2023-10-30 18:28:00
Messi, Mbappé, Haaland? Who will succeed Karim Benzema on the Ballon d’Or winners this Monday, October 30? Response from 5 p.m. at the Théâtre du Châtelet and live written on Eurosport.
With four French people among the nominees, including the 2022 winner Karim Benzema, and the Parisian Kylian Mbappé, find the complete ranking of the 2023 vintage of the most prestigious individual award in football. And if the Argentinian Lionel Messi seems to be the favorite to win an eighth coronation following his victory at the World Cup, the competition promises to be tough.
THE 2023 BALLON D’OR RANKINGS
11e : Mohamed Salah (Egypte / Liverpool)
After a seventh place in 2021 and a fifth place last year, “Mo” Salah (31), named for the fifth time, is this time out of the top 10. The fault, probably, is a complicated season for Liverpool, unable to qualify for the Champions League despite the Egyptian’s 27 goals in 46 matches.
12e: Robert Lewandowski (Pologne / FC Barcelone)
He leaves the top 10 for the first time since the 2018 edition, the year of the World Cup. Not a coincidence. Robert Lewandowski may have carried Poland at arm’s length, but he might not take them very far in Qatar. But for his first year with FC Barcelona, he finished top scorer in La Liga, with 23 goals, and his weight at the forefront of the Catalan attack no longer needs to be questioned. This man has his napkin ring at the top of this list.
13e: Yassine Bounou (Maroc, Al-Hilal)
Like his colleague two places higher, Yassine Bounou left his mark on the 2022-2023 season thanks to the World Cup in Qatar. The last bastion of an extraordinary Moroccan team eliminated in the semi-finals by France, Bounou also won, and that counts, the Europa League with Sevilla FC. We will certainly never see him once more in the list of 30, but this 13th place fits him like a glove.
14e : İlkay Gündoğan (Allemagne / FC Barcelona)
One of the most important elements of City 2022-23. Under the orders of Pep Guardiola, the German international (33 years old) has taken on a whole new dimension. Essential in the game, intelligent in all sectors, Gündoğan was essential in the raid of titles of his team. Believing he had done the trick at City, he left for Barça last summer, despite his coach’s desire to keep him.
15e : Emiliano Martinez (Argentine / Aston Villa)
It is certainly not the crowd gathered in front of the Châtelet theater this Monday evening which will celebrate Emi Martinez. But the Argentine goalkeeper’s sensational performance in the World Cup final penalty shootout is enough to place him 15th on this list. The Aston Villa goalkeeper delivered the performance of his life at the best of times, and he fully deserves his place in the middle of this ranking for having offered the supreme title to his country.
Martinez’s save once morest Kolo Muani in the World Cup final
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16e: Karim Benzema (France / Al-Ittihad)
Here is Benzé: The winner of the 2022 edition goes down 15 places. Karim Benzema signed another season as boss with Real Madrid last year; but he did not participate in the World Cup in Qatar. Worse, he suffered from the imbroglio which accompanied him throughout the month of December, at the end of which he announced his international retirement. And the slap received at the Bernabéu once morest Manchester City (0-4) in the Champions League deprived him of a major title.
17e : Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia / Napoli)
The revelation of the final Serie A season. Alongside Victor Osimhen, “Kvara” allowed Napoli to win the third title in its history with 16 goals and 18 assists. A hell of a performance for a player who was still an unknown before arriving in Italy. His nickname ? “Kvaradona”, in reference to Diego Armando Maradona. Just that.
18e : Jude Bellingham (Angleterre / Real Madrid)
It will certainly be even higher during the next edition of the Ballon d’Or. But for now, Jude Bellingham must be content with this 18th place. Author of a good season at Borussia Dortmund, the midfielder scored 12 goals in 38 matches. Before, therefore, flying to Real Madrid to break all records there (13 goals in 13 matches). See you next season, Jude.
19e : Harry Kane (Angleterre / Bayern Munich)
If he had scored his penalty once morest France in the quarter-finals of the Qatari World Cup, might he have hoped for better? Highly possible. But Harry Kane still scores 40 goals in all competitions in 2022-2023; only Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland do better. His recurring problem, one that he perhaps solved by joining Bayern Munich this summer, is not having won titles with Tottenham.
