Who won the Ballon d’Or 2022? social media standing

The Ballon d’Or (Europe’s Footballer of the Year Awards), considered one of the biggest awards in the football world, got its owners this year. French forward Karim Benzema won the Ballon d’Or for the first time in his career. This year’s award was given for the first time based on the player’s performance in the previous season.

Karim Benzema named Ballon d’Or 2022 winner

Karim Benzema was the winner of the Ballon d’Or 2022 held in Paris, the capital of France. Among the top candidates were Kylian Mbappé, Robert Lewandowski and Sadio Mane. Leo Messi, who holds the title of the player with the highest number of awards, was not included in the list for the first time after 2005. Although C. Ronaldo was on the list, he was not one of the favorite candidates.

The master player who ran the ball in Real Madrid last season; He had a very successful period with the Champions League, Spanish Super Cup and UEFA Super Cup championships. He also managed to become La Liga’s top scorer with 27 goals scored for Real Madrid.

Alexia Putellas was the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or among women. Barcelona star Alexia Putellas won the cup last year and managed to delight her fans. Last year’s award was given to Lionel Messi in men.

In addition to this award, the best young player of the year was Barcelona’s Gavi. In addition, the Gerd Müller Trophy award, which was named the best striker of the year, went to Robert Lewandowski. Thibaut Courtois was named the best goalkeeper of the year (Yachine Trophy).

Karim Benzema, winner of the Ballon d’Or 2022, received the award from Zinedine Zidane. In his award speech, he did not neglect to thank his teammates and coach. It should be reminded that Benzema won the Ballon d’Or for the first time in his career.

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