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Alexia Putellas

Midfielder, London City Lionesses & Spain

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Why they shine

The most decorated player in women's football — a third Ballon d'Or Féminin on 26 October 2026, after wins in 2021 and 2022, completing an unprecedented three-of-five-year run at the top.

Full name: Alexia Putellas Segura
Nationality: Spain
Club (2025-26): London City Lionesses
Position: Midfielder
Ballon d'Or Féminin: 2021, 2022, 2026 — 3 wins

Record

Honor record

Ballon d'Or Féminin

2026 · Oct 26, 2026

London Palladium, London

Won the women's Ballon d'Or for a third time (2021, 2022, 2026) at the 70th ceremony — the first women's player to win the award three times.

Women's Ballon d'Or

2021 · Nov 29, 2021

Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris

Putellas won the third Women's Ballon d'Or ever awarded after captaining Barcelona to a league-and-champions double and scoring 26 goals from midfield.

Women's Ballon d'Or

2022 · Oct 17, 2022

Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris

A second consecutive Ballon d'Or came despite the anterior cruciate ligament injury that ended her Euro 2022 on the eve of the final, a testament to the season she had already banked.

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