | 404 | |
| 3 |  Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid | 155 | |
| 4 | Ederson | Manchester City | 93 | |
| 5 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 91 | |
| 6 | Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa | 90 | |
| 7 | Kasper Schmeichel | Leicester City | 76 | |
| 8 | Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid | 29 | |
| Keylor Navas | Paris Saint-Germain | |||
| 10 | Samir Handanović | Inter Milan | 8 |
See main article: Gerd Müller Trophy.