Alexia Putellas

Putellas has become the first female player to win the Ballon dOr for two years in a row; Arsenal and England forward Beth Mead was voted as runner-up after ...

"Without my team-mates this would not have been possible," said Putellas after picking up the award. England's Beth Mead was the runner-up for the award after guiding the Lionesses to the European Championships title, with Chelsea's Sam Kerr having to settle for third. Putellas has become the first female player to win the Ballon d'Or for two years in a row; Arsenal and England forward Beth Mead was voted as runner-up after guiding the Lionesses to European Championships glory; Chelsea's Sam Kerr finished third

Putellas beat the likes of Chelsea forward Sam Kerr, Arsenal and England striker Beth Mead and Lyon's Ada Hegerberg to win the most prestigious individual award ...

- 8. - 9. - 19. "I injured my knee at a time I didn't think it could be possible. The truth is a year ago I was able to win this prize. Arsenal strike Beth Mead finished in second while Chelsea's Sam Kerr came in third.

FC Barcelona's Alexia Putellas has become the first woman in history to win the coveted Ballon D'Or award on two occasions. Having won the award last year, ...

Last year, Putellas was the overwhelming winner of the prize, accumulating more than double the points of Jenni Hermoso in second place. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the postponement of top level soccer throughout Europe due to the Covid pandemic. The subsequent operation and rehabilitation means Putellas will be out of the game for up to a year meaning she will miss the majority of the current season. In June she became the first woman from her country to make 100 international appearances. The award comes in spite of Putellas being injured since July and unlikely to play again for the coming months. Nonetheless, Putellas finished as the competition's top scorer with eleven goals in ten appearances, a remarkable achievement for a midfielder, scoring in the quarter-final, semi-final and final.

Alexia Putellas has done it again! After becoming FC Barcelona's first ever winner of the women's Ballon d'Or in 2021, she has now on the coveted prize ...

This year she also received the highest distinction in Catalonian society, the Cross of Sant Jordi, but sadly missed out on the European Championships in England due to the knee injury that is still keeping her side-lined. She is the first ever Catalan winner in either the men's or women's categories. After the 2020 edition was cancelled due to Covid-19, Alexia now has a record two wins to her name.

Barcelona's Alexia Putellas has won the 2022 Women's Ballon d'Or and been crowned the best female player in the world for the second year running.

The Barcelona captain notched a remarkable 11 goals in 10 Champions League games and also scored 18 times and picked up 15 assists from 26 league games. Alexia becomes the first female player to win the Women's Ballon d'Or in consecutive seasons after beating off stiff competition from Arsenal's Beth Mead and Chelsea's Sam Kerr. The Barcelona midfielder has been crowned the best female player in the world at the 2022 Ballon d'Or awards.

Alexia Putellas has won the Ballon d'Or Feminin for a second successive year, becoming the first woman to win it twice since it launched in 2018.

[Ada Hegerberg.](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/188067/ada-hegerberg) [Megan Rapinoe](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/158775/megan-rapinoe) won it the following year before it was suspended in 2020 because of the pandemic. The Catalan side made history "Without my teammates this would not have been possible," Putellas said after receiving the award. [Putellas was later named UEFA Women's Player of the Year](/football/uefa-womens-champions-league/story/4729802/barcelonas-alexia-putellas-named-uefa-womens-poty-england-boss-sarina-wiegman-crowned-coach-of-the-year) ahead of Mead and [Lena Oberdorf](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/287344/lena-oberdorf). [Barcelona](/football/team/_/id/20091/barcelona) midfielder [Alexia Putellas](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/219995/alexia-putellas) has won the Ballon d'Or Feminin for a second successive year, becoming the first woman to win the award twice since it launched in 2018. [Beth Mead](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/280982/beth-mead) and Chelsea's [Sam Kerr](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/158683/sam-kerr), who were second and third, respectively.

Barcelona's Alexia Putellas has won the 2022 Women's Ballon d'Or and been crowned the best female player in the world for the second year running.

The Barcelona captain notched a remarkable 11 goals in 10 Champions League games and also scored 18 times and picked up 15 assists from 26 league games. Alexia becomes the first female player to win the Women's Ballon d'Or in consecutive seasons after beating off stiff competition from Arsenal's Beth Mead and Chelsea's Sam Kerr. The Barcelona midfielder has been crowned the best female player in the world at the 2022 Ballon d'Or awards.

The 28-year-old Putellas saw off stiff competition, notably from three stars of the England team that won the European Championship, to take the award following ...

“To retain the trophy is much harder. There was no Ballon d’Or gala in 2020 due to the pandemic before Putellas won it for the first time last year after helping Barca to Women’s Champions League glory for the first time in their history. Spain’s Alexia Putellas won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the second year running on Monday, the reward coming after a season in which she was the top scorer as her club Barcelona reached the Champions League final.