Aitana Bonmatí Makes History With Third Straight Ballon d’Or Win

Spanish superstar Aitana Bonmati has made her mark in football history, winning the female Ballon d’Or in three successive years. The 27-year-old midfielder won the prestigious award in 2023 and 2024 at the glittering ceremony in Paris.

With her success, Bonmati has found herself in a rare club, right after Lionel Messi, who won the men’s Ballon d’Or four consecutive times between 2009 and 2012.

Remarkably, even the five-time Ballon d’Or-winning Player of the Month, Cristiano Ronaldo, has never won three in a row, which indicates how impressive Bonmati’s performance is.

Her status is attributed to her impressive season, during which she led Barcelona to a domestic treble and won the UEFA Champions League player of the month award and led Spain to the UEFA Women’s Euro final. The combination of creativity, vision, and leadership has seen Bonmati be the face of a golden era in the world of Spanish women’s football.

Bonmati became the first female winner of a third Ballon d’Or, rewriting record books and redefining what it means to be an excellent female football player.