{"id":3986,"date":"2023-10-31T01:35:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T05:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/womens-ballon-dor-spain-and-barcelona-midfielder-aitana-bonmati-wins-award-for-first-time\/31\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T01:35:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T05:35:10","slug":"womens-ballon-dor-spain-and-barcelona-midfielder-aitana-bonmati-wins-award-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/womens-ballon-dor-spain-and-barcelona-midfielder-aitana-bonmati-wins-award-for-first-time\/31\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Ballon d’Or: Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati wins award for first time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the Women’s Ballon d’Or for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 25-year-old enjoyed a hugely successful year as she helped her club triumph in the Spanish top flight and Champions League, and her country win the World Cup in the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

She was also crowned Uefa’s player of the year in August.<\/span><\/p>\n

England goalkeeper Mary Earps achieved a fifth place finish while team-mate Rachel Daly was 10th.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fellow Lionesses Millie Bright and Georgia Stanway were also among the nominees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sam Kerr of Chelsea and Australia finished second, Barcelona and Spain teenager Salma Paralluelo was third, and Fridolina Rolfo of Barcelona and Sweden finished fourth.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’m very proud to win the Ballon d’Or,” Bonmati said. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Football is a collective sport so I’d like to extend this prize to my team-mates and staff.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Aitana Bonmati won the award at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She added at the end of her speech in English: “Finally congratulations to the other nominees. They’re great footballers.<\/span><\/p>\n

“As role models we have a responsibility on and off the pitch. We should be more than athletes and keep leading by example and fighting together for a better, peaceful and equal world.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Spain’s World Cup win was <\/span>overshadowed by the fallout<\/span><\/a> from Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso after the final, which she said was not consensual.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bonmati scored three goals at the tournament in Australia and New Zealand as Spain went on to <\/span>beat England in the final.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

She has now won four league titles with Barcelona and two Champions Leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n

This was the fifth edition of the Women’s Ballon d’Or, with Bonmati’s Spain and Barcelona team-mate Alexia Putellas winning the past two.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ballon d’Or top 10<\/h3>\n

1. Aitana Bonmati (Spain and Barcelona)<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Sam Kerr (Australia and Chelsea)<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Salma Paralluelo (Spain and Barcelona)<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Fridolina Rolfo (Sweden and Barcelona)<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Mary Earps (England and Manchester United)<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Olga Carmona (Spain and Real Madrid)<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Alexandra Popp (Germany and VfL Wolfsburg)<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Patricia Guijarro (Spain and Barcelona)<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Linda Caicedo (Colombia and Real Madrid)<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Rachel Daly (England and Aston Villa)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the Women’s Ballon d’Or for the first time. The 25-year-old enjoyed a hugely successful