The 2023 edition of the prestigious Ballon d’Or award was held in Paris with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi winning the men’s prize for a record-extending 8th time.
By Olisa Obi
Messi beat Norway’s Erling Haaland who plays for Manchester City to win the prize in France.
Also, Spain’s World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati won the Women’s Ballon d’Or at the ceremony.
This is the list of the complete top 30 players:
1. Lionel Messi 2. Erling Haaland 3. Kylian Mbappé 4. Kevin De Bruyne 5. Rodri 6. Vinicius Jr. 7. Julián Álvarez 8. Victor Osimhen 9. Bernardo Silva 10. Luka Modric 11. Mohamed Salah 12. Robert Lewandowski 13. Yassine Bounou 14. Ilkay Gündogan 15. Emiliano Martinez 16. Karim Benzema 17. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 18. Jude Bellingham 19. Harry Kane 20. Lautaro Martínez 21. Antoine Griezmann 22. Kim Min-Jae 23. André Onana 24. Bukayo Saka 25. Josko Gvardiol 26. Jamal Musiala 27. Nicolo Barella 28. Martin Odeggard 29. Randal Kolo Muani 30. Ruben Dias
There were other winners at the 2023 Ballon d’Or awards in France as seen below:
