Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas wins Women’s Ballon d’Or | OneFootball

Alexia Putellas is awarded with the Ballon d’Or Trophy. (Photo: Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)

Spain and Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas has won the Women’s Ballon d’Or, awarded by France Football for the best female player.

The 27-year-old won the award ahead of club and country team-mate Jennifer Hermoso, while Chelsea’s Sam Kerr was third.

Putellas was the highest-scoring midfielder in Europe last season, UEFA Women’s Player of the Year and also won the UWCL.

The rest of the top ten nominees were;

4. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal / Netherlands)

5. Lieke Martens (Barcelona / Netherlands)

6. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns / Canada)

7. Pernille Harder (Chelsea / Denmark)

8. Ashley Lawrence (Paris St-Germain / Canada)

9. Jessie Fleming (Chelsea / Canada)

10. Fran Kirby (Chelsea / England)

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