Ballon d’Or 2026 Results.Harry Kane is the Ballon d’Or 2026 winner, with Alexia Putellas winning the women’s award at the 70th Ballon d’Or ceremony in London on 26 October 2026. The confirmed Ballon d’Or 2026 rankings list puts Kylian Mbappe second and Lamine Yamal third, while the Ballon d’Or 2026 top 10 also includes Rodri, Lionel Messi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembele, Erling Haaland, Michael Olise and Fabian Ruiz.
The full Ballon d’Or 2026 winner list includes Alexia Putellas as the women’s champion, Lamine Yamal and Vicky Lopez as the leading young players, Unai Simon and Cata Coll as the goalkeeper winners, Luis de la Fuente and Pere Romeu as the coach winners, and Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona as the clubs of the year. Kane also won Men’s Striker of the Year after scoring 73 goals for Bayern Munich and England during the 2025/26 season.
For current club fixtures involving many of the players in the final rankings, see our 2026/27 UEFA Champions League guide.
Ballon d’Or winners 2026
| Award | Winner | Club / team |
| Men’s Ballon d’Or | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich / England |
| Women’s Ballon d’Or | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona / London City Lionesses / Spain |
| Men’s Young Talent of the Year | Lamine Yamal | Barcelona / Spain |
| Women’s Young Talent of the Year | Vicky Lopez | Barcelona / Spain |
| Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year | Unai Simon | Athletic Club / Spain |
| Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year | Cata Coll | Barcelona / Spain |
| Men’s Coach of the Year | Luis de la Fuente | Spain |
| Women’s Coach of the Year | Pere Romeu | Barcelona |
| Men’s Club of the Year | Paris Saint-Germain | France |
| Women’s Club of the Year | Barcelona | Spain |
| Men’s Striker of the Year | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich / England |
| Women’s Striker of the Year | Charlyn Corral | Pachuca / Mexico |
| Socrates Award | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal / England |
The 2026 Ballon d’Or winner in the men’s category was therefore Kane, while Putellas took the women’s prize for the third time in her career.
Ballon d’Or 2026 top 10 men’s rankings
| Rank | Player | Club | Country |
| 1 | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | England |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappe | Real Madrid | France |
| 3 | Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | Spain |
| 4 | Rodri | Manchester City / Barcelona | Spain |
| 5 | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami | Argentina |
| 6 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | Paris Saint-Germain | Georgia |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembele | Paris Saint-Germain | France |
| 8 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | Norway |
| 9 | Michael Olise | Bayern Munich | France |
| 10 | Fabian Ruiz | Paris Saint-Germain | Spain |
Kylian Mbappe finished second, his highest Ballon d’Or finish. Lamine Yamal finished third and also won Men’s Young Talent of the Year, while Lionel Messi finished fifth.
Full Ballon d’Or rankings 2026: men’s top 30
| Rank | Player | Club | Country |
| 1 | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | England |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappe | Real Madrid | France |
| 3 | Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | Spain |
| 4 | Rodri | Manchester City / Barcelona | Spain |
| 5 | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami | Argentina |
| 6 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | Paris Saint-Germain | Georgia |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembele | Paris Saint-Germain | France |
| 8 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | Norway |
| 9 | Michael Olise | Bayern Munich | France |
| 10 | Fabian Ruiz | Paris Saint-Germain | Spain |
| 11 | Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid | England |
| 12 | Pau Cubarsi | Barcelona | Spain |
| 13 | Achraf Hakimi | Paris Saint-Germain | Morocco |
| 14 | Vitinha | Paris Saint-Germain | Portugal |
| 15 | Declan Rice | Arsenal | England |
| 16 | Ferran Torres | Barcelona / Paris Saint-Germain | Spain |
| 17 | Vinicius Junior | Real Madrid | Brazil |
| 18 | Marc Cucurella | Chelsea / Real Madrid | Spain |
| 19 | Joao Neves | Paris Saint-Germain | Portugal |
| 20 | Willian Pacho | Paris Saint-Germain | Ecuador |
| 21 | Gabriel Magalhaes | Arsenal | Brazil |
| 22 | Lautaro Martinez | Inter Milan | Argentina |
| 23 | Nuno Mendes | Paris Saint-Germain | Portugal |
| 24 | Luis Diaz | Bayern Munich | Colombia |
| 25 | Marquinhos | Paris Saint-Germain | Brazil |
| 26 | Dayot Upamecano | Bayern Munich | France |
| 27 | Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | Portugal |
| 28 | Julian Quinones | Al-Qadsiah | Mexico |
| =29 | Sadio Mane | Al-Nassr | Senegal |
| =29 | William Saliba | Arsenal | France |
Why Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d’Or
Harry Kane’s 2026 Ballon d’Or win followed a season in which he scored 73 goals for club and country. Kane scored 61 times for Bayern Munich and 12 for England, won the Bundesliga scoring title for a third consecutive season, recorded 14 Champions League goals and helped Bayern complete a domestic treble.
Kane became the first English men’s Ballon d’Or winner since Michael Owen in 2001 and the fifth English winner overall after Stanley Matthews, Bobby Charlton, Kevin Keegan and Owen. He was also 33 at the time of the award, making the result another late-career milestone after his move from Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich in 2023.
