Ballon d'Or Féminin winners

2025 winner: Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona), ahead of Mariona Caldentey and Alessia Russo.

Most Ballon d'Or awards
3
Aitana Bonmatí
Editions
7
since 2018
Different winners
4
Most successful country
5
Spain
Most successful club
5
Barcelona

Full list of winners and podiums

7 editions, from 2018 to 2025

YearWinnerPodium2nd place3rd place
2025SpainAitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)2nd place: SpainMariona Caldentey (Arsenal) 3rd place: EnglandAlessia Russo (Arsenal)SpainMariona Caldentey (Arsenal)EnglandAlessia Russo (Arsenal)
2024SpainAitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)2nd place: NorwayCaroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona) 3rd place: SpainSalma Paralluelo (Barcelona)NorwayCaroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)SpainSalma Paralluelo (Barcelona)
2023SpainAitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)2nd place: AustraliaSam Kerr (Chelsea) 3rd place: SpainSalma Paralluelo (Barcelona)AustraliaSam Kerr (Chelsea)SpainSalma Paralluelo (Barcelona)
2022SpainAlexia Putellas (Barcelona)2nd place: EnglandBeth Mead (Arsenal) 3rd place: AustraliaSam Kerr (Chelsea)EnglandBeth Mead (Arsenal)AustraliaSam Kerr (Chelsea)
2021SpainAlexia Putellas (Barcelona)2nd place: SpainJenni Hermoso (Barcelona) 3rd place: AustraliaSam Kerr (Chelsea)SpainJenni Hermoso (Barcelona)AustraliaSam Kerr (Chelsea)
2020Not awarded (COVID-19 pandemic)
2019United StatesMegan Rapinoe (Reign FC)2nd place: EnglandLucy Bronze (Lyon) 3rd place: United StatesAlex Morgan (Orlando Pride)EnglandLucy Bronze (Lyon)United StatesAlex Morgan (Orlando Pride)
2018NorwayAda Hegerberg (Lyon)2nd place: DenmarkPernille Harder (VfL Wolfsburg) 3rd place: GermanyDzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)DenmarkPernille Harder (VfL Wolfsburg)GermanyDzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)

Records and statistics

Most awards by player

SpainAitana Bonmatí3
SpainAlexia Putellas2
NorwayAda Hegerberg1
United StatesMegan Rapinoe1

Most podium finishes

SpainAitana Bonmatí3
AustraliaSam Kerr3
SpainAlexia Putellas2
SpainSalma Paralluelo2
NorwayAda Hegerberg1
EnglandAlessia Russo1
United StatesAlex Morgan1
EnglandBeth Mead1
NorwayCaroline Graham Hansen1
GermanyDzsenifer Marozsán1
SpainJenni Hermoso1
EnglandLucy Bronze1
SpainMariona Caldentey1
United StatesMegan Rapinoe1
DenmarkPernille Harder1

Awards by country

SpainSpain5
NorwayNorway1
United StatesUnited States1

Awards by club

Barcelona5
Lyon1
Reign FC1

Country: the winner's national team. Club: the winner's club at the time of the award.

History and rules

Created in 2018 by the French magazine France Football, the Ballon d'Or Féminin is awarded every year to the best female player in the world, as voted by a panel of journalists. Norway's Ada Hegerberg was its first winner.

It was not awarded in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2022 it has rewarded the previous season (August to July) rather than the calendar year. The men's Ballon d'Or has been awarded since 1956.

Frequently asked questions

Ballon d'Or Féminin: who has won it the most times?
Aitana Bonmatí holds the record with 3 awards (2023, 2024, 2025).
Who won the 2025 Ballon d'Or Féminin?
The 2025 Ballon d'Or Féminin was won by Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona), ahead of Mariona Caldentey and Alessia Russo.
Ballon d'Or Féminin: which country has won the most?
Top of the table by country: Spain, with 5 awards.
Ballon d'Or Féminin: which club's players have won it most often?
Top of the table by club: Barcelona, whose players have won 5 awards.
Ballon d'Or Féminin: why was it not awarded in 2020?
France Football cancelled the 2020 edition because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had halted competitions for several months. It is the only year without a Ballon d'Or Féminin since 2018.
Ballon d'Or Féminin: who was the first winner?
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon) won the first Ballon d'Or Féminin, in 2018.