Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d’Or on Monday, becoming the fifth English player to win football’s most prestigious individual honor and the first since Michael Owen in 2001. Alexia Putellas won the women’s Ballon d’Or, headlining a night dominated by Spanish football, while Lamine Yamal won the men’s young player of the year award for a third consecutive year.
Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal, widely considered Harry Kane’s closest challengers, finished second and third respectively behind the England captain.
The awards were presented in London, which hosted the Ballon d’Or ceremony for the first time as part of celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the inaugural prize won by Sir Stanley Matthews in 1956.
Now let’s take a look at the awards and winners of the evening:
The winners of the 2026 edition
- Young male talent of the year: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain)
- Young female talent of the year: Vicki Lopez (Barcelona, Spain)
- Women’s Coach of the Year: Father Romeu (Barcelona, Spain)
- Men’s Coach of the Year: Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
- Female Goalkeeper of the Year: Cata Coll (Barcelona, Spain)
- Male Goalkeeper of the Year: Unai Simon (Athletics club, Spain)
- Socrates Prize: Bukayo Saka
- Women’s Club of the Year Trophy: FC Barcelona (Spain)
- Men’s Club Trophy of the Year: PSG (France)
- Female Forward of the Year: Charlyn Corral (Pachuca, Mexico)
- Male Forward of the Year: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England)
- Women’s Ballon d’Or: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/London City Lionesses, Spain)
- Men’s Golden Ball: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, England)
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