Tottenham star Son Heung-min has finished 11th in the 2022 Ballon d'Or rankings, ahead of Spurs teammate Harry Kane.
Son and Kane both represented Spurs in the men's Ballon d'Or list of nominees alongside a number of the best players across Europe. The 30-year-old was one of the standout players in the Premier League 2021/22 campaign, scoring 24 goals and providing a further 10 assists, and is now rediscovering the impressive form he showed last season.
This year’s shortlist has been put forward by France Football with the award now based on performances over the season, rather than the 2022 calendar year. Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has been nominated for the Yashin Trophy which is awarded to the best goalkeeper in the 2021/22 season.
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The 66th Ballon d’Or award ceremony will see the awarding of seven prestigious trophies with both men’s and women’s players of the years to be recognised along with the Kopa Trophy (best performing player under the age of 21), the Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper), Muller Award (best striker), the Socrates Award (best social initiatives within the game), along with the club of the year prize will all be confirmed.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is the favourite to win the award after a sensational year with the Spanish giants as he lifted the La Liga title, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup. Below is the official Ballon d'Or 2022 rankings after voting had been completed:
11th - Son Heung-min
12th - Riyad Mahrez
13th - Sebastien Haller
14th - Rafael Leao, Fabinho
16th - Virgil van Dijk
17th - Dusan Vlahovic, Casemiro, Luis Diaz
20th - Cristiano Ronaldo
21st - Harry Kane
22nd - Bernardo Silva, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden
25th - Darwin Nunez, Christopher Nkunku, Joshua Kimmich, Antonio Rudiger, Mike Maignan, Joao Cancelo
Kane was voted 21st in the Ballon d'Or official rankings, just one position behind Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo who was voted 20th. Son had struggled to continue his amazing form into the early stages of the 2022/23 campaign but is now back to his best having registered seven goal contributions in 14 appearances so far this season.
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