Lionel Messi fails to make the Ballon d’Or shortlist for the first time since 2005
Yassine Bounou
Alisson Becker
Thibaut Courtois
Ederson
Mike Maignan
Édouard Mendy
Manuel Neuer
Jan Oblak
Kevin Trapp
Hugo Lloris
Selma Bacha
Fridolina Rolfö
Vivianne Miedema
Lucy Bronze
Sam Kerr
Christiane Endler
Lena Oberdorf
Kadidiatou Diani
Catarina Macario
Alexia Putellas
Alexandra Popp
Aitana Bonmatí
Wendie Renard
Alex Morgan
Beth Mead
Asisat Oshoala
Marie-Antoinette Katoto
Millie Bright
Trinity Rodman
Ada Hegerberg
Karim Adeyemi
Jude Bellingham
Eduardo Camavinga
Gavi
Ryan Gravenberch
Nuno Mendes
Jamal Musiala
Josko Gvardiol
Bukayo Saka
Florian Wirtz
Karim Benzema’s 2021/22 season for club & country:
◉ 56 games
◉ 50 goals
◉ 16 assists
LaLiga
Supercopa
Nations League
Champions League
UCL Player of the Season
UCL Golden Boot
Pichichi Trophy
Ballon d’Or winner?
Mohamed Salah’s 2021/22 season for club & country:
◉ 66 games
◉ 33 goals
◉ 19 assists
FA Cup
EFL Cup
PL Golden Boot
PL Playmaker Award
PL Goal of the Season
PFA Players’ Player of the Year
Ballon d’Or winner?
Robert Lewandowski’s 2021/22 season for club & country:
◉ 56 games
◉ 57 goals
◉ 10 assists
Bundesliga
DFL-Supercup
European Golden Shoe
Bundesliga Torjägerkanone
Ballon d’Or winner?
Sadio Mané’s 2021/22 season for club & country:
◉ 67 games
◉ 33 goals
◉ 4 assists
FA Cup
League Cup
Africa Cup of Nations
AFCON Player of the Tournament
African Footballer of the Year
Ballon d’Or winner?
Kylian Mbappé was directly involved in more goals (60) than any other player in top-flight European football in 2021/22:
◉ 46 games
◉ 39 goals
◉ 21 assists
Karim Benzema was directly involved in more goals (40) than any other player in top-flight European football in 2021/22:
◉ 1 UEFA super cup goal
◉ 27 La Liga goals with 12 assists
◉ 15 UEFA champions league goals
No doubt he is the man
Hat-trick against PSG in UCL round of 16
Hat-trick against Chelsea in UCL quarter-final
Decisive goal against Chelsea in second leg
Brace against Manchester City in UCL semi-final
Decisive goal against Manchester City in second leg
Won his fifth Champions League trophy
UCL Player of the Season
La Liga Champion
Scored in Spanish Super Cup
Spanish Super Cup Winner
Champions League Topscorer with 15 goals
La Liga Topscorer with 27 goals
Most UCL knock-out goals in a season alongside Ronaldo
Third all-time Champions League Topscorer after Ronaldo and Messi
Second all-time Real Madrid Topscorer after Ronaldo
Ballon d’Or loading
One of the best individual seasons ever from Karim Benzema!
Cristiano Ronaldo has been shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or for the 18th year in a row.
Another record
Lewandowski, Mbappe, Mo Salah and Sadio Mane in the Top 5 but without doubt Benzema deserves 2022 Ballon d’Or With La Liga, Nations League and Champions League under his belt, it will be difficult for anyone to convince another winner.