The Barcelona and Spain dynasty in the Ballon d’Or Feminin award remains alive and well following Alexia Putellas’ 2026 win in London, her third time named the best player in the world.
Putellas is now a member of the London City Lionesses but shone as Barca won trophy after trophy last season to reclaim the honor as best women’s player in the world following three-straight wins for club and country teammate Aitana Bonmati.
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It’s a relatively new award, and Spain’s six-peat comes on the heels of the first two Ballons going to Norway’s Ada Hegerberg and USWNT legend Megan Rapinoe.
The depth of talent continues to grow around the world, as the USWNT fights to reclaim the top individual honor in women’s soccer and the Women’s Super League hopes to see England place a winner on this list (Lucy Bronze won FIFA’s The Best Player award, ironically enough when
List of all Ballon d’Or Feminin winners: 2018-present
- 2018: Ada Hegerberg, Lyon and Norway
- 2019: Megan Rapinoe, Seattle Reign and USWNT
- 2020: COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021: Alexia Putellas, Barcelona and Spain
- 2022: Alexia Putellas, Barcelona and Spain
- 2023: Aitana Bonmati, Barcelona and Spain
- 2024: Aitana Bonmati, Barcelona and Spain
- 2025: Aitana Bonmati, Barcelona and Spain
- 2026: Alexia Putellas, Barcelona/London City Lionesses and Spain