The award period ran from 3 August 2025 to 19 July 2026, so voters were assessing Kane’s full club season and England’s 2026 World Cup campaign rather than the 2026 calendar year alone.
Alexia Putellas wins her third Women’s Ballon d’Or
Alexia Putellas won the 2026 Women’s Ballon d’Or for the third time in her career after previous victories in 2021 and 2022. Putellas finished ahead of Ewa Pajor and Khadija Shaw after a season in which she was named Women’s Champions League Player of the Season and helped Barcelona win the competition.
UEFA recorded seven goals and seven assists for Putellas during Barcelona’s 2025/26 Women’s Champions League campaign. She joined London City Lionesses ahead of the 2026/27 season, but the Ballon d’Or recognised performances from the previous season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Country |
| 1 | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona / London City Lionesses | Spain |
| 2 | Ewa Pajor | Barcelona | Poland |
| 3 | Khadija Shaw | Manchester City | Jamaica |
| 4 | Melchie Dumornay | OL Lyonnes | Haiti |
| 5 | Patri Guijarro | Barcelona | Spain |
| 6 | Caroline Graham Hansen | Barcelona | Norway |
| 7 | Pernille Harder | Bayern Munich | Denmark |
| 8 | Claudia Pina | Barcelona | Spain |
| 9 | Alessia Russo | Arsenal | England |
| 10 | Temwa Chawinga | Kansas City Current | Malawi |
African players in the 2026 Ballon d’Or rankings
The final rankings also included four African players across the men’s and women’s awards. Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi finished 13th in the men’s ranking, while Senegal’s Sadio Mane shared 29th place. In the women’s ranking, Malawi’s Temwa Chawinga finished 10th and Zambia’s Barbra Banda placed 18th.
Chawinga’s 10th-place finish was the highest by an African player across the two main 2026 Ballon d’Or rankings. Hakimi was the highest-ranked African player in the men’s list at 13th.
How Ballon d’Or voting worked in 2026
France Football’s 2026 rules ranked three criteria in order: individual performance and decisive impact; collective performance and trophies; then class and fair play. The men’s award used one specialised journalist from each of the top 100 nations in the FIFA rankings, while the women’s award used the top 50 nations.
Each juror ranked 10 players from the 30-player shortlist. The selections were worth 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point respectively, and the player with the highest total won. First-place votes were the first tie-breaker if two players finished level on points.
Why the 2026 Ballon d’Or was different
The 2026 ceremony was the 70th edition of the Ballon d’Or and was staged at the London Palladium. The London venue marked the first Ballon d’Or ceremony in the city and paid tribute to Sir Stanley Matthews, the inaugural men’s winner in 1956.
Kane’s victory ended England’s 25-year wait for a men’s winner. Putellas, meanwhile, moved to three Women’s Ballon d’Or titles, matching Aitana Bonmati’s total after Bonmati won in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
What comes next for the 2026 finalists
The awards are settled, but the players and clubs in the rankings are already back in domestic and European competition. Follow current fixtures, scores, results and standings with the SP Score App, and use our SportPesa South Africa soccer coverage for match previews, competition updates and football stories.
Ballon d’Or 2026 FAQs
Who won Ballon d’Or 2026?
Harry Kane won the men’s 2026 Ballon d’Or, while Alexia Putellas won the women’s award.
Who finished second in the 2026 Ballon d’Or?
Kylian Mbappe finished second in the men’s ranking, with Lamine Yamal third.
Where did Lamine Yamal finish in the 2026 Ballon d’Or?
Lamine Yamal finished third in the men’s Ballon d’Or and also won Men’s Young Talent of the Year.
Where did Lionel Messi finish in the 2026 Ballon d’Or?
Lionel Messi finished fifth in the men’s ranking.
Who won the 2026 Women’s Ballon d’Or?
Alexia Putellas won the women’s award for the third time, finishing ahead of Ewa Pajor and Khadija Shaw.
Who won the goalkeeper awards in 2026?
Unai Simon won Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year and Cata Coll won Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year.
Who won Club of the Year at the 2026 Ballon d’Or?
Paris Saint-Germain won Men’s Club of the Year and Barcelona won Women’s Club of the Year.
Were the Ballon d’Or 2026 points published?
Ballon d’Or 2026 points: France Football explains the voting system, but the official Ballon d’Or and UEFA result pages do not list a complete numerical points total for every finalist. Any unofficial points table should be checked against France Football before use.
Ballon d’Or 2026 results: the final picture
The Ballon d’Or 2026 results leave Harry Kane as the men’s winner, Alexia Putellas as the women’s winner, Kylian Mbappe second and Lamine Yamal third in the men’s ranking. The final Ballon d’Or winners 2026 list also includes Lamine Yamal, Vicky Lopez, Unai Simon, Cata Coll, Luis de la Fuente, Pere Romeu, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Charlyn Corral and Bukayo Saka across the other major awards.
The Ballon d’Or 2026 is complete, but the players and clubs in the final rankings are already back in domestic and European competition. Follow their current fixtures and results through SportPesa South Africa football coverage and SP Score.