Harry Kane
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20e : Lautaro Martinez (Argentine / Inter)
For his second nomination, Lautaro Martinez enters the gates of the top 20. World champion with Argentina despite a substitute role (0 goals, 0 assists), the 26-year-old striker mainly took to Inter Milan in the Champions League final, lost to Manchester City. Having become captain of his team, “Lauti”, author of 28 goals and 11 assists in 57 matches, also won an Italian Cup and an Italian Super Cup. Boss.
21e : Antoine Griezmann (France / Atlético Madrid)
Four years following his last nomination, Antoine Griezmann returns to the list of Ballon d’Or nominees. And seeing the Frenchman 21st, he who finished as the best passer in La Liga, who took over the game of his Atlético Madrid and who signed a very nice World Cup, even has a slight bitter taste. This still rewards the French playmaker.
22nd: Kim min-jae (South Korea / Bayern Munich)
Having left for Bayern Munich this summer, Kim min-jae was part of Napoli’s great epic in Serie A last season. Impressive in defense, the South Korean quickly established himself within the Parthenopean club, and his contribution led to the victory of a third historic Scudetto. To the point that Bayern did not hesitate to waive their release clause to recruit him.
23rd: André Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United)
He kept the goals for Inter Milan almost the entire season, and is therefore one of the architects of the Nerazzurri’s very good 2022-2023 exercise. The Cameroonian, however, has complicated memories of the 2022 World Cup, during which he argued with the coach, and his debut at Manchester United came under fire from criticism. With his real strength of character, Onana nevertheless remains one of the best goalkeepers of last season.
24th: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal / Angleterre)
Symbol of the Gunners’ comeback, Bukayo Saka (22) might have collapsed following his missed shot on goal in the final of Euro 2020, played in June-July 2021. It was quite the opposite. With 22 goals and 14 assists, the British international allowed Arsenal, who came very close to the Premier League title, to dream big last season. In addition to becoming a captain in the selection.
25e : Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City / Croatia)
He became the most expensive defender in history, and not for no reason. Josko Gvardiol (21), snatched from RB Leipzig by Manchester City for 90 million euros this summer, amazed the world during the World Cup in Qatar with his serenity and technical quality. At only 21 years old, he entered the list of 30.
Josko Gvardiol during Manchester City – Sevilla FC in the European Super Cup
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26th: Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich / Germany)
And to think he’s only 20 years old. A true gem of Bayern Munich, Jamal Musiala is now one of the bosses of the German club. German champion, scorer of 12 goals in 42 matches last season, the German international is part of this young generation who will leave their mark on football. Here he is 26th in this Ballon d’Or ranking.
27e : Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan / Italy)
An unfortunate finalist in the last C1 final, Nicolo Barella still managed a full season with Inter. A true captain of Simone Inzaghi’s eleven, the former Cagliari player displayed a high and constant level throughout his outings. Leader of his team, the Italian international is also one of the darlings of the Benamata fans.
28th: Martin Odegaard (Arsenal/Norway)
He is the man who brought Arsenal back to the top level. Less spectacular than Bukayo Saka, the other Gunner nominated, he remains the one who wore the armband all season, and who brought magic and success back to the Emirates Stadium. The keystone of Mikel Arteta’s success, Odegaard nevertheless suffers from the nothingness that characterizes the Norwegian selection, which prevents him from aiming higher in this ranking.
Martin Ødegaard was able to unleash the jubilation on Sunday evening.
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28th: Randal Kolo Muani (PSG/France)
The year of the explosion. Having left FC Nantes for Eintracht Frankfurt last summer, he is the French player who has grown the fastest this year, notably thanks to the World Cup in Qatar. Scorer in the semi-final once morest Morocco, he might even have gained a few places if his shot at the end of extra time once morest Argentina in the final had ended up deep. Today installed at PSG and in the French team, it is a safe bet that this first appearance among the nominees for the Ballon d’Or will not be the last.
30e : Ruben Dias (Manchester City / Portugal)
Ruben Dias has won everything with Manchester City. With a historic hat-trick, and in particular this victory in the Champions League final once morest Inter Milan, the Portuguese defender has made himself indispensable to Pep Guardiola’s defense. His 2022-2023 season in figures: 43 matches, 1 goal and 3,466 minutes played. Anyway. He occupies 30th place in the 2023 Ballon d’Or rankings.
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