After a stellar World Cup, Aitana Bonmati wins Women’s Ballon d’Or 2023 and unseats Alexia Putellas, her teammate from Spain and Barcelona.

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Despite the two-time champion’s withdrawal from the competition this year owing to injury, the Golden Ball appears to be staying in Catalunya.

Alexia Putellas of Barcelona will give up her title as the Ballon d’Or Feminin winner on Monday, October 30, following her two-year reign. The injury to her anterior cruciate ligament prevented her from playing for nearly the whole 2022–2023 season. Who, then, will take her place as the world’s greatest female athlete in 2023?

The Journey to Women’s Ballon d’Or 2023

Goals scored: 19, assists: 21 in 2022–2023. Champions League, Liga F, Spanish Super Cup, Women’s World Cup champion.

If Aitana Bonmati isn’t crowned Ballon d’Or winner this year, it would be a crime. Nobody scored more goals in the Women’s Champions League for Barcelona last season than her, making her the top player in all of Europe. Barcelona won a treble.

The midfield player continued to play well into the World Cup, starring on the grandest stage and taking home the Golden Ball as Spain created history by winning the World Cup for the first time.

As demonstrated by her exploits in Australia and New Zealand, Bonmati is currently the top women’s player on the planet.

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Bonmati says

“For me, this is a dream. I have some excellent players on my team. It is exceptional for a club to make it to three consecutive Champions League finals. I think there will be a lot more in the future.”

The question of Pep Guardiola likening her to Andres Iniesta was then posed to her.

“I’ve always shown my pride in sharing the same birthday as Guardiola. It is an honor to be compared to Iniesta. I look up to Messi, Busquets, and Xavi.

“Another heartwarming film features Bonmati’s friends and relatives. They’re all quite articulate, but her father’s statement is especially important.

“All I ask is that this not become too much for you. Keep having fun with football, please, because without it, nothing here truly makes sense.”

AITANA BONMATI WINS THE 2023 WOMEN’S BALLON D’OR!

That should come as no surprise. How gifted she is. A truly talented player, he won the World Cup with Spain and the Spanish and European titles with Barcelona.