Alexia Putellas

Putellas beat the likes of Chelsea forward Sam Kerr, Arsenal and England striker Beth Mead and Lyon's Ada Hegerberg to win the most prestigious individual award ...

- 8. - 9. - 19. "I injured my knee at a time I didn't think it could be possible. The truth is a year ago I was able to win this prize. Arsenal strike Beth Mead finished in second while Chelsea's Sam Kerr came in third.

FC Barcelona's Alexia Putellas has become the first woman in history to win the coveted Ballon D'Or award on two occasions. Having won the award last year, ...

Last year, Putellas was the overwhelming winner of the prize, accumulating more than double the points of Jenni Hermoso in second place. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the postponement of top level soccer throughout Europe due to the Covid pandemic. The subsequent operation and rehabilitation means Putellas will be out of the game for up to a year meaning she will miss the majority of the current season. In June she became the first woman from her country to make 100 international appearances. The award comes in spite of Putellas being injured since July and unlikely to play again for the coming months. Nonetheless, Putellas finished as the competition's top scorer with eleven goals in ten appearances, a remarkable achievement for a midfielder, scoring in the quarter-final, semi-final and final.

Alexia Putellas has won the Ballon d'Or Feminin for a second successive year, becoming the first woman to win it twice since it launched in 2018.

[Ada Hegerberg.](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/188067/ada-hegerberg) [Megan Rapinoe](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/158775/megan-rapinoe) won it the following year before it was suspended in 2020 because of the pandemic. The Catalan side made history "Without my teammates this would not have been possible," Putellas said after receiving the award. [Putellas was later named UEFA Women's Player of the Year](/football/uefa-womens-champions-league/story/4729802/barcelonas-alexia-putellas-named-uefa-womens-poty-england-boss-sarina-wiegman-crowned-coach-of-the-year) ahead of Mead and [Lena Oberdorf](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/287344/lena-oberdorf). [Barcelona](/football/team/_/id/20091/barcelona) midfielder [Alexia Putellas](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/219995/alexia-putellas) has won the Ballon d'Or Feminin for a second successive year, becoming the first woman to win the award twice since it launched in 2018. [Beth Mead](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/280982/beth-mead) and Chelsea's [Sam Kerr](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/158683/sam-kerr), who were second and third, respectively.

Spain's Alexia Putellas won the women's Ballon d'Or for the second year running, the reward coming after a season in which she was the top scorer as her ...

There was no Ballon d'Or gala in 2020 due to the pandemic before Putellas won it for the first time last year after helping Barca to Women's Champions League glory for the first time in their history. Putellas scored 11 goals in the Champions League last season as holders Barcelona reached the final but lost to Lyon. Paris — Spain's Alexia Putellas won the women's Ballon d'Or for the second year running on Monday, the reward coming after a season in which she was the top scorer as her club Barcelona reached the Champions League final.