Harry Kane has won his first Ballon d’Or! after a spectacular performance both for club and country

Harry Kane has won his first Ballon d’Or! The England captain and Bayern Munich striker finished ahead of Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal.

His reported achievements during the 2025–26 season included:

73 goals in 65 appearances for club and country.

61 goals in 51 appearances for Bayern Munich.

Winning the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.

Scoring six goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Kane becomes the first Englishman to win the men's award since Michael Owen in 2001.

Position

Player.                   Club

1 Harry Kane - Bayern Munich

2 Kylian Mbappé - Real Madrid

3 Lamine Yamal - Barcelona

4 Rodri - Manchester City / Barcelona

5 Lionel Messi - Inter Miami

6 Kvaratskhelia - Paris Saint-Germain

7 Ousamane Dembélé - Paris Saint-Germain

8 Erling Haaland - Manchester City

9 Michael Olise - Bayern Munich

10 Fabián Ruiz - Paris Saint-Germain.

The biggest talking points from the 2026 ceremony

Harry Kane finally gets his Ballon d’Or: his first win after years of elite goal-scoring performances.

Alexia Putellas makes it three: another major individual honour for the Spanish midfielder.

Lamine Yamal claims a historic third consecutive Kopa Trophy.

Barcelona dominates the women's awards: the club wins Women's Club of the Year, while its players collect several individual honours.

Bukayo Saka wins the Sócrates Award for his charitable work through his Big Shoe initiative

🌟 Major Awards   Award   Winner Club Team

🥇 Men's Ballon d’Or  Harry Kane Bayern Munich

🥇 Women's Ballon d’Or

Alexia Putellas

Barcelona / London City Lionesses

🏅 Men's Kopa Trophy

Lamine Yamal

Barcelona

🏅 Women's Kopa Trophy

Vicky López

Barcelona

🧤 Men's Yashin Trophy

Unai Simón

Athletic Club

🧤 Women's Yashin Trophy

Cata Coll

Barcelona

⚽ Men's Gerd Müller Trophy

Harry Kane

Bayern Munich

⚽ Women's Gerd Müller Trophy

Charlyn Corral

Pachuca

🏆 Men's Club of the Year

Paris Saint-Germain

France

🏆 Women's Club of the Year

FC Barcelona

Spain

👔 Men's Coach of the Year

Luis de la Fuente

Spain

👔 Women's Coach of the Year

Pere Romeu

Barcelona

❤️ Sócrates Award

Bukayo Saka

Arsenal