Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the 2023 Ballon d’Or Feminin, beating a host of Lionesses stars to the coveted award.
Bonmati enjoyed a wonderful 2022/23 season, winning Liga F and the Champions League with Barca before playing a pivotal role in Spain’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand during the summer.
It is the 25-year-old’s first ever Ballon d’Or award and comes after club and international teammate Alexia Putellas scooped the gong in consecutive years in 2021 and 2022. Bonmati was also named UEFA’s Women’s Player of the Year back in August.
While Barca won Liga F and finished ten points ahead of closest competitors Real Madrid, the Catalan giants had to recover from a 2-0 deficit against Wolfsburg in the final to win the Champions League for the second time in the club’s history.
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