Ballon d’Or 2026: Full list of winners

Abimbola Joseph

Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas head the list of winners at the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony, held at the London Palladium on Monday.

Kane won the men’s Ballon d’Or after an outstanding season with Bayern Munich and England, becoming the first Englishman since Michael Owen in 2001 to claim the award. He also won the Gerd Müller Trophy for Best Striker.

Putellas claimed the women’s Ballon d’Or for the third time, following her victories in 2021 and 2022. She won the award after a successful season with Barcelona before moving to London City Lionesses.

The ceremony, the 70th edition of the awards, recognised outstanding performances in men’s and women’s football.

Full list of Ballon d’Or 2026 winners

Men’s Ballon d’Or: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich/England)

Women’s Ballon d’Or: Alexia Putellas (London City Lionesses/Spain)

Men’s Young Talent of the Year (Kopa Trophy): Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain)

Women’s Young Talent of the Year: Vicky Lopez (Barcelona/Spain)

Men’s Coach of the Year: Luis de la Fuente (Spain)

Women’s Coach of the Year: Pere Romeu (Barcelona)

Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year (Yashin Trophy): Unai Simón (Athletic Club/Spain)

Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Cata Coll (Barcelona/Spain)

Men’s Best Striker (Gerd Müller Trophy): Harry Kane (Bayern Munich/England)

Women’s Best Striker: Charlyn Corral

Socrates Award: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal/England)

Men’s Club of the Year: Paris Saint-Germain

Women’s Club of the Year: Barcelona Femeni

Yamal wins third consecutive young talent award

Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal won the men’s Young Talent of the Year award, also known as the Kopa Trophy, for the third consecutive year.

The Spain international said he believed his Barcelona teammate Pau Cubarsí deserved the honour.

“I would have liked (Pau) Cubarsí, my teammate, to be here because I think this prize should have been for him; he deserved it,” Yamal said.

He also thanked his Barcelona and Spain teammates, pledging to continue working towards winning more team and individual honours.

Barcelona forward Vicky Lopez retained the women’s Young Talent of the Year award after winning the inaugural edition in 2025.

Spain dominates coaching and goalkeeper awards

Spain enjoyed success in the coaching and goalkeeper categories, with national team manager Luis de la Fuente winning the men’s Coach of the Year award and Barcelona manager Pere Romeu taking the women’s prize.

Unai Simón was named men’s Goalkeeper of the Year, while Barcelona’s Cata Coll won the women’s award.

Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka received the Socrates Award for his humanitarian and charitable work.

Paris Saint-Germain won the men’s Club of the Year award, while Barcelona Femeni claimed the women’s honour.

Ballon d’Or 2026: Men’s top 10

Harry Kane — Bayern Munich/England

Kylian Mbappé — Real Madrid/France

Lamine Yamal — Barcelona/Spain

Rodri — Barcelona/Spain

Lionel Messi — Inter Miami/Argentina

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — Paris Saint-Germain/Georgia

Ousmane Dembélé — Paris Saint-Germain/France

Erling Haaland — Manchester City/Norway

Michael Olise — Bayern Munich/France

Fabián Ruiz — Paris Saint-Germain/Spain