Manchester City midfielder, Rodri has won the 2024 Ballon d’Or award.
Rodri, 28, claimed the prestigious award ahead of Real Madrid duo; Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham, who were ranked second and third respectively.
He had a stellar campaign last season, winning the Premier League title with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
The midfielder was also instrumental to the La Furia Roja of Spain winning the UEFA Euro 2024 title, and made the Team of the Tournament. He was equally awarded the Best Player of the Tournament.
“Thanks for this. It’s a special day for me and all those close to me. One day, I told my father: stop, I’ll leave football, my dream is over. But he told me… no, keep going, let’s try until the end.
“Today, I’m here and I’m proud, I have to say thanks,” he was quoted as saying by sports journalist, Fabrizio Romano.
Similarly, Barcelona youngster, Lamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy as the Best Talent of the Year, while the duo of Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe were the joint winner of the Gerd Muller Trophy for the Best Goalscorer.
Argentina and Aston Villa shot-stopper, Emiliano Martinez claimed the Yachine Trophy (the Best Goalkeeper), and Carlo Ancelotti was awarded the Best Manager of the Year, while Real Madrid were named the Men’s Club of the Year.
Full List of 2024 Ballon d’Or Ranking
1. Rodri (Manchester City)
2. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
3. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
4. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
5. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
6. Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)
7. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
8. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
9. Toni Kroos (Played for Real Madrid and now retired)
10. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
11. Phil Foden (Manchester City)
12. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
13. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig last season and now at Barcelona)
14. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)
15. Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
16. Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
17. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
18. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
19. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
20. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan)
21. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
22. Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)
23. Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
24. William Saliba (Arsenal)
25. Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
26. Declan Rice (Arsenal)
27. Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)
28. Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)
29. Artem Dovbyk (Girona and now at Roma)
30. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund and now at Roma)
