Get up to speed with the top 20 candidates of the women’s Ballon d’Or 2021 Feminin as Alexia Putellas secures the honor and know about her career, partner and stats
Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas secured the Ballon d’Or Feminin award this year edging out Chelsea’s Sam Kerr. She guided FC Barcelona to their first UEFA Champions League title and was awarded the best player of the year award by UEFA. She was instrumental for the Barcelona team helping them to successfully lift the treble.
🥇 ALEXIA PUTELLAS, the best football player in the world! 👑#MoreThanEmpowerment #BallonDor pic.twitter.com/ictiOTBvRZ
— FC Barcelona Femení (@FCBfemeni) November 29, 2021
Putellas has now become the third player to lift the award after Ada Hegerberg and Megan Rapinoe. Meanwhile, her teammate Jennie Hermoso finished second in the overall ranking and missed out nearly on the award.
Ballon d’Or 2021 Feminin: Top 20 Candidates, Ranking And Points
Alexia Putellas became the first Spanish woman to win the Ballon d’Or Femini award defeating the rest of the World and four of her teammates. She was a key figure in the dressing room which secured the treble and was the heart of the team.
Chelsea’s Sam Kerr finished third and was not able to match the sheer brilliance of the Barcelona superstar. Her 4 teammates Pernille Harder, Jessie Fleming, Fran Kirby, and Magdalena Eriksson were amongst the other candidates.
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
| 1 | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona | 186 |
| 2 | Jennifer Hermoso | Barcelona | 84 |
| 3 | Sam Kerr | Chelsea | 46 |
| 4 | Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | 46 |
| 5 | Lieke Martens | Barcelona | 40 |
| 6 | Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns | 36 |
| 7 | Pernille Harder | Chelsea | 33 |
| 8 | Ashley Lawrence | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 |
| 9 | Jessie Fleming | Chelsea | 25 |
| 10 | Fran Kirby | Chelsea | 22 |
| 11 | Magdalena Eriksson | Chelsea | 20 |
| 12 | Christiane Endler | Paris Saint-Germain Lyon | 19 |
| 13 | Stina Blackstenius | BK Häcken | 10 |
| 14 | Sam Mewis | Manchester City North Carolina Courage | 8 |
| 15 | Irene Paredes | Paris Saint-Germain
Advertisement Barcelona | 8 |
| 16 | Ellen White | Manchester City | 4 |
| 17 | Kadidiatou Diani | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 |
| 18 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 |
| 19 | Sandra Paños | Barcelona | 3 |
| 20 | Wendie Renard | Lyon | 2 |
Alexia Putellas: Career, Net Worth, Goals, Stats, Partner, Age, Height
Putellas joined Barcelona in 2012 after leaving the youth system of Espanyol and has since been with the club. She has helped the club in winning 5 league titles, 6 Copas de la Reina, and 1 UEFA Champions League title. Meanwhile, she is fourth in the all-time appearances for Barcelona and is the second-highest goalscorer in the club’s history.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Supercup | UWCL | Regional[a] | Total | |||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona | 2012–13 | Primera División | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 13 | |
| 2013–14 | Primera División | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | – | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 11 | ||
| 2014–15 | Primera División | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Primera División | 29 | 18 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 20 | ||
| 2016–17 | Primera División | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 14 | ||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Primera División | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18 | ||
| 2019–20 | Primera División | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 18 | |
| 2020–21 | Primera División | 31 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | – | 42 | 26 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – | 13 | 13 | ||
| Total | 271 | 116 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 371 | 153 | ||
| Career total | 330 | 134 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 14+ | 8+ | 434 | 172 |
Born on February 4, 1994, the 5 feet 8 inch tall player is currently 27 years old and single while she has been in a relationship before with her ex-boyfriend’s name unknown.
Net Worth
Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas has a net worth of $1 Million – $5 Million in 2021 through sponsorship deals brand endorsements.
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