Ballon d’Or 2023: Announcing the Recipient of the Women’s Player of the Year Award

Aitana Bonmati clinched the 2023 Ballon d’Or Women’s Player of the Year title today in Paris, France. Her outstanding contributions to both her club and national team throughout 2023 earned her this prestigious recognition. Competing against some of football’s finest, Aitana’s remarkable performance at the 2023 World Cup and her exceptional dominance at the club level played a pivotal role in her victory.

Here are the football stars recognised for their efforts in 2023; the shortlist consists of footballers who stood out for the entire year:

  • Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona/Spain
  • Millie Bright – Chelsea/England
  • Linda Caicedo – Real Madrid/Colombia
  • Olga Carmona – Real Madrid/Spain
  • Rachel Daly – Aston Villa/England
  • Debinha – North Carolina-Kansas City/Brazil
  • Kadidiatou Diani – Paris Saint-Germain-Lyon/France
  • Mary Earps – Manchester United/England
  • Patricia Guijarro – Barcelona/Spain
  • Yui Hasegawa – Manchester City/Japan
  • Amanda Ilestedt – Paris-Saint Germain-Arsenal/Sweden
  • Sam Kerr – Chelsea/Australia
  • Mapi Leon – Barcelona/Spain
  • Katie McCabe – Arsenal/Republic of Ireland
  • Hinata Miyazawa – MyNavi Senday-Manchester United/Japan
  • Lena Oberdorf – Wolfsburg/Germany
  • Asisat Oshoala – Barcelona/Nigeria
  • Ewa Pajor – Wolfsburg/Poland
  • Salma Paralluelo – Barcelona/Spain
  • Alexandra Popp – Wolsburg/Germany
  • Hayley Raso – Manchester City-Real Madrid/Australia
  • Alba Redondo – Levante/Spain
  • Guro Reiten – Chelsea/Norway
  • Wendie Renard – Lyon/France
  • Fridolina Rolfo – Barcelona/Sweden
  • Jill Roord – Wolfsburg-Manchester City/Netherlands
  • Khadija Shaw – Manchester City/Jamaica
  • Sophia Smith – Portland Thorns/United States
  • Georgia Stanway – Bayern Munich/England
  • Daphne van Domselaar – Twente-Aston Villa/Netherlands
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