Aitana Bonmatí won her second Ballon d'Or a few weeks ago, and she did so by a wide margin. The Catalan is clearly the best player on the planet and this has been made clear in the voting... All the votes that made her, once again, the winner of this award have come to light.
To win her second Ballon d'Or, Aitana Bonmatí has accumulated a total of 675 votes. In second place, her closest rival, Graham Hansen , has 392. This means that, between both Women's Barça's players, there has been a difference of 283 votes for this award.
The podium, as is known, was closed by another Women's Barça's player: Salma Paralluelo, with 246 votes.
Aitana Bonmatí Sweeps the Votes for the Ballon D'Or
1. Aitana Bonmati (Barça): 675 points
2. Caroline Graham Hansen (Barça): 392 pts.
3. Salma Paralluelo (Barça): 246 pts.
4. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns): 228 pts.
5. Lindsey Horan (Lyon): 169 pts.
6. Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars): 164 pts.
7. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG): 142 pts.
8. Mariona Caldentey (Barça), 142 pts.
9. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit): 137 pts.
10. Alexia Putellas (Barça): 130 pts.
11. Patricia Guijarro (Barça): 117 pts.
12. Barbra Banda (Shanghai RCB/Orlando Pride): 92 pts.
13. Lauren James (Chelsea): 83 pts.
14. Ada Hegerberg (Lyon): 83 pts.
15. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City): 78 pts.
16. Tabitha Chawinga (PSG): 70 pts.
17. Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars): 52 pts.
18. Gabi Portilho (Corinthians): 47 pts.
19. Giulia Gwinn (Bayern): 42 pts.
20. Lucy Bronze (Barça): 40 pts.
21. Mayra Ramirez (Levante/Chelsea): 36 pts.
22. Glodis Viggosdottir (Bayern): 26 pts.
23. Tarciane (Corinthians/Houston Dash): 24 pts.
24. Lea Schüller (Bayern): 24 pts.
25. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea): 15 pts.
26. Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City): 11 pts.
27. Manuela Giugliano (AS Rome): 10 pts.
28. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City): 5 pts.
29. Ewa Pajor (Wolfsburg): 2 pts.
30. Grace Geyoro (PSG): 1 pt.
Aitana Bonmatí's next rival for the Ballon d'Or
Despite Graham Hansen being a key player at Barcelona, the Norwegian is not often given the recognition she deserves. Given these votes and the brilliant return of Alexia Putellas , everything seems to indicate that there will be a Catalan duel to win the Ballon d'Or next season.
Aitana Bonmatí is clear that to win the Ballon d'Or she has to beat the best, and this means that she will have to be superior to players like Graham Hansen, Alexia... Or whoever is necessary. She is going for it, she wants to continue making history.