Ballon d'Or 2026 results: every winner — Kane, Putellas, Yamal, Saka's Socrates award and PSG club of the year
Alexia Putellas won her third Ballon d'Or Féminin, Lamine Yamal and Vicky López took the young player awards, Luis de la Fuente was named coach of the year and Bukayo Saka won the Socrates Award. Here is the complete list.
The 70th Ballon d'Or ceremony at the London Palladium on Monday night was the first ever held outside France. Harry Kane won the main award — read Kane wins the Ballon d'Or — but there were winners all night.
Every award
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Ballon d'Or | Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England) |
| Ballon d'Or Féminin | Alexia Putellas (Barcelona / London City Lionesses, Spain) |
| Men's young player | Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) |
| Women's young player | Vicky López (Barcelona) |
| Men's striker of the year | Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) |
| Women's striker of the year | Charlyn Corral (Pachuca) |
| Men's goalkeeper | Unai Simón (Athletic Club) |
| Women's goalkeeper | Cata Coll (Barcelona) |
| Men's coach | Luis de la Fuente (Spain) |
| Women's coach | Pere Romeu (Barcelona) |
| Men's club of the year | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Women's club of the year | Barcelona |
| Socrates Award | Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) |
The women's award: Putellas is back
Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d'Or Féminin for the third time, and the first time in four years, after a superb year for Spain and Barcelona; she has since joined London City Lionesses. The podium:
- Alexia Putellas (Spain)
- Ewa Pajor (Poland)
- Khadija "Bunny" Shaw (Jamaica, Manchester City)
Spain's big night
Spain's world champions dominated the supporting awards: Luis de la Fuente was coach of the year, his goalkeeper Unai Simón won the goalkeeper award, and Lamine Yamal was named best young player. Yamal said team-mate Pau Cubarsí — runner-up in the young player vote — "deserved to win it".
Young player top 10: 1 Lamine Yamal, 2 Pau Cubarsí, 3 Warren Zaïre-Emery, 4 Lennart Karl, 5 Yan Diomande, 6 Ayyoub Bouaddi, 7 Kerim Alajbegović, 8 Eli Junior Kroupi, 9 Ibrahim Maza, 10 Johan Manzambi.
Saka's Socrates Award
Bukayo Saka, currently injured with a quad problem, won the Socrates Award, which recognises humanitarian and social work by footballers. See our Saka injury update.
PSG win club of the year on a busy night
Paris Saint-Germain were named men's club of the year while their team was in Paris beating Lyon 2-0, after the league game was moved by the police — read our PSG 2-0 Lyon report.
The men's ranking, 11th to 29th
11 Jude Bellingham, 12 Pau Cubarsí, 13 Achraf Hakimi, 14 Vitinha, 15 Declan Rice, 16 Ferran Torres, 17 Vinícius Júnior, 18 Marc Cucurella, 19 João Neves, 20 Willian Pacho, 21 Gabriel, 22 Lautaro Martínez, 23 Nuno Mendes, 24 Luis Díaz, 25 Marquinhos, 26 Dayot Upamecano, 27 Bruno Fernandes, 28 Julián Quiñones, 29= Sadio Mané, 29= William Saliba.
Premier League players in the top 30: Erling Haaland (8th), Declan Rice (15th), Gabriel (21st), Bruno Fernandes (27th) and William Saliba (29th).
FAQ
Who won the women's Ballon d'Or 2026? Alexia Putellas, for the third time, ahead of Ewa Pajor and Khadija Shaw.
Who won the Kopa Trophy (young player) in 2026? Lamine Yamal in the men's category and Vicky López in the women's.
Who was coach of the year at the 2026 Ballon d'Or? Luis de la Fuente (Spain) for the men and Pere Romeu (Barcelona) for the women.
