FC Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the 2024 Ballon d'Or on Monday October 28 in Paris, retaining the trophy she won the previous season.
The 2023 world champion (26 years old), is ahead of two of her Barça teammates, the Norwegian Caroline Gaham Hansen and the Spaniard Salma Paraluello.
“I am extremely grateful to receive this second consecutive Ballon d’Or”she said. “As I usually say, this is not a personal or individual achievement, I am very lucky to be surrounded by great players who help me achieve these achievements and be an increasingly successful player. “
World champion in 2023 with “Roja” and winner of three of the last four Champions Leagues, Bonmati, with her two runners-up, perpetuates Spain's domination of women's football.
The strength of Barça
Before her, her teammate Alexia Putellas had also registered her name twice in a row. This double double achieved by Putellas and Bonmati also illustrates the weight of FC Barcelona in women's competitions.
“It’s a unique, extraordinary club that gave me everything”underlined the winner of the 6th Women's Golden Ball in history, who arrived at the age of 14 in the youth teams of the Catalan club. “This trophy is really for the team”she concluded.
