The 2023 Ballon d'Or (), was the 67th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football magazine, recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2022–2023 season. For the second time in the history of the award, it was given based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year, with the season starting on 1 August 2022 and ending 31 July 2023. The nominees were announced on 6 September 2023 and the ceremony took place on 30 October 2023.
Lionel Messi won the award for a record-extending eighth time after leading Argentina in their victorious 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign and winning Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain. Messi became the only player in history to win the award with three different clubs—having joined Inter Miami in July—and the only one to win it while playing outside Europe.
Aitana Bonmatí won her first Ballon d'Or Féminin, after she won the 2022–23 Women's Champions League with FC Barcelona and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with Spain. In the other award categories, Jude Bellingham was given the Kopa Trophy, Emiliano Martínez won the Yashin Trophy, the Sócrates Award was given to Vinícius Júnior, Erling Haaland claimed the Gerd Müller Trophy, the Men's Club of the Year award went to Manchester City for the second year in a row and FC Barcelona received the inaugural Women's Club of the Year award.
Ballon d'Or
Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2022–23 season. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season (between 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023), only the most recent club is listed.
Thirty players were nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.
+2023 Ballon d'Or rankingRankPlayerNationalityPositionClub Points 1Forward Inter Miami462 2Forward Manchester City357 3Forward Paris Saint-Germain270 4Midfielder Manchester City100 5RodriMidfielder Manchester City57 6Forward Real Madrid497Forward Manchester City28 8Forward Napoli24 9Midfielder Manchester City20 10Midfielder Real Madrid19 11Forward Liverpool1312Forward Barcelona1213Goalkeeper Sevilla1014Midfielder Manchester City815Goalkeeper Aston Villa716Forward Real Madrid617Forward Napoli618Midfielder Borussia Dortmund519Forward Tottenham Hotspur420Forward Inter Milan421Forward Atlético Madrid422Defender Napoli323Goalkeeper Inter Milan224Forward Arsenal125Defender RB Leipzig126Midfielder Bayern Munich027Midfielder Inter Milan028Forward Eintracht Frankfurt0Midfielder Arsenal030Defender Manchester City0
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Ballon d'Or Féminin
For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed.
Thirty players were nominated for the 2023 Ballon d'Or Féminin.
+2023 Ballon d'Or Féminin rankingRankPlayerNationalityPositionClub Points 1Midfielder Barcelona266 2Forward Chelsea87 3Forward Barcelona49 4Forward Barcelona49 5Goalkeeper Manchester United 42 6Defender Real Madrid 32 7Forward VfL Wolfsburg27 8Midfielder Barcelona25 9Forward Real Madrid19 10Forward Aston Villa17 11Defender Chelsea17 12Forward MyNavi Sendai15 13Midfielder VfL Wolfsburg13 14Forward Paris Saint-Germain12 15Defender Paris Saint-Germain12 16Defender Barcelona11 17Forward Manchester City8 18Forward VfL Wolfsburg8 19Midfielder Chelsea8 20Forward Barcelona7 21Forward Levante7 22Defender Arsenal6 23Midfielder Bayern Munich6 24Forward Manchester City5 25Forward Portland Thorns2 26Defender Lyon1 27Midfielder Manchester City1 28DebinhaForward Kansas City Current129Midfielder VfL Wolfsburg0Goalkeeper Aston Villa0
Kopa Trophy
Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2022–23 season. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed.
Ten players were nominated for the 2023 Kopa Trophy.
+2023 Kopa Trophy rankingRankPlayerNationalityPositionClubPoints1Midfielder Borussia Dortmund 902Midfielder Bayern Munich423PedriMidfielder Barcelona334Midfielder Real Madrid295GaviMidfielder Barcelona206Midfielder PSV47Defender Barcelona48Defender Benfica39Forward Atalanta0Forward Lens0
Yashin Trophy
Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2022–23 season. For players who appeared for multiple clubs during the season, only the most recent club is listed.
Ten goalkeepers were nominated for the 2023 Yashin Trophy.
+2023 Yashin Trophy rankingRankPlayerNationalityClubPoints1 Aston Villa2902Ederson Manchester City1973 Sevilla1544 Real Madrid815 Barcelona476 Inter Milan447 Dinamo Zagreb98 Arsenal59 AC Milan110 Lens0
Gerd Müller Trophy
+2023 Gerd Müller Trophy rankingRankPlayerNationalityPositionClubGoals1 Erling Haaland Forward Manchester City 562 Forward Paris Saint-Germain543 Forward Tottenham Hotspur404 Forward Inter Miami385 Forward Barcelona36
Sócrates Award
+2023 Sócrates Award winnerPlayerNationalityPositionClub Vinícius Júnior Forward Real Madrid
Men's Club of the Year
+2023 Men's Club of the Year rankingRankClubBallon d'Or17
Women's Club of the Year
+2023 Women's Club of the Year rankingRankClubBallon d'Or Féminin16
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