The women's Ballon d'Or is becoming more and more Barcelona-esque. For the second year in a row, Aitana Bonmatí has been awarded this prize after completing a perfect season at FC Barcelona, winning all four possible titles with the Barcelona squad (Champions League, Liga F, Super Cup and Copa de la Reina), as well as the first Nations League with Spain and a historic qualification for the Olympic Games.
Night after night, the midfielder is gaining more and more stripes in the Catalan first team and her impact on the field has increased dramatically. Last season, Bonmatí was chosen as the best player in the Champions League, where she scored in both the semi-finals and the final, and in the Nations League.
With a record of 19 goals and 18 assists, Aitana is finally establishing herself as the best female footballer today, a condition that she constantly demonstrates on the pitch by being decisive in the big events.
Barça's 'back-to-back'
With the award received this Monday, October 28 in Paris, Aitana consolidates Barça's 'monopoly' in this category, since the Blaugrana team has had the winner of this recognition in its ranks for the last 4 years. In 2021 and 2022, Alexia Putellas was chosen as the best player in the world, while in 2023 and 2024 it was Bonmartí who took home the award.
WINNER | TEAM | YEAR |
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Ada Hegerberg | Olympique de Lyon | 2018 |
Megan Rapinoe | Seattle Reign FC | 2019 |
Alexia Putellas | FC Barcelona | 2021 |
Alexia Putellas | FC Barcelona | 2022 |
Aitana Bonmatí | FC Barcelona | 2023 |
Aitana Bonmatí | FC Barcelona | 2024 |